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Thursday February 18, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive WEEKEND LOCKDOWN WITH the island currently catering to 731 active cases of COVID-19, Government has clamped down even tighter on the present ‘Pause’. During yesterday’s COVID Communications Unit press conference, Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic revealed that in addition to the current overnight curfew in place, this coming weekend would see the entire island under complete lockdown. With the island dealing with its highest number of live cases to date, Minister Bostic noted that the fight to bringing the numbers down included getting the lab results up to date as the last remnants of the testing backlog were wiped away and ensuring enforcement during lockdown to restrict movement. Stating that he was not comfortable with the high volume of traffic that traversed the roads daily, Minister Bostic said that it appeared that many Head of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit, Ronald Chapman (second from right), speaking to the media outside the District ‘A’ were leaving their homes just Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning as persons faced the court charged with breaking COVID-19 protocols. for the sake of leaving. Calling this a major part of the problem, Bostic revealed that Three rule breakers on remand he had been in talks with Prime AS promised, several persons “There were others who would Minister Mia Amor Mottley and were brought before Chief have pled guilty and be required the Emergency Operations Magistrate Ian Weekes to appear before the law courts Centre and that a decision was yesterday for breaking protocols on the May 4. taken to slow things right down during the lockdown period. “We are eagerly looking this weekend. Speaking to the media at the forward to having those cases “Accordingly,the Honourable District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court heard, but more than anything Attorney General will very yesterday morning on the else we are appealing to shortly be issuing a new charges brought against the Barbadians not to find directive in which we shall lawbreakers, was head of the themselves in this position impose a weekend curfew; COVID-19 Monitoring Unit where you stand before a law whereby effective Friday 7 p.m. Ronald Chapman, who revealed court having to deal with what to Monday 6 a.m., it shall be that three persons were being should not be done. Please stay remanded for 28 days pending at home. Please follow the CURFEW on Page 3 sentencing. protocols...” he urged. DLP President: We all must play our part

PRESIDENT of the Democratic Furthermore, she also took “What we do know is that we Labour Party, Verla De Peiza, the time to offer deepest all must play our part now in calls for everyone to play their condolences to the family and sanitising, wearing our masks part. friends of the nursing assistant and social distancing, so that In a recent press statement who lost her life a mere 48 no more parents, children, released by the DLP, De Peiza hours ago. doctors, or nurses will have to offered her condolences to the “When those charged with cry themselves to sleep tonight family that would have lost saving our lives begin to die,we because they lost a child or a their nine-year-old child to know we are in serious times,” colleague due to COVID-19.” COVID-19, adding that it was she said. She went on to note that one of her deepest fears in life “We constantly ask ourselves: she was deeply moved when to lose one of her children and ‘Would families still have their watching the heartfelt thus, could not imagine what loved ones if the Government sentiments from Dr. Kia Lewis the mother was facing due to had listened to the suggestions as she would have been hearing the harsh reality of COVID-19’s from BAMP?’ We will never This gentleman did not want to be photographed as he exited prevalence on our island. know. DE PEIZA on Page 5 the Court. 2 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Caribbean Rising Stars in Beauty competition 2021 launched AN opportunity is up bering and to win Beauty (CRSIB) competi- CRSIB 2021 competition for grabs for young scholarships in these tion. In its seventh year, will be bigger and better people in Barbados and areas. the annual online contest and offers an exciting mar- across the Caribbean This is coming through will be under the theme, keting and advertising op- to showcase their tal- the Career Development ‘Embrace the Possibilities, portunity for businesses ents in areas of hair, Institute’s (CDI) Unleash Your Potential’. with an interest in youth nails, makeup and bar- Caribbean Rising Stars in Speaking during yes- development and entre- terday’s virtual launch, preneurship,” she added. Cosmetology Tutor at Also addressing the CDI, Althea Thompson, launch were Treasurer of stated this year the aim the Barbados Beauty is for the contest to reach Professionals Association, an even wider audience Bonita Boyce-King; than it has in the past. Barbados’ Ashley Bryan, She indicated the compe- who was the winner in the tition will be “marketed make-up category of the in 19 countries of the CRSIB 2018; and the Cosmetology Tutor at the Career Development Caribbean” in addition to CRSIB 2019 winner in the Institute, Althea Thompson, sharing details about Guyana, Suriname and hair category, Cherice the seventh annual Caribbean Rising Stars in Beauty Belize. The application Roberts, who is from (CRSIB) competition. and registration process St. Vincent and the for CRSIB 2021 begins Grenadines. Do not settle for mediocre; what you want – change it. next month. In her remarks, Boyce- practice and practice Do it again. Present your “The competition is King stated her organisa- again. Always ask your- best, compete against focused on four areas of tion is happy to see that self, ‘Was that my best?’ If yourself and do your best. the beauty care industry, young persons are willing you see a flaw, something Remember this is not the namely hair, nails, to showcase their talents that you don’t want the end, this is just the begin- makeup and barbering. and to pursue certifica- world to see, it is not quite ning.” (MG) The competition is a viral tion. She encouraged event that is held on those participating in the Facebook and engages CRSIB 2021 competition members of the public to to put their best foot for- Treasurer of the Barbados Beauty Professionals vote for our competitors ward. Association, Bonita Boyce-King, speaking at the in accordance [with] the “As you pursue that virtual launch of the 2021 Caribbean Rising Stars in rules of the competition. I prize, I challenge you to Beauty (CRSIB) competition. am persuaded that the leave no stone unturned.

Ashley Bryan, who was the winner in the make-up category of CRSIB 2018, speaking about some of her achievements since being involved in that contest.

CRSIB 2019 winner in the hair category, Cherice Roberts, speaking about her experience being involved in that year’s contest. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 3

Nine-year-old counted in latest COVID-19 death toll

AFTER having the gun sadness during Day to Multisymptom of recent cases and deaths jumped by a media yesterday’s COVID Inflammatory Syndrome involving seniors who were outlet in Trinidad Communications Unit in Children (MIS-C), which not active socially. It and Tobago, it was media briefing, Minister is brought on by COVID- stresses the need for a officially revealed of Health and Wellness 19. Her death, along with sense of personal respon- that Barbados had Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic that of two elderly women sibility, maintenance of recorded its first death updated the island on the aged 88 and 74, and one safety protocols even of a minor due to com- latest numbers. male aged 73 who all died among the members of the plications arising from Noting that staff at the on Tuesday, brought the same household, and for COVID-19. Queen Elizabeth Hospital island’s tally even closer people to remain indoors,” A nine-year-old girl and fought long and hard to to 30. he said. three others brought the save the precious life Noting that the island With a common miscon- island’s tally to 28. Adding of the child, Minister was currently up to 731 ception that children were his voice to the national Bostic confirmed that active cases, the most not adversely affected by outpouring of shock and she passed on Valentine’s recorded to date, Minister the virus now clearly de- Bostic urged members of bunked, Bostic pleaded the public to remain in- with all to do the right doors and follow the safety things as he revealed that protocols. there were a large number “You will recall that of minors in isolation. when Barbados met “The Ministry also international criteria for warned that people of all Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey being described as having age groups can become Bostic, as he spoke during yesterday’s briefing. community spread, the infected with COVID. Ministry cautioned that Indeed, the recent deaths wish to be aware that as should not stay home or transmission of the viral of middle-aged persons of yesterday, there were wear masks, and that they illness within homes and and now this child would 40 minors in the island’s can keep socialising, are families was a very real be testimony of this threat isolation facilities – 17 fe- playing Russian Roulette risk. This became increas- the viral illness poses to males and 23 males. So the with their lives and ours,” ingly evident in the spate younger people. You may young people who feel they he said. (MP) Government day nurseries to remain closed during extended ‘pause’ IN light of the extension of has advised that all gov- CCB’s offices will also call 256-9664, 836-8825, the “national pause” from ernment-operated day remain closed during this or the Police Hotline at February 18 to 28, the nurseries will remain period, and persons are re- 211 to report child abuse Child Care Board (CCB) closed until March 1. minded that they should emergencies. Ban also applies to beaches, public parks Executive Chairman of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland. CURFEW from Page 1 “Simply put, if you are or coming from a medical and public parks. This is not an essential worker, facility on legitimate a stay at home weekend, unlawful for persons not going to work or coming business, then you shall when the Royal Barbados QEH will redouble in possession of the ap- from work; if you do not have absolutely no per- Police Force shall be in- propriate pass or not in- have a government-au- mission to be on the structed to apprehend volved in the vaccination thorised pass; or if you roads of Barbados from and prosecute all persons protection efforts exercise, either as a serv- are not directly involved Friday 7 p.m. to Monday violating this order,” he ice provider or recipient in Operation Seek and 6 a.m. This ban shall also said. (MP) YESTERDAY, during many others to the pan- of the vaccine, to leave Save or the National apply to beaches and the Queen Elizabeth demic. Many of us are the confines of their Vaccination Exercise; and public parks. I repeat, it Hospital’s (QEH) Ash afraid and fear is bringing homes. if you are not heading to applies also to beaches Wednesday Service, out both strengths and Post Executive Chairman of weaknesses in our team. the QEH Juliette Bynoe- Luckily,the strengths out- offices Sutherland made the weigh the weaknesses and Weekend curfew will not declaration that the QEH we will redouble our ef- would redouble its efforts forts at keeping staff and reopening in protecting staff and patients safe and continu- patients. ing the important services affect travellers via GAIA MEMBERS of the public Bynoe-Sutherland ex- that we deliver here at are advised that all post pressed her sadness at the the Queen Elizabeth VISITORS departing scheduled to leave the to use only designated offices will reopen for loss of a colleague, a nurs- Hospital,” said the the island on scheduled island on Saturday, COVID-19 approved business from today, ing assistant who fought Executive Chair. flights for February 20 February 20, and Sunday, taxis to go directly to or Thursday, February 18, for nine days at Harrison Bynoe-Sutherland de- and 21 will not be af- February 21, will be able from the Grantley Adams for the cashing of pen- Point against COVID-19 clared that unashamedly, fected by the upcoming to leave their accommo- International Airport sion cheques and bill before passing. However, the QEH believed that imposed weekend cur- dation and travel to the (GAIA), and no stops are payments, between Bynoe-Sutherland stated all things were possible few. airport to board their permitted along the way. 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. that even though there through Jesus Christ and Minister of Tourism specific flight. Approved taxi drivers All customers are was fear, it brought out there was no battle or task and International Minister Cummins who have emergency asked to adhere to the strength in the QEH team. too large for the institu- Transport, Senator Lisa noted that travellers, passes will be on hand to COVID-19 protocols in “We have lost a staff tion to tackle, once God Cummins, has indicated both inbound and out- provide transportation to place. member, Ramona, and was in the mix. (AS) that visitors who are bound, will be required and from the airport. 4• Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Big winners in Magnum Tonic Wine’s Tek Charge of the Season promotion MAGNUM Tonic Wine, distributed in GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS Barbados by RMJ MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS Agencies, recently ended its Tek Charge TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF A STANDARD MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME FOR of the Season promo- THE BARBADOS PRISON SERVICE, HER MAJESTY’S PRISON, DODDS LAND, tion. The promotional DODDS, ST. PHILIP FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2021 TO MARCH 31, 2024. campaign gave con- sumers the chance 1. The Government of Barbados through the Ministry of Home Affairs is inviting Tenders to provide to win over US$8,000 a Standard Maintenance Programme for the Barbados Prison Service, Her Majesty’s Prison, Dodds in cash and prizes Land, Dodds, St. Phillip for the period April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2024. through the purchase of specially marked 2. The Tender document may be obtained from the Design and Implementation Unit (formerly the Magnum Tonic Wine Project Office), Ministry of Home Affairs, Jones Building, Webster’s Business Park, St. Michael three-packs. Four win- between the hours of 8.15 am to 4.30 pm Monday – Friday, except on holidays. ners of US$1,000 each 3. The Tender document may also be requested by sending an email to have been named. [email protected] and copied [email protected] with the subject Barbados’ winners: “Request for Tender for the Provision of a Standard Maintenance Programme for the Rookmin Deonarine, Barbados Prison Service”. A copy of the payment receipt should also be included in the email. Winston Green, Roxanne Leacock and Keimar 4. The Tender document will be available for a non – refundable fee of $100.00 payable via a wire Cumberbatch, have since transfer to the Treasury’s account at Central Bank as follows: expressed gratitude for winning the grand prize. Beneficiary Bank: Central Bank of Barbados Other winners from Winner, Winston Green, collects his prize. Address: Tom Adams Financial Centre Antigua & Barbuda, Church Village Bridgetown Belize, St. Lucia, Guyana Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago Account No: 142606 have also been selected. Name of Account: Government of Barbados - Treasury A/C “Magnum Tonic Wine’s Swift Address: CBABBBBB Tek Charge of the Season promotion was a game- The portion of the bank statement relating to the deposit of funds would be used as evidence of the changer across the receipt of funds. Caribbean.The brand was able to gift consumers 5. All Corporate Tenderers must include with their Tenders, a copy of the Company’s Articles of through cash and unique Incorporation as well as the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as evidence of the fact that the instant prizes with multi- Company is an existing registered Company as at date of Tender. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION WILL RENDER THE TENDER VOID. The Certificate must ple ways to enter the pro- be in the name of the Tenderer. motion – digitally or via drop box. The promotion 6. Local Tenderers are advised that the Certificate of Incorporation referred to at paragraph 4 above was inclusive, ensuring as means a Certificate of Incorporation issued under the 1985 Companies Act of Barbados or where many consumers as pos- applicable, a Certificate of Continuance and / or Amalgamation or a Certificate of Amendment. sible were able to enter. Certificates must be dated after 31st December 1984. Congratulations again to all the winners,” shared 7. The successful Tenderer will be required to enter into a Contract drawn up by or in a form Kamal Powell, the brand’s approved by the Solicitor General or another Legal Officer in the Public Service approved by her. A Marketing Manager for surety for the due performance of the contract will be required by one of the methods listed below: the Caribbean. (a) by way of a deposit with the Treasury of a sum of money or approved securities to the value Consumers entered dig- of not less than ten percent of the contract price; or (b) by way of a Bank or accredited Insurance Company whose liability shall be not less than ten itally by purchasing a spe- percent of the contract price. The cost of obtaining such a surety shall be the responsibility of cially marked three-pack Magnum Tonic Wine Ambassador Akela makes the the Contractor, who need not specifically make arrangements for sureties unless and until his of Magnum Tonic Wine, presentation to winner, Roxanne Leacock. tender has been accepted. peeled the neck hanger and scanned the QR code 8. Tenderers may arrange an appointment to visit the site and familiarize themselves with the nature provided while traditional of the works and the conditions of the site, by contacting the Estate Manager at telephone number entries were accepted via (246) 535-7399 between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:30 pm, Mondays – Fridays except on public drop boxes at participat- holidays. ing retail outlets. “Magnum Tonic Wine is 9. TENDERERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE LABOUR CLAUSES (PUBLIC CONTRACTS) well known throughout ACT, CAP 349 SHALL IN SO FAR AS IS APPLICABLE TO THE TENDER, APPLY TO ANY CONTRACT MADE IN RESPECT OF THE TENDER. FULL DETAILS OF THE CONDITIONS OF the region for having a THE ACT, CAP 349 MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, GOVERNMENT brand essence of vibrant PRINTING DEPARTMENT, BAY STREET, ST. MICHAEL, BARBADOS. TENDERERS SHOULD energy.While a number of SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THE ACT our consumers have been WITH THEIR TENDER. confined to their home space since the onset of 10. Tenders should be placed and sealed in an envelope marked “TENDER FOR THE STANDARD the global pandemic, we MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE BARBADOS PRISON SERVICE, HER MAJESTY’S wanted to build and PRISON, DODDS LAND, DODDS, ST. PHILIP FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2021 TO MARCH 31, spread some cheer by en- 2024” and should be addressed to the Chairman, Tenders Committee, Government Procurement couraging consumers to Department, Holborn Circle, Fontabelle, St. Michael, to reach her no later than Wednesday, March Tek Charge responsibly 17, 2021 at 4.30 pm. Tenders received after this time and date will be rejected and returned unopened to the tenderers. Tenders may be placed in the Tenders Box located at the Government with their most dynamic Procurement Department or emailed to [email protected]. selves,” Powell ended. The Magnum Tonic 11. No tender will be considered unless it complies with the conditions set out in this Notice and the Wine Tek Charge of the Tender Documents. Season promotion ended in January 2021, with tel- 12. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. evised live draws across Magnum Tonic Wine Ambassador Akela makes the the Caribbean region. presentation to winner, Keimar Cumberbatch. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 5

