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SIMPSON BAY--Justice Minis- come with a national norm.” ter Norberto Ribeiro in principle However, he is willing to work does not agree with the proposal with the Lt. Governors on this of Curaçao’s Lt. Governor not matter and this position was also to allow immigrants earning less stated to them at the gathering in than NAf. 3,000 to have their Saba, which the Minister had spouses join them in the country. Continued on page 1 Speaking at a press conference in St. Maarten after attending the Lt. Governors’ meeting in Saba on Friday, the Minister said, “I don’t think it is a good thing in itself. I don’t think it completely correct for a lot of cases to hold that measure at NAf. 3,000.” Asked if this move would not be a violation of international trea- ties signed by the --For Dutch Antilles, Ribeiro said, “This is Minister of Integration Rita Ver- one interpretation. As a matter donk (VVD) the road is clear for of fact, the court just recently strong measures against Antil- The Coast Guard and the Aruban rescue organisation SARFA held an exercise in rescuing people from the decided in one case that the NAf. leans who end up on the wrong sea. This was done, among other things, by hoisting them up to the helicopter or on to another boat. 3,000 was a little too much for a path in Holland. certain individual case, but the The minister, who cancelled same court, in another case, in- her visit to the Antilles after a dicated that NAf. 3,000 was okay, joint committee failed to reach based on the circumstances of the agreement on measures to deal case.” with the problem, says there is no He continued, “So even the problem with sending convicted court is looking at the individual Antillean criminals back to Cura- aspects of the matter, but the çao. “Legally that has been taken PHILIPSBURG--The Island Rommel Charles, an expatriate. scheduled to continue in court court also stated that to come to care of. We can introduce it,” she Council is scheduled to meet at However, in a bid to mend today. a definitive solution in this mat- said during a gathering of the An- 3:00pm today to debate “Recent fences, the Island Council in its In a statement issued last Mon- ter, the authorities have to come tillean Network in . developments at St. Maarten October 4 meeting unanimously day, Arrindell advocated that the to a common ground. You have to If it’s up to Verdonk, the Dutch Ports Authority (SMPA) involv- passed a resolution recommend- Island Council should “instruct Government will also establish an ing the Counterpart to the Man- ing that SMPA and Labega work the Lt. Governor to sack both IN BRIEF admittance regulation for Antil- aging Director.” together for six months, during the Supervisory Board and the lean youngsters. There will The meeting is being convened which time Labega would be pro- Managing Director” of SMPA for Philipsburg Continued on page 1 at the request of Councilmen vided with training opportunities their actions that she contended CARNIVAL William Marlin and Frans Rich- preparatory to her eventually tak- were “detrimental to the interests 2005 IS ON! ardson of National Alliance ing over the Managing Director’s of the shareholder, the Island St. Maarten Carnival Development (NA) and Councilwoman Gracita job. Council of St. Maarten.” Foundation (SCDF) has finalised its Arrindell of People’s Progressive Both opposition parties in the “The actions of the Supervisory schedule and slogan for Carnival Alliance (PPA). Island Council are miffed that Board and Managing Director of 2005 and has already started gear- SMPA has moved to terminate the SMPA Supervisory Board has the SMPA are not only disre ing up for mas in St. Maarten next the services of St. Maartener seemingly ignored the council’s Continued on page 1 year. Page 3. Christina Labega, the counter- October 4 Resolution and is mov- Philipsburg part to SMPA Managing Director ing ahead with court proceedings to have Labega’s contract ter- A CHIPPIE minated. Those proceedings are BIRTHDAY “On Monday, November 22, Chippie is celebrating its first anniversary in St. Maarten and in celebration of this anniversary and market adaptations, UTS has decided to drop our rates ef- fective today, Monday.” Page 4.

Marigot ADICASM PLEASED “We welcome Mayor Albert Fleming’s statement about foreigners control- ling our Chamber of Commerce and wanting to control the future New Collectivité,” ADICASM President Paul Whit Jr. said. Page 3. 2 Editorial THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 3 Credible

The recent survey of Radio Netherlands in which 55 per cent of peo- Member of the ple in Holland said the and should be- Inter American Press Association Published by come independent was the topic of much debate over the weekend. The Caribbean Herald NV Saba’s Leader of Government warned that the islands should hurry Bush Road 22 St. Maarten N.A. up and come up with proposals for a new relationship within the P.O.Box 828 Dutch Kingdom, not just because of the poll’s result, but also in light Bankers: of the current problems with certain immigrant groups in Holland. RBTT Bank St. Maarten acc. 212938 WEATHER Add to that the Dutch Integration Minister’s angry reaction to a President joint committee’s failure to come up with a common policy to tackle R.F.Snow Managing Director Today: Generally partly cloudy and breezy. problems experienced with Antillean youngsters in Holland and it Mary Jane Hellmund Winds: North, 10 to 16 miles per hour, with occasional gusts to 20 miles becomes clear that relations between Willemstad and The Hague Publisher are again under pressure. This after a notable improvement follow- Paul De Windt per hour. Editorial Sea conditions: Choppy, occasionally rough, mainly over the offshore ing the replacement of the FOL-led Antillean Cabinet by one led by Courtney Gibson waters. PAR. (Editor in Chief) Gordon H. Snow Wind force: 3 to 5, occasionally 6. That does not mean the Antilles should accept an admittance regula- (Deputy Editor in Chief) Waves: 4 to 5 feet. tion for Antilleans moving to Holland, or sending back those con- Rajesh Chintaman Swells: Southern coastal waters and open waters, Southeast, 6 to 8 feet victed of crime. What it means is that the islands have to take into (Night Editor) Wim Hart over the open waters. Elsewhere, Northerly to Northwesterly, 6 to 8 account the current climate where it pertains to “non-natives” in Suzanne Koelega feet, mainly over the open waters. Holland and take positions that are credible. Judy Fitzpatrick A small craft advisory remains in effect. A heavy surf advisory remains Alita Singh To claim, for example, that an admittance regulation for Antilleans in Alfred Harley in effect for the Northern coastal areas. Holland is against the Kingdom Charter, when the islands for years Thomas A. Burnett Jr. (Sports) Barometric pressure: Below normal. have had such restrictions in place for Dutch citizens from Holland, John Halley (photos) Barometric tendency: Rising slightly. is doubtful at best. What is true is that there have been several court Editorial Assistant Forecast high: 29°C 84°F Marie Rodney rulings that at least place question marks on such restrictions. Correction Forecast low: 24°C 75°F Another example is the proposal of Curaçao’s Lt. Governor not to al- Saresa Gray SYNOPSIS: Between a surface trough East of the Northeastern Ca- Marga Hart low immigrant workers earning less than NAf. 3,000 a month to have ribbean and a high pressure system over the West Central Atlantic, a Corinne van Putten their spouses join them. Antillean Justice Minister Norberto Ribeiro Correspondents strong pressure gradient continues to generate a moderate to strong Brenda Carty & Josephine wind flow across the local area. The hazardous marine conditions will rightly questions that plan, not just because of a possible violation of Gumbs (Anguilla) international treaties and varying court rulings on the issue, but also Peggy v.d. Horde & Lynn continue through most of the week. However, the surface trough is Kennedy (Statia) expected to move slowly East through the first part of next week to because of the impression it creates. Suzanne Nielsen(Saba) produce a mild decrease of wind and seas. Otherwise, available mois- If the Antilles calls a possible admittance regulation for its citizens in Bob Morgan(Saba-photo) Holland discrimination, based on where persons who are all Dutch Jason Inanga (St.Kitts / ) ture at lower levels will continue to induce cloudiness and occasional Alistair Edwards (St.Kitts sports) passing showers. passport holders live, putting a price tag on the right to family re-uni- Robert Luckock (St. Martin) SPECIAL FEATURES: The remaining names of possible tropical fication for foreign workers could easily be called the same thing. Arny Belfor () storms and/or hurricanes during this Atlantic Hurricane Season (now Lay-Out Richard James through November 30): Otto, Paula, Richard, Shary, Tomás, Virginie and Rodolphe O. Boirard Walter. Kyle Brown Tropical storm formation is not expected through the forecast period. 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P H I L I P S B U R G - - S t . he said. Maarten Carnival Develop- He also expressed hope ment Foundation (SCDF) that corporate sponsors has finalised its schedule would come on board for and slogan for Carnival next year as they did for 2005 and has already Carnival 2004. started gearing up for mas “With enough money in St. Maarten next year. we can do wonders with Both the schedule and the Carnival. We often hear slogan will be announced to people saying we should do the public later this week in this or that, while pointing a press conference. to Trinidad and Aruba as A medical practitioner was rushed to St. Maarten Medical Centre (SMMC) shortly before SCDF President Michael examples. However, those Granger said Carnival fes- countries have million-dol- 11:00pm Saturday for injuries sustained to his head when his Toyota Starlet slammed into Michael Granger the rear of a Chevrolet Camaro on L.B. Scott Road. The road was wet at the time of the tivities, scheduled for 19 lar budgets for Carnival. accident and reports indicate that the vehicle skidded and slammed into the rear of the days in April, will actually March Show, Junior Car- Not even from corporate Chevrolet when the doctor hit his brakes. The driver of the Chevrolet escaped unhurt. This be a day longer than they nival Queen Pageant, Teen sponsors, but government John Halley photo shows the damaged Toyota Starlet, while the inset shows the medical were in 2004. He explained Carnival Queen Pageant, alone. If we can get to that practitioner holding his head to prevent the loss of more blood. that the Easter holidays in Senior Carnival Queen level of sponsorship, we 2005 fall at a time when Pageant, Mr. and Ms. Ma- can have out-of-this-world the SCDF would not have ture Queen Pageant and festivities as well.” any conflicts when sched- the Senior Calypso Mon- The SCDF will also host uling Carnival. “So we had arch Show. meetings with the band the freedom to adjust the “All of these shows require leaders, troupe leaders and schedule as we thought was months of preparation. It is booth holders starting next best and it ended up a day much easier and less stress- week to discuss any chang- longer,” he said. ful for someone to simply es and receive suggestions While the slogan and register now, get their bear- and/or recommendation schedule will be announced ings and start preparing for from these parties. later this week, Granger the show. We’ve seen too Granger continued: “The urged all stakeholders in many people start much time is now! We are calling Carnival to start getting too late with preparations on all Carnival lovers to ready for the festivities. and ended up being the wake up, shake off the rust “SCDF has been crossing least prepared on their big of a few months, oil up the T’s and dotting I’s for about nights,” Granger added. Carnival machine and let’s two months now, complet- After the success of Car- get rolling. From this week ing behind-the-scenes nival 2004, which saw an until the end of Carnival we preparations. The public is increase in attendance for will be in Carnival mode. urged to start now and do every local show, SCDF is The Carnival train is get- the same. hoping the general public ting ready to leave the sta- “This includes troupe lead- will continue supporting tion. We want everyone on ers, band leaders, booth local shows as much as it board for what promises to holders and everyone else did in 2004 and even more be quite a ride once again involved in Carnival. We so for Carnival 2005. “In in 2005.” are also calling on all po- fact, our slogan for Car- Persons who are inter- tential participants for the nival 2005 encourages the ested in registering for any local shows of Carnival to public to do exactly that. of the shows mentioned register with SCDF as soon We were very happy to see should call Granger at MARIGOT--”We welcome letter to the mayor request- disrespecting the principles as possible. Once you are the outpouring of support 522-5133, Suzette Moses at Mayor Albert Fleming’s ing an urgent meeting on of democracy, which we registered you can already for our local calypsonians, 551-0075 or Mario Gumbs statement about foreigners these two important points: will deal with in the near begin looking for your both Junior and Senior,” at 522-6966. controlling our Chamber Chamber of Commerce future.” sponsors and getting ready of Commerce and wanting elections and the future of Whit lists Horizon 74, to participate in your show to control the future New the New Collectivité. It is which lost the Chamber of of choice,” Granger said. Collectivité,” ADICASM looking forward to meeting Commerce elections, hav- The local shows for which President Paul Whit Jr. with the Mayor this week, ing four members elected SCDF is looking for par- said. according to Whit. to the 12-member board of ticipants are the Junior Mayor Fleming had said “The Mayor’s statement the Chamber. Carnival Calypso Show, during his St. Maarten/ has our blessing, but words Junior Carnival Road St. Martin Day address, are not enough. We need “Strangers, foreigners who action. We are looking are not St. Maarteners, are forward to having a fruit- now in charge of the Cham- ful meeting where we can ber of Commerce. They are come up with solutions for after the control of the new the future,” said Whit. Collectivité and if we are When asked about the not extremely vigilant, we results of Chamber of will become third class citi- Commerce elections, Whit zens in our country.” said, “There were too many ADICASM has sent a things that went wrong, 4 Islands THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 5

PHILIPSBURG-- “On Dialling (IDD). launch its GPRS and Multi- Monday, November 22, Carty said the company Media Service (MMS) Chippie is celebrating was using its fibre optic which will enable custom- its first anniversary in St. cable to deliver “this crystal ers to surf the Internet, Maarten and in celebra- clear sound quality” to its retrieve e-mails and take tion of this anniversary and clients and would continue pictures and send them via market adaptations, UTS to adjust its international their phones. has decided to drop our rates “to remain the most Carty reminded customers rates effective today, Mon- competitive international that UTS’ advertised post- day,” said UTS General carrier and provider on the paid rates for businesses Manager Windward Island island and in the region.” and residential customers Glen Carty via telephone UTS is also “busy” ex- were final, with no taxes yesterday. panding its services to oth- added. “The prices we ad- “UTS offers again the er islands and is preparing vertise are the net prices cheapest means of calling to “turn on” the Chippie and UTS will continue to compared to other interna- service in Statia. It will be adjust our rates to remain tional carriers and mobile officially launched in - Sta the most competitive inter- providers on the island,” he tia “within few weeks and national mobile provider From left: CEO of UTS CariGlobe Clecton Phillip, St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minster Dr. said of the reduced rates. before the end of the year.” in the Caribbean,” he as- Denzil Douglas and UTS CEO Julio Constansia turn the sod to mark the official start of They will apply to both pre- Chippie is already available sured. construction of the UTS CariGlobe Chippie network in the twin-island federation and post-paid Chippie calls on Saba. and International Direct UTS is also preparing to SMPA-LABEGA SAGA Continued from page 1 BONAIRE--A nine- ST. KITTS/ St. Kitts and Nevis would without reason that we year-old boy was killed spectful, but also denigrate tion on the issue at today’s PHILIPSBURG--Several have one more alternative have chosen UTS to be our in a traffic accident in the role and responsibilities meeting. dignitaries, including St. at their disposal for their partner in this process. It is Bonaire. of the Island Council and The Island Government, Kitts/Nevis Prime Minster telecommunications needs. a well-known fact that UTS It happened on Kaya its shareholder represen- Marlin contended, cannot Dr. Denzil Douglas, un- “And our greatest satisfac- has been positioning itself Internashonal, in front tative in providing advice hide behind the “hands- derscored the importance tion is that this cellular ser- solidly in the telecommu- of Flamingo Airport. A and counsel to govern- off” or arm’s length policy of the UTS-CariGlobe vice will be provided by an nications market in the Ca- double cabin pickup truck ment-owned companies,” described in the civil code partnership to introduce authentic, local company of ribbean for the past years. with a mother and her Arrindell also said in her where it pertains to govern- Chippie service to the twin St. Kitts and Nevis, a wholly Apart from this, it was our two children went off the statement. ment-owned companies. island federation during the Caribbean enterprise,” he preference to work with a road for some reason and She said should the Board Opposition members of ground breaking ceremony said. partner that is also 100 per crashed into a wall. and the Managing Direc- the council are also likely at Belle Vue Estate, St. He stressed that the tele- cent Caribbean. We wish The mother and one of tor of the SMPA refuse to to revisit the issue of the Kitts, to mark the start of communications industry to thank UTS for the faith the children were able to follow the advice of the role and scope of authority construction of the Chippie on the island was of the ut- they have put in St. Kitts get out of the wreck, but majority owner of the com- of the SMPA Supervisory Network recently. most importance. Not only and Nevis.” the boy suffered severe pany, “they do so at their Board at today’s meeting of Chairman and CEO of do telecommunications Constansia said the head injuries. He was own peril.” the Island Council, as well UTS-CariGlobe Telecom- have a big role to play in the groundbreaking signalled rushed to the hospital by And, in an interview last as issues such as the life of munications Ltd. Clecton promotion and expansion the laying of a foundation ambulance, but passed Monday, NA leader Wil- the contract of the Chair- Phillip and United Tele- of commercial, financial for a new future in telecom- away soon after. liam Marlin explained that man of the Supervisory communication Services and economic activities on munications on the island. Cornelis “Nilo” Arne- the opposition would be Board and concerns about (UTS) Chairman Julio the island, but they also “Our vision has always been man is the island’s third seeking clarity about the conflict of interest associ- Constansia also attended contribute to the develop- to construct a cellular net- road fatality for the year. Executive Council’s posi- ated with his appointment the ceremony. ment and education of the work that interconnects all at the harbour. Douglas told attendees he community. the islands of the Caribbe- was immensely grateful that He continued: “It is not an. We are happy that this vision is becoming a reality day by day. “In the coming weeks we will close off the first phase of this project with the launching of our Chippie service in St. Eustatius. At that moment all the islands of the Netherlands Antil- les – St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius, Bonaire and Cu- raçao – will be able to offer the same Chippie cellular service on the same cellular infrastructure at basically almost the same tariff.” Phillip dubbed the ground- breaking ceremony historic, because “for the first time in St. Kitts and Nevis, in the OECS, and possibly in the wider Caribbean a 100 per cent Caribbean company is The annual Animal Welfare Foundation Regatta held earlier this month was a success, the breaking ground to signal foundation said. Taking part in the event, sponsored by St. Maarten 12 Metre Challenge, the start of construction of were members of Rotary Club of St. Maarten and of the Interact Club of St. Maarten a cellular network.” Academy. “Everyone who participated enjoyed the exciting race.” The proceeds from this The UTS-CariGlobe Chip- event will be used for the foundation’s educational programme, especially to produce cop- pie cellular network will ies of “Kind News” for more than 8,000 school children on the island. have a total of 16 cell sites. 4 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Islands 5 VERDONK INSISTS Continued from page 1 be restrictions for Antille- a motion from Parliament John Leerdam (PvdA) ans who want to establish urging a stricter migration said he intended to hold themselves in Holland. policy for criminal Antil- De Graaf to his word that “You should think of lean youngsters. Antilleans will be treated as conditions like appointing But while the Integration citizens of the Dutch King- a guardian for Antillean Minister insists she and De dom. Sending back Antille- youngsters, having a fixed Graaf are in agreement on ans is nonsense. “That just address and registering for the issue, the latter said can’t be.” a course.” the stage of an admittance Dutch Prime Minister Jan Even a guarantee sum is regulation had not been Peter Balkenende rejects a possibility for Verdonk, reached. “I do think we the notion that placing where Antilleans moving to should look into the possi- travel restrictions on Dutch Holland would have to pay bility of placing conditions citizens from the Antilles a certain amount. on a certain group; for ex- and Aruba is discrimina- Participants in the Annual Spelling Bee pose with their certificates. Left is winner of the The Antillean Govern- ample youngsters between tion. “We have to face the competition Edrika John Baptise. Christopher Bell (second left) placed third and Jona- ment has already an- 16 and 24.” problem,” he argued. than van Arneman (third left) placed third. nounced it will oppose an De Graaf is not as sure Meanwhile, Mayor Guusje admittance regulation or as his colleague minister ter Horst of the city of Ni- deporting Antilleans with about the legal aspect of jmegen told radio Gelder- problems. Prime Minister placing travel restrictions land that expelling criminal Etienne Ys said the joint on Antilleans or sending Antilleans was unavoidable. committee had overstepped them back. “I’m not saying He said that between 30 to its boundaries when it it’s impossible, but I don’t 40 per cent of Antilleans in ST. PETERS--Hillside held at Rupert I. Maynard with second place winner discussed a “concealed ad- know if Holland can decide Nijmegen were involved in Christian School was de- Youth Community Centre Jonathan van Arneman of mittance regulation,” and that unilaterally.” criminal activities and Hol- throned Saturday when in the presence of a moder- MAC’s Browlia F. Mail- pulled out. Antillean member of the land could not offer them students of two Methodist ate crowd. lard Campus. Ten-year-old Kingdom Relations Dutch Second Chamber an acceptable alternative. Agogic Centre (MAC) Eleven-year-old Edrika Christopher Bell of John A. Minister Thom de Graaf campuses took all three John Baptise of MAC’s Gumbs campus, who made disagrees with Ys’ decision, prizes in the Annual El- Rev John. A. Gumbs it to the final round, placed because he should have ementary Spelling Bee Campus took the winning third. awaited the conclusions be- Challenge Cup, which was spot after a stiff “spell off” The students were pre- fore giving his opinion. This sented with certificates puts the improved relations shortly after the Spelling with the Dutch Cabinet un- PHILIPSBURG--A young woman L.G. who was involved in an accident on Walter Nisbeth Road Thursday night will Bee ended and will be pre- der pressure. have to be flown out to Curaçao for further medical atten- sented with their trophies “We are supporting the tion. policy of Ys with all kinds and other prizes during the L.G. was the pillion rider on a motorcycle that was involved PHILIPSBURG--The matters related to nature Academic Achievements of means. Then I don’t Central Committee of and environment. in an accident with a white Suzuki Rav 4 and reportedly Awards Programme, which want to get it back in this sustained two fractures to her jaw and other injuries to her the Island Council will “The meeting will give will be held at Rupert I. fashion. What they are now meet with St. Maarten us, as the legislative hands and mouth. Because the injuries to her jaw cannot be Maynard Youth Commu- in effect saying is `we see handled locally, she will have to be flown to Curaçao. Pride Foundation and branch of government, nity Centre next Sunday at it as your problem, not a The accident reportedly took place in the vicinity of Popu- Nature Foundation St. some information that 5:00pm. common problem,’” said lar Supermarket as the driver of the Suzuki was making a Maarten during its meet- could lead to initiating John Baptise will repre- De Graaf. U-turn. ing today, starting at 10: legislation or help us sent the island at the Carib- Verdonk announced The motorbike slammed into the rear section of the jeep 00am, Chairwoman Ma- to understand why cer- bean Spelling Bee Compe- “unilateral measures,” and the male rider C.M. received several cuts to the face ria Buncamper-Molanus tain proposals should tition, which will be held in based on pressure from and bruises to his hand and legs. He was stitched up at St. said. have our support when St. Maarten on August 12, the 18 so-called “Antilles Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and sent home. The meeting is an effort brought to the Island 2005. The competition will municipalities” with lots of The motorcycle was badly damaged, but no one in the Su- to gather information Council,” she stated. coincide with International Antillean youngsters and zuki was injured. regarding the environ- The forum will also Youth Day. ment and the work of give the groups an op- Five schools squared off the foundations, which portunity to share their in the Spelling Bee. Other have been active in the calendars of events for competing schools were community pertaining to the coming year and for Oranje School and MAC the committee members Campus III. Voice of St. to become more familiar Maarten Radio Network with the workings of the PJD2 is the main sponsor groups and their con- of the challenge. cerns. 6 Islands THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 7

