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Thursday June 3, 2021 $1 VAT Inclusive Dairy industry holding its own despite challenges By Marsha Gittens

THE local dairy industry continues to hold its own in the current economic environment, even though dairy farmers face some challenges. Word of this came from Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS), James Paul, who spoke to The Barbados Advocate on Tuesday, which was observed as World Milk Day. Outlining one high point for the industry, Paul said dairy farmers “are beginning to see the benefits” from the 159 pregnant heifers which were imported into the island last year. They were imported through a joint project of the BAS and the Barbados Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds (centre), unveils the plaque officially opening the Beef and Dairy Producers’ building. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of the BNTCL, James Browne (left) and Operations Manager, Terrence Straughn Association to help improve (right). milk production on the island. Paul confirmed that “the production of milk is increasing”.

Cess on Milk Paul also shared farmers are looking to conclude BIODIESEL PUSH discussions with authorities on the Cess on Milk and they THE Barbados National to still maintain their vehicles are hoping “they can see an Terminal Company Limited on the road, in keeping with the improved price for their milk (BNTCL) is currently doing commitments of the NEP. and of course, what it would a pilot study with the view Symmonds said that within mean then again that would of putting biodiesel on the the third quarter of this year encourage more farmers to market. that pilot study should be rolled expand and increase their Word of this has come out and the fleet of the BNTCL production”. from Minister of Energy, or the Barbados National Oil Turning his attention to Small Business and Company Limited would be speak about a challenge faced, Entrepreneurship, Kerrie able to demonstrate, as a proof Paul said dairy farmers “have Symmonds. He was speaking of concept, the viability of the not been able to raise their yesterday at the official biodiesel fuel, so that it can price and they have increasing opening of the BNTCL Annex, then be promoted for wider costs at the same time”. at Fairy Valley, Christ Church. public use. “I don’t know if many people Minister Symmonds told the He went on to reveal that recognise it, but farmers have audience that the National greater steps are also being not had an increase in the Energy Policy (NEP), which taken to generate renewable price of dairy milk since 2011, endeavours to make Barbados energy, with the Cabinet 2012. At the current level of 100 per cent fossil fuel free by agreeing two weeks ago to the prices where they basically the year 2030, also speaks to construction of a five megawatt have also seen a tremendous electrifying vehicles or bringing ground-mounted photovoltaic increase in cost, for instance, them to a point of carbon (PV) farm next to the BNTCL’s the price of water has neutrality, but he admitted that headquarters. He said the increased by over 150 per cent with some 125,000 vehicles on investment to the tune of and the cost of other imports this nation’s roads, it will be a US$20 million is a “complete that go into the farm, those substantial undertaking and embrace” of the NEP and its too are going up. These are everyone may not be able to ambitions. matters of concern, because convert to an electric vehicle. “We are still awaiting the how are they able to keep As such, he said that the lease from the Ministry of their head above water in the introduction of the biodiesel Housing, Mr. CEO, but I am face of the fact that they have fuel would allow persons who had to remain on a fixed price cannot convert to electric RENEWABLE ENERGY for so long?” The newly built BNTCL Annex building. vehicles over the next few years on Page 3 2 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate Coral reefs showing signs of recovery PRESIDENT of the have shown signs of this during yesterday’s She was a member of the Programme (UNDP) water and so the ash did- Coral Reef Restoration recovery following the radio programme on the panel who engaged in dis- Global Environment n’t really seem to settle on Alliance (CORALL) recent volcanic ashfall topic,‘Reimagine, Recreate cussion. The programme Facility (GEF) Small them as much as the ones says the coral reefs experienced. and Restore Land and was part of the United Grants Programme (SGP) in our other nurseries.” monitored by the group Susan Mahon stated Sea: Let’s Talk About It’. Nations Development week of activities for World She added, “The other Environment Day. nursery has elkhorn and “We were quite worried brain corals and they were about that [the ashfall] be- covered over in patches GOVERNMENT NOTICE cause you could see how and they seemed a little the ash settled on the land sickly. Like the brain and how it affected us on corals, the colour of them NOTICE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 27 the land and we were was a little bleached out OF THE really quite worried that for some of them. The it would have a really elkhorn corals, there were LAND (ADJUDICATION OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS) ACT, CAP. 228A drastic effect.” small patches of volcanic She further stated when ash on them.” NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance with Section 27 of the Land (Adjudication of Rights and Interests) Act, Cap. 228A (hereinafter called CORALL first went out Mahon said checks have “the said Act”), the Adjudication Records in respect of the parcels of land listed below have been completed and may now be inspected at the LAND and looked at the reefs in been made on the coral in its nurseries, some of the recent times and this has ADJUDICATION UNIT, National Housing Corporation Building, Country Road, St. Michael between 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. corals appeared to be af- greatly improved. fected while others were “We looked at them re- NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that in accordance with Section 29 of the said Act, registration entered in consequence of the said Adjudication Records not. cently and they actually “We have trees where don’t seem as bad. So most shall, subject to an appeal under the said Act, after the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of this Notice be final and the Registrar of Titles the fragments of corals of the surface area, the shall compile the register of titles in respect of those parcels from those said Adjudication Records. dangle from the trees brain coral seem to have [they are called Staghorn recovered and the elkhorn PARCELS WITHIN THE SEVENTH REGISTRATION DISTRICT coral], and so they weren’t coral, which are like huge CHRIST CHURCH: XAE – SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT PHASE 1 really much affected it stationary plates under seems from the first view water, have patches but because the fragments the patches are a rela- LAND REGISTRY PARCEL LOCATION OF PARCEL DECLARED PROPRIETOR(S) wave around in the water tively small area in com- REFERENCE NUMBER and the trees are a little parison to the whole bit flexible as well in the thing.” (MG) XAE 001 LOT 235 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT ASTRA LOIS BABB