B’dians encouraged to look out for one another during Lenten season WHILST the period of this Queen Elizabeth He would go apart by him- Lent is usually a time Hospital, let us continue self, perhaps into the hills, for persons to focus on to look out for each other, for quiet, for respite, for what they want to give to love and to care for one recreation, to renew,to re- up, this Lenten season another. For this is our build himself, to gather can be used instead whole duty and this himself as a human being. to take on some addi- is what God Almighty And so, there are times in tional duties, by help- demands of us,” Canon our lives when we need to ing others. Burke remarked during regather ourselves. When Canon Noel Burke his homily. we have to think about suggested the above what is really, really im- yesterday, as the Queen Time to halt portant in this world,” Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Speaking on the period of Canon Burke commented. held a church service to Lent, Canon Burke mean- He added, “So our Canon Noel Burke delivered the homily during the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s mark Ash Wednesday,the while noted that whilst Saviour gives us a won- (QEH) Ash Wednesday Church Service, which was held in the QEH Chapel yester- start of the Lenten season this time around it is a bit derful example of what it day. on the Christian calendar. different in the way things means to come to a halt “So in this moment, on are being done on account for a little while. Our lives this Ash Wednesday, this of the ongoing COVID-19 are very often made up of holy season of Lent, very pandemic, Barbadians lots of activities. We have Doctors, often we think of giving can still use it as a period deadlines to meet, we things up. Let us think not for quiet reflection.Whilst have people to attend, we so much of giving some- there is not the customary are legitimately busy. nurses thing up, although if there visiting of churches on There [were] times when are things that you want Ash Wednesday to receive the disciples would be to give up, please feel free. ashes in the mark of a awesomely busy. In fact, thanked Give up added salt, give cross on one’s forehead, St. Mark tells us they up added sugar and it is an activity which both were so busy at one time, for their good to make that point children and adults look that they didn’t have time from within the Queen forward to, the Lenten to eat.What was Jesus’ re- Elizabeth Hospital season can still be used as sponse? When everyone service Chapel. But there are also a time to halt from a busy was coming and going He duties and responsibilities lifestyle, to increase one’s said to them, ‘Come ye DE PEIZA from Page 1 that we can take on, like faith and to improve self apart by yourselves and looking after the vulnera- for the journey ahead. rest for a little while,’ be- from doctors and nurses ble, looking after the eld- “We think of the forty cause He knew that they how hard it was for erly, seeking and search- days our Lord spent in the could not simply be on them to fight a disease ing for those little ones wilderness, as He pon- that treadmill going and every day, knowing that who may not have the dered, as He contemplated going and going. So He there was a possibility resources to assist with the meaning of what it is called them to a moment that they could infect their education.And so,on to be called to do God’s of quiet. The season of themselves or their this Ash Wednesday, as work, the work of the Lent gives us an oppor- families. we begin this season and Father. He would arise tunity for that quiet.” Nurse Harris delivered a scripture reading during the “That is something as we do so from within early in the morning and (RSM) service. that is on their mind daily as they put on their PPE and seek to ensure that all Barbadians are safe as we seek to fight the curve of this deadly disease,” she said. De Peiza also noted that she knew it was not easy for doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians who have been fighting this pan- demic for over a year – overworked and under- paid, and as such, thanked them for their “relentless service”. Additionally, she thanked the civil ser- vants of this country who have gone above and beyond to ensure we fight this pandemic, and the national security of this country is not com- Kofi Chase on violin, playing ‘Lead Us Heavenly Father, Lead Us’. Nurse Layne as she delivered a rendition. promised. (CLJB) 6 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Prevalence data on domestic violence in Caribbean essential IT is hoped that a survey on the is something that they would like to see Grenada have experienced some form of Suriname reported 48 per cent of the prevalence of domestic violence come to fruition in this country as well as intimate partner violence over their life- women surveyed experienced it in their which was carried out in five across the rest of Eastern Caribbean. time and 12 per cent stated that they lifetime and 11 per cent was current; and CARICOM Member States, will be “The reason we do prevalence survey had experienced it within the past 12 in Trinidad and Tobago, the figures stood conducted in other countries of the data is because administrative data months, which for the purpose of the data at 44 per cent for women who experi- Caribbean, including Barbados. never fully gets the depth of incidence was considered current. The figures in enced violence in their lifetime and 11 per So says Representative of the UN and prevalence of domestic violence or in- Jamaica, she noted, were similar,with 39 cent of women said that it had happened Women’s Multi Country Office for timate partner violence; and that is why per cent stating that they experienced to them within the last 12 months. the Caribbean, Tonni Ann Brodber. we usually try to have the prevalence intimate partner violence in their Touching on the matter of gender- Addressing the topic of ‘The Impact of data to better understand what is hap- lifetime and 13 per cent said theirs was based violence, she said that while both COVID-19 on Domestic Violence in the pening,” she stated. current. men and women can be victims, most Caribbean’ during a virtual joint meeting Brodber told the Rotarians on the While noting that there are many dif- of the victims of gender-based violence of the Rotary Club of Barbados and the Zoom call that the information was ferent forms of intimate partner violence across the world are women and girls. Rotary Club of Central Port of Spain re- gathered using a model from the World that can happen, she indicated that in With that in mind, Brodber said the onus cently, she referred to the survey which Health Organisation, which was adapted respect of Guyana, 55 per cent of the is not on victims and survivors to stop was conducted in Grenada, Guyana, to the CARICOM region. In that survey, women surveyed said that they experi- this violence, insisting that efforts must Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and which she explained was completed prior enced violence in their lifetime, and 25 be made to work with the perpetrators Tobago, indicating that Barbados has not to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was re- per cent of them have experienced it and with society in general terms of their yet had a prevalence survey done, but it vealed that 39 per cent of the women in within the last 12 months. Meanwhile, perceptions of what is acceptable. (JRT)

Land (Title Proceedings Act) Act, 2011 BARBADOS

(Act 2011-7) APPLICATION NO: RT 000013 of 2021 FORM 6 NOTICE FURTHER NOTICE FOR ADVERSE CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF LAND (TITLE DEEDS RESTORATION) ACT CAP 229C ALL THAT land situate at First Step (Near Waverly Cot) in RESTORATION OF TITLE DEEDS DESTROYED the parish of Saint George in this Island containing by BY DISASTER OR OTHERWISE OR LOST OR STOLEN admeasurement 172.8 square metres made and certified on a plan dated the 8th day of October 2020 by Lennox J. Reid, Land TAKE NOTICE that an Application has been made to the Surveyor Abutting and Bounding on the North on Lot 1 on lands Registrar of Titles by GLORIA EULANDA BRYAN of Padmore of Edith Farrell and to the West on a Public Road to Ellerton and Village in the parish of Saint Philip in this Island as the duly Abutting and Bounding to the South on lands of John Rudder appointed Administratrix and Personal Representative of the and Abutting and Bounding to the East on lands now or estate of JOSEPH BRYAN also known as JOSEPH D’ARCY formerly Rudder together with the dwelling house thereon or BRYAN also known as D’ARCY BRYAN deceased of Padmore however else the same may abut and bound Village in the parish of Saint Philip in this Island for the SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS Restoration of the Title Deeds to 312.0 square metres of land IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE situate at Padmore Village in the parish of Saint Philip in this Island (more particularly described in the Schedule hereto) on CLAIM NO. the grounds that the original Title Deeds to the land have been lost or misplaced whilst in the possession of JOSEPH IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND BRYAN also known as JOSEPH D’ARCY BRYAN also known (TITLE PROCEEDINGS) ACT, 2011 (Section 3); as D’ARCY BRYAN.

ALL THAT land situate at First Step (Near ALSO TAKE NOTICE that unless notification is received at Waverly Cot) in the parish of Saint George in this the Land Registry, Warrens Office Complex, Warrens, Saint Island containing by admeasurement 172.8 Michael by the 22nd day of March 2021 that the Title Deed has square metres made and certified on a plan not been lost or is being lawfully held by some other person, the dated the 8th day of October 2020 by Lennox J. Registrar of Titles shall immediately proceed to determine the Reid, Land Surveyor Abutting and Bounding on the North on Lot 1 on lands of Edith Farrell and to said Application according to law. the West on a Public Road to Ellerton and Abutting and Bounding to the South on lands of Dated this 18th day of February 2021 John Rudder and Abutting and Bounding to the East on lands now or formerly Rudder together Makala K. Broome with the dwelling house thereon or however else Attorney-at-Law the same may abut and bound SCHEDULE

TAKE NOTICE that LORETTA WHARTON DAISLEY also 1. ALL THAT certain piece or parcel of land situate at Padmore known as LORETTA ANITA WHARTON DAISLEY of 1449 East Village in the parish Saint Philip in this Island formerly said to 99th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11236 in the United States of contain by admeasurement 3366 square feet or thereabouts but America, Administratrix of the estate of Wesley Colvin Wharton by survey certified on the 6th day of December 2020 by Alex R. also known as Colvin Wesley Wharton also known as Colvin Wharton has applied to the High Court for a declaration of Chandler, Land Surveyor (hereinafter called “the said Plan”) ownership and a certificate of title in respect of the property found to contain by admeasurement 312.0 square metres or described above. thereabouts (inclusive of 12.8 square metres in Right-of-way) ABUTTING AND BOUNDING on lands now or late of Marcus G. Any person having any adverse claim, lien or charge against the Luke on the said Plan on lands now or late of Leo Clarke on the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on oath said Plan on lands now or late of Irene Williams on the said Plan to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown on or before on lands now or late of Samuel Clarke on the said Plan and on the 18th day of March, 2020 and immediately thereafter serve a a Public Road leading to Highway M in one direction and to true copy on the undersigned. Sunbury in the other direction or however else the same may abut and bound Together with dwelling-house thereon. Any other person who has any information relating to the ownership of the said property is invited to submit that 2. The Title Deeds to be restored are:- information in writing to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, i. Conveyance dated the 1st day of April 1965 made between Bridgetown, on or before the 18th day of March, 2021 Colin Andrew Rocheford, Esquire Registrar of the Supreme Dated the 18th day of February 2021 Court of Barbados of the One Part and Joseph D’arcy Bryan of the Other Part, recorded in the Land Registry Department on the ------15th day of June 1965 in Volume 936 Page 410. Saffron R. M. Griffith., Attorney-at-Law for the Claimant, ii. Mortgage dated 2nd day of April 1965 made between Joseph whose place of business and address for service is Harford D’arcy Bryan of the One Part and The Housing Authority of the Chambers, Harford House, Other Part recorded in the Land Registry Department on the 6th Roebuck Street, Bridgetown. day of May 1966 in Volume 960 Page 136. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 7

Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases THE Chinese mainland on commission said in its daily and 223 remained hospitalized. been discharged following asymptomatic cases newly Tuesday reported seven new report. No deaths had been reported recovery on the mainland, and reported, all arriving from COVID-19 cases, all imported, Also on Tuesday,55 COVID-19 among the imported cases. 4,636 had died as a result of the outside the mainland. On the the National Health Commission patients were discharged from The total number of confirmed virus. same day,one asymptomatic case said yesterday. hospitals following their recovery. COVID-19 cases on the mainland There were six suspected was re-categorized as a confirmed Five new suspected COVID-19 By the end of Tuesday,a total of reached 89,795 by Tuesday, COVID-19 cases on the mainland case. cases from outside the mainland 4,892 imported cases had been including 557 patients still by the end of Tuesday, and 8,577 A total of 363 asymptomatic were reported in Shanghai, and reported on the mainland.Among receiving treatment, 10 of whom close contacts remained under cases were under medical no new deaths related to the them, 4,669 had been discharged were in severe conditions. medical observation. observation, of whom 282 arrived disease were reported, the from hospitals following recovery, A total of 84,602 patients had Tuesday also saw six from outside the mainland. Consumption rebound sees malls packed AN 80-meter-high artificial waterfall has become the latest crowd-puller at the Grandview Mall in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, with the shopping complex receiving huge numbers of shoppers during the Spring Festival holiday. Xie Meng, CEO of Grandview Group, said the mall had planned the launch of the waterfall and a series of festive events and cultural activities well ahead of the Lunar New Year due to the local retail market’s strong rebound. “We have been expecting huge crowds with the general containment of the COVID-19 epidemic in China,” Xie said. The Tianhe Road business circle, where the Grandview Mall and 15 other shopping centers are located, received nearly 6 million visitors from Thursday to Saturday, the first three days of the sevenday Spring Festival holiday. The figure was close to the number of visitors the area received before the epidemic. The bustling shops are indicative of the “V-shaped” Entertainment options help to attract shoppers during Spring Festival break. recovery of China’s domestic consumption.The country’s retail “Last year, my family and I she said. “I can do all sorts of fun receiving customers till midnight Zhang said. “They are willing to sales of consumer goods grew 4.6 basically spent the holiday at stuff here all day.” after recently starting to operate spend more on education, percent year-on-year in the fourth home, considering the grim Shopping centers across China round-the-clock on weekends, entertainment, medical care and quarter of last year contrasting epidemic situation,” Li said. have been integrating more forms which “was unimaginable in the immersive experiences.” with a 3.9 percent fall for the “Everything seems to have of entertainment with traditional past”. China’s brick-and-mortar whole year. returned to where it was during shopping and dining businesses Zhang Ximing, a researcher retailers have ratcheted up their A recent report by the China the pre-epidemic days, except for to attract more customers. with the Zhejiang Academy of digital transformation efforts General Chamber of Commerce the epidemic prevention protocols In Guangzhou’s Beijing Road Commerce, said China’s offline during the Spring Festival predicted a yearly increase of at the shopping centers like business circle, another popular retailing, one of the industries shopping season as e-commerce more than 10 percent in China’s wearing masks and health code shopping location in the city,a worst hit by COVID-19, has continues to reshape the country’s retail sales this year,in view of the checks.” major upgrade was completed basically shaken off the influence retail landscape. country’s firming economy and Li said the Grandview Mall has before Spring Festival. Interactive of the epidemic thanks to the Last year, the country’s online huge consumption market. risen from the epidemic stronger, lighting equipment was installed country’s effective epidemic retail sales of goods increased by For Li Mengjie, a Guangzhou with more entertainment on the shopping centers’ walls prevention and control measures. 14.8 percent year-on-year to reach resident and a frequent visitor to facilities like an aquarium, a and unmanned vending carts “Chinese customers have 9.8 trillion yuan (US$1.52 the Grandview Mall, a packed cultural museum and a botanical deployed on the roads. restored their confidence and are trillion), topping the world for an shopping center during the garden. Xian Qiuxian, deputy general attaching more importance to eighth consecutive year,according Spring Festival holiday seemed “The shopping mall is now manager of a shopping mall in personal development and to data from the Ministry of almost surreal. more like an amusement park,” the area, said it had been enjoyment in consumption,” Commerce. Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African variants – Brazil institute SERRANA, Brazil – The Dimas Covas, head of the against the Brazilian variant of mass vaccination campaign vaccine against the Brazilian COVID-19 vaccine developed Butantan biomedical center in the virus which appeared aimed at inoculating the entire strain in particular will be vital by China’s Sinovac Biotech is Sao Paulo which lead domestic in the city of Manaus, he adult population against to Brazil. The government has effective against the UK and trials of the Chinese vaccine said. COVID-19 to test whether it secured 100 million doses and South African variants, the and is supplying doses to “Soon we will have the re- lowers the infection rate. made the vaccine a centerpiece vaccine’s Brazilian partner Brazil’s Health Ministry. sults and we are very positive Covas said he expects of its inoculation campaign. said yesterday, citing test re- Covas did not give any more it will do the job,” Covas said. CoronaVac to have an advan- Covas’ comments come as sults in Chinese trials. details on exactly how effective Covas was speaking at a tage over other vaccines due to several cities in Brazil, includ- “We have tested this vaccine the vaccine proved against news conference in the small the technology it uses – an in- ing state capitals of Rio, in China against the English these strains. city of Serrana, in the interior activated version of a coron- Salvador and Cuiaba have sus- and the South African vari- Butantan is also testing the of Sao Paulo state, where avirus strain. pended new vaccinations as ants, with good results,” said vaccine, known as CoronaVac, Butantan began yesterday a The efficacy of the Chinese they ran out of doses. 8 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate ‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ’Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’ Editorial UN chief urges global plan to Support reverse unfair vaccine access UNITED NATIONS – UN world’s major economic As manufacturers struggle Blinken announced that Secretary-General powers in the Group of 20 to ramp up production of by the end of February the Antonio Guterres sharply to establish an emergency vaccines, many countries United States will pay needed for criticised the “wildly task force to establish a complain of being left out over $200 million in uneven and unfair” plan and co-ordinate its and even rich nations are previously assessed and distribution of COVID-19 implementation and facing shortages and current obligations to the vaccines on Wednesday, financing. He said the task domestic complaints. UN agency, which health care saying ten countries have force should have the The World Health Washington will seek to administered 75 percent of capacity “to mobilise the Organisation’s COVAX reform. all vaccinations and pharmaceutical program, an ambitious America’s top diplomat demanding a global effort companies and key project to buy and deliver said the US also plans to to get all people in every industry and logistics coronavirus vaccines for provide “significant workers nation vaccinated as soon actors”. the world’s poorest people, financial support” to as possible. Guterres said Friday’s has already missed its own COVAX through the GAVI A LEGITIMATE video making the rounds shows The UN chief told a meeting of the Group of goal of beginning vaccine alliance, and will one of our general practitioners making an high-level meeting of the Seven major coronavirus vaccinations work to strengthen other impassioned plea for Barbadians to take the UN Security Council that industrialised nations – in poor countries at the multilateral initiatives COVID-19 measures set in place by the 130 countries have not the United States, same time that shots were involved in the global government seriously and to not try to cheat the received a single dose of Germany, Japan, Britain, rolled out in rich countries. COVID-19 response. He system, thereby likely furthering the spread of vaccine and declared that France, Canada and Italy WHO says COVAX needs gave no details. the virus. “at this critical moment, – “can create the $5 billion in 2021. China’s Foreign Indeed, hers was a passionate plea that certainly vaccine equity is the momentum to mobilise the US Secretary of State Minister Wang Yi pulls at our heartstrings. She spoke of the struggle biggest moral test before necessary financial Antony Blinken told the criticised the growing doctors and other health care workers are facing the global community.” resources”. Thirteen council the Biden “immunity divide” and in trying to get the COVID-19 situation under Guterres called for an ministers addressed the administration “will work called on the world to control. Certainly,the message is clear, now is not urgent Global Vaccination virtual council meeting with our partners across “come together to reject the time to flout the laws put in place to protect us. Plan to bring together organised by Britain on the globe to expand `vaccine nationalism,’ This is the time to recognise that we each can play those with the power to improving access to manufacturing and promote fair and equitable our part, to halt the spread of COVID-19 in ensure equitable vaccine COVID-19 vaccinations, distribution capacity and distribution of vaccines, Barbados. distribution – scientists, including in conflict areas. to increase access, and, in particular, make To date, we have lost one of our healthcare vaccine producers and The coronavirus has including to marginalised them accessible and workers to the virus. We are hearing of a minor those who can fund the infected more than 109 populations”. affordable for developing who died, due to COVID-19 complications. The effort. million people and killed President Joe Biden has countries, including those fact that some employees have tested positive for And he called on the at least 2.4 million of them. rejoined the WHO and in conflict.” the coronavirus at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) does not help the situation either, though top officials from that health care facility are insisting that patient care and the safety of staff Rush Limbaugh, ‘voice of won’t be compromised. Given that we are hearing of the fear and uncertainty gripping many others in the health field amidst all of these developments, now is the time to put systems in American conservatism,’ has died place to allay their fears and to work to assist those who may need a mental boost. Many of these UNITED STATES – Rush Wednesday. He was 70. his followers, or “Ditto- loan from God”. health care workers, be they doctors in the Limbaugh, the talk radio Limbaugh said a year heads,” as he dubbed Long before Trump’s Harrison Point Isolation Facility or nurses and host who ripped into ago that he had lung them, took his words as rise in politics, Limbaugh other workers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or liberals and laid waste to cancer. His death was sacred truth. was pinning insulting polyclinics are under stress, as they work doing political correctness with announced on his show by “In my heart and soul, I names on his enemies and their part to help in the COVID fight. Many are a merry brand of malice his wife, Kathryn. know I have become the raging against the experiencing burnout as they work long hours. that made him one of the Unflinchingly intellectual engine of the mainstream media, Indeed, they all stand in need of our support. most powerful voices on conservative, wildly conservative movement,” accusing it of feeding the Whilst some may need a break, this may not be the American right and partisan, bombastically Limbaugh, with typical public lies. He called the optimal time to take one and so, support may foretold the rise of Donald self-promoting and larger immodesty, told author Democrats and others on need to come in different forms. We have seen Trump, died Wednesday. than life, Limbaugh Zev Chafets in the 2010 the left communists, some artistes doing their best to send messages of He was 70. galvanised listeners for book “Rush Limbaugh:An wackos, feminazis, liberal support. We have seen placards to support our Limbaugh, an more than 30 years with Army of One.” extremists, faggots and front-line workers placed at strategic places across outspoken lover of cigars, his talent for sarcastic, Forbes magazine radicals. the country.Perhaps a lot is being done behind the had been diagnosed with insult-laced commentary. estimated his 2018 income When actor Michael J. scenes to ease their mental strain. However, what lung cancer.His death was He called himself an at $84 million, ranking Fox, suffering from these workers may tell you most, is that they need announced on his website. entertainer, but his gleeful him only behind Howard Parkinson’s disease, Barbadians to listen to the authorities and refrain Rush Limbaugh, the rants during his three- Stern among radio appeared in a Democratic from selling items through shop windows, that talk radio host who ripped hour weekday radio show personalities. campaign commercial, are supposed to be closed. They need Barbadians into liberals and laid broadcast on nearly 600 Limbaugh took as a Limbaugh mocked his to cut out the liming and the congregating, to waste to political U.S. stations shaped the badge of honour the title tremors. When a break the cycle of infection. It is time Barbadians correctness with a national political “most dangerous man in Washington advocate for stop hiding and doing any kind of business on the captivating brand of conversation, swaying America.” He said he was the homeless killed side, during the continued period of national pause. malice that made him one ordinary Republicans the “truth detector,” the himself, he cracked jokes. Barbadians need to stop visiting the of the most powerful and the direction of their “doctor of democracy,” a As the AIDS epidemic supermarkets, the bakeries and the gas stations voices in politics, party. “lover of mankind,”a raged in the 1980s,he at will and only leave home when absolutely influencing the rightward Blessed with a made- “harmless, loveable little made the dying a necessary. The younger folk also need to look out push of American for-broadcasting voice,he fuzz ball” and an “all- punchline. He called for the elderly, recognising that we are all in this conservatism and the rise delivered his opinions around good guy.” He 12-year-old Chelsea fight together and those who are not deemed as of Donald Trump, died with such certainty that claimed he had “talent on Clinton a dog. vulnerable can still pass on the virus, which could prove deadly to our seniors. Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes In essence, we can lend support to our health E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves care workers, by showing that we are responsible Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan beings via our actions. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 9