AGENDA St. Maarten police report Handbag Stolen ST. EUSTATIUS A patron of Bliss nightclub reported her handbag sto- Police Station 182333 Emergency 111 len on the night of November 11. She apparently left Hot Line 108 the bag unattended for a short period and returned to Fire Department 120 find it missing. The bag contained a French identifi- Hospital 182211/182371 Landsradio 182210 cation card, two Visa credit cards, a cellular phone, Post Office 182207 US$100 and 100 euros, according to police spokesman St. Eustatius Historical Foundation Museum 182288 Inspector Geronimo Juliet. Winair Office 182362 Lions Club meets every 1st and Assault 3rd Wednesday at the “Den” next to the Airport Two men locked in a civil case reportedly took matters Drug Prevention Foundation into their own hands and assaulted each other on No- meets every Tuesday 5:30pm at vember 12. A.B. of St. Maarten filed a report with the the Golden Era Hotel. Coastguard NA&A 113 police that he had been assaulted by A.C. in the vicin- St. Eustatius National parks: ity of Island Water World. A few hours later, A.C. also Gallows Bay: 318 2884 filed a complaint with the police, claiming that A.B. SABA Police Station had hit him with a metal can and he had sustained in- The Bottom, tel. 4163237 juries to his elbow, neck and shoulder. Emergency 111/112 Hospital The Bottom, tel. 4163288/4163289 VKE officers carry the flag-draped coffin with Felicia’s body out of the Seventh Day Ad- Attack at Lady C Fire Department Airport ventist church after the funeral. A male patron S.S.W. of St. Maarten filed a complaint Flat Point tel. 4162210 SATEL with police that the owner of Lady C Floating Bar in The Bottom, tel. 4163211 Simpson Bay had attacked him with a bottle around 2: WINAIR, Airport 30am on November 13. S.S.W. sustained a cut on his Flat Point, tel. 4162255/2713 Taxi Service Airport right eyebrow. Flat Point, tel. 160 Administration Building Car break-in The Bottom, tel. 4163311/ 4163312/4163313 A Kia Rio parked on Cannegieter Street was broken Tourist Office ST. EUSTATIUS--A gun oath in October 2001. lice department and VKE into and the radio stolen between November 13 and Windwardside, tel. 4162231 salute was fired when the He passed away on Thurs- respectively. 14. The culprits gained access to the vehicle by forcing Harbour Office body of Voluntary Corps day at the age of 46, after a Members of the Voluntary Fort Bay, tel. 4163294 the right side door. Saba Marine Park St. Eustatius VKE officer long period of illness. Corps St. Maarten VKS Fort Bay, tel. 4163295 Franklyn Felicia was laid to Police Inspector Harold travelled to Statia to at- Audio gear stolen Nature & Hike Guide rest on Sunday. Look and Commander tend the funeral with many James Johnson Thieves gained access to a house in Mary’s Fancy by The Bottom, tel. 4163307 Felicia joined the VKE in Patrick gave tributes to others. forcing the iron bars and made off with a CD player, Service Club March 2001 and took the Felicia on behalf of the po- Saba Lions Club general DVD player, VCR and a number of CDs between No- meeting every 1st and 3rd vember 13 and 14. Tuesday 8:00 p.m. at Eugenius A. Johnson Center. Coastguard NA&A 113 Attempted car theft Red Cross Rental car R-1683 was broken into between November General meeting every last 13 and 14 while parked on Front Street. The electrical Monday, 6 p.m, Eugenius A. Johnson Center. wiring of the car was tampered with, but the culprits SABA--Christian Richard Levenstone said, “Uncle did not manage to make off the car, Juliet stated. ANGUILLA EMERGENCY Alexander Sorton, former Kaiser, as we all called him, Police 911 Island Council member was never afraid to correct With the holiday season approaching and the number Fire 911 for the Windward Is- any of his own people and of car and house thefts slowly increasing, the police Ambulance 911 Police Station 497 2333 lands People’s Movement he used to speak hard words spokesman urges the population to be more careful Hospital 497 2551 (WIPM), passed away at to them when needed.” when locking up their cars and houses. He also advises Dental clinic 497 2343 the age of 89 at Hon. Henry Commissioner/Acting Lt. residents to keep their valuables safe and take all nec- Radio Anguilla 497 2218 Tourism Department 497 2759 Every Old Age Home on Governor Will Johnson on essary precautions against thefts. Crimestoppers 0800 7777777 Saturday, just after 9:00pm, Sunday also said he was Additionally, as darkness falls earlier in evening, mo- AIRLINES American Eagle 497 3501 Saba Government Infor- shocked at the news that torists are advised to turn on their headlights as soon Winair 497 2748 mation Services & Protocol Kaiser Sorton had passed as the sun begins to set, Juliet said. It is a dangerous Liat 497 5000 (SGISP) released Sunday. away. Johnson added that practice by drivers to not turn on their lights until it is Tyden Air 497 2719 Air Anguilla 497 2643 Sorton, known to every- just recently he had spoken extremely dark, he said. “Without lights, other drivers Trans Anguilla 497 8690 body on the island as “Kai- with the deceased, who then are not able to see you and this can cause accidents.” COURIER SERVICE ser,” was taken into the Christian Richard Alexan- seemed in good spirits. DHL 497 3400 der Sorton, also known as Federal Express 497 2719 home a number of months The funeral will take UPS 497 2239 ago and said he was very Kaiser. place at Anglican Church SERVICE CLUBS happy to be there, SGISP Levenstone said Kaiser Cemetery in the Bottom Rotary Club of Anguilla Roy’s Restaurant 6:00 p.m. - 8: stated. Sorton was a very special on Thursday, following a 00 p.m. Every Thursday. Although his health be- character. “He was a great thanksgiving service at this Soroptimist International gan to deteriorate, Kaiser critique of many things and church. In keeping with Day Care Centre 4.30 p.m. 2nd Tuesday Sorton was still able to go he also voiced his opinions Sorton’s desire, no eulogy in each month Tel: 497 3509 out on referendum day and in the various newspapers. will be spoken at the ser- MARIGOT--Gendarmes assault. Lions Club He was never afraid of arrested an adult male of Gendarmes also conduct- The Valley Primary School cast his vote for the option vice. 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 8.00 p.m. of his choice. speaking his mind and up Expected to attend the unspecified nationality on ed a traffic control for alco- Tel: 497 6259 The former WIPM Island to his final days, he always funeral services will be Friday around 1:00pm for hol abuse in Marigot at the National Council of Women allegedly stabbing his wife request of the Prosecutor Arts and Craft Centre Council member was a very had his opinion on what former Prime Minister of 4.30 p.m. 1st Monday in month. active person within the he felt needed to be done the Netherlands Antilles with a screwdriver follow- on the night of Saturday to Interact Club of Anguilla Saban community for many on the island,” Levenstone Maria Liberia Peters, Is- ing a quarrel between the Sunday. Five drivers were Meets every Friday at 3.15 p.m. two. warned for driving under at theAlbena Lake Hodge years, which he served with said. land Council member of St. Comprehensive School pride. According to the re- Calling him an old-timer Eustatius, Clyde van Putten The woman was taken the influence of alcohol Alcoholic Anonymous meetings lease, he was always willing with a wealth of knowl- and former Commissioner to hospital to have her and three of them had their every Sunday at 8:30 am and injuries treated. According licences suspended. Monday at 5:00 pm on Shoal to share his old memories edge and a staunch book of St. Eustatius Eric Hen- Bay picnic area. with everyone. reader to whom many local riquez. to Gendarmes, the man According to the Gen- His great-nephew Dave politicians went for advice, Acting Lt. Governor delivered repeated blows darmes, driving while in an Subscribe to Johnson has ordered that to the woman’s stomach, intoxicated state is a lead- all flags be flown half-mast neck and back, causing ing cause of major traffic as of Monday morning as serious injuries. He will ap- accidents and fatalities, and a last respect to Kaiser pear before the Prosecutor the frequency of these con- PHONE 5425253 Sorton. charged with aggravated trols will be increased. 6 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Islands 7 REBEIRO Continued from page 1

to make extreme efforts to them (the Lt. Governors) interferes with the work attend. that this is the last thing I and gives a decision that is Due to the surge in would want to do. contrary to a decision that violent crimes n Curaçao The correct way to in- a Lt. Governor just took,” in the past weeks, Ribeiro tervene, according to the he stated. was busy with emergency Minister, is the way agreed The correct way to handle measures to combat the upon by the Lt. Governors such situations is to up- situation and to attend the and himself, which is to date the instruction of the meeting, he had to request revise the instruction of Minister, which was last the use of the Dutch Royal the Minister for interfer- amended in 1963. The two Marines plane to get to St. ence in the work of the Lt. sides have agreed to form Maarten before heading to Governors. a small committee shortly Saba. “This is the place to with representatives of the “I emphasised with the add your own opinions, Minister and Lt. Governors Lt. Governors that I want because a lot of times Lt. to look at the instruction to work together with Governors get criticism to try to find the unity Sang’s Super Center celebrated its first anniversary on Saturday. Children were able to them, so that we can form that is not completely fair, needed. have their photos taken with their favourite cartoon characters, seen here with owner a unity,” he stated. because they are following Johnny Sang and wife. Shoppers who spent US $75 or more were given a free buffet, while Based on the law of Ad- the Minister of Justice. The there were also free tire cleaning with Kit car wash products, live music and free tasting of mission and Expulsion problem is sometimes that Ponche Caribe. LTU, the Minister has the the Minister of Justice has power to interfere in the instruction that is a little daily activities of the Lt. outdated and in a certain Governors related to immi- way, and not knowing how gration, if he sees fit. “I told to handle it legally, he

PHILIPSBURG--Cruise Maarten, Opera was in ship Opera of the Medi- Tortola and after visiting terranean Shipping Cruise St. Maarten the next call (MSC) company will make is Nassau, Bahamas, be- its inaugural call to St. fore the completion of the Maarten today. The Italian cruise in Fort Lauderdale liner is one of the first of on Thursday. the fleet to add the island The 763-foot cruise ship Spanish Harlem Orchestra, one of the world’s top Salsa and Latin Jazz bands, was a hit at to its itinerary. was commissioned this the first St. Maarten Salsa Escape concert held at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort on Friday This port of call is one year and has a passenger night. The visiting and local salsa enthusiasts and professionals enjoyed an evening of of the final stops on the capacity of 1,756. It caters music and dance by some famous visiting performers, including Paul Pelicoro and Eleny vessel’s 17-day Transatlan- primarily to the Italian Fotinos of New York, Arte Philips and Kristine Bendul. The five-day event was widely tic Sailing Voyage itiner- market. promoted throughout the world and consisted of salsa workshops for beginners to expert ary. Before heading to St. level.

SABA--Councilman Ro- the first time on Statia Day designed the Statia Flag, lando Wilson (WIPM) in a and will inaugurate its Coat and wished her success with statement on Sunday con- of Arms at the same time. her studies, hoping she will gratulated the people of St. He congratulated young continue to contribute to her Eustatius on Statia Day and Statian Zuwena Suares, who island. with the 228th anniversary of Statia’s First Salute to the American flag. He said among other things, “This unique, historical island has always had close family and other ties with Saba. These ties should be strengthened in the areas of commerce, culture, sports, education, politics and more.” Wilson memorised that Sta- tia will hoist its own flag for 8 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 9 8 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Islands 9

-A book review by Dr. Maria van Enckevort- PHILIPSBURG--In his white alike. In these texts, introduction to The Salt meanings are endless and Reaper – Poems from the circulate across and back flats by Lasana M. Sekou, from one medium to the Hollis “Chalkdust” Liver- next as in the poem “Week- pool firmly grounds the St. end Dose”: Maarten author in the radi- “hear grace on radio cal intellectual and poetic pumping what is ours in tradition of the Caribbean word-up sound as she does region. do.” Standing on the shoulders For Sekou, history is a of his predecessors, Sekou text that needs to be ques- allows us a vision of the tioned: “Yes, Bartolomé, future (Hollis accentuates ‘who in future generations C.L.R. James and George will believe this?’” and Lamming, to whom I would can be revised as he does like to add Aimé Césaire). in “Cradle of the Nation,” That this is not his vision a poem that Dr. Carolyn only, or the hallucination of Cooper called “magiste- an unworldly, utopian poet, rial”: From the “red- was highlighted during the gleaming gold” in Africa, book party at Philipsburg across the middle passage, Jubilee Library on Novem- enslaved Africans arrived ber 6. in “… Great Bay/dumped. Compared to his last Lumped. Lashed. Raped. volumes of poetry Quimbé Reviled and blooded.” (1991) and Mothernation Sekou gives his voice to (1991), Sekou’s latest work those who for too long also demonstrates a defi- have been voiceless. His Lasana M. Sekou reciting from The Salt Reaper at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library. nite influence of Kamau is a labor of love bringing … .” neo-imperialism of the est memory, teacher and Brathwaite’s “video style.” forth the birth of a people, Sekou addresses alterna- “red, white and blue slave prophet of “S’Maatin’s” Editor’s note: Dr. Maria It was there before, as in a nation, liberation … But tive spaces of imagination kingdoms” and their future has spoken. Now it’s van Enckevort is the Di- Nativity (1988) – and even reader, beware, “freedom that do not fit into strate- global politics. Speaking time to turn to the lover. rector of Research and in Images in the Yard (1983), not paid for is forfeit” gies of inclusion and exclu- with pride of the African The aficionado of the eter- Publication at University of well before Sekou “met up” the poet cautions in “The sion. In “Caribbean road heritage in the Caribbean, nal female caught in a mo- St. Martin. The former Mil- with Kamau’s work – but it Blockade Next Time.” work in St. Martin” the new yet never obliterating the ment of prayer. ton Peters College teacher was not as distinct. Further on in the first Jerusalem, a nation in tran- suffering inflicted on - en But here my words fail obtained her doctorate in Observing and analyzing section of the book, in sition – consists of a “com- slaved Africans and their and I have to recommend history at University of the Sekou’s performance of the poem “Freedom,” he mingling path of tongues.” descendants, Sekou queries the reader to the book West Indies-Mona. November 6, the follow- makes it clear that the The roads that lead into the his thoughts on reparations The Salt Reaper – Poems ing words by Kamau came fight for freedom is a fight nation’s future are many: within the context of this from the flats. And I have The Salt Reaper – Poems to mind: “I think that oral for power, which will allow “borning here/rearing here/ latest “ship hole,” where to recommend the reader from the flats traditions do have a very the claiming and reclaim- illegal here/naturalizing he finds himself in the to attend one of Lasana’s strong visual aspect. ing of manhood, which here.” same boat, but at a differ- performances. For his voice by Lasana M. Sekou “In the African tradition, enslavement, colonialism, The poet and “the cubs” ent stop. only can at the same time House of Nehesi Publishers, they use sculpture. Really, genocide, exploitation and are “kneading the word(s) Lasana Sekou, archeolo- caress and intoxicate, an- 2004, 130 pp, US$15 what I’m trying to do is cre- like ills have sought, are to flesh” to feed this new gist of our Black and black- tagonize and liberate. ate word-sculptures on the seeking, to crush (Sekou nation, where the differ- page, but word-song for the refreshes this theme in his ence between South and ear.” more recent “dark man” or North, the difference be- This style does not nec- “dm” poems). tween high and low, the essarily make for “easy” This empowerment, how- difference between “us” reading, but it adds to the ever, is not limited to the and “them” ought to have epithet of the poets’ nation “dark man” alone – that been annihilated. language. And it is language is how “I&I” read and It is not only to freedom that gives us our identity. deconstruct the texts. “I” fighters that Sekou has Passing on the tradition of the female looking at the lent his “poet’s tongue.” oralities, of storytelling and male and “I” the white out- The chilling “Doped Up of song, Lasana Sekou is sider looking at the Black Roughings” deals with singing a new nation into insider. All is in the “I” of “those of us falling through existence. the beholder. Like Césaire the cracks” (drug addicts, In The Salt Reaper, the who claimed before in his the homeless, prostitutes, author takes the reader “Cahier d’un retour au pays five-year-olds and grand- across countless texts, his- natal” that: mothers living in fear be- torical facts, and common “No race holds the mo- cause of a family member sense, sensus communis, nopoly of beauty, of intel- on drugs). Participants in the third Annual Interscholastic Secondary Schools Debating Competition which literally means that ligence, of strength And in “Double Dutch. were treated to dinner, compliments of the Island Government, at John Larmonie Centre the same meaning is shared and there is a place for all Immigration at Schiphol” Friday evening. The debate was won by International School for the second consecutive by all: Black, brown and at the rendezvous of victory Sekou lashes out at the year. In picture: Participants and organisers pose for a photo shortly before enjoying a sumptuous meal. 10 Islands THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 11

ARUBA--The Environ- veloper have stopped the to insist on the plans in mental Action Foundation discussions with the dif- Seroe Colorado, without in Aruba is very much ferent community groups analysing the project more against the plans of gov- involved. Now that they are thoroughly. “It is all about ernment and Sasaki As- no longer participating in politics. If we are not care- sociated Inc. to develop a the discussions, they con- ful, later Aruba will be pre- new tourist area in Seroe sider it their responsibil- sented again with the bill Colorado. ity to convince the political for a project that failed, like They believe Aruba has establishment of the social the racetrack project.” enough hotels already. Be- and economic effects of the The plan includes the sides, these new plans will plans and the detrimental building of three hotels hurt nature big time. consequences for the envi- with a total of 1,400 rooms, They are angry about ronment. which the foundation con- the fact that government They cannot understand siders a complete unneces- and the Sasaki project de- why government wants sary expansion. Curaçao’s Small Business Association ADECK closed off its annual congress with an “Aruba does not need entrepreneur’s market at Super Breezes Hotel. Various large businesses joined ADECK more hotels. Even the ex- members in an exchange of ideas, products and services. isting hotels in Oranjestad are not full. Besides, in or- der to cut costs, only cheap foreign workers are being recruited, which spoils the market for our own local workers. “In addition, virgin beach- es like Rodgers Beach and Boca Grandi will suffer un- der the new influx of tour- ists and part of them will disappear for the construc- tion of golf courses.” The environmentalists hope that the other organi- sations that stepped into the fray over the racetrack project will join them in their fight against the plans for Seroe Colorado. While the financial services sector of Curaçao has suffered several setbacks in recent years, it still generates 12 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. In addition, the sector’s operational income last year was 411 million guil- ders, while it produced 121.8 million in profit tax. 10 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Islands 11

WILLEMSTAD--The la- trade union concept of co- the opinion that the trade bour union movement as operation and social collab- union’s concept must be a subject in schools was oration, stated STrAF pres- strengthened by educat- one of the proposals made ident Wim van Lamoen. ing trade union members, during a summit meeting During last weekend’s sum- stimulating employees to of local labour unions in mit “Kumbre Sindikal,” sign up with a union and Curaçao. they discussed the future of searching for extra funds The unions are trying to the union movement. for trade union activities. breathe new life into the All organisations are of The package of measures also includes the introduc- tion of the subject “trade unions” in schools. Van Lamoen considers the trade union movement to be an important factor Angry seas in Bonaire in the development of the community. “At the moment I’m very worried about the quality of people we are producing as a community. I miss the cooperative element of the BONAIRE--A storm that ap- a few small fishing boats On land, there were no in- concept. If nothing is done proached Bonaire from the crashed onto the coast. cidents worthy of mention. soon, we as a community North brought heavy rains The storm also severely The salt pans were flooded, risk losing this quality. and large thunderclouds. damaged a few piers, includ- some trees fell and telephone Very unexpectedly and for ing the one of Club Nautico. communication was out for a “That is why the trade The Amigoe team 30 minutes, the wind became There were no personal inju- few hours. union movement should be strong and turned in a South- ries though. introduced as a subject in Southwesterly direction, schools. It should become causing a so-called wind ARUBA--Amigoe editor Thanks to a sudden rising one of the standard fields reversal and rough waves at Karin Swiers and Dutch wind, the Amigoe catamaran of study within education.” Malecon. competitive yachtsman Gun- went ahead and remained in The unions are planning to Because the weather got nar Larsen won yesterday’s this position. The last partici- develop the class materials worse very unexpectedly, VIP race of Aruba’s Heinek- pating catamarans reached themselves. several boats and vessels en Regatta 2004, an annual the beach at Holiday Inn Education commissioner moored at the big pier had to event for sponsors and mem- around 5:15pm. Eduardo Cova (PLKP) said be moved to safety very fast. bers of the media. The distribution of prizes he had been caught slightly The storm took especially Circumstances for the com- took place during a happy the owners of the smaller off guard by the proposal. petition were not so good: hour on the beach. Each boats by surprise. They had rain, very little wind that VIP received a T-shirt. He pointed out that the very little time to move their kept changing directions and Number three Julie Renfro Central Government was boats and because of this, threatening thunderclouds and steersman Simon Farren the one authorised to es- gathering above the sea. But (Bon Dia/Aruba Today, ed.), tablish new school subjects. the participants didn’t let number two Ricardo (ATA) He also pointed out that this affect the competition and number one Larsen/ creating a new subject was and their fun. Swiers (Amigoe) received a long process. “You have The fourteenth edition of medals and champagne. to reschedule the class the Heineken Regatta VIP Another Amigoe catamaran hours, shorten certain sub- race started around 4:30pm. with editing coordinator jects to make room for a In 10 catamarans, repre- Marjanne Havelaar came new subject, and you must sentatives of Bon Dia, Ami- in seventh. The consolation establish who is qualified to goe, Martijn Trading, Aruba prize went to Erick Brete teach this new subject. This Tourism Authority (ATA) (government). takes time. But as soon as and the Aruba Government Afterwards there was din- we receive the proposal, we were at the start. Each team ner and a party for all the will review it.” had an experienced steers- participants on Pelican Pier. man on board.