Ford to go all-electric in Europe by 2030 CARMAKER Ford has Cologne facility, the home said its passenger vehi- of our operations in cle line-up in Europe Germany for 90 years, is will be all-electric by one of the most significant 2030. Ford has made in over a By the middle of 2026, generation,” said Stuart all its cars will be avail- Rowley, president of Ford able as electric or hybrid in Europe. models, it added. “It underlines our com- It joins a growing list of mitment to Europe and a car brands cutting petrol modern future with elec- and diesel production, tric vehicles at the heart including Jaguar and of our strategy for growth.” Bentley. Ford is the largest car- European regulators are maker to make such an A Ford Explorer hybrid SUV. clamping down on emis- announcement in Europe, sions, with countries in- holding a 15% share of the This year car makers in said: “Automotive electri- sight in a number of mar- The UK government cluding UK planning to regional market. the EU will face hefty fines fication is an expensive kets.” previously announced ban the sale of new petrol On Monday, Jaguar if they fail to meet emis- proposition for vehicle On Tuesday it emerged £500m funding as part of a and diesel motors. Land Rover said its cars sions standards. The UK manufacturers, but they that Coventry Airport ten-point plan to support Ford said it would spend would be all-electric by meanwhile has said it are nevertheless conclud- could be the site for a the electrification of vehi- $1bn (£720m) updating its 2030, with its Jaguar plans to ban the sale of ing that they must take gigafactory – a plant to cles, including developing factory in Cologne, with brand electrified by 2025. new petrol and diesel cars the investment hit to be manufacture electric car gigafactories across the the aim of producing a GM and Volvo Cars have from 2030, with France is well-positioned competi- batteries. UK. mass-market electric set similarly ambitious targeting the same by tively later this decade vehicle by 2023. targets. 2040. when the end for new in- “Our announcement David Leggett, automo- ternal combustion engine today to transform our Tighter regulations tive analyst at GlobalData, vehicle sales will be in Google to pay Murdoch’s News Corporation for stories GOOGLE has agreed to would start licensing Financial deals of the $76m over three years to a pay Rupert Murdoch’s “high-quality content” News Corp. deal were not group of 121 French news News Corp.. for content from publishers around disclosed. publishers to end a dis- from news sites across its the world as part of a $1bn Reuters has reported pute over copyright laws media empire. initiative. It has signed up Google agreed to pay in Europe. 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Pound Sterling 2.71474 2.82906 “This has been a pas- Google has threatened United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 sionate cause for our to cut its search engine in Demand/Sight: company for well over a Australia over the plans. Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 decade and I am gratified On Wednesday, Facebook Canadian Dollar 1.56231 1.59801 that the terms of trade said it would restrict news East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 are changing, not just on its platform in the Euro 2.39206 2.44149 for News Corp.., but for country. Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 every publisher,” said In his statement, Mr. Pound Sterling 2.75458 2.81150 Robert Thomson, News Thomson said “particular United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 Corporation chief execu- thanks” was due to Telegraphic Transfer tive. Australian politicians who Currency Buying Selling The company owns The backed the proposal. 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These rates are not meant to be used for trading. journalism and society News Corp. has previ- BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00945 will be enhanced,”Mr. ously struck payment Jamaica Dollar 0.01340 Thomson said. deals with Apple and T&T Dollar 0.29713 Google last year said it Facebook. 10 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate French C’bean fights to keep pesticide case alive SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – islands and some studies have Agricultural workers who suggested it may be linked to have long sought premature births. compensation for It was legally marketed in contamination from a France from 1981 until 1990 and pesticide banned in France was used for three more years in but used in the country’s Guadeloupe and Martinique to In this Nov. 18, 2007 photo, lawyer Harry Durimel, right, stands next to an activist with a Caribbean islands of fight the banana weevil under an sign that reads in French “No to Chlordecone poison,” as they protest during the arrival of Martinique and Guadeloupe exemption granted by the French the French government’s Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot in Raizet Abymes, Guadeloupe. have finally had a day in government. Durimel is among the attorneys representing agricultural workers in Guadeloupe and court after a nearly 15-year Durimel and other attorneys Martinique who have long been fighting for compensation for the use of a banned pesticide. wait. argue that exemption was illegal. Investigating magistrates in The suit accuses the French 2009 after finding nearly all fish Pollution Research journal coming weeks, has a $112 million Paris held a videoconference government of failing to protect sampled were still contaminated. summarized longstanding effects budget, triple that of the previous hearing last month with the health of its people and not U.S. studies in the James River of the pesticide: “From 1999 to plan, according to French officials. representatives of consumer,farm doing enough to identify and limit found tainted fish decades after date, measurement of Proposed measures for the next and environmental groups the effects of chlordecone Kepone was banned. chlordecone in blood samples has six years include analyzing tap gathered in a Martinique pollution on both islands, with a French officials had earlier revealed that a large proportion of water, taking blood samples and courtroom to determine how to combined population of some prohibited the sale of any goods the French West Indies monitoring people’s exposure proceed on a complaint that had 750,000. “They poisoned us in containing chlordecone and population is still contaminated.” levels. Officials also plan to map languished since 2006. silence,” Durimel said. ordered that all soil be analyzed It noted that 88% of samples soils to identify the most “I have never given up,” said France’s Ministry of the before the cultivation of root collected from 100 adult men in contaminated areas. But many attorney Harry Durimel, Overseas did not return a request vegetables. But the complaint Guadeloupe in 1998 contained activists remain unsatisfied, and speaking in a phone interview for comment. says those measures were not chlordecone, and in 2004, the French government itself from Guadeloupe. “This is a Durimel said France considers enforced and did not carry heavy chlordecone was detected in 87% noted in a previous evaluation serious matter that merits the pesticide to be so risky that in penalties. In 2002, authorities of 122 women who were pregnant that multiple areas needed everyone’s involvement.” October 2002, it ordered the seized several tons of chlordecone in Guadeloupe and in 77% of improvement. The complaint focuses on incineration of 1.5 tons of sweet in Martinique and Guadeloupe. breast milk samples. The future of the slow-moving chlordecone, a pesticide also potatoes that arrived at the port “In the end it appears that the Years later, a study from 2005 case isn’t clear.The High Tribunal known as Kepone that was of Dunkirk from Martinique state has failed miserably in its to 2007 in Guadeloupe, found magistrates in Paris said some banned in the U.S. in 1976 because they contained mission to protect public health,” chlordecone in 67% of 623 men evidence has disappeared and following several notorious chlordecone. according to the complaint filed diagnosed with prostate cancer, suggested the statute of incidents, including the The pesticide degrades slowly, by Guadeloupe’s Regional according to the article. limitations might have expired contamination of the James River with some experts estimating Consumers Union; SOS It expressed concern about on some alleged damage caused in Virginia, and which is blamed that the pollution in Martinique Environment Guadeloupe; the exposure during pregnancy and by the pesticide. No date for a for neurological problems and Guadeloupe will last for Agriculture, Society, Health, infant development “and possibly follow-up hearing was set. including slurred speech. decades or even centuries after Environment group, and the long-term effects such as cancer.” The plaintiffs’ attorneys are French health authorities have its ban. Union of Agricultural Producers France has made several efforts demanding that officials find the expressed concern it could be In Martinique, authorities of Guadeloupe. to fight chlordecone missing documents and argue linked to high rates of prostate temporarily banned fishing in all A 2015 article in the contamination, and the most there is no statute of limitations cancer on the eastern Caribbean rivers and some coastal areas in Environmental Science and recent plan, to be launched in the in the case. CARICOM insists on equitable distribution of vaccines WASHINGTON, United States international financial cope”. Ronald emphasized that only two – Fourteen independent institutions so that developing Sir Ronald explained that counties have managed to give Caribbean Community countries can buy needed stocks. while the majority of developing one shot of vaccines to more than (CARICOM) states insisted on The resolution also called states, including in Latian 10 per cent of their populations – the equitable distribution of expressed grave concern about America and the Caribbean, are the United States at 12 per cent COVID-19 vaccines, in a inequitable access and still without stocks of vaccines, and Chile at 10 per cent resolution adopted by the distribution of vaccines. “some developed countries have Only three other countries, he Permanent Council of the Speaking for CARICOM, ordered vaccines, in one case, five added, have inoculated more Organization of American States Ambassador Sanders told the times the size of its population, than one per cent of their people, (OAS) by acclamation yesterday. OAS that its 34 member states and are hoarding them at a time but “none of the remaining 29 The resolution was presented accounted for 45 per cent of the when they are desperately member states have sufficient on behalf of CARICOM by infected cases and 48 per cent of needed throughout the world”. vaccines to inoculate more than Antigua and Barbuda’s the deaths globally. He cited studies that indicate 0.95 per cent of their people”. Ambassador,Sir Ronald Sanders, “That is almost half the global that some of the world’s rich The diplomat also warned who was the architect of the number of infected cases and nations,representing only 15 per wealthy countries that even if original resolution and who was nearly half the number of deaths cent of the global population have they are fully vaccinated by the the chief negotiator for its in the world,” he said. “Those bought 60 per cent of the middle of this year, and poor adoption along with Trinidad and figures alone should give each of available vaccines. countries remain largely shut Tobago’s Ambassador Anthony us – and all of us – every good “The world will not survive if out, “the global economy would Phillips-Spencer,the Chair of the reason to be gravely troubled 15 per cent of the world holds for suffer losses exceeding US$9 CARICOM caucus. about the damaging effects of the itself 60 per cent of vaccines, and trillion, a sum greater than the It called for a scaling-up of COVID-19 pandemic on the 85 per cent of the people must annual output of Japan and production by the main vaccine- health and well-being of our struggle for an equitable share,” Germany combined”. Antigua and Barbuda’s producing countries, faster peoples. In many,if not all, of our the ambassador said. “No one will benefit,” Sir Ambassador, Sir Ronald distribution of the vaccines, and countries, our hospitals are Presenting grim figures for the Ronald said. “We are truly all in Sanders low-cost financing from finding it enormously difficult to member states of the OAS, Sir this together.” The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 11

Int’l court finds Jamaica violated rights of gays AN international tribunal has found The trust represented Gareth Henry, in Europe. government did not immediately return a that Jamaica’s government violated who attorneys said is a gay man living as Activists hailed the decision of the request for comment. the rights of a gay man and a lesbian, a refugee in Canada, and Simone commission, which is an autonomous body Jamaica is one of nine nations across the according to a ruling released Edwards, a lesbian they say was forced to of the Organization of American States. It Caribbean that still have laws prohibiting yesterday, and activists say it could flee Jamaica. called on Jamaica’s government to provide consensual, same-sex intimacy,according set a precedent in a region long Henry sought asylum in Canada in full reparation, including economic to the trust. These include Barbados, known for legal harassment of the 2008 after facing police brutality and compensation, but there’s been no Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St.Vincent LGBT community. repeated attacks by homophobic gangs, response so far, Téa Braun, director of and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis, The ruling was issued by the Inter- including being chased by a mob of some Human Dignity Trust, told The Associated and Antigua and Barbuda. The colonial- American Commission on Human Rights 200 people who were chanting that gay Press. era laws call for penalties that range from in September 2019, but the commission people must be killed, according to the She said Jamaica has not yet followed 10 years to life in prison, with one had kept it confidential until yesterday. trust. any of the commission’s other including hard labour as well. “This is now the landmark LGBT Edwards was shot several times outside recommendations. While the laws are rarely enforced, human rights case for the entire her home in 2008 by people who tried to “We urge the Jamaican government to human rights organizations note that Caribbean region,” said Human Dignity kill her and her two brothers, one of whom recognize the personal suffering of Gareth violence and harassment still exist in the Trust, a U.K.-based legal organization is also gay,attorneys said, adding that she and Simone and to accelerate the repeal Caribbean and that members of the LGBT that presented the case to the commission lost one of her kidneys and part of her of these discriminatory laws,” she said. community are frequently refused in 2011. liver. She has since been granted asylum A spokesperson for Jamaica’s housing or employment. JetBlue fires employee who sparked Jamaica kidnapping rumours Hotel weighing legal options JAMAICA – Lawyers for H10 Hotels, like”. the owners of Ocean Coral Spring, the “I am sick to my stomach about what Trelawny resort at the centre of the I have endured and what I have went firestorm of damning allegations of (sic) through here, and this goes to show kidnapping and trafficking by that these people are so wicked... These American Kalina Collier, who police say people have it coming for them... Yeah, lied about her experience at the they tried to traffic me; it is going to be property, are weighing what a beautiful lawsuit; and, yes, y action, if any, will be taken ou are invited,” Collier said in one against her. recording. On Tuesday, as news emerged that “I am suing the pants off this place.I Collier was no longer employed at travel all the time; of course, I am JetBlue Airways, Sabrina De Pasquale, suing,” she said going further to allege a senior executive at Ocean Coral that she was being spied on by hotel Spring, which is the first H10 Hotels workers. “I just found three cameras in establishment in Jamaica, told the my room. I covered them up, Jamaica Observer that discussions obviously...You guys have been were ongoing as to the route to be taken watching me sleep, shower and shave? JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes extended by the entity regarding Collier’s Who is getting off on that? That is a personal apology to the Jamaican Collier made damaging allegations allegations. disgusting.” Government and people. against a hotel. “At this time we are unable to give a Her allegations led to people on social final answer. We have not come to a media calling for a boycott of Jamaica, “We look forward to strengthening “In respect of any possible criminal final decision as it relates to this matter. earning the wrath of the island’s our relationship with the airline action, there are two legal avenues that Our lawyers are currently dealing with tourism officials and the police who moving forward, as JetBlue remains a come to mind – the common law offence the matter. We have had several insisted that she was not telling the valued tourism partner,” he added. of creating public mischief; this would discussions surrounding the matter. We truth. not apply when you look at it because, are leaving it in the hands of our On Tuesday, JetBlue’s Manager, Criminal charges not possible yes, you may have a false statement lawyers,” De Pasquale said. Corporate Communications Derek Over the past few days, calls for being made, but there is no material to “We had provided information to the Dombrowski issued a statement punitive action against Collier, whose show that this false statement has been Jamaica constabulary and we left it at that Collier was no longer with the social media posts gained significant reported to the police in a way that that,” she said further. airline. traction, have mounted. However, would have caused them to have The five-star resort opened its doors “After an investigation, the crew several of the island’s top legal minds initiated an investigation; so, therefore, here in 2019. Ocean by H10 Hotels was member in question is no longer with have said there is no recourse in the creating public mischief could not be founded in 2008 as the brand under JetBlue. We continue to offer our present laws for Collier to be criminally proved,” the DPP noted. which the company H10 Hotels apologies for the frustration and charged. They,however, concur that any The second avenue, she said, was in operates in the Caribbean. concern this incident has caused and entity that has suffered due to Collier’s respect to section nine of the Collier, who was a stewardess at reiterate our confidence in the health social media posts can pursue a civil Cybercrimes Act, but Collier would still JetBlue, had arrived on the island in protocols Jamaica has put in place,” suit. be out of the reach of the law. January and was scheduled to depart Dombrowski said. The island’s Director of Public “There are three ingredients outlined on February 1, 2021 but tested positive Earlier,Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, in the Act; the only one we would have twice for the novel coronavirus and was had issued a news release saying that QC, in an interview with the Observer is the fact that she used a device to post being quarantined by the hotel for 14 JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes had on Monday, said with Jamaican these statements. What would be days, in keeping with internationally extended a personal apology to the authorities unable to lay criminal missing in terms of the ingredients of accepted COVID-19 protocols. Jamaican Government and people charges against Collier, policymakers the offence would be the fact that it was An upset Collier, however, took to during a phone call between both men. may want to revise the law to ensure not obscene.We would not be able to social media in various video “I was very heartened by the that such actions can be criminalised prove that it was done with an intention recordings, which went viral, claiming discussion I had with Mr Hayes earlier going forward. to cause anything sinister to happen to among other things that she was being today. His apology to our prime The DPP said, while the allegations the entity or any person,” Llewellyn held by people at the hotel who were minister; the Government; members of made by Collier have “damaging explained. “As the law stands now, it trying to “traffic” her. She further the tourism team; and the people of consequences to Brand Jamaica” and falls short in terms of the ingredients.” claimed mistreatment, saying that a Jamaica, for the concern and are “really shocking”, she cannot be As for the hotel’s options, she s security guard had been posted outside frustration the incident has caused, was successfully prosecuted under the aid that it needs to get the appropriate the room in which she was being well received. We know that the actions criminal law neither for the offence of legal advice to see whether it would be quarantined, that she had not been of the employee are in no way a creating public mischief nor malicious in the best position to pursue civil given a key for the room, and that hotel reflection of the standards of JetBlue,” communication (Section 9 of the 2015 remedies, given the possible damage it staff “open this door whenever they feel said Bartlett. Cybercrimes Act). has suffered. 12 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Kidnap capital Venezuela Mexico eyes to begin vaccinating biometric phone medical registry, sparking personnel today privacy fears CARACAS – Venezuela will MEXICO CITY– A plan by AT&T and Telefonica declined to begin vaccinating medical Mexican lawmakers to put comment. personnel against the novel millions of cell phone users’ The Mexico Internet coronavirus today, President data in a biometric registry, Association, which includes Slim’s Nicolas Maduro said in a press billed as a tool to fight Telcel wireless company as a conference yesterday. kidnapping and extortion, partner, said the registry would The announcement comes has sparked a backlash from cost the industry hundreds of after the first 100,000 doses of telecoms companies and millions of dollars to implement, Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 rights groups who warn it could put jobs at risk and create vaccine arrived in the South could lead to stolen data and a human rights violation by American country on Saturday. higher costs. compromising personal data “We will begin vaccinating all Already approved in the lower protection. the country’s health personnel, house of Congress, the reform is in Rights groups describe the plan and other priority personnel,” line with President Andres as no better than a similar Maduro said, adding that Manuel Lopez Obrador’s vow to registry, which did not include National Assembly lawmakers counter crime using intelligence biometric data, that Mexico A woman walks past a cellular tower in the municipality of would be included in the first methods rather than force, but dismantled in 2012 after a review Guadalupe. round. critics say it reveals the pitfalls of found extortion calls, many of For months Venezuela’s governments seeking to gather which come from inside prisons, support in Congress, the bill has there is too little control of the government has said the crisis- more citizen data for law actually increased by 40% after a good chance of being passed, country’s more than 120 million stricken country would receive enforcement purposes. the data was leaked on the black said Jorge Bravo, a political mobile lines, 83% of which use 10 million doses of the Sputnik The bill is scheduled to be taken market. science professor at Mexico’s pre-paid SIM cards available at V vaccine, although the up in the current session in the The new reform could lead National Autonomous University corner stores. vaccine’s maker has not Senate, where the ruling people being exploited by bad (UNAM). However, a rethink is As things now stand, you can confirmed that figure. MORENA party and allies hold a actors and potentially wrongly possible if public concern grows “buy a card and put it on your In addition, the Pan majority. convicted of crimes, according to ahead of June mid-term elections. phone.... make an extortion call American Health Organization Under the plan,America Movil, Irene Levy, the president of and then throw the phone in the has said that between 1.4 AT&T Inc and other carriers Mexican telecommunications Extortion calls garbage,” said Huerta. million and 2.4 million doses of would be responsible for collecting watchdog Observatel. However, Maria de los Angeles The registry would make it the AstraZeneca Plc vaccine customers’ data, including “El Chapo Guzman is not going Huerta, a lawmaker with the harder for mobile users to remain had been reserved for fingerprints or eye biometrics, to to say, ‘This is my phone number ruling MORENA party, said the anonymous by requiring proof of Venezuela. submit to a registry managed by and I am El Chapo Guzman,’” registry was needed to help fight identification alongside hard-to- Mexico’s telecoms regulator. But Levy said, referring to the Sinaloa kidnapping in Mexico, which has fake biometric data for anyone a telecoms industry group that Cartel kingpin who is in prison in the highest incidence of the crime opening a new line. That counts some major companies as the United States. in the Americas and the third- information would then be members warned in an open “What criminals do is ask highest globally, according to available to law enforcement letter that the reform could someone to go and buy certain international consultancy Control upon request.The new registry increase phone theft as criminals telephone lines, and when there is Risks. would mandate the installation of look to get around the registry by a crime committed with these Criminals have been known to biometric equipment, either to stealing devices and could risk numbers, this boy or girl – who use up to 17 prepaid phones to capture fingerprints or iris scans, customers’ safety if personal data took the money out of necessity carry out one kidnapping, making anywhere mobile lines are sold. were misused. and registered without knowing it nearly impossible for police to No Western countries collect America Movil – owned by the consequences – will go to jail.” track them down, Huerta said. biometric data from cellphone Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim – Given the government’s strong The reform’s supporters argue users. Mexico rises above 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases MEXICO CITY – Mexico topped country’s excess deaths for 2020 doses had been administered in 2 million confirmed coronavirus 175,000 deaths suggest the real death toll from the first two days of the cases and 175,000 deaths related the pandemic is more than campaign. There are about 15.7 to COVID-19 on Tuesday,though been confirmed in the previous 220,000.And excess death figures million people over 60 who need officials concede that the 24 hours. for January and early February – the shots. country’s extremely low rate of Mexico’s 175,986 test- when the highest wave of cases Mexico has received only about President Nicolas Maduro: testing means the real figures are confirmed deaths so far in the came – have not yet been posted. 1.9 million doses of the Pfizer and “We will begin vaccinating much higher. pandemic is the third-highest toll Mexico has barely begun AstraZeneca vaccines so far, all the country’s health The Health Department said in the world, behind the U.S. and vaccinating the elderly, and the enough for about 1 million people personnel, and other priority 8,683 cases and 1,329 deaths had Brazil. But estimates of the department said about 189,000 in a nation of 126 million. personnel.”