Former sportsman Philip “Lipo” Elhage (second from left) was the recipient of the first “Ergilio Hato Prize” awarded by Orilio Foundation. He was chosen for his successes in baseball and weightlifting, as well as his valuable work as sports administrator. The cur- rent director of government’s sports foundation Sedreko received his prize from the widow (second from right) of the late famed goalkeeper Ergilio “Black Panther” Hato in Teatro Luna Blou. Also in photo are Valdemar Marcha (left) of Orilio Foundation and Elhage’s wife Jane (right). 12 Islands THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 13

ST. KITTS--The Alliance Combette’s band will fea- people like Andy Narell and Française will host Chris ture Arsene Pop (drums); Earl Klugh. Combette, a popular name Emile “The Master” Ro- In an interview with The in French/Creole music maine (bass guitar); Georges Daily Herald, Director of circles, on November 20. He Mac, a percussionist who has Alliance Française in St. will perform in a one-night performed alongside people Kitts-Nevis Rita Schneider concert at St. Kitts Marriott like Molovoi and Johnny indicated that the event is Hotel, along with local musi- Pacheco; and Eric Bon Leur, an effort to enrich the lo- cian Gairy Knight. guitar, who has played with cal appreciation of other music forms, and that prior to this group coming to St. Kitts, they spent four days performing in . She indicated that many more groups will be coming through from the French Islands. Commenting on why the The DC-9 of Venezuelan airline Aserca landed safely in Curaçao on Friday to initiate group will not perform in its flights from on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Several carriers are Nevis, Schneider indicated starting to fill the void left by the bankruptcy of Dutch Caribbean Airlines (DCA). that the cost of getting them to Nevis was too high, even though that was part of the initial plan. She said, though, that the more concerning is- sue was the lack of logistic ANGUILLA--Imports to increase were heavy equip- last year. The manufactured support coming out of Nevis, Anguilla during October ment, outboard motors, goods recorded increases prior to the event. reached EC $23.8 million, a vehicles, water purifying and this was due to imports She said that in the future, 20.5 per cent increase over machinery and electrical of tyres, plywood, building once certain things can be October 2003. The capital equipment. cement, wall and floor tiles, done with adequate support goods category, which was a Primary goods also in- aluminium sheets, furniture from interested persons in single category of machinery creased in value for this and ceramic products. Both Nevis, she will have no prob- and transport equipment, period, though only by a food and beverage com- lem getting other groups to was 94.5 per cent of the small amount. Chemicals ponents within this group perform there. She cited the total. and related products were showed declines. need for help in planning in The value of imports within the only components within The total value in duty col- the areas of accommodation, the capital goods category this group that recorded an lected for goods imported venue and sound. “Alliance during October grew by EC increase. during October was EC $3.5 Française will pay the fees $4.1 million over the same Imports of consumption million. charged by the artistes,” she period last year. The major goods declined by 2 per cent indicated. contributors to the large during October compared to

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ANGUILLA--The An- Josephine Gumbs says the cifically requested to assist guilla Beautification Club Club is grateful to Teme- the ABC. (ABC) planted 10 coconut nos, Malliouhana and the The beautification of trees, 10 flamboyant trees Blowing Point Community Blowing Point has also and dozens of oleander for all the assistance given included work at the ferry shrubs along the roadsides to the project. It is being terminal, which is almost of Blowing Point village. funded by the Anguilla completed. The Club is The planting took place Community Foundation also hoping to make some on Thursday, Friday, and with a grant that was made improvements to the car Saturday. possible through a dona- parking areas. President of the ABC tion from a donor who spe-

Clement ‘Juni’ Liburd (left) stands next to his mother as she receives her award.

ST. KITTS--Anne Liburd tion for the award. Because conference. She travelled has been identified as a of her age, she decided not to Denmark in 1985 for the ‘Woman of Great Esteem’ to undergo the stringent mid-decade conference and and awarded for her con- security measures put in to Africa for the final con- tribution to the develop- place to keep terror groups ference in 1990. ment of the women in the such as the Taliban out of According to Liburd, dur- Federation of St. Kitts and that country. She asked that ing that period she used Nevis. her congratulations be con- the opportunity to voice Liburd is a well-known veyed to the other women her opinions at the highest businesswoman and chosen for the award. international level in rela- mother of several accom- The awardee revealed to tion to the advancement of plished professionals in St. SKNIS that she had repre- women. Kitts, including Director of sented the Federation dur- She explained that prior Broadcasting Clement Juni ing the ‘Decade for Wom- to, during and after that Members of the Anguilla Beautification Club busy planting along the roadside at Blowing Liburd. She was nominated en,’ declared by the U.N., conference she was proac- Point. by the Federation’s Ambas- from 1980, when she went tive in addressing women’s sador to the United Nations to Mexico for the initial issues. Dr. Joseph Christmas. Bishop Sylveta Hamilton- Gonzales, who was in the Federation for the Carib News Conference this past weekend, presented the award to Liburd on be- half the Women of Great Esteem, an organization affiliated with the United Nations. The Bishop said Liburd stands predominantly among women of the world, as she is one of 100 women from 39 countries around the world chosen to receive this award. She said Liburd was a pioneer upon whose shoulders younger women would be able to stand and she encouraged her to con- tinue to fight the struggle, so that future generations of women could have the life they deserve. Liburd, a highly amus- ing lady throughout her lifetime, was thankful for the gesture and took the opportunity in her usual jocular manner to poke fun at her inability to attend the award ceremony that took place at United Na- tions Headquarters in New York in 2001. She said that due to ter- rorist attacks on the Untied Nations, which took place shortly before her nomina- 14 Islands THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 15

GEORGETOWN, Guyana-- Veteran Guyanese journalist Patrick Denny died early Fri- BRIDGETOWN, Barba- tion on shoplifters. of the court are there for in the past, so basically day morning, leaving a legacy dos--Shoplifters, take note. He said apart from keep- perusal about persons what we will be doing is a of unfailing dedication to his Photographs and informa- ing shopping safe, the in- convicted of shoplifting of- reminder.” country and his family. tion about you will soon be formation would also serve fences who continue to go Hunte said that police His death has shocked the posted in business places as a reminder to business back out there and subject officers, island constables, local press corps in which across Barbados. owners and alert the public commercial and business special constables, mem- he had been a leading figure Police public relations offi- about the identity of these interests to thousands of bers of the Special Services since joining Stabroek News cer Station Sergeant Barry criminals. dollars in loss of property.” Unit, formerly known as in 1993. Hunte said Saturday the Hunte said shoplifting Hunte continued: “I will the Task Force, as well He was the newspaper’s move was part of the force’s presented a big headache not call their names, but as recent graduates from managing editor at the time plans to arrest shoplifting for business owners. their names are well known the Regional Police Train- of his death at age 64. He during Christmastide. “If you ask store owners in and they have associates. ing Centre would hit the died at 3:00am Friday morn- ing in the Intensive Care He added that the police Bridgetown you would see “We have a plan in place streets soon to provide Patrick Denny Unit of the Prashad Hospital, would be meeting with that it is a major problem, where when they walk in a added security. where he had been recover- business and supermarket especially if you look at the store they will believe they He also said that joint ing after undergoing surgery was awarded the Medal of owners soon, and in the amount of property recov- are standing before a mir- patrols with the Barbados on Wednesday morning. Service in 2000 for his dedi- meantime he appealed to ered when we arrest these ror at home because they Defence Force would Denny described by some cation to journalism. (Sta- security officers to contact people. will instantly recognise continue, particularly in as “a dedicated workaholic” broek News) the Criminal Investigations “You know who these themselves. Newspapers the tourism belt. (Daily Department with informa- characters are. The records have shown their pictures Nation)

ST JOHN’S, Antigua--A Joseph sued in 2002, denying judge in Antigua and Bar- he did anything wrong. He buda has ruled that a former called Friday’s ruling “an im- government minister was portant day for justice.” libelled by The Observer Observer editor Winston newspaper. Derrick said he would ap- High Court Justice Er- peal the ruling and said the rol Thomas awarded EC judge “did not understand $25,000 (US$9,200) in dam- the case” and made errors in ages Friday to former finance the proceedings. minister Molwyn Joseph. Derrick said the article’s The Observer newspaper contents offered fair com- said it would appeal against mentary on the actions of a the ruling. public figure. The case stemmed from an The incident mentioned in article published on Novem- the news article happened ber 3, 2000, by the Observer in 1996 while Joseph was that mentioned the transit finance minister. A few days through customs of a Rolls after officials cleared the Royce owned by a friend of antique Rolls Royce through Joseph’s upon its arrival in customs, it turned up parked port in 1996. at Joseph’s home. The newspaper article said Then Prime Minister Lester Joseph had “caused to be Bird ordered an investiga- stolen from the Customs at tion. A report concluded that the Deep Water Harbour a Joseph had not intervened Rolls Royce,” for which no illegally, but the value of the customs duties were paid. car had not been assessed.

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- vide therapy to patients using Chief Medical Officer was BRIDGETOWN, Barba- medical care to persons contributed to 15 self-help -A regenerative stem cell re- foetal stem cells at a cost of quoted as saying: “I have not dos--Nurse Margaret Juan, who would not normally and non-governmental or- search institute appears to be (US)$25,000 per person. been aware of the issue and a nurse living and working be able to afford it, with no ganisations in the commu- up and running in Barbados, But while Barnett Sus- have no comment to make at in Belize, has been named financing from the govern- nity of May Pen in . according to the Financial kind, Chief Executive of the this stage.” FirstCaribbean Interna- ment. She carries out her His work in the community Times of London. Barbados Institute, told the So far, three patients have The institute, stated the major business paper that been treated and the Insti- tional Bank’s regional Un- work with donations, which cuts across a wide range newspaper, is being financed they had started providing tute plans to focus on people sung Hero for 2004. she solicits on behalf of her of ages, and ranges from by a group of American and therapy to patients six weeks suffering from auto-immune One of seventeen Carib- clinic, a section of which is raising funds to building Ukrainian investors and sci- ago “with the government’s diseases, diabetes and neuro- bean nominees, Nurse set aside as a shelter for facilities for the training of entists who are teaming up approval,” Dr. Elizabeth logical disorders. Juan was selected by a battered women. young people, to purchas- to conduct research and pro- Ferdinand, acting Barbados’ Suskind expressed the hope distinguished panel of Lucy Miguel has cared for ing bicycles for policemen, that the Institute could estab- judges, chaired by former many neglected children in to building bus shelters. He lish a working arrangement Commonwealth Secretary St. Vincent & the Grena- has continued to his com- with the Queen Elizabeth General, Sir Shridath dines for the past 20 years. mitment to his community Hospital so that formal clini- Ramphal, at a recent meet- These include the children by donating asphalt to pave cal trials of stem cell therapy ing in Barbados. of terminally ill women, a section of the road in the for congestive heart therapy The panel also selected and children whose moth- area where he lives, and is ROSEAU, --Dom- and; taxes on international could be carried out in asso- inica’s economy is expected trade and transactions were two runners-up – 81-year- ers have gone overseas to a frequent contributor to a ciation with the QEH. to realise economic growth also significantly in excess of old Lucy Miguel, who cares work. Miss Lucy has also project called “Food for the Stem cell research is one of of at least two per cent in projections. for neglected children in St. taken in many children who Poor”, by donating materi- the hotly debated scientific 2004, according to one of the The Mission found that Vincent & the Grenadines, have come from the Grena- als to the programme. issues in the United States, findings of an International Government has continued Britain and other parts of and William Shagoury, so- dine islands to the main- This year’s Unsung He- Monetary Fund (IMF) Mis- to maintain discipline on cial activist from Jamaica. land to go to school, and roes programme comes in the world. Stem cells, taken sion to the island. expenditure but it cautioned from body have the abil- Nurse Margaret Juan had nowhere to stay. She the wake of last year’s suc- This IMF team visited Oc- about grants and transfers ity to divide repeatedly and single-handedly started and did this while working as cessful launch, which was tober 18–29 to review eco- to local institutions and researchers and others have continues to operate The a shop assistant and caring piloted in , nomic performance to the contributions to regional succeeded in isolating and Good Shepherd Clinic in for her own children. Many Barbados, St. Lucia and end of the first quarter of the institutions. growing human stem cells in Succotz, a rural village in of Miss Lucy’s charges have Belize. The programme 2004/2005 fiscal year and to It also noted that care needs a laboratory. Belize. There she attends to gone on to hold prominent was conceptualised to agree revised performance to be exercised regarding the Scientists contend stem cells between 60 and 80 patients places in Vincentian soci- acknowledge and honour targets and benchmarks of completeness of reporting can be used to replace dam- with a variety of ailments ety. “ordinary” people who its ongoing three-year pro- capital expenditure. aged tissues and can treat each week. She provides William Shagoury has continue to work selflessly gramme here. The next IMF Mission such diseases as Parkinson’s and silently, to build their According to a Government to Dominica is tentatively and diabetes. respective communities. Information Service (GIS) scheduled for mid-Febru- Plans call for the Barbados The programme seeks to press release, the Mission ary 2005 at which time the Institute to import stem best exemplify Caribbean confirmed that the Econom- economy’s performance to cell preparations from the Pride in our communities. ic Stabilisation Programme the end of December 2004 Ukraine where they come PORT-AU-PRINCE, - judges have the power to is- These seventeen nominees remains on track. will come under scrutiny. from aborted foetuses of six -Haitian Prime Minister sue arrest warrants. have already been proven GIS said the Mission also GIS said the Government is to 12 week gestation, stated Gerard Latortue said on Latortue said if the warrant winners at the national disclosed that fiscal perfor- pleased with the outcome of the paper. Friday he ordered his justice was not issued by Monday, mance has been satisfactory; the latest IMF/World Bank level, and have been duly The treatment and the minister to obtain an arrest he would write to Gousse that taxes on income and Missions for, “The economic research was developed at recognised in informal warrant on corruption charg- to renew the order and set profits were in excess of indicators reveal that the a scientific institute in the ceremonies by their host es against ousted President a deadline. He said he had expectations, especially with economy is on an upward Ukraine headed by Valentin territories after successfully Jean-Bertrand Aristide. issued the same order two respect to taxes on domestic growth trajectory, demon- Grischenko, who said in Latortue, installed as the months ago. securing final nomination. goods and services; sales tax strating that the negative London that almost 20 years head of an interim govern- “This is something we The winners will be hon- collections were significantly growth rates of 2001-2002 of clinical experience had ment after the bloody rebel- should have done a long time oured at a ceremony to be in excess of expectations, are a phenomenon of the shown that stem cell therapy lion that forced Aristide into ago and the time has come,” held in Barbados within the thus reflecting increased past.” was both safe and effective. exile in February, made the said Latortue, calling on the coming weeks. levels of economic activity; (Tony Best, Daily Nation) announcement as he formed international community, a committee to investigate particularly Washington and possible misappropriation of Paris, to cooperate with Hai- public funds and other acts ti’s interim authorities in the of corruption by the Aristide fight against corruption. government. Latortue appointed a five- “I gave (Justice Minister member investigative com- Bernard Gousse) the order mittee led by Paul Denis, and I expect the warrant to one of Aristide’s fiercest be issued,” Latortue told opponents, to investigate the reporters. Aristide government from Latortue and other Haitian the beginning of his term in officials have publicly- ac February 2001 to his depar- cused Aristide of corruption, ture on Feb. 29. but no charges have been Denis, a leader of the filed and no evidence made Democratic Convergence public against the former coalition of political parties Roman Catholic priest, who that opposed Aristide, vowed remains hugely popular to carry out the investigation among many of Haiti’s poor- with “order, method and im- est citizens. partiality.” (Reuters) Under Haitian law, only 16 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 17 16 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Regional 17

HAVANA, Cuba--The shunned and telephone doubted restoring dia- KINGSTON, Jamaica--In retirement. But on Friday, European Union is con- calls are not returned, logue with Havana would what sounded like a parting in the interview with the sidering a shift in policy has led to a dead-end that help advance democracy shot as he weighed his op- Sunday Observer, he made toward Cuba that would runs counter to EU inter- in Cuba. Schroeder said tions about resigning from it clear that one of the main get it back on speaking ests in Cuba. “underlying conditions the crisis-ridden Jamaica reasons for his decision to terms with President Fi- “I think the policy will in Cuba still need to be Labour Party (JLP), Sena- go was the constant bicker- del Castro’s government, change by the end of developed.” tor Norman Horne has ex- ing, as well as the quality of diplomats said. the year,” one European Spain wants to lift mea- pressed concern about the leadership within the Oppo- EU policy-makers will diplomat said. “There is sures adopted by Brussels “very brown uptown face” sition party. meet on Tuesday in Brus- a mood for change, pro- last year in response to the of the party and declared “It’s really at the forefront sels to discuss whether to vided we can get it right.” imprisonment of 75 dis- that it no longer represents of my agenda right now. I’m stop inviting dissidents to “We are in limbo. The sidents and the summary the majority of Jamaicans. rationalising whether to stay National Day receptions freeze makes it hard for execution of three Cubans Horne did not mince words, in politics, or if I should in Havana, a practice that us to do what we should who hijacked a ferry to try in an interview Friday with return to business on a full- so incensed the Cuban be doing here, which is to escape to the United the Sunday Observer, about Senator Norman Horne time basis,” he said, express- government it shut its prepare for a post-Castro States. Only seven of the his disillusionment with the over the ouster of Edmund ing disgust at individuals doors to European dip- transition,” he said. imprisoned dissidents constant infighting that has Bartlett and Olivia ‘Babsy’ whom he said were bent on lomats. The issue has divided the have been freed. led to his receiving a re- Grange as deputy leaders, pursuing self-interest rather Spain and Britain believe 25-country EU. The EU steps included ported punch to the face, in and his clear disappoint- than the best interest of the fractious JLP leadership ment with Audley Shaw’s the party. (Jamaica Sunday the diplomatic freeze, in Germany and the Neth- inviting dissidents to Na- race to succeed party leader about-turn in joining the Observer) which ambassadors are erlands, as well as several tional Day parties and Edward Seaga. Bruce-Golding-for-leader new members from Cen- ending high-level political “The Labour Party I joined camp. tral Europe that lived visits to Cuba. in 2002 is a different party “I’m not sure where Aud- under Soviet communism, Spanish officials said today. I mean, it’s the same ley Shaw stands since one oppose changes in policy those measures had served name, but the kind of com- moment he’s here and the without an improvement their purpose of raising mitment I had in 2002 going next moment he’s there. But in Cuba’s rights record. the profile of Cuban dis- in, and the vision for what I don’t even think I know ROADTOWN, Tortola--The of this region, and we will The attempt to restore sidents and gaining them we wanted to accomplish as where anybody in the La- nine-member grouping of continue to work closely political dialogue with international recognition, a political party is different bour party stands anymore, the Organisation of Eastern with the OECS secretariat Havana was begun by but had led to a dead end now,” he said. because I’m not even sure Caribbean States (OECS) to promote the economic Socialist Prime Minister that limited European in- “Now I have to decide if we still have the vision we is to be the beneficiary of and social development of Jose Luis Rodriguez Za- fluence in Cuba. whether or not I want to be had in 2002.” Canadian $13.1million to the OECS member states,” patero of Spain, the EU The diplomatic freeze a part of this transformed Horne’s strong words came assist the organization’s St. Thibault said. country with most trade, hinders contact with mid- new Jamaica Labour Party. at the height of the batter- Lucia-based secretariat im- Director General of the cultural and historical dle-level Cuban officials, I mean, when I joined in ing he has taken over the prove itself and strengthen OECS Len Ishmael who ties to Cuba, its former as well as intellectuals and 2002, you had a Bartlett, a last few weeks as the JLP the sub-region. signed for the OECS, said colony. artists who have been told Shaw, Babsy (Grange) and leadership race has lurched Paul Thibault, President this latest contribution “will German Chancellor not to attend European Derrick Smith, all of whom from one crisis to the next. of the Canadian Interna- permit the secretariat to Gerhard Schroeder, diplomatic events. (Re- were united with Mr Seaga Believed to be the Pearnel tional Development Agency better carry out its mandate meeting last Monday uters) about the vision we had Charles campaign’s biggest (CIDA) in the BVI made on behalf of the member with Zapatero in Spain, for Jamaica. Now we’re financial backer, Senator the announcement during governments of the OECS seeing a different kind of Norman Horne is now mull- his visit to Tortola in the (and) it is much-appreci- party where the leadership ing over his next step. British Virgin Islands for ated.” doesn’t really represent the Last week, in the middle the 40th Authority Meet- The delegation is now in majority of Jamaica. of the legal tug-of-war over ing of the OECS at which Grenada to get a first hand “This new Labour party the JLP delegates’ lists, he he and leaders of govern- view of the impact of Hur- has taken on a very brown announced his intention to ment, signed the five-year ricane Ivan on the social, face, a very uptown face, resign his JLP posts after OECS-CIDA Contribution economic and physical and I’m not sure that this the leadership elections. Agreement. infrastructure of the island is what the Jamaican people At first, he pointed to his “This new agreement dem- and to discuss CIDA’s plans need,” said Horne. business concerns as the onstrates Canada’s commit- for continued assistance. He indicated his sorrow primary reason for his early ment to the development (Caribbean Net News) 18 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 19 18 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 US/World 19