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Pope starts Lent as Ash Wednesday rites scaled back for COVID-19 VATICAN CITY – Pope Last month the Vatican rubbing on the forehead is Francis led the world’s 1.3 issued guidelines for Ash predominant in the United billion Roman Catholics into Wednesday in the COVID-19 States. Lent on Ash Wednesday, as era. In his sermon, the pope said they scaled back a They said priests should Lent should be a chance to leave centuries-old ritual to help sprinkle ashes on the head behind “the false security of stem the spread of the rather than rub them on the money and conveniences.. coronavirus. forehead, wear masks and recite chasing things that are here Francis, who normally marks the traditional “Remember that today and gone tomorrow,” and the start of the penitential you are dust and to dust you will return to God. season with an outdoor return” once before everyone When the tweaked guidelines procession between two ancient rather that to each congregant. were announced, some churches in Rome, instead said The pope himself, however, Catholics complained, saying a Mass for about 120 people in did not totally apply the new keeping ashes on the forehead St. Peter’s Basilica. rules, generously dumping all day was a way of showing During Lent, which ends with ashes on the crown of the heads others you were Christian. Easter, Christians are called on of some cardinals and patting Others made light of the to fast, practice more good them down. changes. “I have enough grey deeds, give alms, be close to the Sprinkling of ashes has been hair.This (sprinkling of ashes) is needy and suffering, and give customary in parts of Europe not helpful,” one woman Pope Francis led the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics into up something, such as sweets. and Latin America while tweeted. Lent on Ash Wednesday. Russia rejects European rights court’s order to free Navalny MOSCOW – Europe’s top demanded that Russia free Navalny, 44, an anti- Earlier this month, a Moscow In its Tuesday’s ruling, the human rights court has ordered Navalny immediately and corruption investigator and court sentenced Navalny to two ECHR pointed to Rule 39 of its Russia to release jailed warns that failing to do so would President Vladimir Putin’s most years and eight months in regulations and obliged the opposition leader Alexei mark a breach of the European prominent critic, was arrested prison for violating terms of his Russian government to release Navalny, a ruling quickly human rights convention. last month upon returning from probation while recuperating in Navalny, citing “the nature and rejected yesterday by Russian Russia’s justice minister Germany, where he spent five Germany. The sentence stems extent of risk to the applicant’s authorities who are bent on dismissed the court’s demand as months recovering from a nerve- from a 2014 embezzlement life.” isolating the Kremlin’s most “unfounded and unlawful” and agent poisoning that he blames conviction that Navalny has “This measure shall apply prominent foe. the Foreign Ministry denounced on the Kremlin. Russian rejected as fabricated and the with immediate effect,” the The decision by the European it as part of Western meddling in authorities have rejected the European court has ruled to be Strasbourg-based court said in a Court of Human Rights had the country’s domestic affairs. accusation. unlawful. statement. UK queen’s husband Prince Show us that Sheikha Latifa Philip, 99, admitted to hospital LONDON – Britain’s 99-year- During England’s current is alive, UK tells Dubai old Prince Philip has been coronavirus lockdown, the duke LONDON – Britain called on the In the video, shown as part of admitted to a London hospital has been staying at Windsor United Arab Emirates yesterday the BBC’s Panorama current after feeling unwell, Castle, west of London, with the to show proof that Sheikha affairs programme, Latifa said:“I Buckingham Palace said queen, who has performed Latifa, one of the daughters of am a hostage and this villa has yesterday. duties such as meetings with the ruler of Dubai, was still alive been converted into a jail.” The palace said the husband dignitaries remotely. after she said in a video message “Every day I worry about my of Queen Elizabeth II was Lockdown permitting, the from a bathroom that she was safety and my life,” she said in admitted to the private King royal household is planning being held captive in a the video message from the Edward VII Hospital on celebrations, to mark Philip’s barricaded villa. bathroom of a villa. Tuesday evening. 100th birthday on June 10. The fate of Latifa, 35, and her She said guards had told her It called the admission “a Philip married the then- tempestuous relationship with she would be kept in captivity precautionary measure” taken Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and her father, Sheikh Mohammed for her entire life and “never see on the advice of Philip’s doctor. is the longest-serving royal bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has cast the sun again”. The palace said Philip, also consort in British history. He a new spotlight on his family Reuters could not known as the Duke of and the queen have four affairs and on an international independently verify when or Edinburgh, is expected to children, eight grandchildren Britain’s Prince Philip campaign to free his daughter. where the video was recorded. remain for a few days of and nine great-grandchildren. Dubai is now under growing British Prime Minister Boris “observation and rest.” A former naval officer and VII Hospital for what the palace international pressure to allow Johnson said he was concerned His illness is not believed to keen polo player, Philip enjoyed said was planned treatment of a Latifa, who tried to flee in 2018 and that the United Nations was be related to COVID-19. The robust health well into old age pre-existing condition. in a dinghy but was brought back looking into the situation. queen and Philip received a first but has had a number of health He was forced to give up by commando units from India, “That’s something obviously dose of a vaccine against the issues in recent years. driving at the age of 97, after to go free. that we are concerned about but coronavirus in early January. In 2011, he was rushed to a smashing into a car while British foreign minister the U.N.Commission on Human Prime Minister Boris hospital by helicopter after driving a Land Rover near Dominic Raab said the video of Rights is looking at that,” he told Johnson’s office said he “sends suffering chest pains and Sandringham estate in January Latifa, in which she said she was reporters. “I think what we’ll do his best wishes to the Duke of treated for a blocked coronary 2019. Philip needed help to get being held hostage and was is wait and see how they get on. Edinburgh as he undergoes a artery. In 2017, he spent two out of the Land Rover but worried about her safety, was We’ll keep an eye on that.” few days of rest in hospital.” nights in the King Edward VII wasn’t injured. A woman in the deeply troubling as it showed a The Dubai government’s Philip retired from public hospital and was hospitalized other vehicle suffered a broken woman in deep distress. media office referred questions duties in 2017 and rarely for 10 days in 2018 for a hip wrist. “Given what we’ve just seen, I about the video to Dubai ruler appears in public. His most replacement. Even after that, Philip think people would just at a Sheikh Mohammed’s law firm, recent public event was a Philip was last hospitalized continued to drive a horse and human level want to see that which did not immediately military ceremony at in December 2019, spending carriage on private land from she’s alive and well,” Raab told respond to a request for Buckingham Palace in July. four nights in the King Edward time to time. Sky. comment. 14 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Biden backs studying reparations as Congress considers bill WASHINGTON – President legislation that would create a government to compensate at the White House briefing.“He backdrop of the biggest Joe Biden’s White House is commission to examine the descendants of slaves for years understands we don’t need a reckoning on racism in a giving its support to studying history of slavery in the U.S. as of unpaid labour by their study to take action right now on generation in the wake of reparations for Black well as the discriminatory ancestors. systemic racism, so he wants to George Floyd’s killing, Biden Americans, boosting Democratic government policies that Biden backs the idea of take actions within his own backed the idea of studying lawmakers who are renewing affected former slaves and their studying the issue,White House government in the meantime.” reparations for the descendants efforts to create a commission descendants. The commission press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden captured the of slaves. But now, as he tries to on the issue amid the stark would recommend ways to yesterday, though she stopped Democratic presidential win congressional support for racial disparities highlighted by educate the American public of short of saying he would sign nomination and ultimately the other agenda items including a the COVID-19 pandemic. its findings and suggest the bill if it clears Congress. White House with the strong massive coronavirus relief A House panel heard appropriate remedies, including “He certainly would support a support of Black voters. As he package, he faces a choice of how testimony yesterday on financial payments from the study of reparations,” Psaki said campaigned against the aggressively to push the idea. US charges three North Koreans in US$1.3 billion hacking spree WASHINGTON – The United March 2018 through September States has charged three 2020 to target cryptocurrency North Korean computer users. programmers with a The overall amount of money massive hacking spree stolen by the hackers is not aimed at stealing more than clear because in some cases the US$1.3 billion in money and thefts were either halted or cryptocurrency, affecting reversed. But the figures are Kim Il, Park Jin Hyok, and Jon Chang Hyok companies from banks to significant. In one 2016 heist Hollywood movie studios, alone – at the Bangladesh Bank the Department of Justice – the hackers are alleged to said yesterday. have made off with $81 million. Power outages linger for millions The indictment alleges that “North Korea’s operatives, AUSTIN, Texas – Utility crews Mississippi Valley – before this week, some while struggling Jon Chang Hyok, 31, Kim Il, 27, using keyboards rather than raced yesterday to restore power moving into the Northeast today. to find warmth inside their and Park Jin Hyok, 36, stole guns, stealing digital wallets of to nearly 3.4 million customers “There’s really no letup to some homes. In the Houston area, one money while working for North cryptocurrency instead of sacks around the U.S. who were still of the misery people are feeling family succumbed to carbon Korea’s military intelligence of cash, are the world’s leading without electricity in the across that area,” said Bob monoxide from car exhaust in services.Park had previously 21st century nation-state bank aftermath of a deadly winter Oravec, lead forecaster with the their garage.Another perished as been charged in a complaint robbers,” U.S. Assistant storm, and another blast of ice National Weather Service, they used a fireplace to keep unsealed in 2018. Attorney General John Demers and snow threatened to sow more referring to Texas. warm. The Justice Department said told a news briefing. chaos. More than 100 million people The weather has also the hackers were responsible Kristi Johnson, the FBI The latest storm front was live in areas covered by some type threatened the nation’s COVID- for a wide range of criminal assistant director in charge for expected to bring more hardship of winter weather warning, watch 19 vaccination effort. President activity and high-profile the Los Angeles Field Office, to states that are unaccustomed or advisory, the weather service Joe Biden’s administration said intrusions, including a told reporters that the three to such frigid weather – parts of said. More than two dozen people delays in vaccine shipments and retaliatory 2014 attack on Sony alleged hackers were believed Texas, Arkansas and the Lower have died in the extreme weather deliveries were likely. Pictures Entertainment for to be in North Korea. Officials producing “The Interview” alleged they had been stationed movie, which depicted the at times in various other With Trump’s impeachment assassination of North Korea’s countries, including China and leader. Russia. trial over, Biden pushes his The group is alleged to have The North Korean mission to targeted staff of AMC Theatres the United Nations in New York and broken into computers did not immediately respond to agenda in televised town hall belonging to Mammoth Screen, requests for comment and MILWAUKEE – President Joe from voters at the landmark Pabst a UK film company that was contact details for the trio could Biden expressed optimism on Theater in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. working on a drama series not immediately be found. Tuesday that most U.S. schools “If we pass this bill alone, we’ll about North Korea. U.S. State Department would be open by late spring and create 7 million jobs this year.” The Justice Department also spokesman Ned Price told a vowed to continue accelerating the The White House is eager to alleged that the trio regular news briefing on country’s COVID-19 vaccination press ahead with Biden’s participated in the creation of Wednesday that North Korea’s programme, as he sought to proposals on the economy,COVID- the destructive WannaCry 2.0 malicious cyber activities elevate his agenda now the drama 19, climate change and racial ransomware – which hit threaten the United States and of Donald Trump’s impeachment inequality. Britain’s National Health its allies and would be included trial is over. He also said he believes Service hard when it was set in an ongoing review of U.S. In a wide-ranging televised teachers should be moved closer to loose in 2017. policy toward the country by the town hall that touched on the the front of the line for inoculation. The indictment pins the Biden administration. pandemic, economic relief, China- Some aspects of the bill, blame on the hackers for Overall, North Korea has U.S. relations and race and including Biden’s push to increase breaking into banks across generated an estimated US$2 policing,Biden also aimed to build the minimum wage to US$15 an South and Southeast Asia, billion using “widespread and public support for his US$1.9 hour by 2025, may have a difficult Mexico, and Africa by increasingly sophisticated” trillion coronavirus relief plan, time gaining enough support to penetrating the financial digital intrusions at banks and which is awaiting congressional pass.After a small business owner institutions’ networks and cryptocurrency exchanges, action. raised concerns at Tuesday’s town abusing the SWIFT protocol to according to a U.N. report in “Now’s the time to go big,” he hall, Biden suggested he might be steal money. They are also 2019 by independent experts said during a CNN prime-time willing to consider a more gradual alleged to have deployed monitoring international broadcast, as he fielded questions phase-in. President Joe Biden malicious applications from sanctions on Pyongyang. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 15 A joke, a jab: South Africa starts Gunmen vaccinating with leader First to administer J&J shot CAPE TOWN, South kill student, Africa – Cracking a joke about his fear of needles, South African President abduct more Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday became one of the first people to receive a COVID-19 vaccination than 40 people in the country that has by far the highest confirmed virus caseload in Africa. in Nigeria “Can I close my eyes?” Ramaphosa bantered as a ABUJA, Nigeria – Muhammadu Buhari health worker injected Gunmen attacked a directed the armed forces him with the Johnson & school in Nigeria’s and police to ensure the Johnson vaccine in a live north-central Niger immediate and safe return broadcast on South State early yesterday, of all the people abducted, African television. killing at least one presidential spokesman Staff at the district student and abducting Garba Shehu said in a hospital in Khayelitsha, a more than 40 people statement. poor township near Cape including students and Buhari dispatched a Town, applauded. teachers, according to team of security chiefs to Minutes later,Ramaphosa officials. coordinate the rescue urged South Africa’s 60 The gunmen, thought to operation and to meet with million people to have be bandits, fatally shot one state officials, community confidence in the vaccines student during the attack leaders and parents and despite a bumpy start to at Government Science staff members of the the inoculation campaign College, Kagara.They also college, according to marked by a last-minute abducted 27 students, Shehu. switch of vaccines. three staff members and “President Buhari has The first phase of 12 relatives, state Gov. assured of the support of vaccinating the country’s Abubakar Sani Bello said. his administration to the health care workers will South African President Cyril Ramaphosa receives a Johnson and Johnson Bello closed Niger armed forces in their brave now begin as an COVID-19 vaccine in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa, yesterday. State’s schools and called struggle against terrorism observational study Ramaphosa was among the first in his country to receive the vaccination to on the federal government and banditry and urged because the J&J shots are launch the inoculation drive in the country. for assistance. them to do all that can be not yet authorized for The gunmen chased the done to bring an end to this general use here or announced the country shipped to vaccination the country in December. students across the school saga and avoid such anywhere in the world. would not roll out centers across the country Early results from that and shot one of them in the cowardly attacks on “I must say that at first AstraZeneca vaccines overnight to be ready for trial showed it had 57% head as he tried to escape, schools in the future,” I was a bit terrified of this after months of the rollout yesterday, the efficacy against moderate the school’s head prefect, Shehu said. long needle that was going preparation because a government said. to severe cases of COVID- Awal Abdulrahman, said. The incident comes two to be embedded in my small study showed they Ramaphosa said he was 19 caused by the variant, “They attacked the first months after gunmen arm, but it happened so were not as effective relieved when his and a higher efficacy two houses (hostels) by the abducted more than 300 quickly and so easily,” against the variant that minister of health sent against severe illness and wall … They entered the schoolboys from a Ramaphosa said. “This is now dominant in him text messages and hospitalization. house and chased students secondary school in day marks a milestone for Africa’s most developed photos confirming the South Africa has nearly who tried to escape … Kankara, in northwestern South Africa. Finally, the economy. late-night arrival in 1.5 million reported They followed us shooting Nigeria’s Katsina State. vaccines are here, and Instead, South Africa Johannesburg of the jet coronavirus infections, and in the process shot one The students were later they are being switched suddenly to the carrying the vaccines. including more than of us in the head,” he said. released. administered. J&J vaccines and only South Africa has put its 48,000 deaths. It has A teacher at the school, On Sunday, a gunmen “I’d like to invite South received a shipment of faith in the J&J vaccine approximately 40% of all Aliyu Isah, said the attacked a bus belonging Africans to take this up so 80,000 doses flown in from after a large international the cases reported by gunmen entered the school to the Niger State that we can all be safe and Belgium late Tuesday clinical trial showed it to Africa’s 54 countries, premises at about 1:30 Transport Authority and we can all be healthy.” night. Those vaccines be effective in offering underlining the need for a.m. dressed in military abducted at least 21 Only a week ago, South were taken straight to a protection from the a successful and rapid camouflage and forced him passengers. Africa’s minister of health secure facility and variant first identified in vaccine rollout. to lead them to the On Tuesday,a statement students’ sleeping from the office of state quarters where he and Commissioner of Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father some students were tied Information Mohammed up in pairs. Idris said 10 people had MINEOLA, N.Y.– A 70- following an arraignment home and secluded the suspect was being charged “They put me in front to been freed from the year-old man arrested in Nassau County court.As vehicle. He’s well aware of in his death. lead them to the school kidnappers. Ransom was yesterday in the hit-and- a result of his arrest, his what he did.” Minaj has spoken in the hostel ... They told the not paid to secure their run death of rapper Nicki driver’s license has been Polevich surrendered past about having a students not to worry,that release, he said. Minaj’s father stopped suspended, he was ordered Wednesday after detectives strained relationship with they were soldiers,” he No group has claimed briefly to ask the injured to surrender his passport used pieces of surveillance her father. In interviews, said, adding that some responsibility for the man if he was OK but and a judge said he can’t video to track the car she said Robert Maraj wore camouflage, army college abductions in didn’t call for help, police leave the state. involved in the crash – a suffered from drug uniforms, and one wore a Kagara. Nigeria’s jihadist said. “He was absolutely white, 1992 Volvo station addiction and was abusive black coat. rebels, Boko Haram, are Charles Polevich faces aware of what happened,” wagon – to Polevich’s toward her mother, once “They gathered all the opposed to western charges of leaving the Nassau County Police Mineola home,Fitzpatrick setting fire to their house students outside but some education and in the past scene of an incident and Detective Lt. Stephen said. with her inside. ran into the bush,” he said. have carried out mass tampering with physical Fitzpatrick said at a news Minaj, 38, was born Minaj referenced her “I was thinking I would not abductions of evidence in connection conference. Onika Tanya Maraj in father in the 2008 song, be able to escape but schoolchildren as part of with the death last week of “He got out of the car and Trinidad and was raised in “Autobiography,” rapping: luckily enough,Allah gave its violent campaign to 64-year-old Robert Maraj he looked at the deceased, the New York City borough “They shoulda thrown the me a way to escape from establish an Islamic State on New York’s Long Island. got into his car, and made of Queens. She has not book at you, ‘cause I hate them and I assisted the in Nigeria. Polevich, who splits time the conscious decision to made any public statement you so much that it burn students that we were tied Several highly organized between Long Island and leave instead of dialing about her father’s death. when I look at you.” together ... I ran toward armed groups, locally Guam, where he runs an 911, instead of calling an Minaj’s mother, Carol Robert Maraj called his the football field and they called bandits, often environmental consulting ambulance for the man,” Maraj, told Newsday that daughter’s claims started shooting.” abduct students for business, is free on bail Fitzpatrick said. “He went the family was relieved a “exaggerated.” Nigerian President money. 16 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Larry King with his future wife Shawn in 1997. Talk show host’s widow contests hand-written will