WA S H I N GT O N - - U . S . for a deal during the lame- At stake is the key recom- cess of negotiations through “The holdouts are a few Speaker Dennis Hastert of President George W. Bush, duck session of Congress mendation of the 10-member the weekend,” she said in a members of the major- Illinois, who is spearheading who opposed creation of the that starts this week. commission that investigated statement. ity in the House--Republican opposition to the Senate bill. Sept. 11 commission, may “The question we really the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks- But others, noting the members who are guided by Analysts say Bush may be have to confront his own have now is, `How serious -creation of a national failure of an earlier attempt Secretary of Defense Rums- concerned that creating a party in Congress if he wants is the president?’,” said intelligence director with to reach a compromise by feld, who continues to op- national intelligence director the panel’s main intelligence Norman Ornstein, political authority over America’s $40 the Nov. 2 election, expect pose reform,” Harman said with new sweeping powers reform recommendation en- analyst at the American En- billion intelligence budget. little headway without White on CBS’ “Face the Nation”. could throw spy operations acted this year, analysts and terprise Institute. In its best-selling report, the House intervention. If the Bush, who won reelection into turmoil at a time of war. officials say. “If he told the Republicans commission said a national effort fails again, they say, by campaigning on his lead- “In some ways it’s also like But as congressional ne- he wanted it done, or if he director with full budget au- there may not be enough ership in the war on terror, admitting a mistake, which gotiators worked into the gave a talk or a press briefing thority was needed to effec- momentum for reform when made intelligence reform a the president does not like to weekend to break a dead- and said ... `I don’t like this tively oversee an intelligence a new Congress begins in post-election priority by urg- do,” Ornstein said. lock over rival reform bills gridlock,’ it would happen,” community marred by huge January. ing congressional action af- from the Senate and House he said. “But I think there’s failures over the Sept. 11 at- “The ball’s in Bush’s court,” ter his victory over Democrat of Representatives, analysts no strong eagerness on the tacks, and later, Iraq. said a Democratic congres- John Kerry. “The president said Bush was unlikely to part of the White House to But a Senate reform mea- sional aide. “People are los- is very much committed to pressure Republican leaders do that.” sure that would create such a ing faith that this is going to getting intelligence reform position is opposed by House go forward.” done this year,” White Republicans who want power Rep. Jane Harman of House spokesman Scott Mc- kept in the hands of the Pen- California, top House Intelli- Clellan said last week. WASHINGTON0-A Re- tagon, which controls 80 gence Committee Democrat, But an administration of- publican senator who has percent of the intelligence said Bush must get Defense ficial who asked not to be questioned whether an budget. Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, identified gave no indica- abortion opponent could WA S H I N GT O N - -T h e The presence of Israeli Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine who would lose clout under tion that Bush was ready win approval to the U.S. Bush administration is pre- forces, and whether Israel Republican involved in the the bill, “to stand down on to pressure his own party’s paring with European al- will allow Palestinian vot- talks, said a deal could be this issue so that the will leadership in the House. Supreme Court must agree lies to help the Palestinian ing in East Jerusalem, reached when Congress of Congress and the 9-11 “It’s been our staff talking to back President George Authority organize January could dominate talks in returns this week. “Much of Commission can be imple- to their staff,” said John Fee- W. Bush’s nominees if he is elections and improve its Washington on Monday that will hinge on the suc- mented.” hery, spokesman for House to head the committee act- security forces to crack between Israeli Foreign ing on those nominations, down on terrorism, U.S. Minister Silvan Shalom and the Senate’s Republican officials and diplomats said U.S. Secretary of State Co- leader said. on Sunday. lin Powell. Republican Sen. Arlen The immediate priority, Besides election prepara- Specter of Pennsylvania, in they said, is getting fund- tions, plans being drawn up line to become chairman of ing, monitors and technical by the Bush administration the Senate Judiciary Com- assistance to the Palestin- and its European allies are mittee, has yet to make ians for the Jan. 9 presiden- expected to include a new a persuasive case that he tial elections to choose a assessment of how to help should head the panel, successor to Yasser Arafat, Palestinians’ reconstruc- Senate Majority Leader who died last week. tion and development. The Bill Frist said on “Fox News U.S. President George cash-strapped Palestinian Sunday”. The committee’s W. Bush is reconsidering Authority could receive actions in considering nom- redirecting millions of money from a World Bank inees for anticipated vacan- dollars in U.S. funding to trust fund--and from some cies during Bush’s second nongovernmental organi- countries directly--as re- term will help shape the zations to help prepare for forms are implemented, court’s balance of power. the elections and provide according to officials and “I would expect Chairman other support. As much documents. Specter, if it’s Chairman as $75 million already is in Officials said the effort Specter, to have a strong the pipeline for Palestinian would be spearheaded predisposition to support- programs, and a portion of through the Middle East File photo of U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney waving after his debate with John Edwards in ing that nominee sent over that could be used for the mediation “Quartet,” which Cleveland, Ohio on October 5, 2004. by President Bush,” Frist elections, congressional is made up of the United said. aides said. States, the United Nations, Specter, who supports Bush could also waive ex- the European Union and abortion rights, sparked a isting congressional restric- Russia. The group, which conservative furor by say- tions and provide U.S. aid produced a faltering peace ing after the Nov. 2 elec- directly to the Palestinians. “road map,” could meet as tion that Bush still lacked The United States also early as Nov. 22-23, officials WAS H I N GT O N - - U . S . per respiratory infection,” tor, to help regulate his enough Senate votes to is pressing Israel for steps said. Vice President Dick Reiner said in a statement. heartbeat, was implanted overcome Democratic at- that would make the elec- Washington and its part- Cheney, who has a history Walking toward his mo- in 2001. tempts to block on any tions easier to hold, such ners in Middle East peace of heart attacks, went to torcade as he departed Cheney spokeswoman nominees who would as pulling Israeli security efforts are considering ask- a Washington hospital on the hospital, Cheney told Mary Matalin said the vice overturn the Roe v. Wade forces back from certain ing the U.N. Security Coun- Saturday after experienc- reporters, “I feel fine.” president had developed a Supreme Court decision Palestinian population cil to back Israel’s plan to ing shortness of breath but With Cheney was his wife, cold after a post-election legalizing abortion. Bush is centers, officials said. “He withdraw from the Gaza later left for home and said Lynne, who said, “Sorry hunting trip from which expected to have a chance (Bush) needs to get the Strip and parts of the West he was fine. we ruined your Saturday. he returned on Thursday to fill multiple Supreme army of Israel out and send Bank. Bush and British Cheney, 63, has had a cold We’re great. Thank you.” night. He was well enough Court vacancies during civilian observers in order Prime Minister Tony Blair and aides said his cardiolo- Cheney has had four heart to go to work on Friday and his second term, and for to see true, genuine, fair said last week the plan will gist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, attacks, the first in 1978 participate in a full day of many in Bush’s conserva- elections taking place,” Pal- help jump-start negotia- advised him to visit George when he was 37 but none meetings during a visit to tive base, obtaining a court estinian cabinet minister tions on the so-called “road Washington University while he has been vice the White House by British that would overturn Roe v. Saeb Erekat told CNN. map” for peace. Hospital out of an abun- president. The most recent Prime Minister Tony Blair. Wade is a top priority. He urged the United Blair said on Sunday it dance of caution. was a mild one shortly after But he had a “very fleet- Many conservatives, who States and the Europeans would be “premature at Reiner later issued a the contested presidential ing” episode of shortness accused Specter of having to send nongovernmental the moment” for Bush to statement ruling out “any race in November 2000. of breath which Reiner a pro-choice “litmus test” organizations and teams appoint a special envoy to cardiac cause” of Cheney’s The vice president had wanted him to check out to for judicial nominees, have of election observers “im- the Middle East, though he symptoms and also ruled a stent--a permanent wire be on the safe side, Matalin urged Senate Republicans mediately to the West Bank held out hope of convening out pneumonia and lung mesh tube--implanted to said. “He’s Mr. Caution,” to disregard his seniority and Gaza in order to help an international confer- problems. “The vice presi- open an artery after his last Matalin said of the cardi- and reject him as Judiciary us.” ence. dent likely has a viral, up- heart attack. 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TEHRAN/VIENNA--Iran week ago. “We have reached to a possible trade deal--in pledged on Sunday to sus- a full agreement regarding return for Iran permanently pend its uranium enrichment all the issues mentioned in giving up any activities that programme to ease concerns the package,” he said. could be used to make bomb- that its nuclear programme is Iran, which denies U.S. ac- grade material. aimed at developing weap- cusations that it is secretly Rohani’s deputy Hossein ons, but warned that the developing atomic weapons, Mousavian told reporters freeze was only temporary. had held up a final deal by those talks would start on Hassan Rohani, Iran’s chief demanding that it be per- Dec. 15. However, questions nuclear negotiator, said the mitted to continue the early remain, as Iran has continued suspension would remain in stages of uranium conver- to insist that it will never give place as long as talks with sion. The EU rejected this up its “sovereign right” to the EU continued on a final idea. enrich uranium, even while resolution of the issue. “The suspension is what negotiating with the EU. “One hour ago we submit- the Europeans wanted, a full “We have accepted the sus- ted a letter to the IAEA,” one,” a diplomat close to the pension as a voluntary step Rohani told reporters after IAEA said. and it does not create any a meeting in Tehran with A diplomat close to the obligations for us,” Rohani’s Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani speaks with journalists after an officially meet- the ambassadors of Britain, IAEA said the arrival of deputy, Hossein Mousavian, ing with European Ambassadors at Saadabad palace in northern Tehran on Sunday. Germany and France, which the letter on Sunday meant told Iranian state television. have been negotiating with it would be included in a Iran for several weeks on be- crucial report, due to be re- half of the European Union. leased on Monday, summa- Receipt of the letter by the rising the IAEA’s two-year International Atomic Energy investigation of Tehran’s nu- Agency, the United Nations’ clear programme. Once con- nuclear watchdog, makes the firmed by IAEA inspectors scope and starting date of the on the ground, the freeze is suspension legally binding. likely to protect Iran from Iran’s U.N. ambassador, being reported to the U.N. Pirooz Hosseini, declined to Security Council for possible say when the freeze would economic sanctions when the take effect. “Tomorrow we IAEA board of governors will learn everything,” he meets on Nov. 25. told Reuters. The “EU Three” have said A senior EU diplomat close that, once the suspension be- to the talks said Iran had gins, they will discuss a pack- agreed to all points covered age of incentives with Iran-- in a preliminary agreement ranging from cooperation on hammered out in Paris a peaceful nuclear technology

LIMASSOL, Cyprus--A other evidence is irrefut- U.S. researcher on Sunday able,” he claimed. claimed he had found the At a news conference in lost civilisation of Atlantis the port city of Limassol, in the watery deep off Cy- Sarmast provided only prus--adding his theory to animated simulations of the a mystery which has baffled “hill”. explorers for centuries. Whether and where At- Robert Sarmast says a lantis existed has captured Mediterranean basin was imaginations for centuries. flooded in a deluge around According to ancient Greek 9,000 BC which submerged philosopher Plato, Atlantis a rectangular land mass he was an island nation where believes was Atlantis, lying an advanced civilisation 1.5 km beneath sea level be- developed some 11,500 tween Cyprus and Syria. years ago. Theories abound “We have definitely found as to why it disappeared, it,” said Sarmast, who led from Atlantis being hit by a a team of explorers 80 ki- cataclysmic natural disaster lometres (50 miles) off the to Greek mythology which south-east coast of Cyprus describes the civilisation earlier this month. as being so corrupted by Deep water sonar scanning greed and power that it was had indicated man-made destroyed by God. structures on a submerged Sceptics believe Atlantis hill, including a 3-kilome- was a figment of Plato’s tre-long wall, a walled hill imagination. summit and deep trenches, Sarmast says he was led to he said. But further explo- Cyprus by clues in Plato’s rations were needed, he dialogues. Plato’s reference added. to Atlantis lying opposite “We cannot yet provide the Pillars of Hercules--be- tangible proof in the form of lieved to be the Straits of bricks and mortar as the ar- Gibraltar--have often led tefacts are still buried under explorers to focus on either several metres of sediment, the Atlantic Ocean, Ireland but the circumstantial and or the Azores off Portugal. 22 International THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 23

FALLUJA, Iraq--After six The stench of the remains streets. days of intense combat hung heavy in the air, mixing The only sign of life was two against Falluja insurgents, with the dust. Iraqis standing in one street U.S. warplanes, tanks and Another body lay stretched desperately trying to salvage mortars have left behind a out on the next block, its some of their smashed be- shattered landscape of gut- head blown off, perhaps in longings. ted buildings, crushed cars one of the countless explo- As U.S. soldiers walked and charred bodies. sions which rent the city through neighbourhoods A drive through the city day and night for nearly a their allies in the Iraqi forces reveals a picture of utter week. Some bodies were so casually moved along dusty destruction, with concrete mutilated it was impossible streets past wires hanging houses flattened, mosques in to tell if they were civilians down from gutted buildings. ruins, telegraph poles blown or militants. They carried boxes of bottled over, power and phone lines Falluja, regarded as a place water up to the rooftops of hanging slack and rubble and with an independent streak upscale villas they now oc- human remains littering the where citizens even defied cupy. The Iraqi soldiers sat U.S. Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, patrol through rubble in empty streets. Falluja. U.S. officers say they have taken control of all Falluja in the offensive that killed more than 1,000 Sunni Mus- lim militants, foreign fighters and other insurgents. But their gains have turned large FALLUJA, Iraq--U.S. and phone lines hung uselessly. sion and we will stay here areas of the city to brick and Iraqi forces hunted rebels U.S. Marines swept tonight,” Red Crescent dust. in the devastated Iraqi city through a last rebel re- convoy leader Jamal al- “The only good muj is a of Falluja on Sunday as doubt in a southern quarter Karbouli told Reuters. dead muj,” said U.S. Marine fighting subsided after a fe- of the city that they see as a Allawi, who has vowed to Gunnery Sergeant Christo- rocious six-day-old assault. bastion for foreign fighters crush a raging insurgency pher Garza, using the slang Kidnappers who had loyal to al Qaeda ally Abu before elections in Janu- term for mujahideen (holy threatened to kill Prime Musab al-Zarqawi. “These ary, said Falluja had been warriors) as his Humvee Minister Iyad Allawi’s are pretty diehard. These cleared of rebels. “Falluja drove past a bloated, burned body. cousin, the cousin’s wife people down there are not is no longer a safe haven The northwest Jolan dis- and their daughter-in-law sniping or firing, but wait- for terrorists,” he told Al trict, once an insurgent if he did not call off the ing in their defences for the Iraqiya TV. “No doubt stronghold, looked like a Falluja offensive said they Marines coming to their there will also be clean-up ghost town after the assault. would release the two buildings. That’s when they operations for some nests. As Marines pointed their women, Al Jazeera televi- open fire,” Marine Colonel I don’t know how long this M-16 rifles down abandoned sion reported. Mike Shupp told Reuters at will take.” streets, they found remind- No help has reached ci- the hospital. He said on Saturday there ers of the days when parents vilians in Falluja since the Shupp said he had not had been no civilian casual- took their children to Fallu- assault began on Monday heard of any Iraqi civilians ties--contradicting accounts ja’s simple amusement park, and U.S. forces kept a being trapped inside the from residents inside the now deserted. Red Crescent aid convoy city and did not think there city, where intense violence There was no sign of the An Iraqi nurse treats 2 year-old child Mustafa Adnan, at a of seven trucks and ambu- were any, so the Red Cres- has halted medical services guerrillas who had scribbled Baghdad hospital, who lost a leg when his house in Falluja’s lances waiting at the main cent did not need to de- and made any independent graffiti along the walls of the Jolan district was shelled during fightings between U.S. hospital near a bridge over liver aid to civilians there. assessment impossible. park, encouraging Falluja’s forces and insurgents in the war-torn city on Sunday. the Euphrates River on the “There is no need to bring “Our situation is very 300,000 residents to join a edge of the city. supplies in because we have hard,” said one resident holy war against U.S.-led former leader Saddam Hus- up on the roofs staring down A Reuters correspondent supplies of our own for contacted by telephone in troops. “Long live the muja- sein at times, seemed lifeless. at the obliteration. hideen,” read the graffiti. The minarets of the city’s U.S. officers say they now who drove through the city the people. Now that the the central Hay al-Dubat Nothing could be further dozens of mosques stood only face a few pockets of saw utter destruction. Bod- bridge is open, I will bring neighbourhood. “We don’t from the truth as a small silent, no longer broadcast- resistance in the city, whose ies lay in the streets. Homes out casualties and all aid have food or water. My sev- convoy of U.S. Humvees ing the call to holy war that population fell by at least were smashed, mosques work can be done here.” en children all have severe moved through the centre so often echoed across the half in the days and weeks ruined, and power and tele- “We will wait for permis- diarrhoea. One of my sons of the city, pounded by air rooftops, inspiring fighters to proceeding the offensive. was wounded by shrapnel strikes, artillery and heavy join the insurgency. The only As a small convoy of Hum- last night and he’s bleeding, machineguns. Four bloated sound was the rumbling of vees moved back to position but I can’t do anything to and burned bodies lay on tank tracks. on the edge of the Jolan dis- help him.” the main street, not far from Restaurant signs were cov- trict, a rocket landed in the U.S. army tanks and soldiers. ered in soot. Sidewalks were sand about 100 feet away--a crushed by 70-tonne Abrams reminder that militants are tanks and rows of crumbling still out there somewhere, buildings stand on both sides even if the city that har- of deserted streets. boured them has fallen. Upscale homes with garages “God that landed right there. looked like they had been I heard it go right over our abandoned for years. Cars heads,” said Corporal Sam- lay crushed in the middle of uel Shoemaker. 22 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 International 23

DAMASCUS--Twenty from fighting but why and that it is time to condemning foreign in- State Richard Armitage international pressure. years ago Ahmed Shuk- we are still there this I leave Beirut alone. “I terference in Lebanon said last month. But both Beirut and Da- marra went to Lebanon can’t understand,” said have Lebanese relatives, and calling for foreign mascus have repeatedly as one of tens of thou- 43-year-old Shukmarra, I like Lebanon but not forces to withdraw, a Resolution 1559 said they will not accept sands of Syrian soldiers, who left the army and as much as I love Syria,” call the council repeated Inside Lebanon itself, outside interference in believing his presence now owns a clothes said 23-year-old student last month. Syria was many are fiercely critical Lebanese affairs and would help halt a shop. Khadijah Neaman. not mentioned by name of the influence Damas- that only they will de- civil war in Syria’s small The United States has “If staying in Lebanon in the resolution, but its cus wields over Beirut. cide when Syria should neighbour. imposed sanctions on will harm us then we role as the main power Parliament recently withdraw. Today he sees no rea- Syria, accusing Damas- should leave. It’s a logi- broker in Lebanon has changed the constitu- son why roughly 14,000 cus of supporting “ter- cal thing to do. Whether been openly criticised tion to allow pro-Syrian Not Worth Our Blood soldiers, part of a force rorist” organisations, Syrian troops are there by Security Council President Emile Lahoud “What is between the first deployed in 1976, insisting it should stop or not we will always members. to extend his term--a two countries is gov- should stay in Lebanon, controlling Lebanon be relatives and we will “I think that until Syria move which resolution erned by history, geog- particularly given in- and saying that it must always have a special re- makes up her mind to let 1559 tried to pre-empt- raphy, borders, people, creasing pressure from renounce weapons of lationship,” she said. Lebanon be Lebanon, -and a newly installed trade and everything,” Washington and the mass destruction. In September, the Unit- then the international government is seen as said Syrian political sci- United Nations for them Many Syrians feel that ed States and France community will continue having been chosen for ence professor Imad to withdraw. “We went interference in Lebanon drafted U.N. Security to focus on it,” U.S. its loyalty to Damascus. al-Shuaibi. there to stop Lebanese could work against Syria Council Resolution 1559 Deputy Secretary of Since resolution 1559, Shuaibi said those call- many Lebanese groups ing for a full withdrawal have spoken openly were only doing so to about the need for Da- pressure Syria, not out mascus to withdraw. of concern for Lebanon’s Others, including the right to sovereignty. Shi’ite Muslim guerrilla “What I have against group Hizbollah which this presence is that it’s GAZA--Yasser Arafat’s is backed by Damascus, a military one. It should interim successor escaped have argued that a Syr- have been a presence injury in a Gaza gunfight ian presence in Lebanon based on interests for triggered by hostile mili- is necessary to preserve two countries and based tants on Sunday as Pales- national unity and to on trust as well,” said tinian officials set Jan. 9 help resistance against Michael Kilo, a Syrian for elections to replace the Israel, which until 2000 opposition figure. “This late president and avert a occupied southern is not the case now.” feared power vacuum. Lebanon. Some Syrians see The clash at a mourning Some Syrians said the Lebanon as a weak tent set up for Arafat was Lebanese did not ap- country unable to cope the latest sign of factional preciate the benefits of alone and support their anarchy challenging would- their involvement, and government’s decision be moderate heirs to Arafat cited that as another to stay in Lebanon. who are favoured by Wash- reason why Syria should “History showed us that ington as potential peace- pull out. Lebanon can’t survive makers with Israel but lack “We have always helped without the help from a popular power base. them, but why would Syria, that is why we The incident began after we get ourselves into were one country,” said gunmen from Arafat’s trouble for people who merchant Ahmed al-Ali. splintered Fatah movement don’t like us and don’t For others the over- shouting “No to Abu Ma- Palestinians protect the new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) also known as Abu want us to be there?” riding concern is what Mazen, as gun shots are fired after he arrived to accept condolences for Yasser Arafat death, zen”--Abbas’s nickname-- said Najdat, a taxi driver. will happen to them if in Gaza, on Sunday. marched by him as he stood “When someone does Syria continues to defy outside the tent, paused not welcome you then international opinion. and began firing shots into office afterward. “There of the Palestine Liberation be held within the 60 days was chaos and there was Organisation, the highest set by law will be crucial why would you keep of- “We sacrificed our blood the air. The gunmen’s rifles fering help?” for that country, we lost were pointed upwards, not previous chaos (in Gaza), Palestinian decision-mak- to creating a democratic and perhaps that was one ing body, and is tipped as leadership with a mandate Syria redeployed some good men in that land at Abbas and Palestinian 3,000 troops in Septem- but the question is do officials said it was not an of the reasons leading to the presidential candidate to start reforms, tackle law- today’s events.” of Fatah. lessness and launch talks ber from the outskirts we have to loose more assassination attempt. of Beirut toward the blood for it? What for?” Members of Arafat’s Abbas is disliked by mili- Arafat’s death on Thurs- with Israel. tants because he advocates day at 75 left power in the “There will be free and border, a move analysts Shukmarra said. “I don’t presidential guard hustled said was aimed at easing think we should.” Abbas, 69, into the tent and a negotiated peace with uncertain hands of veteran direct elections to elect the threw him to the ground for Israel and has condemned deputies lacking the vast president of the Palestinian his safety as the militants suicide bombings and other popular stature that the National Authority on Jan. burst in. Chaos ensued as violence in a 4-year-old charismatic founder of 9, 2005,” interim president gunmen and bodyguards Palestinian uprising. He Palestinian nationalism Rawhi Fattouh told report- began shooting at each has been chosen chairman long enjoyed. Elections to ers. other. In the end, two body- guards lay dead and four other Palestinians were wounded, medics said. As gunfire blazed about him, Abbas was hustled to safety in his local office. The gunmen withdrew and no one was arrested. “We were paying con- dolences. Emotions were high. There was random gunfire and pushing in the crowd,” a calm-looking Abbas told reporters at his 24 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 25 24 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 International 25

KIGALI/NAIROBI--The are Muslim from fewer and Muslims in Africa risked veil that cloaks the head of than 12,000 in 1991 when going on a dangerous colli- Zafran Mukanwali is a mod- apartheid outlawed racial sion course over efforts to est symbol of a potentially interaction. convert new followers. dramatic shift in religious “The gap is closing and Relations seems to be affiliation in Africa. we are finding each other,” at their worst in Nigeria, The former Roman Catho- Sheik Thafir Najjar, who Africa’s most populous lic put down her rosary and heads the Cape Town-based country, where the two reli- embraced Islam a decade Islamic Council of South gions share roughly equally ago out of disgust with eth- Africa, says of reconciliation its population of 130 million nic murders committed by since the end of apartheid. people. Religious violence Catholics, including priests, Money helps. Islamic there has killed at least in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. non-governmental groups 5,000 people since 2000, “I realised that the Catho- in Africa, many backed by when 12 northern states lics do not practice what they Gulf oil cash, grew from predominantly inhabited by preach,” said the 22-year-old 138 in 1980 to 891 in 2000, Muslims established Islamic Tutsi, whose parents were more than twice the rate of Sharia law. among the 800,000 people increase in the total number A demonstration by Mus- butchered by extremist Hu- of Africa’s NGOs in the pe- lims in Nigeria’s northern tus. “When I realised that riod, says Mohammed Salim, city of Kano against the the people I was praying a Sudanese political scientist U.S. war in Afghanistan in with killed my parents, I de- at Leiden University in the October 2001 flared into cided to convert to Islam be- Netherlands. communal riots with at least cause Muslims saved many Muslims in Ivory Coast gather around a mosque to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr in the capital 200 people killed. lives and did not take part in Abidjan. Collision Course Kenyan historian Ali Maz- the killings.” Islam or Christianity, both rui says tensions have been Before 1994, Muslims com- well as “born again” forms of was hardly any Islam in Sier- East, Central and Southern proselytising religions that stirred in parts of Africa prised between 1 percent and Protestant Christianity, data ra Leone in the 1960s. Now Africa. are inherently competitive, after Sept. 11 as Washington 2 percent of the overwhelm- is scarce. it has a big following, and In South Africa, Islam is have long co-existed in Afri- demanded African nations ingly Catholic population in Hassan Mwakimako, who it’s getting bigger in each growing among blacks in a ca. Tensions between the two cooperate in a crackdown on Rwanda. Today that figure teaches religious studies generation,” said Amadou, country where 80 percent have been mitigated by the Muslim militants. is 5 percent, census returns at Nairobi University, says who also lived in Liberia for of the 45 million people are influential legacy of tolerant “The aftermath of Sept. 11, show. Muslim leaders say census surveys either do not 16 years. Christian. African traditional religions, 2001, may begin to under- the number of mosques has track religious affiliation, or He says the wars pursued Currently, less than 2 per- communal movements that mine the multiracial solidar- risen to 570 from 220. if they do, tend not to pub- by U.S. President George W. cent of South Africans, or have no ambitions to convert ity of post-apartheid South The shift is prompting lish it. Bush are powerful recruit- about 650,000 people, are humankind. Africa. It has already deep- new interest in Islam’s long, Ephraim Isaac, director ing tools for Islam in many Muslim, mostly members But the contest can be ened the cleavage between uneven spread elsewhere in of the Institute for Semitic parts of a continent with of the country’s Indian and violent, feeding sectarian- the Christian-led central sub-Saharan Africa, where Studies at Princeton Univer- long memories of 19th cen- Coloured (mixed-race) com- ism into wider conflicts such government of Tanzania in Christianity normally pre- sity, said there are estimates tury cooperation between munities. But the semi-au- as those in Sudan and Ivory Dar es Salaam and the over- dominates and indigenous but none are authoritative. European missionaries and tonomous Human Sciences Coast. A report by the Ro- whelmingly Muslim separat- faiths are in retreat. Those “There is a kind of statistical colonisers. “He (Bush) says Research Council (HSRC) man Catholic church as far ist islands of Zanzibar and who gauge political risk warfare with Islam said to be he’s a Christian and he does estimates 74,700 Africans back as 1990 said Catholics Pemba,” he said. are on alert for any sign of growing by leaps and bounds things to destroy people’s strain in the usually equable on one side, and growing lives and property who are relations between Christians Christianity, especially Pen- Muslims. Africans identify and Muslims south of the Sa- tecostalists and charismatics, with the victims of Bush, be- hara, and for any evidence of on the other,” said Isaac, an cause they suffered under the arrival of radical Islamic Ethiopian.”Statistics have the European colonisers, movements from the Middle influence. People like to be also Christians,” Amadou East. on the winning side.” said. But Bah Thierno Amadou, “In Uganda, Islam is grow- Statistical Warfare 36, a Sierra Leonian Muslim ing so fast. Every single min- While anecdotal evidence living in Madagascar, has no ute we are getting people suggests a growth in the doubt his religion is on the converting,” says Sheik Ha- proportion of sub-Saharan march. “More Africans are run Sengooba of the Union Africans embracing Islam, as converting to Islam. There of Muslim Councils for

CAIRO--Egypt plans to whether he died normally or stone coffin. Archaeolo- X-ray the mummy of Tut- was he killed.” gists last opened the coffin ankhamun to find out what The mummy would be in 1968, when an X-ray re- killed the king who ruled moved by the end of Novem- vealed a chip of bone in his Egypt more than 3,000 years ber and the CAT scan, which skull. That fuelled specula- ago and died while only a will produce a three-dimen- tion that a blow to the head teenager. sional X-ray of his remains, had killed the king, whose Archaeologists will move completed by the end of the high priest and army com- Tutankhamun’s body from year, he said. mander have been singled its tomb, which was discov- Tutankhamum’s treasures, out as chief suspects. ered packed with treasure in including a stunning gold “No one has seen the mum- 1922, to Cairo for tests which mask which covered the my since 1968,” Hawass said. should resolve the mystery head of his mummy, were The three-dimensional x- over whether he died natu- removed from the tomb in ray of what appears to be a rally or was murdered. Luxor’s Valley of the Kings fracture would show whether “We will know about any by British archaeologist it had been caused by a blow diseases he had, any kind of Howard Carter. They are to the head, said Brando injuries and his real age,” usually on show in the Cairo Quilici, a film maker with Egyptian antiquities chief Museum. National Geographic, which Zahi Hawass told Reuters. But his mummified remains is partly sponsoring the re- “We will know the answer to were left in the tomb in a search. 26 International THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 27

AMSTERDAM--Dutch The prime minister was tacks on mosques and Mus- Prime Minister Jan Pe- given a bunch of tulips from lim schools by right-wing ter Balkenende visited a the Netherlands’ Turkish radicals and revenge attacks mosque on Sunday and community, part of a large on churches and Christian urged dialogue amongst Muslim minority which schools by Islamic militants. different communities in makes up 6 percent of the A Muslim school was dam- the Netherlands after a Dutch population. “The aged by a bomb on Monday, wave of sectarian attacks in tulip is originally a Turkish another set ablaze on Tues- a country once known for its flower, but also a symbol of day and a Catholic school in tolerance. the Netherlands. With this Eindhoven was destroyed by The Netherlands has seen we want to indicate that fire on Wednesday. an upsurge in violence we feel at home here,” a Prosecutors said prelimi- since outspoken filmmaker representative of the Turk- nary investigations into a Theo van Gogh was shot ish community was quoted fire that destroyed a small and stabbed to death by a as saying by Dutch news mosque on Saturday in Hel- suspected Islamic militant agency ANP. den showed it was a case of as he cycled to work on Nov. Arsonists threw two mo- arson, but no one had been 2. There have been at least lotov cocktails into a non- arrested. 20 tit-for-tat arson attacks denominational secondary Dutch Immigation Minister on mosques, churches and school in the south of the Rita Verdonk held “small schools since Van Gogh was country late on Saturday, groups” responsible for the killed, several of them in the but did not cause damage spiral of attacks and said the south of the country where or injuries, police said. It Muslim community should Balkenende spoke at the was not clear if the attack on help prevent youths being Fatih mosque in Eindhoven. the Heerlen-based Emma drawn to militancy. “We are Speaking to an audience college was linked to recent busy setting up a network of of about 200 people during attacks on religious targets. people in a position of trust the Eid al-Fitr festival mark- “There is no indication of who can be consulted when ing the end of the Muslim a connection with the cur- youths are seen frequenting fasting month of Ramadan, rent situation in the country, the wrong kind of people,” Balkenende urged Dutch but we are not excluding it she said on news programme people to unite regardless of either,” police spokesman Buitenhof. belief, background or their Jack van Kleef said. “We also have to be stricter history. Van Gogh had enraged with people who come to “We must keep talking to some Muslims with a film the Netherlands and want to each other. All well meaning accusing Islam of promoting recruit people for the jihad people need each other in violence against women. His (holy war),” she said. the Netherlands,” he said. murder has prompted at-

FiremenFiremen tackletackle a a blaze blaze following following an an illegal illegal rave rave in Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, on Sunday on Sunday..

AMSTERDAM--Dutch The fire, now under con- breathing problems,” said police arrested the organ- trol, broke out between 7 Fire Brigade spokesman iser of an all-night rave in a.m. and 8 a.m. when sev- Kees Jongh. an Amsterdam warehouse eral hundred party-goers A thick column of smoke where a blaze killed one were still inside the build- could be seen from many and injured six on Sunday. ing at an industrial estate parts of Amsterdam. Fire Police is still investigating occupied by squatters. The fighters were at the scene the cause of the fire, but ex- 30-year-old party organiser with 15 fire engines and cluded any link with a wave was detained and suspected other vehicles. of at least 20 arson attacks of culpable homicide. Raves are popular in Neth- on mosques, churches and “The firemen found one erlands, often filling an en- schools since outspoken deceased victim inside. Six tire stadium with more than Dutch filmmaker Theo van have been taken to hospital 10,000 party-goers. Gogh was killed. with severe burns as well as 26 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Business 27

NEW YORK--Stock groove is expected to est reading on inflation high. Even the lagging the coming week. Four on tap this week include: investors this week extend into this week. for October, data on Dow Jones industrial av- of the Dow’s 30 compo- Lowe’s Cos. Inc., Home should get more clues on Yet the robust buying U.S. factory activity, and erage moved back onto nents are on the earn- Depot’s rival and the whether the bull market remains subject to the leading economic indi- positive ground for the ings calendar. second-largest home has long enough legs to geopolitical aftershocks cators from the Confer- year--for the first time Wal-Mart, the discount improvement retailer, drive gains to year end, of Yasser Arafat’s death- ence Board all expected since June. king and the world’s early on Monday; de- as many market pros -particularly if there is in the coming week. “It will be important to biggest retailer, and partment-store chain now expect. an effect on crude oil The broad market, as see if the market follows Home Depot Inc., the J.C. Penney Co. Inc. Equities have been on prices. Earnings from a measured by the Stan- the breakout strength world’s biggest home early on Tuesday; Ap- a tear since the election few remaining corporate dard & Poor’s 500 Index, of the last week-and- improvements retailer, plied Materials Inc., the returned Wall Street’s bigshots, including Wal- is up about 4.8 percent a-half,” said Charles are scheduled to report world’s largest maker of preferred candidate, Mart Stores Inc., also in November, putting it Blood, equity strategist earnings before Tues- chipmaking tools, late President Bush, to the will set the tone. on track to be the larg- at Brown Brothers Har- day’s stock market open. on Wednesday, and Gap White House, with no More reports on the est monthly rise of 2004. riman. “It ought to be After Tuesday’s clos- Inc., the largest U.S. contested balloting U.S. economy’s health On Friday, the S&P 500 able to hold its own, and ing bell, computer and specialty apparel - or attacks. The bull’s will pour in, with the lat- struck a fresh three-year make some progress. printer maker Hewlett- er, late on Thursday. Nothing in the data Packard Co. will release Much of the economic would suggest that there quarterly results. data on this week’s menu are some crucial num- On Thursday, Walt covers last month. As a bers that would blow the Disney Co. is scheduled whole, it is not expected market off course.” to report earnings after to send shock waves Tom McIntyre, chief the closing bell. through the market. portfolio manager at Others with earnings McIntyre, Freedman & Flynn, a Cape Cod, Massachusetts, manager of around $125 million, said, “The market doesn’t want to go down. You are going to see that continue because some money managers are running out of time. They are behind the av- erages. I think money is going to get put to work between now and the end of the year.” For the week, the blue- Merck & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Gilmartin is shown at a press conference chip Dow gained 1.46 September 30. percent, the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite New York Times: Index climbed 2.28 per- cent, and the S&P 500 rose 1.54 percent. For the year, the Dow is up 0.8 percent, the Nasdaq is up 4.1 percent, and NEW YORK--Top execu- colon polyps. Merck’s stock and rejected in 2000, the the S&P 500 is up 6.5 tives at pharmaceutical gi- has fallen almost 38 per- company might not have percent. ant Merck & Co. Inc. de- cent since. detected Vioxx’s risks any The quarterly earnings cided in May 2000 against According to the Times re- sooner. season winds down, with developing a study to test port, based on what it called “Merck wasn’t dragging its retailers’ report cards directly whether its Vioxx a detailed reconstruction of feet,” said Kenneth C. Fra- the dominant trend in painkiller drug might pose Merck’s handling of Vioxx, zier, the company’s general a heart risk, The New York Merck scientists wondered counsel. “It’s pretty hard Times reported on Satur- in May 2000 whether a for me to imagine that you day. study to determine Vioxx’s could have done this more Just two months after cardiovascular risks, which quickly than we did.” results from a clinical might have required as The U.S. Food and Drug trial suggested concerns the many as 50,000 patients, Administration, which popular anti-arthritis drug was even possible. The Merck consulted, also might cause a higher risk of Times reported that a slide agreed that designing a trial heart attacks, company sci- prepared for a meeting of to specifically assess Vioxx’s entists questioned whether top executives said: “At cardiovascular risks would a focused trial was possible present, there is no com- have been difficult and, un- and marketing executives pelling marketing need for less constructed to provide apparently feared one such a study. Data would benefits to patients, would would undermine sales, the not be available during the have been unethical as well, Times reported in an article critical period. The implied the paper said. on its Web site. message is not favorable.” The FDA recently pub- Merck recalled Vioxx on Merck executives said this lished a study estimating Sept. 30 this year after a week the company acted Vioxx could have caused separate long-term clinical responsibly, voluntarily about 28,000 heart attacks trial already under way in withdrawing Vioxx as soon or deaths since it was ap- 2000 showed it doubled as it had clear evidence the proved in 1999. An estimat- the risk of heart attack and drug was harmful. They ed 20 million Americans strokes in patients who had said that even if they had have taken Vioxx. taken it for over 18 months conducted the type of study to prevent recurrence of they discussed internally 28 Opinion THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 29 By Charles Krauthammer erendums were held, Bush increased his vote by less WASHINGTON -- In 1994, than he did in the 39 states when the Gingrich revolu- that did not have the refer- tion swept Republicans into endum. The great anti-gay power, ending 40 years of chauvinism, puritanism and the morality of pre-emptive variously described at 33 the economy. surge was pure fiction. Democratic hegemony, the religious fanaticism” in their war. The way to logically pit percent, and moral values at Ah, yes. But the fallback is This does not deter the mainstream press needed to unfailing drive to “summon this class of issues against 22 percent -- i.e., they are at then to attribute Bush’s vic- myth of the Bigoted Chris- account for this inversion of our nasty devils.” the others would be to pit it least a third less salient than tory to the gay marriage ref- tian Redneck from dominat- the Perfect Order of Things. Whence comes this fable? against other classes: “war the others. erendums that pushed Bush ing the thinking of liberals, A myth was born. Explained With President Bush in- issues” or “foreign policy And we know that this is over the top, particularly in and from infecting the the USA Today headline: creasing his share of the issues” (Iraq plus terrorism) the real ranking. After all, Ohio. blue-state media. They need “Angry White Men: Their vote among Hispanics, Jews, and “economic issues” (jobs, the exit poll is just a single This is more nonsense. their moral superiority like votes turned the tide for the women (especially married taxes, health care, etc.). poll. We had dozens of polls George Bush increased his oxygen, and cannot have it GOP.” women), Catholics, seniors If you pit group against in the run-up to the election vote in 2004 over 2000 by cut off by mere facts. And so Overnight, the revolution and even African-Americans, group, moral values comes that showed that the chief an average of 3.1 percent once again they angrily claim of the Angry White Male on what does this victory-of- in dead last: war issues at concerns were the war on nationwide. In Ohio the in- the moral high ground, while became conventional wis- the-homophobic-evangelical 34 percent, economic issues terror, the war in Iraq and crease was 1 percent -- less standing in the ruins of yet dom. In the 10 years before rest? than a third of the national another humiliating electoral the 1994 election, there were Its origins lie in a single average. In the 11 states in defeat. 56 Nexis mentions of angry question in the Election Day which the gay marriage ref- white men in the media. In exit poll. The urban myth the next seven months there grew around the fact that were more than 1,400. “moral values” ranked high- At the time, I looked into est in the answer to Question this story line -- and found J: “Which ONE issue mat- not a scintilla of evidence tered most in deciding how Dear Sir, came out of Africa such a to support the claim. None- you voted for president?” I can well understand that short time ago. theless, it was a necessary It is a thin reed upon which Messrs James and York are I admit that I am not invention, a way for the to base a General Theory angry and frightened by perfect, but do try to en- liberal elite to delegitimize of the ’04 Election. In fact, the enormous changes in courage my children to be a conservative victory. And it is no reed at all. The way St. Maarten over the last class and colour blind in even better, a way to assuage the question was set up, decades. All people want to the hope of a better tomor- their moral vanity: You never moral values was sure to be live in communities of like- row. It must be very hard to lose because your ideas are ranked disproportionately minded folk, who share the see the cream being taken sclerotic or your positions high. Why? Because it was same history, language, cul- by incomers, but if it is any retrograde, but because your a multiple-choice question tural values etc. We are all consolation, it is happen- opponent appealed to the and moral values cover a tribal people who would by ing everywhere. Millions baser instincts of mankind. group of issues, while all the choice discriminate against of people are on the move Plus ca change ... Ten other choices were individual years and another stunning issues. Chop up the alterna- those who are different. all over the world. In the Democratic defeat later, and tives finely enough, and mor- That is why we have law; U.K. the millionaires’ list liberals are at it again. The al values is sure to get a bare to restrain our grosser in- is full of Patels and oth- Angry White Male has been plurality over the others. stincts. The law says that ers who arrived within my transmuted into the Bigoted Look at the choices: all legally documented, law lifetime from Bangladesh, Christian Redneck. -- Education, 4 percent abiding citizens must have India etc. In the post-election analyses, -- Taxes, 5 percent equal rights. To give more The truth is that immi- the liberal elite, led by the -- Health Care, 8 percent rights to any section of soci- grants are insecure, often holy trinity of The New York -- Iraq, 15 percent ety over any other is to start persecuted and so work Times -- Krugman, Fried- -- Terrorism, 19 percent on the slippery slope that harder than people who man, and Dowd -- just about -- Economy and Jobs, 20 ends in race or class war- feel safe and are surround- lost its mind denouncing the percent fare. This has been proven ed by family and friends. return of medieval primi- -- Moral Values, 22 percent countless times throughout An organisation that exists tivism. As usual, Maureen “Moral values” encom- history. to help a certain section of Dowd achieved the highest passes abortion, gay mar- Surely we all believe society, funded by its mem- level of hysteria, cursing the riage, Hollywood’s influence, in Martin Luther King’s bers, is a fine thing, as long Republicans for pandering the general coarsening of dream that one day all men as it does not seek to per- to “isolationism, nativism, the culture, and, for some, will look at their neighbour, vert the law to its members’ no matter what his creed or advantage. colour, and say and believe I rest my case. that “Yes, he truly is my brother.” After all, we all William Slayter 28 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Opinion 29