THE widow of US TV host equally” between his five His daughter Chaia died from Larry King has gone to court children. lung cancer at 51 last July, while to contest a hand-written will Two of his children died in son Andy died of a heart attack in that purportedly leaves the 2020, while King himself died in August at the age of 65. late star’s $2m estate to his January aged 87. Southwick King, whom King children. The veteran broadcaster hosted married in 1997 and had two Shawn Southwick King, whom his popular CNN talk show for 25 children with, alleges her stepson King was divorcing at the time of years and conducted an estimated Larry King Jr exerted undue his death, claims he was “of 50 000 interviews over his six- influence over his father towards questionable mental capacity” decade career. the end of his life. when the will was signed. King was married eight times She argues that the hand- According to the 2019 to seven women and had five written will conflicts with a will document, King wanted “100 per children, who are listed by name he signed in 2015, in which she Bridge cent of my funds to be divided in the contested document. was named executor of his estate. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 17 SPORTSSPORTS Waterman Hope brothers set to Festival 2021 THE 2021 winner was local Russell Waterman/Women Hope (kiteboarding: Body Festival was magical grading with big kite in join Barbados Pride according to creator the water and trying to Brian Talma as it get up on the board/he By Corey Greaves games at the hands of matches for the Barbados the injured Keon attached a wide cross- could surf already) got Guyana, Leewards and Pride and the pair left Harding on the squad. section of participants. the WEST INDIES Trinidad and Tobago Barbados on Sunday The Barbados Pride They were French, most votes. Second batsman Shai Hope, placing them at the after receiving their are slated to take on Canadians, Swiss, Silver place went to Kirsty and his brother Kyle bottom of the table just negative PCR Covid-19 Windward Island today Sands locals, locals living Mead, England and third Hope, look set to join ahead of Jamaica who Test results. at the Sir Vivian in England, Americans was Yasmin the Barbados Pride have also lost three They have also been Richards Stadium and on and English. Mortazal, from outfit for the Regional matches. tested on arrival in Sunday they will play The Waterman/Women Canada. This was Super50 Cup in The Hope brothers Antigua and that test Jamaica at the Coolidge Festival/Camp took place combined with a conch Antigua. originally had to was also negative. Cricket Ground. from January 3 to 24 shell blowing The Barbados Pride withdraw from the Currently still in They will need to win with long-term visitors competition. have two more matches Barbados team ahead of quarantine which is both matches and locals from the Silver The final on January to be played in their the tournament after slated to end today convincingly to keep their Sands area. 24, the winner was Jaced regular fixtures and will testing positive for Covid- should their third Covid- chances alive of making In a press release from Scott (USA), while be eager to turn around 19 and were replaced in 19 PCR test return a the semi-finals to be Talma it said that the second place went to their fortunes thus far in the team Tevyn Walcott negative result. played on February 24 idea was to create a Charlie Bern (Canada) the tournament. and Zachary McCaskie. Shai will replace the and 25. competitive environment and third was Yasmin They have suffered Shai Hope was the injured Dominic Drakes, The final is slated for for everybody to learn Mortazal (Canada). three defeats in as many topscorer in the trial while Kyle is to replace February 27. water sports. Roger Millar and Brian “During the Talma strongly believe camp/Festival everybody the Organic Tourism learnt to kiteboard and Project is great concept surf and it showcased, in the new Covid-19 “Organic Tourism.’” world, targeting tourist “Organic Tourism is to come to Barbados for a promoting and doing month or more. Also for business with the people them to living with in the and businesses of the community and doing community creating business with in the healthy minds, community. As they are prosperity and safety.” staying in Barbados for a With the challenges of month or more they could Covid-19, Talma had the really learn many more guests/locals scheduled action water sport like throughout the week, as windsurfing, people where kiteboarding, surfing and individually taught the SUPing. different sports. “The goal of the The kiteboard Organic Tourism/the instructor was Silver Beach Culture World Sands own Josh Clarke, Tour, is to uplift the who also brought sea cat people and business of for the dinners; the surf the Silver Sands instructor is Silver community. Along with Sands’, Charlie Brown blending all classes, (who is also a fisherman races, religion, etc under who provide fish). one umbrella of Beach The theme of the event Culture. The Symbolism was – Art: The Turtle.” Giving/Collaborating Moeen (second from left) took eight wickets in the second Test, the most of any England bowlers. from the heart is living. These are the Receiving is a blessing. competitors/guests for the However, taking breaks Waterman/Women Festival Chris Silverwood apologises to Moeen Ali the harmony and magic. Nico (USA) & Kiesty Mead We are giving.” (England). COACH Chris Silverwood go home was ours and we enough, Root reiterated his Sri Lanka in January. Some of the guests also Lauren & Matt (USA) has apologised to all- will own that decision.” support for Moeen going When he recovered, he gave back to the Silver Jim (England) rounder Moeen Ali for the It had been planned for home in a conversation revealed he was due to be Sands community by Richard (England) manner in which England Moeen, 33, to miss the final with him at the team hotel. rested for the last helping teach some of the James (Canada). confirmed he will miss the two Tests in Ahmedabad, Under England’s two Tests of the India children. Jared Scott (USA) final two India Tests. but England approached rotation policy,Ben Stokes, series. The criteria for the Ryan Hollorook (Canada) Captain Joe Root said him over staying in India Jofra Archer,Jos Buttler, He was recalled to play grading of the Beach Yasmin Mortazal Moeen had “chosen” to on the fourth day of the Jonny Bairstow, Sam in the second Test – his Culture World Tour (Canada). leave, although his exit second Test in Chennai. Curran and Mark Wood first for 18 months – where Competition saw all Nima Taba (Canada) had been planned for some After it was decided that have been rested from his match totals of eight guests/competitors vote Ara Kiauzad (Canada) time. Moeen would leave, Root some Tests this winter. wickets and 49 runs were for one person they like Russell Hope (Barbados) “We are sorry the told the media following “The decision for Moeen the best by an England the most on the Josh (England) impression we gave was England’s 317-run defeat: to go home was ours, as it player. water and personality Dontee Price (Barbados) that Moeen is being “It’s come to a point where was with the other England asked him to on the land but they Martin (Canada) treated differently to other he wants to get out of the players,” said Silverwood. stay for the remainder of could not vote for them Patrick (Swiss) people. He isn’t,” said bubble.” Moeen spent 14 days in the Tests and rest during self. Missy (Barbados) Silverwood. Realising he had not isolation after testing the limited-overs part of On January 21, the Charlie Brown (Barbados) “The decision for him to expressed himself clearly positive for coronavirus in the tour. 18 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Karolina Muchova shocks Ashleigh Barty to reach semi-finals

KAROLINA MUCHOVA fought back to stun world number one Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open and reach her maiden Grand Slam semi-final. The Czech 25th seed struggled with dizziness in the Melbourne Park heat but refocused after a medical time-out to beat the home favourite 1-6 6-3 6-2. Barty led by a set and a break but was unable to stop Muchova’s comeback. Muchova will play American Jennifer Brady, who beat compatriot Jessica Pegula, for a place in the final. “It was very tough and I was a bit lost on the court and my head was spinning so I took a break,” the Muchova said. “It helped me. I tried to get back, played a bit faster rallies so we don’t play the long ones as in the first set and it worked well.” US Open semi-finalist Brady beat Pegula 4-6 6-2 6-1. Barty,playing in her first Grand Slam for over a year after choosing not to travel, had not dropped a set on her way to the quarter-finals. She took advantage of the 24-year- Ashleigh Barty (left) had beaten Karolina Muchova in their previous Grand Slam meeting at the 2018 US Open. old’s wayward hitting to take the first set in 25 minutes, and broke her after losing her own serve, and a further we have those medical time-outs for However Brady hit back, with the opponent at the first opportunity in the three as Muchova served for the match. cases that are needed.” 22th seed winning nine of the final ten second. However, the world number 27 held Jennifer Brady’s breakthrough came games to reach her second career Slam A visibly struggling Muchova then firm to reach her first Slam semi-final. at the Australian Open in 2017, where semi-final. A strong server, Brady hit called for the doctor, who took her off Barty refused to blame Muchova’s she reached the fourth round as a seven aces and 22 winners, upping her court to take her blood pressure and medical time-out as the reason for her qualifier level as Pegula faded to finish the match receive a full time-out. defeat, stating: “It’s not my place to Brady was one of the 72 players who with 39 unforced errors. On returning to the court, Muchova comment whether she had an injury or was unable to leave her hotel room for “We’re such good friends. I know we broke back and won five of the final six not. 14 days on arriving in Australia. will have many more tough battles,” games to force a deciding set. “If she wasn’t within the rules, the She served for the first set against Brady said of Pegula. Barty had her opportunities in the physios and the doctors would have said her good friend Pegula but a double fault “I felt the pressure from her. She’s third set, garnering two break points so. That’s the laws of our game, is that belied her nerves. such an aggressive player." Serena Williams faces Naomi Osaka for place in final SERENA WILLIAMS will continue in 2019 – but lost the last match she her quest for a record-equalling played against Williams in straight sets 24th Grand Slam trophy against at the Canadian Open later that year. title favourite Naomi Osaka in the Williams, the tenth seed, has shown Australian Open semi-finals today. great form in Melbourne as she aims to American Williams, 39, has equal Margaret Court’s 24 major singles rediscovered her best form at Melbourne titles and reached the semi-finals by Park but faces a tough test against seeing off second seed Simona Halep in Osaka. straight sets. She has not played Osaka at a Grand Both players have only dropped one set Slam since the Japanese beat her in a so far this tournament. dramatic 2018 US Open final. Their match on Rod Laver Arena will The match was overshadowed by begin at 03:00 GMT on Thursday – and Naomi Osaka (right) beat Serena Williams to win her first major title at the US Williams’ argument with umpire Carlos with the lockdown in Melbourne set to be Open in 2018. Ramos. lifted will be played in front of a Williams called the umpire a “thief” restricted number of fans. successive Australian Open final is a before the Australian Open,” said after he deducted a point from her, and In the other semi-final,American 22nd qualifier the top seed knew little about Djokovic, who is looking to win his 18th Osaka was reduced to tears by the crowd seed Jennifer Brady takes on Czech before this tournament. Grand Slam title. booing during the presentation Karolina Muchova, with both aiming to Russian Aslan Karatsev, the world “I have seen him play during the ceremony. reach a Grand Slam final for the first number 114, had never reached the main tournament here, and he impressed me, “I think we both have had closure, and time. draw of a Grand Slam before his he impressed a lot of people. we have reached out to each other,” Muchova, the 25th seed, produced a remarkable run to the semi-finals this “His movement, his firepower from Williams said of the match. shock when she knocked out world month. baseline. Flat backhand, Russian school, “I have definitely reached out. I think number one and home favourite The 27-year-old, who could potentially great backhand. Looks to run around. she’s a great competitor and she’s a cool Ashleigh Barty in the last round. set up an all-Russian final with Daniil Also hits some good forehands, dictate cat.” Eight-time champion Novak Djokovic Medvedev, has already knocked out the play. Third seed Osaka, 23, has won a has won back-to-back titles in three seeds and played eight matches to “It’s going to be our first encounter. (I further two Grand Slam titles since that Melbourne and standing in the way of get this far. am) Hoping I can be physically fit and meeting – including the Australian Open the world number one reaching a third “I have not seen him play honestly looking forward to it.” The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 19

REAL ESTATE Marcus Rashford led campaigns on child

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Left-arm Jupiter Gardens, St Philip All enquiries to batsmen, and while he all-rounder Ben Stokes, spinner Tajiul Islam is in Belle, St. George Land 7312 sq ft (246) 253 6319/ 828-4800 remains seventh among who has lost his top 22nd position after his Land 4 acres $133,000 (246) 572 1452 bowlers after grabbing position among all- eight wickets in the $400,000 or (246) 247 4469 eight wickets in the rounders. match helped him gain match, he has gained 33 The West Indies, who five places. 20 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Regular Market BARBADOS STOCK REPORT Security Volume High Low Market Advance/ Price Decline February 17, 2021 GODDARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 5,975 2.15 2.15 2.15 -$0.01

One security declined as 5,975 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $12,846.25. Goddard Enterprises Limited was Fixed Income Market the sole security trading 5,975 shares at $2.15 to close down one ($0.01) cent. GOB SERIES B 33,067.27

Deposit Receipts Security Previous Current Advance/ Close Close Decline BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $20.21 $20.20 -$0.01 SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Wednesday February 17, 2021