Dear Mr. Editor, none, put their natives many artists etc. and on To the nameless author of open letter, you accused going to do that, by a coup With St. Martin’s Day first. They are even en- this island, but remem- the open letter to commis- Commissioner Laveist of d’etat? Because most of just passed, I have a few couraged to do all that ber that 50 years ago, sioner Laveist in The Daily changing procedure to fit you can’t vote! Should a St. questions which I would is necessary to see that this island had 2,000 Herald of November 9, and feed his ego and of Maartener go to any other like to air in your news- this happens; in fact to people on the Dutch side threatening a mass exodus, creating a xenophobic na- Caribbean island and dis- paper. ensure that they do not and 3,000 on the French the Nationalist says good tion. These slanderous and respect the authorities like 1. Why is it that each end up in the same situ- side, a grand total of riddance! libellous statements are you have done, I shudder to time a St. Martiner vents ation as St. Martin. Why 5,000 people, Check all The analogy between completely baseless, and think of the consequences his or her frustration at are we not allowed to do other island populations people from other Carib- could land you in front of for that stupid person. But feeling overwhelmed the same? Why should and count the amount of bean islands working in St. a judge! St. Maarten is not we run a civilised society and considered a minor- it be our young people “culture” you have per Maarten and Moses and the a banana republic dictator- here and freedom of speech ity at home, so many non who have to leave, while 5,000 people. children of Israel is a base- ship. Procedures can only is tolerated. St. Martiners are ready more and more people Along with which, those less one. Commissioner be changed by collective All that you are trying to take that person arrive here every day? were the days when peo- Laveist is no Egyptian decisions of the Executive to do with your malicious down? Why are non St. Why should we not be ple left every island, and Pharaoh holding Caribbean Council, and not by any one open letter is to stir up eth- Martiners so insecure allowed to enjoy some of not only St. Maarten, to people in bondage and commissioner. nic strife among the people about the fact that they what has brought these look for work. It remains forcing them to make bricks You came in the thou- on our peaceful island. But are just that, a non St. 100 nationalities to our a fact that St. Martin is without straw. sands, worked and lived you got the wrong address, Martiner? shores? only 37 square miles and Whom were you referring illegally. Government of- Moses. Part the Caribbean 2. Why is it that so much 3. Why are we the ones no matter what, it can- to when you wrote, “There fered you amnesty – not Sea and start your mass yelling and scream- to hear that we have no not support the rest of is none among you that can once, but twice – and now exodus tomorrow. And ing takes place when culture, no this, no that, the world. Not even the claim four generations of that you think that your good riddance! for once a politician is no that, no the other. United States has been people born on this island”? anchors catch, you can bold enough to say St. Culture is the way you able to do that. This hate-filled statement walk around threatening Joseph R. Brooks Martiners first? All the live day in and day out. reveals the true nature of to throw commissioners Caribbean islands, bar Maybe there were not Diane Hodge your problem. Your anger out of office. How are you is with the people born on this island. Your wrath is directed at Commissioner Laveist because he is try- ing to get jobs for locals and you are afraid that this genuine endeavour may be at your so-called Caribbean people’s expense. What contributions to this society are you talk- ing about? The constantly long lines at Western Union are evidence that the only contributions that you make are the US dol- lars that you send back to your respective islands. The hollow claim that “you and your parents worked and sweated on this island to make it what it is today” reeks of nothing less than hot air. Did you work and sweat for nothing? Didn’t you make more money in one month than you could have earned in one entire year in your islands? Your simple and stupid remarks about the commis- sioner being hypocritical for knowing “of the abuses In- dian nationals endure at the hands of their masters” are ridiculous. Rumors of these practices have circulated in the community – long before the tenure of Com- missioner Laveist began – for years, but no Indian national has ever come for- ward to provide the author- ities with concrete proof of such abuses. Furthermore, what does this have to do with Commissioner Laveist and work permits? Numerous times, in your 30 Comics THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Community 31

By Linda C. Black Today’s Birthday (Nov. 15). A voyage of a thousand miles begins not just with one step. Before you launch, you need to do lots of preparation and prac- tice. That’s what this year is about. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) - Today is a 5 - An official reminds you of restrictions you may have forgotten, or simply ignored. Actually, you’ll get a whole lot farther ahead playing by the rules.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) - Today is a 7 - A question comes up that requires you to go outside to find the answer. This may be annoying, but probably isn’t life-threatening. Enjoy.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) - Today is a 7 - The ques- tion now is, what do you need and what can you do without? Be honest, so you don’t waste good money on stuff that’s superfluous.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) - Today is an 8 - You’ll be up against a critic, wherein you’ll have to defend your position. Hopefully you’re well prepared with your own experience.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 - A job you’ve been avoiding, and with good reason, won’t be de- nied. If you really can’t bring yourself to do it, hire somebody who can.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 - Connect with people who can help you figure out what to do next. A good planner and a hard worker are more than welcome on your team. You keep track of the details.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 - Count your earnings and make some plans about how you’re go- ing to spend them. Change something at home that’s been bothering you. That’ll be a good investment.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - The farther you go, the more you can see there still is to learn about. Do the research, even if it’s a little scary at first.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) - Today is a 6 - Go after the money that you’ve been promised, even if it’s hard. Persistence pays, both figuratively and literally.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - Your wisdom and perseverance are obvious to others. You’re tough, and even when wounded, you always come back swinging. Take the credit.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) - Today is a 5 - OK, get back to business now and re-assess your systems. Do some fine-tuning with new information and materi- als you’ve collected.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) - Today is an 8 - You can give comfort to friends, if you will, simply by being yourself. Reach out to somebody who’s hurting. It means a lot, although he or she will never ask. 30 Comics THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Community 31 Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm. Thursday and Friday afternoons at the John Cooper/Jose Lake Admission: US $1.00 (a donation for the park). Sr. Ballpark. Contact President Gabriel Brown for additional Free parking. Call 548-3723 or 544-5189 for more information. information.

Sunday, December 19 SNBF invitation 4th ANNUAL PUDDING, TART & GUAVABERRY PUNCH The St. Martin Nation Building Foundation (SNBF) invites all CONTEST. interested persons to become involved in the work of the SNBF. Organised by the Department of Arts and Culture. There are various ways open for such participation. Young Place: Waterfront in Marigot. people are especially invited get involved in the setting up of Persons interested in participating or in serving as a judge an “SNBF junior Nation Builders wing”. For more information should call: 0590.51-19-05 contact any of the following Board-members: Leopold James, President - Tel 544-3512; Alvin York, secretary - Tel 547-0361; and Recaldo Romney, Treasurer - Tel 542-3826.

NOTICES Extra Lessons BWP General Meeting tonight Palm Art School is registering children ages 4-15 for homework The Board of the Business & Professional Women Association supervision, extra lessons in Dutch, English and Math. The Dear Queenie, invites members of the association and prospective members to classes start from 1:00 to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. For infor- My dad is in prison and I don’t know when he will be com- their general meeting on Monday, November 15 at the Philips- mation call 523-2485. ing home. I don’t know what to tell people when they ask me burg Jubilee Library. The meeting starts at 7:30pm sharp. about him, like where is he or what does he do for a living. Bookmobile Schedule Queenie, what should I say when people ask these kinds of Workshop on Dyslexia The new Visit Schedule for the Bookmobile: Friday afternoons questions?—Embarrassed St. Maarten ASCD in collaboration with the University of St. 3:00 to 3:30pm Dutch Quarter (Zorg en Rust) 3:45 to 5:00pm Martin is organising a workshop on Dyslexia by Dr. Meredith Belvedere Community Center. Dear Embarrassed, Carter on Wednesday, November 17 at the university of St. Christmas Market Whatever you decide to do, do not lie about your father. Martin at 7:00pm. Participants will view and participate in two Philipsburg Jubilee Library announces the start of their Christ- This is a small island and sooner or later the person will find dyslexia programmes. For more information call 548-4183. mas Market preparation. Persons interested in selling craft, art, out the truth. Then they will know that you lied and you will cakes etc. are urged to contact the library 542-2970. have two things to be embarrassed about: your father’s im- Raffle postponed The NAGICO Spurs Netball Club informs all patrons that its prisonment and your own lies. Choir Practice You don’t have to answer people’s questions if you don’t fundraising raffle has been postponed and will now be drawn on December 18. Risen Christ Church of Reward is signing up committed adults want to, but if you don’t, they will probably become even and children for their choir for the planned Christmas Musical. more curious. The best thing to do is to tell the truth as Car Raffle postponed Registration for adults starts Thursday evening at 7:30 and prac- briefly as possible. For example, you could say, “My father The St. Maarten Guyanese Foundation regrets to inform the tice starts just after that. Youngsters 12 to 19 can sign up with the did something bad and had to go to jail for it. I am sure he public that the drawing of its Grand Diwali Car Raffle originally youth choir on Saturday morning 11:00am, practice will be from will do better when he comes home.” scheduled for November 12 has been postponed. The raffle for 11:00am to 12:00pm. If you don’t want to say even that much, or if the person is one Hyundai Getz motorcar will now be drawn during the last GED Tutorials so rude as to ask more questions, just say, “I’d rather not talk week of February 2005. about it,” and walk away if they persist. Community Tutorial Foundation in Dutch Quarter is offering Jamaican Hurricane Ivan Relief Fund GED tutorials to prepare students for the December 6, 2004 The Jamaican Social and Heritage Foundation wishes to remind exams. For information call 556-3300 or 554-3409. persons interested in donating monies to the “Jamaican Hur- ricane Ivan Relief Fund 2004” may still do so at any of the local Windward Islands Bank branches. The account No. is 103-981- 500.

“The Law in Focus” for November EVENTS On Thursday, November 18 and 25 Social Insurance will be dis- cussed with the head of SVB, Mr. R. Willemsberg. Saturday, November 20 The Law in Focus is a weekly educational program aired every VARIETY CONCERT Thursday from 9:00-10:00pm on Channel 15, St. Maarten Cable Organized by Home Away From Home Taking Care of the TV, and on Monday nights from 7:00-7:30 on cable TV Saba and Golden Age Foundation featuring the Royal Anguilla Police Statia. Community Brass Band. Place: Dutch Quarter Community Centre. Safe Haven Online & on Hotline Time: 7:30pm Safe Haven can now be reached online via MSN messenger Price: US$10 OR NAf. 20 and Yahoo messenger. To contact us you must download ei- Tickets available from foundation members. Funds received will ther of the following messengers, by going to www.msn.com or help with Senior Citizens third annual cruise. messenger.yahoo.com and adding us to your contact list by typ- ing the appropriate email address [email protected] Sunday, November 21 m or [email protected]. We are online from 8:30am HARVEST PROGRAMME to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. Contact us for confidential assist- Organised by the pastor and members of Bethel Methodist ance, information and online counselling services. Our hotline Church in Colombier, starting at 3:00pm. The general public is number remains the same 333. invited to attend. Your presence will be highly appreciated. A small donation will be collected. Looking for talent Radio Calypso is searching for talented Hip Hop and Break Saturday, December 4 Dancers to participate in an up-coming show. For information FUNDRAISING WALK-A-THON call 00590-690-755202. Organised by the PTA of Sister Borgia Elementary School. Time: 5:00am – 7:30am Parking at the Library Price: US $6.00 per person (Includes breakfast) The Philipsburg Jubilee Library makes know that their parking Route: Sr. Borgia School – Cannegieter Road- Sundial School lot will be opened only to users of the library; all other vehicles – Walter Nisbeth Rd. – Sucker Garden Road – Becky Hill – Mid- will be towed away. dle Region – Arch Road – Sucker Garden Rd. – Walter Nisbeth Rd. & back to Sr. Borgia School. Classical Ballet Lessons for Children Tickets available at the school and from parents. Children from age 5 can sign up for Classical Ballet lessons at Port de Plaisance on Thursdays at 3:00pm. For more informa- Saturday, December 4 tion call Maryline on 544-4155 or 00590 690 378542. YOUNG ARTISTS CHRISTMAS RECITAL Organised by the Presto Talent Education Foundation. It will Annual Soualouiga Drum Festival 2005 be an open air concert by Dennis Tjon & students featuring All interested drum groups, Majorettes, Scouts etc. from St. solo and four hands piano, choir, recorder group and audience Maarten/St. Martin and the neighbouring islands are urged to participation. register for the festival which will be held on March 12 & 13, Place: Emilio Wilson Park, L.B.Scott Road (across from the 2005 under the sponsorship of the Soualouiga Jump Up Brass ballpark) Band. Registration forms are available at the Philipsburg Com- Time: 7:00pm sharp. munity Center. For more information call Youmay at 524-1976 Admission: Free. or Dinaida at 553-2286.

Sunday, December 12 Selection practice, Girls Softball ART IN THE PARK – ST. MAARTEN’S ART FAIR In preparation for the Fourth Eastern Caribbean Region Girls Featuring local artists. Softball Tournament scheduled for February 4-6, 2005, the St. Place: Emilio Wilson Historic & Cultural Park, L.B. Scott Road Martin Pony Softball League announces that selection prac- (across from the Ball Park). tice with Coach Christine will take place as follows: Tuesday, 32 People THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 33

LOS ANGELES--Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard, whose criminal lifestyle and strange behavior overshadowed his work as one of the founding members of rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and died in New York on Satur- day, his record label said. The artist, whose real name was Russell Jones, was found in a recording studio complaining of chest pains, a source told Reuters. Para- medics were called but were unable to save him. A label spokeswoman said the cause of death was unknown. Jones, 35, had a history of drug abuse. But a spokesman said he was clean at the time of his death and had been taking court-mandated drug tests. “Russell inspired all of Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard, whose criminal lifestyle and us with his spirit, wit, and strange behavior overshadowed his work as one of the found- tremendous heart,” said a ing members of rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and statement from Roc-A-Fella died in New York, on Saturday. Records, the label founded by rapper Jay-Z. “The world Big Baby Jesus, the latter possession of crack cocaine, has lost a great talent, but moniker inspired by his he reportedly asked the we mourn the loss of our belief that “I always been police to “make the rocks friend.” Jesus.” disappear” because it would In the hip-hop genre, where He was released from a New hurt his standing as a role many performers attract the York state prison in early model. During one of his attention of the law and most 2003 after serving almost many court appearances, he spare no expense flaunting three years for drug offenses called a female prosecutor a their extravagant lifestyles, and probation violation, and “sperm donor.” Jones was in a class of his subsequently received treat- His rap sheet also included own. ment at a mental hospital. arrests for making terrorist Jones fathered 13 children, His life on parole was filmed threats, wearing a bullet- according to Blender maga- for a documentary broadcast proof vest, and involvement zine. His other stage names by music cable channel VH1. in a shootout with police. included Dirt McGirt and Following a 1999 arrest for In 1998, he stormed the stage during the live telecast of the Grammy Awards to TV 15 (local) St. Maarten Cable TV complain that Wu-Tang Clan should have won a prize Local time Programme in part because he went to Monday, November 15 the trouble of buying an 8:00am Replay AVS Week in Review expensive new outfit. Jones, 9:00am Caribbean Newsline 6:00pm Best Bites who was born in the New 6:30pm Island Life Destinations York borough of Brooklyn, 7:00pm GIS Bulletin co-founded Wu-Tang Clan 7:30pm AVS News with cousins Gary Grice (aka 7:58pm Medical Edge GZA) and Robert Diggs 8:00pm Music Videos 8:30pm Oral Gibbes Live (aka RZA) in 1992. 9:30pm Westwood Park With the personnel clock- 10:00pm St. Maarten Lottery ing in at nine members, the 10:05pm Rising Stars group released its debut 11:00pm AVS News album, “Enter the Wu-Tang 11:30pm Caribbean Newsline (36 Chambers),” the follow- ing year and it peaked at No. BVN (Dutch/Flemish) TV 41 on the U.S. pop album Channel 46 St. Maarten Cable TV charts. Its 1997 follow-up, “Wu-Tang Forever,” boast- Local times Programme Monday, November 15 ing some bizarre ranting by 11:00am NOS Journaal Jones, debuted at No. 1. 11:05am Tik tak Members of the loosely 11:10am Sesamstraat knit group engaged in solo 11:25am Stoffer en klip projects, with Jones’ first 11:30am Ruilen 11:45am Het Klokhuis effort, “Return to the 36 12:00pm Gewe(e)st Chambers,” peaking at No. 7 12:25pm Blokken in early 1995. In 1999, “Nigga 12:50pm Sinterklaas Journaal Please” peaked at No. 10. A 1:00pm + 7:00pm Thuis spokesman said Jones had 1:25pm + 7:25pm Keuringsdienst van waarde 1:50pm + 7:50pm De rode loper almost completed a new 2:10pm + 8:10pm VRT Journaal album. 2:50pm + 8:50pm Twee Vandaag In addition to his children, 3:30pm + 9:30pm NOS Journaal Jones is survived by his 3:50pm + 9:50pm Weerbericht mother, Cherry Jones, who 3:55pm + 9:55pm De grootste Nederlander finale 5:45pm + 11:45pm Nova/Den Haag Vandaag said in a statement that her 6:25pm + 12:25am NOS Sportjournaal son was the “kindest, most 6:40pm + 12:40am Man bijt hond generous soul on Earth.” 32 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 People 33

ROME--Talent isn’t re- not only going to get free triumphed. “People of dif- quired, but screams, cheers tickets, they’re going to be ferent ages and different and lots of gyrations are. dancing two metres from backgrounds have come Welcome to MTV’s au- Eminem. They’re going to from all over Italy and we ditions for “screamers” be part of the choreogra- want the ceremony to re- where the lucky 500 win- phy.” flect that,” said one of the ning pop fans are being After putting on a show judges. awarded front row tick- for the judges, crowds of OutKast, already big win- ets to the MTV Europe music lovers donning wrap- ners at this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony in Rome around sunglasses and awards, were set to take next Thursday. bearing plenty of midriff home the prizes at the A couple of thousand awaited their fate. “I don’t music channel’s European hopefuls turned out for know if I’ll win, but it was awards ceremony after the competition on Satur- worth trying--I just can’t landing five nominations. day, strutting their stuff in imagine dancing next to Other big-name nomina- white tents set up in the Beyonce,” said Melissa, a tions include Usher, Amer- Japan’s Princess Nori (R), 35, daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and Yoshiki shadow of Rome’s massive 22-year-old student origi- ican superstars Beyonce Kuroda (L), 39. cathedral, San Giovanni in nally from North Africa. and Britney Spears and the Laterano. Alessandra, a tall blonde in new British sensation Franz “We’re looking for ex- thigh-high boots, squealed Ferdinand. troverts, egomaniacs and with joy when she was de- But rapper Eminem could people who want to shout clared one of the winners. steal the show when he per- TOKYO--Princess Sayako, Nori, youngest of three people, injured thousands and just have fun,” said “I love music and dancing forms his new single “Just the 35-year-old only children of Emperor Aki- and left many homeless in MTV’s spokesman for the and being in the middle of Lose It”. Rumour has it he daughter of the Japanese hito and Empress Michiko, the region. event, Andrea Labanca, as people, I wouldn’t miss this is planning to dress as Mi- emperor, is set to marry a spends part of her time Reports of the engage- another 15 contestants ca- for the world.” chael Jackson as part of a commoner and leave the working at an ornithology ment come almost a year vorted to a tune by hip-hop But it wasn’t just the spoof on the pop legend. imperial family, Japanese research institute. after Nori’s sister-in-law, duo OutKast. “These guys youngest contestants or media said on Sunday. An official at the -Impe Crown Princess Masako, know that the winners are most talented dancers who The princess, known infor- rial Household Agency quit her public duties due mally as Nori, is engaged to said he could not comment to fatigue. Court officials marry a Tokyo local gov- on the reports before an later said she was suffer- ernment official, 39-year- official announcement, ing from a mental disorder old Yoshiki Kuroda, next which has been delayed brought on by the stress of spring, the reports said. to late December out of adjusting to palace life. The couple both gradu- consideration for victims Masako’s husband, Crown LONDON--Twenty years ated from the private of an earthquake in Ni- Prince Naruhito, 44, is heir after the release of one Gakushuin University in igata. A series of powerful to the Chrysanthemum of the biggest singles of Tokyo, and share an inter- tremors beginning on Oct. Throne. all time, leading British est in wildlife, media said. 23 have killed about 40 artists gathered on Sun- day to re-record the Bob Geldof-inspired charity hit “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Paul McCartney, Cold- play’s Chris Martin, Ja- melia and The Darkness were among those at a London studio to record the single, which book- makers have already tipped for the Christmas number one spot. “It’s time to recreate the magic, and perhaps add a little of our own,” The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins told Xfm Sir Bob Geldof and his daughter Fifi Trixie Belle arrive for radio. the Band Aid 20 recording at Air Studios in London, on Geldof and Ultravox Sunday. singer Midge Ure cre- ated Band Aid, a su- pergroup of 40 artists, particularly for Sudan’s group, became the pub- in 1984 and with the volatile Darfur region, lic face of Band Aid and hit single raised over 10 where tens of thousands the subsequent Live Aid million pounds ($18 mil- have died since March concert which raised lion) for famine relief in from disease and mal- over 60 million pounds. Ethiopia. nutrition. He emphasised funds Ure has described “I just returned from raised from the new the latest line-up as a Africa and it sickens me band Aid single, due out “who’s who of coolness” that every day of hunger on November 29, will go after he managed to get they see as normal,” straight to those who big names like Robbie Geldof told BBC televi- need them. “The money Williams and Dido on sion, as he urged people will keep those who are board for the slightly to buy the single. hungry not hungry,” he re-arranged song. Artist Geldof, who travelled said. Damien Hirst is making to Ethiopia earlier this The “Do They Know” the CD’s cover. month as part of the song has already been Proceeds will again go British-sponsored Com- re-recorded once, in towards aid for Africa, mission for Africa 1985. 34 Sports THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 35