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BICO Limited 21-Sep-20 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $3.10 - 70 - INDICES Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES February 17, 2021 February 16, 2021 Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - Local 2,444.83 2,445.97 (1.14) Barbados Farms Limited 22-Jan-21 - - - $0.40 $0.40 - $0.35 $0.40 1,000 6,561 Cross-list 933.43 933.43 - Composite 595.73 596.00 (0.27) Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 28-Jan-21 - - - $4.10 $4.10 - - $4.10 - 1,100 MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) FirstCaribbean International Bank 05-Feb-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - $1.80 $2.00 239 707 TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES February 17, 2021 February 16, 2021 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 05-Feb-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 10,146 Local 4,914.05 4,916.34 (2.30) - Dev Fund Cross-list 119.19 119.19 - Composite 5,033.24 5,035.53 (2.30) Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 18-Dec-20 - - - $0.57 $0.57 - $0.55 $0.57 1,600 7,427 MUTUAL FUND -Value Fund February 17, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Goddard Enterprises Limited 17-Feb-21 5,975 2.15 2.15 $2.16 $2.15 -$0.01 $2.10 $2.15 20,000 9,106 CHANGE 12-Feb-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.1972 -0.0056 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 22-Jan-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $2.00 78 9,700 12-Feb-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2679 0.0001 12-Feb-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6726 -0.0004 One Caribbean Media Limited 27-Jan-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - - $1.80 - 375 12-Feb-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 6.6328 6.6328 6.6328 0.0857 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - - 12-Feb-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1045 0.0035 12-Feb-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0244 0.0017 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - 31-Jan-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.5698 5.5698 5.4584 -0.0020 31-Jan-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0241 1.0241 1.0036 0.0000 West India Biscuit Company Limited 05-Feb-21 - - - $31.55 $31.55 - $31.25 $31.40 100 500 31-Jan-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6429 1.6429 1.6100 -0.0006 12-Feb-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.78 0.03 Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $20.21 $20.20 -$0.01 $30.00 - 50 - 12-Feb-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.70 0.03 12-Feb-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.99 0.00 5,975 TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS * = Security is Trading X-Div ENTRY COSTS. m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly *+* = Security is Suspended Fixed Income ** = Rights Issued Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size GOB Series B 17-Feb-21 $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 $80.00 50,000 34,828 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 NOTICES GOB Series F 03-Nov-20 $89.00 $89.00 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 $70.00 19,617

FirstCaribbean International Bank – Directors have fixed February 1st, 2021 as the record date for the NEWS determination of shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on March 12th, 2021. Jaguar Land Rover to DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS cut 2,000 jobs globally Cave Shepherd and Company Limited – Directors have declared a final dividend of five ($0.05) cents per share to be paid on February 19th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on February 5th, 2021. JAGUAR Land Rover said Known for its iconic, high- on Wednesday it would cut performance E-Type model 2,000 jobs from its global in the 1960s and 1970s, BSE NOTICES salaried workforce, just Jaguar faces the same chal- days after announcing its lenges as many other car- COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE luxury Jaguar brand will be makers as it transitions to entirely electric by 2025 electric vehicles while try- Kindly note that effective February 15th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the and e-models of its entire ing to retain the feeling and Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) remain closed in accordance with the extension of the line-up will be launched by power of a luxury combus- National Pause – February 17th, 2021 to February 28th, 2021 – announced by the Government of Barbados. 2030. tion engine model. Kindly note, however, that while our physical offices will be closed, all trading, clearing and settlement operations “The full review of the Last month, Tata Motors will remain fully operational as staff will all be working remotely during this period. While our offices are closed, we Jaguar Land Rover organi- said it was concerned by remain easily accessible via email. For Stock Exchange related queries, kindly email us at [email protected] and sation is already under semiconductor shortages for Shareholder related queries contact us at [email protected]. way,” the company said in and Brexit-related supply an e-mailed statement. disruptions as its luxury car We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding and trust that all and sundry remain safe during this time. “We anticipate a net re- sales recover, although the duction of around 2,000 Indian automaker added TRADING SUSPENSION people from our global these had not yet hit pro- salaried workforce in the duction. The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and next financial year,” it said. Tata Motors posted three subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. However, it added that straight quarters of losses the organisational review as the COVID-19 crisis The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and did not impact hourly paid, dented sales, exacerbating subject to Section 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares manufacturing employees. uncertainties over Britain’s of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. JLR, owned by India’s exit from the European Tata Motors, said earlier Union, weak demand and The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of that its Land Rover brand rising costs, but had Arrangement effected by way of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the will launch six fully electric bounced back to clock a issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has models over the next five profit in its third quarter suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. years, with the first in 2024. to the end of December. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 • 21

Ex-South Africa captain retires from Test cricket FORMER South Africa ended this month. captain Faf du Plessis “My heart is clear and has retired from Test the time is right to walk cricket and will focus into a new chapter,” said on the Twenty20 Du Plessis, who took over format. as Test captain in 2016 The 36-year-old and led South Africa in 36 batsman scored 4 163 Tests before standing runs at an average of down last year. 40.02 in 69 Tests since “If someone had told me making his debut in 2012. 15 years ago that I would “The next two years are play 69 Test matches for ICC T20 World Cup South Africa and captain years,” he said in a the side, I wouldn’t have statement. believed them. “Because of this, my “I stand in a place of focus is shifting to this utmost gratitude for a format and I want to play Test career full of as much of it as possible blessings bestowed on around the world so I can me.” be the best player I can The T20 World Cup in possibly be.” India starts in October Du Plessis scored ten and the 2022 edition a Test centuries, with the year later in Australia. first – on debut – an “I strongly believe I unbeaten 110 in almost have a lot to offer to the eight hours to help South Proteas in this format,” Africa secure a thrilling said Du Plessis, who has draw against Australia in played 143 one-day Adelaide. internationals and 50 He made 199 – his Test- T20s for South Africa. best score – against Sri “This does not mean Lanka at Centurion in that ODI cricket is no December, but managed longer in the plans. I’m only 55 runs in four just making T20 cricket innings in the 2-0 series the priority in the short defeat by Pakistan that term.” Du Plessis is tenth on South Africa’s list of all-time leading run-scorers and centurions. 22 • Thursday February 18, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Five Russian athletics officials banned for anti-doping violations involving high jumper FORMER Russian doping rule violation and athletics president failing to co-operate with Dmitry Shlyakhtin and the AIU investigation. four other senior The other three officials officials have been named are former Rusaf banned for four years executive director for anti-doping rule Alexander Parkin, senior breaches. administrator Elena A disciplinary tribunal Orlova and anti-doping co- upheld all charges from ordinator Elena the Athletics Integrity Ikonnikova. Unit (AIU) into violations The tribunal added: “It involving high jumper appears that most if not Danil Lysenko. all of the senior A 2019 investigation management of Rusaf concluded “false were involved in this explanations and forged major fraud. documents” had been used “This is quite shocking. to explain the violations. Shlyakhtin and “These are offences of Karamyan, as senior Danil Lysenko followed up silver at the 2017 World Championships with gold at the World Indoors. the utmost seriousness,” individuals, must bear the tribunal said. great responsibility of constitutes an anti-doping Zagorulko are still in Agency (Wada) found Agency (Rusada) was One of the officials, what happened.” rule breach. progress. evidence of widespread declared non-compliant by former Russian Athletics Lysenko was His coach Evgeniy Russia has been banned doping in the sport. Wada for manipulating Federation (Rusaf) board provisionally suspended Zagorulko was suspended from competing as a In December 2019 the laboratory data handed member Artur Karamyan, in 2018 after failing to file in 2019 following the AIU nation in athletics since country was banned from over to investigators. was also guilty of his whereabouts on three investigation. 2015 after a report all major sporting events That ban was later cut tampering, complicity, occasions in the space of a The AIU said the cases commissioned by the for four years after to two years by the Court failing to report an anti- 12-month period, which against Lysenko and World Anti-Doping Russia’s Anti-Doping of Arbitration for Sport. The Barbados Advocate Thursday February 18, 2021 •23

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GEMINI: You’re intensely passionate. Pouring your energy into an intimate relationship will cultivate great happiness. Z After spending years of being led by logic, it feels wonderful I to connect with your sensual side. Give yourself permission T to experiment with your amour. Social constraints feel S oppressive. Going to your own private hideaway will be therapeutic.

CANCER: Fighting for justice is rewarding. Rather than sitting on the side while a group is being abused, you speak up. Attending a protest, confronting a bully or circulating a petition will earn the respect of your peers. R LEO: Are you concerned about your health? It’s time to E integrate some better practices into your daily life. Preparing X nutritious meals ahead of time will keep you from choosing unhealthy snacks when you’re hungry. It’s also wise to set M aside time for daily exercise. You’ll be given a greater O measure of independence at work. R G VIRGO: Projecting an air of confidence will pave the way A to romantic success. Someone who admires your wit and N intelligence will be flattered when you ask for a date. Propose an outing, rather than dropping a casual hint to hang out. Your initiative will be appreciated. Pursing a lifestyle that reflects your values isn’t naive; it’s smart.

LIBRA: Loyalty is important to you. The best way to cultivate ties that bind is to show respect for people’s hopes, P dreams and fears. Rather than trying to impose your beliefs H on loved ones, listen carefully as that is what matters to them. A Your relationships will thrive. An unexpected legacy is N coming your way. T O SCORPIO: A casual flirtation isn’t worth your time. M Although you enjoy trading playful remarks with an attractive person, you’re looking for a meaningful relationship. Steer clear of an irreverent heartbreaker. Turn your attention to a quiet and accomplished person who you’ve always admired.

SAGITTARIUS: Increasing your income is lots of fun. You’re gifted at spotting moneymaking opportunities. M Providing an underserved part of the community with a A valuable product or service will be much easier than R expected. The key is to be consistent, reliable and predictable Y with business practices. Your inventive ideas at work are greatly appreciated. W O CAPRICORN: You’re highly assertive, moving with R confidence and excitement. Even your most severe critics are T unwilling to stand in your way. This is a great time to launch H a project, start a business or make a bold proposal. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Encourage a child’s desire to become independent.

AQUARIUS: Supporting the defenceless and M underprivileged comes naturally to you. You’ve always O viewed the power structure with healthy suspicion. When T you notice people are suffering from oppressive or unfair H rules, you demand changes. Your activism earns respect E and fills you with pride. Having unusual living conditions R gives you a thrill. G PISCES: You are always guided by your principles. When O someone asks you to do something that offends your O conscience, you never agree. At times, this has stopped you S E from advancing. That won’t be the case now, when you’ll be rewarded for your strong ethics. Hope brothers set to join Barbados Pride Page 17

Thursday February 18, 2021 IMPORTANT PILLAR

ACCORDING to Fortress double taxation on contributions Fund Managers, Pension ‘Magic’ of pension funds must be protected to pension schemes. He Funds in the island and highlighted that companies were region are an important “This is largely expected to be their staff or the staff had no a significant show of discipline not looking to start new plans pillar in the financial temporary and in a year on from individual plan. over the years which should not with the tax disincentive not ecosystem and the ‘magic’ now,many people will be working The chief investment officer be ignored.Also pointed out, was addressed. needed to be protected. and the economy would be going added that there was a magic that pensions were part of the Arender also made reference During a Lunch and Learn again and we expect that people which surrounded pension lives of many Barbadians, giving that a good pension scheme media session this past week will continue to contribute to schemes. He said, “There is an them a future of financial needed sustainability, and Roger Cave, Investment Director, their pension schemes as they absolute magic in pensions. Part support. needed to be able to be invested Fortress Fund Managers made did in the past.” of the magic is that the employer “Pensions are a really in responsibly where the benefit remarks on the state of the Peter Arender, Chief is matching the employee important part of the financial comes to the pensioner. pension funds regarding any Investment Officer, Fortress contributions typically in a ecosystem here and we really “The machinery of pension effects from the global pandemic. Advisory & Investment Services, defined contribution plan.” believe that anything that can savings is hugely valuable and He acknowledged that the high also put forward the argument The other part of the magic, be done to protect and preserve there is a reason why most level of unemployment and that the reason for little impact according to Arender is that the them is worthwhile,” said countries have them but a people being temporarily laid off could be that those jobs which process happens automatically Arender. balance has to be struck about in the island had impacted the were impacted may not have every month. He stated that Unfortunately, as stated by the sponsoring entity and what is Pension Fund but it was a minor been employed by companies seeing the mass contributions by Cave, the tax problem was not the benefit that would be for the one. which provided pension plans for individuals and entities spoke to encouraging, where there is employees,” stated Arender.(AS) Find creative ways to assist vulnerable persons By Marsha Gittens “They may be a need for us as individuals to use our various BARBADIANS are being told talents to come to the to remember those who are less assistance of persons mainly in fortunate than themselves and our individual communities consider how best they can be and there are ways for this to of service to them. be done safely. Maybe Ash Such was the encouragement Wednesday is a good time for of Valerie Marshall who us to reflect and see how we delivered the homily during can manifest God’s word with the St. Philip’s Parish Church in our community. As we virtual Ash Wednesday service. remain within the relative Pointing out that “the safety of our homes, we too presence of COVID has caused need come up with creative an unusually high level of ways of assisting those unemployment resulting in a vulnerable persons in our high level of needy persons,” neighbourhood and ensure Marshall urged the that they do not fall through congregation “to be aware of the cracks. So let us during this what is going on around us and time more so than ever to be able to reach out as continue to be agents that Christians to persons in our ensure God’s love and help community who need reach out.” assistance and extend a Marshall also used the helping hand to them.” occasion to highlight the She further stated that significance of Ash Wednesday through its Deacons Cupboard and mention some of the things Programme for a number of that persons have given up or years the church has done over the years during the successfully assisted members Lent. She also stated how the of the community. She said 2021 service is different from however “in this current those of the past given that, it climate there is even greater did not have the burning of concern especially for the palm crosses or there was no elderly and families with distribution of ashes. Noting “it young children.” wouldn’t be business as She therefore urged persons usual this year”, Marshall while following the COVID-19 reminded the congregation “we health and safety protocols to can still pray and fast and go use creative means to assist Valerie Marshall who delivered the Homily during the St. Philip’s Parish Church virtual Ash before God with contrite the vulnerable. Wednesday service. hearts.”

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