PHILIPSBURG--The The teams were sched- the two teams decided developed. Stanley Alsie two runs in the fourth. offered to deep center- Volvic Marlins of Mary’s uled to face each other to play the rescheduled was on the mound for Santiago reached on an field. Alsie, who was Fancy edged out the Cul for the last time of the game as a friendly. the Marlins. He worked error and was driven relieved by Vasquez. de Sac Padres 5-4 in regular season Satur- The Marlins batted first two innings, keeping the in on a hit by Franklin camped under the ball, St. Maarten-St. Martin day. However, the Pony and scored four runs off Padres bats quiet and Thewit who latter scored made the catch and pre- Pony League baseball League Selection team a lead off double by Ja- struck out three. on a passed ball. served his win. Saturday. was invited to Antigua son Vasquez and singles The Padres brought in The Padres scored The pony League Both teams are in the for the weekend. from Ceshar Boasman Richie Santiago to pitch twice more in the fifth competition resumes hunt for a playoff spot in The Bronco division and Francisco Blanco. midway in the first. San- before back to back this weekend with two the Bronco division, age game was to be re- Both teams train at tiago allowed just one grounders to the Mar- games scheduled under 12 and under playoffs scheduled. When rain the John Cooper/Jose run and struck out 10. lins second baseman the lights at the Louis that start at the end of in Antigua forced the Lake Sr. Ballpark and The Marlins added a run resulted in outs. Vanterpool Stadium in the month. cancellation of the trip, a friendly rivalry has to the scoreboard in the Santiago came to the Marigot. third. plate for the last time. The Padres replied with He hit the first pitch

PHILIPSBURG--Ath - letes of the St. Martin-St. Maarten Pony League trained hard under the guidance of former pro- fessional baseball player, turned trainer Hendrick Sanchez Orta this week- end. A pitcher for the Texas Rangers, Orta, or Sanchez as he prefers to be called, visited St. Maarten to work with the local athletes. Orta has been involved in the Pony League baseball program in his native Puer- to Rico. Now he has been asked to help train some of the athletes here. Sanchez conducted a regu- The Lucians Cricket Team, batting here, handed the newly elevated to the A-division Ram’s lar conditioning work out at Food World team their first loss in the Charles Vlaun Memorial cricket knock out Sunday. the practice football field on the Pondfill Saturday and worked with pitchers and catchers Sunday. The trainer wanted to see first hand the level of the athletes. He returned to PHILIPSBURG--Ram’s World Squad. He batted for best bowler for Ram’s. He Puerto Rico yesterday. He Members of the Pony League exercise under the guidance of Food World won the St. 51 runs. He was good for bowled seven overs. He al- will now prepare a com- former major league pitcher Hendrick Sanchez Orta on the Maarten Cricket Associa- three fours and one six. lowed 42 runs and collected plete training program for Pondfill practice field Saturday. tion B-division champion- D. George added 23 runs three wickets. R. Chummey the Friendly Island Pony ship in the last knock out. to the Ram’s tally. He faced took the two remaining League. He will train our athletes program between visits. Af- The team earned the right 41 balls. wickets. He bowled 5.2 “We expect Sanchez to and Friday, Saturday and ter the last practice Sunday to play in the A-division. B. Dupre and J. Eugene overs for 43 runs. return in December,” ex- Sundays.” Sanchez will return home. Ram’s played their first both collected two wickets A-division games will con- plained Gabriel Brown, Not only will Sanchez train “We are seeking spon- match in the premier each for Lucians. Dupre tinue with two games Sun- president of the local Pony the young ball players. He sors,” said Brown. “We league of the Charles worked six overs. He al- day. At the Caribe Lumber League. “He will travel to will work with the coaches hope to extend the program Vlaun memorial Cricket lowed 35 runs. Eugene, a Ballpark the Windward St. Maarten on Thursdays. so they can continue the indefinitely.” knock out Sunday. They Windward Islands player Islands Bank Pioneers will lost by five wickets. from St. Lucia, bowled face Mary’s Boon Strikers. Ram’s faced Lucians. The seven overs. He gave up In an effort to give all the Lucians won the toss and 23 runs. teams more game time, the sent Ram’s to the crease in In reply, the Lucians Cricket Association will a scheduled 50 overs match scored 154 runs for the loss start playing at the cricket that was cut short due to of fie in 23.2 overs. grounds in La Savane. Sun- rain. Eugene, the Lucians over- day the Future Champions Ram’s was bowled out for seas player, was selected A team will take on the 152 runs. H. Valmond was Man of the Match. He Winair Conquerors. The the top scorer for the Food faced 50 balls at the crease scheduled 50 overs match in 86 minutes of play. Eu- will be the first time the gene hit eight sixes and youth squad, the Future three fours. He scored 72 Champions, will play in the runs and was not out. premier league. Teams are allowed to bring The Champions ended in up to two overseas play- the last competition as ers to compete in the local sub-champions of the B- competition in an effort to division and went on to increase the level of play. earn the right to play in the D. Seernarine was the A-division. 34 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Sports 35

PHILIPSBURG--Three rence 8-4. er School. He went three League Schools competi- primary school and one sec- Gilberto Gumbs pitched for three. He drove in three tion resumes this after- ondary school competition the complete game. He runs and had an inter-park noon, weather permitting. game were played in the struck out 11 batters and home run. Genevieve De Weever RBTT Bank St. Maarten allowed only four hits for Ernesto Gumbs went two School is scheduled to face Little League Competition the win. for three for De Weever Oranje School. First pitch Saturday. The De Weever team School. is scheduled for 3:00pm. In the first game, the Gen- connected for seven hits. Wilson Philips was the evieve De Weever School Dwayne Doran was the best batter for Sister Marie Jamal Wilson from the St. defeated Sister Marie Lau- best batter for the Deweev- Laurence School. He went Joseph School is safe at first. two for three. St. Joseph defeated Prins St. Joseph won the second Willem Alexander School game of the day. St. Joseph 10-8 in the RBTT Bank St. School squeezed past Prins Maarten Little League Com- Willem Alexander School petition Saturday. 10-8. George Mardenborough was the winning pitcher. The Prins Willem School had nine batters go down swinging. St. Joseph only had eight strike outs. Mardenborough went one for one for his team. The one hit, was a four bagger. Rocky page was the best batter for the Prins Wil- lem School. He went two for three with a home run. Francisco Gumbs went one for two in the losing effort. Game three was a blow out. Charles Leopold Bell School clobbered Leonard Connor 14-1. Daryl Brooks was the winning pitcher and Shenderick Dorethea was A member of the Under 16 national Netball Team saves the the best batter as the Bell ball as the team faced the GEBE Stars of Cay Bay on the wet school combined for a total court at Raoul Illidge Sports Complex last night. of eight hits. In the secondary school competition, Milton Peters College Stars got past St. The John Cooper/Jose Lake Sr. Ballpark stands wet and empty. Maarten Academy 8-7. Theo van Heyningen was P H I L I P S B U R G - -T h e mini training tournament the winning pitcher. He court was wet and slippery. at the sports complex was also batted two for three Action was not as fast as organized. for his team. normal, yet the GEBE To help raise money for Emeric Marlin connected PHILIPSBURG--Do - went past five innings, out on a technicality. The Stars of Cay Bay managed the trip to St. Lucia, the for one of the team’s six mingo Robles connected play will resume where it Tigers win stands. to wallop the Under 16 selection team conducted hits. Marlin hit the ball out for a grand slam home run left off. “We expect to have a national netball Selection a raffle. Berhym Mathew of the park. in the fourth inning to give “We’ll stick to the sched- decision on the second Team 45-3 at Raoul Illidge won a microwave. Delicia Dennis Remy was the best the GEBE-TelEm Dodgers ule and play game four game protests by Tuesday’s Sports Complex last night. Spencer won a DVD player batter for Academy. He a 12-5 lead over the Inter- Tuesday,” said Tony Arnell, game,” said Elton Rich- The second game of the and Reena Nateram won a went two for four. mar Tigers of Cay Hill in the competition coordina- ardson, the association’s evening was spectacular. cell phone. The RBTT Bank Little game three of the best of tor. Game three will be president. The second place Volvic The Spurs upset the Volvic seven St. Maarten Baseball completed Wednesday The result of all the pro- Caribbean Stars (2-1) faced team 34-30. That’s when Association double A final evening. tests and court battle be- the third place Nagico things turned ugly. Team series. Both matches are sched- tween the Sunset Theater Spurs (1-2). officials from the Stars got The game ended in no uled to begin at 7:30pm. Stars and the Tigers in the “The game was close. in a shouting match. Names decision at John Cooper/ There will be no admis- semifinals caused the delay It was goal for goal,” re- were called. Spectators be- Jose Lake Sr. ballpark sion charge Wednesday of the Netherlands Antil- marked James Marsham, came agitated and began Saturday night. The game evening. les Championship and the one of the competition yelling too. P H I L I P S B U R G — T h e was stopped due to rain. As The series is tied at one Dutch Caribbean Baseball organizers. “We calmed everything second annual Koop Youth five innings had not been all. The Tigers won the first Games. Both tournaments The Selection team will down before it turned Tennis Tournament will played the game had to be game 12-7. The Dodgers were scheduled to be compete in the OECS physical,” said Marsham. be played on the courts replayed from the start. won game two 13-1. The played at the John Cooper/ Under 16 Netball Champi- “But it is a shame.” at Raoul Illidge Sports The second attempt at results of both games had Jose Lake Sr. Ballpark be- onships on St. Lucia, next The Caribbean Stars Complex November 19, 20 game three began Sunday been protested. ginning St. Maarten Day. month. Nine countries walked off the court claim- and 21. evening. Pedro Gonzales “The Dodgers lost their The two competitions from around the region ing they would not be back. The competition will be hit a home run in the sec- protest,” said Arnell. The were pushed back until are expected to compete The competition is sched- divided into five catego- ond inning to give the Ti- Dodgers protested the le- November 17. Now due to in the netball competition uled to continue Sunday at ries. There will be an open gers a 1-0 lead. The Dodg- gal status to play of three the rain delay, St. Maarten this year. 5:00pm. The Spurs will face class, 15 and under, 13 and ers scored twice in the third of the Tigers in game one. still has no champion so the It will be the first time St. the Selection. The Carib- under, 10 and under and a to go up 2-1. “The protest was filed two tournaments have been Maarten has fielded a team bean Stars are scheduled beginner division. In the sixth, the Tigers wrong. They (the Dodgers) put back further to Novem- at the games. In an effort to face the number one Cost to enter is US $2 tied the game and that was cited the wrong articles in ber 24. to prepare the young girls GEBE Stars. for members of LAB Sports where play stopped, again the by-laws.” for the competition, the and $3 for non members. due to rain. As the game The protest was thrown 36 Sports THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 37

NEW YORK--Chris Byrd showed I am a true cham- felt the power and found the pion. I had to dig down. He PHILIPSBURG--Ram’s canvas. Then Jameel Mc- weighed 270 pounds,” Byrd Killer Bees delivered a sting- Cline found out what made said. “I definitely did enough ing blow to the La Savane Byrd a heavyweight cham- to win the fight. I am a cham- Cricket team in B-division pion in the first place. pion.” play of the Charles Vlaun Giving away 56 pounds and Byrd, who weighed 214 Memorial Knock Out at several inches, Byrd survived pounds to McCline’s 270, Caribe Lumber Ballpark a second-round knockdown was in trouble early, going Saturday. and a bigger man’s punch to down in the second round The Killer Bees went to retain his IBF heavyweight from a right hand and taking the crease first and scored title Saturday night on a split punishment from an aggres- 168 runs. James Wilson led decision by the narrowest of sive McCline. He was trail- the Bees stinging attack. He margins. ing badly after five rounds, scored 31 runs and was not The fight was the best of before beginning to find his two title bouts at Madison mark and score with quick out. He hit three fours. Square Garden. In the other, inside combinations. R. Alexander added 32 WBA champion John Ruiz It was the third title defense runs to the tally. He hit four retained his title despite be- for the southpaw Byrd, and fours. Alexander faced 42 ing knocked down twice and the third fight that was close balls in 59 minutes of play. Evander Holyfield takes a punch from Larry Donald (R) in the third round of their NABC heavy- penalized once in an ugly until the end. In his last fight, The Bees won by 63 runs. weight championship fight in New York’s Madison Square Garden, on Saturday. fight with Andrew Golota. he retained the title with a They held La Savane to 96 Ruiz also lost his trainer, draw over Golota. runs for the loss of six in Norman Stone, who ran “He has fast hands and he a shortened match of 23 across the ring after the first took me out of my game overs. round and threw a punch at plan,” McCline said. “That D. Hartley was the top Golota’s trainer and then was the difference.” batsman for the French Side was ejected in the eighth team. He scored 34 runs. He NEW YORK--Evander never given up on anything.” was the sentimental favorite round after repeatedly ar- faced 52 balls in 69 minutes. Holyfield may have finally Fighting for the first time of the crowd, which chanted guing with referee Randy He hit two fours and one six. run out of reasons to keep since taking a beating last his name during the sixth Neumann. He was assisted by T. Flan- fighting. If so, it appears he’ll year from James Toney, round in a futile attempt to Ruiz, though, came on ders who added 33 runs to be the last one to admit it. Holyfield fell down while get him going. strong late in the fight to win PARIS--Olympique Lyon the scoreboard. Flanders The former heavyweight throwing a left hook 49 sec- Donald was content to 114-111 on two cards and returned to their charac- faced 47 balls in 34 minutes. champion’s sad decline con- onds into the fight, setting land jabs to the head and 113-112 on the third. teristic winning ways on Ricky Hotchandani led the tinued Saturday night when the tone for what would be a throw an occasional right As crafty a fighter as the Bees defense. He worked Saturday, beating Nantes 2- he was dominated by jour- long night. in the early rounds, but he heavyweight division has three overs allowing only 18 0 to strengthen their Ligue neyman fighter Larry Don- Holyfield won only one soon became confident that seen in recent times, Byrd 1 lead. runs to score while collecting ald. Holyfield stood watch- round from each ringside Holyfield could not hurt him. needed every bit of his skills two wickets. The three-times French ing, unable to throw punches judge, and in the final round His dominance was reflected to come on strong in the champions, beaten for the The St. Maarten Cricket later rounds to win a split even when he saw openings, Donald added insult to injury in ringside punching stats, first time this season by Association B-division will 12-round decision that was in as Donald jabbed his way to by dancing in front of him which showed Donald land- Lille in the League Cup continue play Saturday. The a lopsided 12-round decision and slamming left jabs and ing 216 of 643 punches to just doubt until the final judge’s first round in midweek, scheduled 30 overs match that made the 42-year-old rights off of his head. 78 of 264 for Holyfield. tally was added up. got back on track thanks will pit Frairs Bay, formerly Holyfield’s quest for the The fight preceded heavy- “There ain’t no doubt I The good friends hugged to almost identical goals Boys N D Yard, against Sun undisputed heavyweight title weight title fights between won,” Donald said. “I won as the highly entertaining by Pierre-Alain Frau and Insurance Kaieteur. seem even more ridiculous IBF champion Chris Byrd every round.” fight ended and the crowd The cricket knock out has than it already was. and Jameel McCline and Donald had lost two of of 12,777 stood and cheered. Sidney Govou early in the been expanded from a dou- Still, he refused to call it a WBA champion John Ruiz his last five fights and was Byrd won by 115-112 and second half. ble elimination competition career. “I still feel that I can and Andrew Golota at Madi- knocked out by Vitali 114-113, while McCline was Frau showed the way for to a triple loss knock out to rise to the occasion, so why son Square Garden. Holy- Klitschko two years ago. favored 114-112 on the third his team mate 18 seconds allow the teams more play- not continue to pursue the field, who now has won only scorecard. after the break when he ing time. dream?” Holyfield said. “I’ve twice in his last nine fights, “The way I fought back stole the ball from Nantes defender Alexander Vive- ros inside the box to score from close range. Govou made it two on the hour from the same spot. Frau and Govou will ST. KITTS--Many Kittitians first and made the score Like all other Carib- spearhead the French at- remained glued to their 2-0. Fonseca dribbled, un- bean opponents, St. Kitts tack in a friendly interna- television sets as Mexico marked, deep in the right were outclassed and out tional against Poland on ran riot in a 5-0 triumph wing area and beat Jones played. The crowd, made Wednesday. over the Sugar Boyz. with a shot inside the right up of mainly Mexican fans, Lyon, the only unbeaten St. Kitts/Nevis were forced post. drummed and danced and team in the French league to play from their defensive Fonseca scored his second begged their team to score after 14 rounds, now lead third for most of the game goal in the 56th minute, five. They got their request. second-placed Lille by and their resistance to the converting from 10 yards, Mexico and St. Kitts play three points. Lille drew 1-1 CONCACAF giants lasted and completed his scoring the second leg of the home- against Monaco on Sunday. only 30 minutes. in the 89th minute from 18 and-away set Wednesday in Olympique Marseille On a free kick about 30 yards out after the St. Kitts Mexico. St. Kitts used the climbed to fifth in the yards out, Hector Altami- offside trap was beaten. Orange Bowl in Miami as standings with a 2-0 win rano drilled a shot directly Sergio Santana got the home venue for numerous over struggling Racing at St. Kitts goalkeeper other in the 48th minute reasons chief of which was Strasbourg 2-0, although Aldolphus Jones, who ap- but it was Fonseca’s header the cost factor of hosting their home fans were not peared to have the ball cov- that redirected a deep right games. out in force after watching ered. But the ball deflected sided cross into the path of St. Kitts/Nevis, who have their team slip to successive from his body and went into Santana. now lost all 5 encounters, defeats against arch-rivals the goal. During that time the Kit- will no doubt finish the Paris St Germain. PSG Jose Fonseca took over titians were doing very little series winless as they will ended an unbeaten run of after that. He scored a hat to bother the Mexicans. have to battle a superior six matches, going down 3-0 trick and was the provider Their key man in midfield, Mexican team in the mid- away to Bordeaux. for the other goal. George Isaac, was having day sun at Monterrey. Adolphous Jones, goalkeeper for St. Kitts and Nevis, makes AJ Auxerre remained third Fonseca’s first goal came a poor game with some a save during Mexico’s 5-0 win in their World Cup Qualifying in the division with a 1-0 vic- nine minutes after the unusual turn overs. match in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Saturday. tory at home to Ajaccio. 36 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Sports 37 AJAX Continued from page 4

LONDON--Wayne Rooney competition. ball and Van Nistelrooy con- in the fact that the second scored twice and Ruud van United manager Alex Fer- verted from the spot for his half was of a lower level,” Nistelrooy converted a pen- guson, telling Sky Sports his third league goal and 12th said Koeman. “We weren’t alty as Manchester United side can still fight for the overall this season. exactly lucky with our at- beat Newcastle United 3-1 title, said: “We’ve come away Shearer said Rooney had tempts. We did, however, away on Sunday to record with a victory that maybe pushed substitute defender play better than in the past their first win in three Pre- some others won’t get (at Andy O’Brien, who went to few weeks. That gives us mier League matches. Newcastle).” ground as the pair went into confidence. We have to carry Former Manchester United Rooney put United ahead the box tussling for the ball. on like this, then we will get captain Bryan Robson, after seven minutes when “At 1-1 they were rocking,” closer to the top positions.” meanwhile, had an unhappy he volleyed his second goal Shearer said. “A decision like Feyenoord coach Ruud start as West Bromwich Albi- in six league matches and that has completely changed Gullit was also upbeat. “My on manager as his struggling fifth altogether since - Fer the game.” team still is improving and side went down 2-1 at home guson won the race against Rooney took his league Brazilian soccer legend Pele (L) and Franz Beckenbauer it pleases me that the de- to Middlesbrough on the Newcastle for the England tally to three with his second (R), president of the German 2006 FIFA World Cup organiz- fence hardly gave away any ground he once graced as a striker’s transfer from Ever- goal in stoppage time when chances. I can live with this budding England midfielder. ton in August. he blasted home the loose ing committee, pose together with the official mascot of the 2006 World Cup called “Goleo VI” and his friend the speaking result,” he said. United remain 11 points Newcastle captain Alan ball after centre back Titus The result sees Feyenoord behind leaders Chelsea, who Shearer equalised in the Bramble had cleared a Van ball “Pille”, during a news conference in Leipzig, Germany drop to third after AZ con- won 4-1 at Fulham on Satur- 71st minute after robbing Nistelrooy effort off the line. on Sunday. FIFA boast that Goleo--the name is an abbrevia- tinued their terrific recent day when champions Arsenal substitute defender Wes Middlesbrough, under tion of “Go, Leo, go!”--can talk, dance, play music and make form with a 3-0 win at NAC. beat Tottenham Hotspur Brown of the ball but com- former Manchester United people laugh. He is accompanied by Pille, a talking football ’s side led 5-4 at White Hart Lane in plained bitterly about the coach Steve McClaren, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game. for much of the match after a remarkable north London penalty awarded to United climbed to fourth on 22 Martijn Meerdink’s 34th- derby to stay two points three minutes later. Keeper points with goal difference minute opener, but it was behind in second place. New- Shay Given palmed down putting them above Bolton castle are now 16 points off a Rooney effort but then Wanderers, who lost 2-1 not until two minutes from the pace after a third succes- brought down Paul Scholes at home to Aston Villa on full time that Tarik Sektioui sive home defeat in domestic as they went for the loose Saturday. ST. LOUIS--Mike Martz’s er than a fast finish. The made the game safe with week of anger was no Rams led 17-0 early in the two goals in two minutes. empty display. He saw the second quarter; a month The three points extends UEFA Cup contenders AZ’s season slipping away for ago in Seattle, they had to unbeaten run to eight league the defending NFC West score 17 points in the final games. champions and thought 5 1/2 minutes of regulation Vitesse also recorded a 3-0 taking potshots at his play- to force overtime. win, against SC Heerenveen, ers might be his best shot at “They made key plays to leapfrog their opponents turning things around. when they had to, and we into fifth. Nicky Hofs broke The St. Louis Rams didn’t,” Seahawks coach the deadlock on 58 minutes responded to the tongue- Mike Holmgren said. “I with a well-struck free-kick lashings and physical prac- think that was the story.” before Matthew Amoah tices by slapping around Shaun Alexander had added two in the final ten the Seattle Seahawks. Marc 176 yards on 22 carries minutes to seal victory. Bulger got off to a red-hot for Seattle, giving him 531 The biggest victory of start and a beleaguered yards the last three games the weekend came at the defense held Seattle to and putting him over 1,000 Zuiderparkstadion, where three field goals in five trips yards for the fourth straight ADO Den Haag eased to a inside the 20 in a 23-12 vic- season. But Alexander’s 5-1 win against RBC Roos- tory that earned the Rams fumble after a 35-yard gain endaal. Geert den Ouden a first-place tie with the Se- to the St. Louis 9 early in scored twice as Den Haag ahawks atop the NFC West the fourth quarter blew recovered from two succes- Chelsea’s Arjen Robben (R) scores to make it 2-1 against Fulham as team-mate Frank Lam- on Sunday. the Seahawks’ chance to sive losses in emphatic style. pard (L) and Fulham’s Moritz Volz (C) look on during their English premier league soccer Martz held little back tie it, with Aeneas Williams Elsewhere, Roosendaal’s match at Craven Cottage, London, on Saturday. after consecutive losses to stripping the ball and Rich fellow strugglers De Graaf- the Patriots and previously Coady recovering. schap earned a rare point when Lonc Loval headed winless Dolphins. “You Other NFL Results: don’t want the head man Titans - Bears 17-19 an 81st-minute equaliser upset,” wide receiver Kevin Jets - Ravens 17-20 in a 2-2 draw against RKC LONDON--Arjen Robben scored four. on Saturday but they con- Curtis said. “It can’t help Saints - Chiefs 27-20 Waalwijk. Jaguars - Lions 23-17 has given Chelsea a new “He is very confident and ceded four, winning the der- but fire you up a little bit to FC Utrecht and Roda JC Colts - Texans 49-14 drew 1-1, while FC Twente dimension, manager Jose his winning attitude and by against their bitter north play even harder.” Falcons - Bucc’s 24-14 Mourinho said after the ambition is even bigger,” London rivals Tottenham Martz’s tactics included Redskins - Bengals 10-17 defeated NEC Nijmegen 2- Dutch forward helped the Mourinho told Sky Sports Hotspur 5-4. Mourinho, a live scrimmage on 49ers - Panthers 27-37 0 with goals from Karim El Packers - Vikings 34-31 Ahmadi and a 40-metre lob Premier league leaders to News about Robben. “The who prides himself on a Wednesday, a very unusual Card’s - Giants 17-14 from Jason Culina. win 4-1 at Fulham on Sat- team has improved a lot well-drilled defence, joked: full-contact drill for the

urday. since he has been playing. “5-4 is a hockey score not a NFL but something that The 20-year-old Robben, We knew we needed to football score.” he’ll continue after seeing who made his Chelsea de- win and did it in a fantastic Fulham manager Chris such impressive results. but only three weeks ago way.” Coleman believes Chelsea “It’s easy to take things for after recovering from a Robben scored a brilliant will win the league primar- granted--all of us, coaches AMSTERDAM--Neth- 1-1 draw against Feyenoord foot injury, scored his side’s goal in his Champions ily on the basis of a defence too,” Martz said. “If you erlands coach Marco van with a knee injury on Sun- important second goal two League debut when Chelsea that has conceded only five don’t coach attitude and Basten called up Andre day. minutes after Fulham’s beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 goals in 19 matches this Ooijer and Barry van Galen PSV’s Andre Ooijer was spirits had been lifted with away on November 2. He season. “I think they will bring out the passion that on Sunday for Wednesday’s also called up after Ajax’s a superb Pape Bouba Diop followed that with another be champions. They can they have to play this game, World Cup Group One Nigel de Jong dropped equaliser in the 57th. winner in the 1-0 league defend, they don’t give away then you start to slide, and qualifier against Andorra out on Sunday with a head Robben, a 12-million- victory over third-placed goals, they’ve only conceded I think that’s where we in Barcelona. injury. pound ($22-million) signing Everton and wrapped up four (league) goals and now were.” from PSV, scored his fourth Chelsea’s 2-0 win at New- they’ve got the capabilities The Rams (5-4) responded In a statement the Dutch Midfielder Edgar Davids goal in as many games and castle United in the League of winning 1-0. When they to Mad Mike by sweeping FA (KNVB) said that the is also doubtful with a back it was the third time in four Cup in midweek with their go 1-0 up they rarely lose the season series against AZ midfielder Van Galen injury that kept him out of league matches that Chel- second goal. and that’s a good sign,” he their top competition in the would replace Rafael van Inter Milan’s Serie A match sea, two points ahead of Arsenal were also high said. West, this time benefiting der Vaart, who was substi- at Cagliari on Sunday. second-placed Arsenal, had scorers in an earlier match from an early cushion rath- tuted an hour into Ajax’s 38 Sports THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 39

MADRID, Spain--Brazil- first-place Barcelona at the well,” Madrid coach Maria- ian forwards Edu Schmidt top of the standings. no Garcia Remon said. and Ricardo Oliveira Ronaldo scored twice, Barcelona leads the league scored a goal each Sunday with Zinedine Zidane, with 26 points, while Ma- to help Real Betis top pre- Raul Gonzalez, Walter drid has 22. Espanyol is in viously unbeaten FC Barce- Samuel and substitute third place with 20 points, lona 2-1 in the 11th round Michael Owen also net- one more than Levante and of the Spanish league. ting to extend Madrid’s two more than Zaragoza Barcelona (8-2-1) missed unbeaten run to five. The and Sevilla. a chance to establish a club victory boosted Madrid’s In another 11th-round record for its best start to morale before its visit to match Sunday, last-place a season. Frank Rijkaard’s Barcelona next Saturday, Mallorca drew 1-1 with team needed a win to and David Beckham added Mallorca. improve on the record by to Madrid’s satisfaction by Barcelona dominated the Bobby Robson’s Barcelona making his first appearance first half with Ronaldinho side of 1996-97. after a month’s absence unable to make the most Earlier Sunday, Real with broken ribs. of two headers, although Madrid trounced lowly Al- “Today we played a great goalkeeper Victor Valdes bacete 6-1 at the Santiago game. We created lots of made an excellent save to Bernabeu Stadium to move chances. Both individually deny Spain winger Joaquin to within four points of and as a team we did really Sanchez five minutes later. Betis, which had won just Washington Wizards’ Brendan Haywood (L) is fouled by Dallas Mavericks’ Shawn Bradley one home match previously while driving the lane to the basket in the second quarter at the MCI Center in Washington this season, looked trans- on Sunday. formed as the second half began and took the lead four minutes later when Edu ran in to volley Joa- quin’s cross at the far post. The situation worsened for Rijkaard’s team in the WAS H I N GT O N - - J e r r y against Dallas this season. the stretch, and they got 69th minute when Oliveira Stackhouse found himself The last time four Wizards some open looks.” rounded Valdes to net the in a starring role against his scored 20 or more points in Stackhouse, who was booed second after Barcelona former team. a game was Feb. 6, 2004, in a every time he shot the ball Stackhouse scored 28 points 112-100 victory over the Los in the first half, said he likes captain Carles Puyol had against his former team, Angeles Clippers. his reserve role in Dallas. fluffed a back header. including three 3-pointers Arenas had nine of the “People try to make it more Barcelona, two goals during a pivotal 23-6 run in team’s 29 assists. “That’s a than what it is,” Stackhouse down for the first time this the fourth quarter, to help good sign,” Jamison said. “It said. “I’ve got a lot of love season, reduced the deficit the Dallas Mavericks win shows you how we look for for those guys over in that three minutes later when for the seventh time in eight the open guy, we’re unselfish, locker room and obviously substitutes Gerard Lopez games, a 122-113 victory over and that’s the way basketball at the end of the game you and Henrik Larsson both the Wizards. should be played. But there saw they had a lot of love for rose at the far post to meet Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points is also a second part of it. me despite everything that’s Deco’s cross from the right. and 13 rebounds for the You have to find a way to do gone on. I feel like I’m in a Gerard appeared to get the Mavericks, who won despite it on the other end.” better place, a place where final touch. four Wizards starters scoring “When you play a team like I’m supposed to be.” Betis withstood some at least 20 points. that you have to be clicking With Michael Finley on the defensively,” added Jamison, fierce pressure to claim an Other NBA results Real Madrid’s Ronaldo (R) challenges Albacete’s Jaime Ro- important victory for coach injured list with a sprained whose Wizards are 0-4 when 76ers - Magic 96-87 driguez for the ball during their Spanish League soccer match Llorenc Serra Ferrer, a for- ankle, Stackhouse--who ac- they allow more than 100 Heat - Bucks 112-110 at Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid on Sunday. mer Barcelona coach. cepted a reserve role after points. “We had a lot of being traded to Dallas--has breakdowns, especially down been called upon to carry more of the scoring. He also had 28 points against New Jersey on Saturday. “He’s been giving us a big lift, especially now that LOS ANGELES--Serena make sure I make them all.” MILAN--Alessandro Del 12 games, they are now 15 pick out Del Piero inside Mike’s out,” Nowitzki said Williams is in love--with her Williams, ranked eighth Piero’s goal gave Juventus points behind Juve. the area and the striker of Stackhouse. “We need new attacking game and and without a Grand Slam a 1-0 win at Lecce as the Third-placed Udinese took his time before firing somebody who can come up herself. title this season for the first Serie A leaders maintained were held to a 1-1 draw home in the 14th minute. and score for us and he was Williams moved a step time since 2001, advanced their six-point advantage at home to Messina, who Lecce’s potent attack, they big in the last two games. I closer to salvaging her sea- to Monday night’s final over second-placed AC moved above Lecce into are top scorers in Serie A, think he’s going to win a lot son with a 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 against Maria Sharapova, Milan on Sunday. fourth place. AS Roma’s created few chances in the of games for us this year.” semifinal victory over Ame- the 17-year-old Russian who Ukrainian striker Andriy troubles continued as they puddles and mud and Juve It was the first game - be lie Mauresmo in the WTA stunned her in the Wimble- Shevchenko scored both lost 1-0 to Reggina while coach Fabio Capello said tween the two teams since Championships on Sunday. don final. goals as Milan beat Siena a Paolo Di Canio penalty he was disappointed such the draft-day trade that sent “She just went for it,” Mau- Dressed in a pink-and-white 2-1 at the San Siro to take gave Lazio a 2-1 win over a promising game had been Stackhouse, Christian La- resmo said. “I would give all ruffled skirt and pink shirt, his career tally to 100 Serie Bologna. wrecked by the conditions. ettner and the draft rights the credit to her. I was play- Williams pirouetted and blew to Devin Harris to Dallas for A goals. Heavy rain in Lecce result- “If that game had been ing some good tennis and she kisses to 9,022 fans at Staples Antawn Jamison, winner of really raised her level a lot.” Center who were clearly on Inter Milan’s bizarre sea- ed in a heavy, barely play- played on a normal pitch last season’s sixth man of the Williams alternately blasted her side. She wore a white T- son continued as they came able surface but a moment we would have seen a spec- year award. powerful groundstrokes, shirt with the slogan `I Heart back from 3-1 down at of skill from Juve’s Zlatan tacular game of football,” Jamison led a balanced Wiz- served in the 120-mph range Me’ after the match. Cagliari with two superbly- Ibrahimovic and a piece of he said singling out Ibrahi- ards attack with 23 points, and rushed the net, where “I love me. I love everything taken goals from Nigerian clinical finishing from Del movic for praise. nine rebounds and six assists. she won 38 of 54 points. “I’m about me. I love my legs, I Obafemi Martins earning Piero was enough to give “He is doing an extraordi- Larry Hughes also had 23 and doing in the match what do love my arms, I love my lips, them a 3-3 draw. The result the visitors their 10th win nary job. The work he does Gilbert Arenas and Brendan I in practice, so for me that’s I love my eyes,” she said, maintains Inter’s unbeaten of the season. Ibrahimovic up front is creating space Haywood added 20 apiece to really important,” she said. laughing. “I think it’s im- record but that counts for produced some fine foot- for the man alongside help Washington become the “That’s what I’m happy most portant for everyone to love little--with 10 draws from work to lose his marker and him,” he added. first team to score 100 points about. Now I just got to themselves.” 38 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004 Sports 39

CALCUTTA, India-- the Eden Gardens. mentum with a quickfire But Malik and Butt took Salman Butt struck a “The trainer was very 53. the initiative with a second- maiden one-day century as cross because I didn’t eat In 2000, the Indian gov- wicket stand of 113, keep- Pakistan beat India by six anything, so I promised ernment banned all home ing pace with the required wickets on Saturday in their him I won’t do it again,” and away cricket against run rate as Pakistan stayed first match on Indian soil in Butt told reporters. “But Pakistan due to political in the hunt. more than five years. I couldn’t have asked for tensions over the disputed Malik hit occasional spin- Butt, in his sixth one- anything else, this was a gift region of Kashmir but re- ner Sehwag for a six and a dayer, scored 108 not out from God.” lented in 2003 after a thaw four off consecutive balls off 130 balls out of a total All rounder Shoaib Malik in relations. India toured but fell in the same over, of 293 for four. Captain added 61 for his ninth one- Pakistan earlier this year. caught at short mid-wicket Inzamam-ul-Haq added 75 day half-century. “Nowa- Pakistan’s return trip for a when he checked his drive. to guide Pakistan home in days, every total is chase- full series is scheduled for Inzamam made an unchar- front of nearly 100,000 peo- able. But 292 was a big February next year. acteristic start to his innings ple in a game celebrating ask,” Inzamam said. “The India began their innings on a slowish pitch, facing 41 the Indian cricket board’s boys were very determined sedately after electing to balls before scoring his first 75th anniversary. and full marks to Butt for bat but Sehwag got into boundary before racing to The 20-year-old Butt, who his excellent knock.” his stride after Sachin his 73rd one-day half-cen- cracked 13 fours, had re- Yuvraj Singh had earlier Tendulkar (16) was run out tury in his 328th match. tired hurt on 68 with cramp struck a blistering 78, with whilst attempting a sharp “Pakistan have beaten but returned to seal the 10 fours and two sixes, as single. Sehwag cracked six us four times in a row, so result with an over to spare India posted 292 for six. fours and two sixes but it they must be playing bet- as India’s bowlers struggled Opener Virender Sehwag was Vangipurappu Lax- ter,” said Indian captain with the dew under lights at had given India early mo- man, with a run-a-ball 43, Ganguly. “They deserved Pakistani batsman Salman Butt hits a ball to boundary while who dominated a stand of to win today. We never had he completes a 100 run during the one-day international 82 for the second wicket a chance.” match between Pakistan and India, at Calcutta’s Eden Gar- with some sweetly timed dens on the occasion of Indian cricket board’s 75th anniver- on-drives. sary, on Saturday. The pair took India to 111 LONDON--England captain David Beckham says he for one in just the 20th over may retire from international soccer after the 2006 World before all rounder Shahid Cup, media reported on Sunday. Afridi, bowling leg-spin, The 29-year-old has been named in Sven-Goran Eriks- raised Pakistani hopes by son’s squad for Wednesday’s friendly with Spain after dismissing both batsmen in NEW DELHI--Indian team’s slow over rate,” Dravid will lead the team recovering from cracked ribs but says the current World quick succession. captain Saurav Ganguly, an ICC statement said. in Ganguly’s absence and Cup qualifying campaign and the finals in Germany could But captain Saurav Gan- who missed the last two “As this is his second fast bowler Irfan Pathan be his last for his country. guly and Rahul Dravid tests against Australia level-two offence in the will be back in action in “I think the World Cup is probably as far at it will go for (16) cautiously steadied with injury, has been last 12 months, it changes the tests after recovering me as an England player,” the Real Madrid midfielder the innings before Yuvraj picked for the first test automatically to a level from a side strain. He was quoted as saying in the Sunday Express. “But you launched his onslaught. Yu- against South Africa but three offence accord- also played in Saturday’s never know if I feel good I may carry on.” vraj put on 74 with Ganguly will miss the match due ing to the ICC’s code of one-dayer to celebrate England are well-placed to make the 2006 finals, sitting (48) and added another 53 to an unprecedented ban conduct.” the Indian board’s 75th top of Group Six on 10 points. for the sixth wicket with for a slow over rate. In line with the strict anniversary. Beckham’s Real Madrid team mate Zinedine Zidane has Mohammad Kaif. The 32-year-old Gan- ICC rule on over rates, Pathan replaces bowler already retired from playing for France in a bid to extend Pakistan wobbled early in guly was found guilty on a level-three offence re- Shib Paul while Ganguly his club career and Beckham says he will carry on playing their reply when Zaheer Sunday for his team’s sults in a suspension. had come in for backup as long as he can. “I want to play on for as many years as Khan removing Younis over rate in Saturday’s India were almost 10 opener Dheeraj Jadhav. people want to give me. When I start fading out and the Khan for a duck, caught one-day loss to Pakistan overs behind the sched- The rest of the 14-mem- legs start getting heavy is when I will look to do something at first slip while pushing and given a two-test ban, uled close of play and the ber squad remained un- else,” he said. at a ball that angled away. ruling him out for both bowlers struggled late in changed from the fourth matches against South the day on Saturday with and final test against Aus- Africa in Kanpur and dewy conditions at the tralia in Bombay where Calcutta later this month. Eden Gardens. A Board India won by 13 runs It is the first time a cap- of Control for Cricket although Australia still tain has been banned in in India (BCCI) official clinched the series 2-1. this way, an International said they would appeal Yuvraj Singh, who struck Cricket Council spokes- against the decision a 62-ball 78 in Saturday’s man confirmed. made by match referee one-day match, was not “At a hearing, Ganguly Clive Lloyd. included. The first test was found guilty for his Vice-captain Rahul starts on Saturday.

Combination picture showing the four golf players (L-R), U.S. golfer Tiger Woods, Scottish veteran Colin Montgomerie, South Korea LPGA women golfer Se Ri Pak and PGA golfer K.J. Choi at the MBC Raon Invitational tournament in Cheju island, about 500 km (313 miles) south of Seoul, on Sunday.

JEJU, South Korea--Colin the only woman competing, par-5 10th to collect five Montgomerie held off Ti- missed several chances and skins. ger Woods to win a one-day ended with no skins. Woods took the second Skins event Sunday. Montgomerie took the hole and earned a total of Montgomerie finished lead with a 12-foot putt on five skins with a birdie putt with nine skins worth the par-4 first hole at Raon on the 12th and another at $75,000 while Woods had Golf Club on the island the 14th. five skins totaling $51,000. of Jeju. The Scotsman, a Sunday’s prize money goes South Korea’s K.J. Choi member of Europe’s Ryder to charity. also collected $51,000. Cup-winning team, sank a South Korea’s Se Ri Pak, 30-foot birdie putt on the 40 THE DAILY HERALD, Monday November 15, 2004

CLEVELAND--Ben Ro- mouth football to a new from the 5 and 1 in the first ethlisberger walked out of extreme. During pregame half. Browns Stadium with his warmups, Pittsburgh line- Bettis had a chance to head and perfect record backer Joey Porter punched score a third TD, but intact. Browns running back Wil- couldn’t get over the goal Unfazed by Gerard liam Green, bloodying his line despite three cracks Warren’s pregame threats lower lip during their fight. from Cleveland’s 1 in the or anything Cleveland’s Both were ejected before fourth quarter. “That’s my defense threw at him, Ro- the opening kickoff. job, what I’m here for is to ethlisberger became the first After handing New Eng- be a relief pitcher,” said rookie quarterback to begin land and Philadelphia their Bettis, now 5 yards behind 7-0 since the 1970 merger first losses the past two Tony Dorsett for fifth on as the Pittsburgh Steelers weeks, Pittsburgh figured to the league’s career rushing beat the Browns 24-10 on be due for a letdown. That list. “This team is special. Sunday. will have to wait until next The guys behind the starters “Ben doesn’t get rattled,” week--maybe--as the Steel- have to help. That happened said wide receiver Hines ers remained the NFL’s hot- today. James Harrison had a Ward. “For him (Warren) test team. real good game.” to make comments like that “We haven’t done anything Harrison filled in for Porter, wasn’t very smart. I guess yet,” Steelers coach Bill who exchanged spit and fists maybe he’s jealous of Ben.” Cowher said. “We’re fighting with Green during their pre- He may not be the only and scratching for everything game bout near the 50. Har- one. Jerome Bettis had two we can get every week. We’re rison had six tackles and one short touchdown runs for the not that much better than of Pittsburgh’s four sacks Steelers (8-1), who won their that team over there.” on Browns quarterback Jeff seventh straight game and Bettis, starting for the sec- Garcia. continued their best start ond straight week in place On another sack, Steelers since opening 1978, when Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu (R) intercepts a pass in front of Cleveland of the injured Duce Staley, safety Russell Stuvaints re- they went 9-1. Browns wide receiver Antonio Bryant in the second quarter at Cleveland Browns Stadium on gained 103 yards on 29 car- turned Garcia’s fumble 24 They did it by taking smash- Sunday. ries. He scored on TD runs yards for a TD.

AMSTERDAM--Dutch PSV, who beat Willem II unbeaten start to the season champions Ajax were held Tilburg on Saturday, have to 12 matches. to a 1-1 draw by arch-rivals 32 points from 12 games, Ajax coach Ronald Koe- Feyenoord on Sunday, both five ahead of AZ Alkmaar. man, under-fire over his sides losing further ground Feyenoord drop one place side’s domestic form and on leaders PSV. to third on 26 points with a stuttering Champions Argentine Mauro Rosales Ajax fourth on 22. League campaign, was fired Ajax into a 27th- min Jan Vennegoor of Hes- pleased by his team’s per- ute lead at the Amsterdam selink celebrated his 250th formance but not satisfied Arena. Dirk Kuijt’s 10th professional league appear- with the result. Koeman was goal of the season, a superb ance with his seventh goal forced to replace the injured volley from the edge of the of the season to give PSV a Steven Pienaar and Nigel de area, hauled the Rotterdam- narrow win against Willem Jong in the first half and his mers level a minute before II at the Philips stadium. captain Rafael van der Vaart the break. The striker’s 16th-minute on the hour. The match slowed down in effort proved the difference “Maybe all these forced the second half as neither between the sides in a far substitutions played a part team could find the game- from fluent performance by Ajax striker Yannis Anastasiou (R) and Shinji Ono of Feyenoord, battle for the ball during their winner. PSV and they extended their Continued on page 37 Dutch League soccer match at the ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, on Sunday.