XAE 011 LOT 225 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT HAYDEN PHILIP HUTTON and MAISHA TAMARA HUTTON Mathematics

XAE 047 LOT 189 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT CHARLES PHILMORE BROOME and ANN ELIZABETH PENNYFEATHER-BROOME beneficial By Cara L. Jean-Baptiste are various career options XAE 057 LOT 179 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT SASHA SAFIYAH out there,” she said. CANDICE SUTHERLAND YOUNG children are She believed that it was being reminded of the im- important for parents, ad- XAE 061 LOT 175 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT RENEE ALICIA WALL portance of Mathematics. ministrators, teachers, ca- Speaking during a reer guidance counselors, XAE 062 LOT 174 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT ROY ALLEN HUNTE recent web forum titled and youth leaders to help ‘Math Chattingz’, hosted children understand that XAE 063 LOT 173 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT AKILAH SAHKURA SUE by the Youths for there were other career Excellence, Permanent opportunities that in- XAE 071 LOT 165 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT SOPHIA LORRAINE LYTHCOTT Secretary in the Ministry volved Mathematics. of Youth and Community “I think this is one of XAE 089 LOT 147 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT MYRNA ELDINE PATRICK and VANIA Empowerment, Yolande these things that we need ALYSSA PATRICK-DRAKES Howard, reminded the to do more about, but not children present that just talk because we can XAE 091 LOT 145 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT MICHELLE THERESA SKINNER Mathematics was just as write beautiful papers in important as English. the Caribbean, beautiful XAE 092 LOT 144 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT LEON SULE BREWSTER and However, the reality papers, but we need to act. DENISE TAMARA BREWSTER was that Math was not This is one of these areas seen as an important sub- we need to act,” she said. XAE 095 LOT 141 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT SHERCO LIMITED ject and Howard stated “We need to provide all that this was something of the opportunities and XAE 096 LOT 140 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT SHERCO LIMITED that needed to change. let our children see the In fact, she highlighted possibilities that are out XAE 101 LOT 135 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT SIMON KIRK FERGUSSON that several children are there for them. And if we of the view that Math focus on that, it will be XAE 103 LOT 133 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT ROGER MORRISON BROOKS was a useless subject easier for a child to say, and they did not need it ‘you know what, let me get XAE 105 LOT 131 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT LUTHER CLIFFORD ST. VILLE unless they were pursu- these foundational sub- ing a career in Accounting jects, let me get through...’ XAE 107 LOT 129 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT DEEPAK HARESH THANI or Engineering. However, And they will excel with she was of the view that, the right learning tools, XAE 108 LOT 128 SOUTHVIEW DEVELOPMENT, KENT NESHA NIKITA WELCH and ANGELA like English, the under- they will excel. BEVERLEY DENISE WELCH standing of basic Math “And we all know that was a skill that needed to this is a wide area. So yes, be mastered by all chil- we need to communicate Given by the Commissioner this 3rd day of June 2021. dren as it was a founda- those messages to them, tion subject. we need to encourage “I think young people them and we need to show need to understand the how those subjects will BEVERLEY GADSBY, Q. C. importance of those foun- help them to be the best Commissioner of Titles (Ag.) dation subjects. They also that they can be, and that need to know that there they can shine.” The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 3

More people to get access to PV systems THE Barbados wider public. National Terminal “If there is a concern Company Limited that I have as a minister is (BNTCL) is being com- that for too long this tech- mended for its efforts nology was being treated at promoting renew- as though it was some- able energy generation thing only for the upper in this country, and for middle class and middle ensuring that every class in Barbados to enjoy. Barbadian has the op- The challenge that we portunity to participate have is to be able to make in the sector. sure that every household The kudos came in Barbados can benefit from Minister of Energy, from this type of energy Small Business and and therefore the initiative Entrepreneurship, Kerrie of this company in making Symmonds. He made the sure that the small system comments yesterday at for the working-class com- the official opening of the munity is there, taking the Engineering and Maintenance Supervisor, James Dorsett (centre), explaining the workings of the mainte- BNTCL Annex, at Fairy lead in that market when nance lab to Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kerrie Symmonds (left) and Chairman Valley,Christ Church, mo- others have shunned that of the BNTCL, Alex McDonald. ments before unveiling the market, is highly desirable plaque. and highly commendable,” proximately 15 years, and staff, and he is pleased of 10 staff members. He Symmonds noted that he contended. they will then basically be- New annex was needed that they could have more indicated that the facility the BNTCL has been at By making such PV pan- come energy independent, Turning his attention to satisfactory accommoda- has been outfitted with a the forefront of the renew- els available, the energy paying an energy bill of as the annex, which will tion now. maintenance lab, sickbay able energy thrust, mak- minister said, it will allow little as $60 per month. house the engineering and Speaking earlier, Chief and conference/training ing photovoltaic panels as more communities in “It is a revolutionary ap- maintenance staff, he said Executive Officer of the room. Browne added that low as two kilowatts avail- Barbados to be in a posi- proach and again I feel it is pleasing that the new BNTCL, James Browne, in keeping with the renew- able to its staff – an initia- tion to become energy pro- very heartened to be able building has finally come referring also to the im- able energy thrust in the tive that was well received. ducers. He made the point to be Minister of Energy to fruition. He noted that proved physical working country, the building has And, he stated, plans are as he said that the invest- at a time when this is tak- since 2005 there was a conditions for the staff, been equipped with PV in the works to extend the ment they make can be ing place,” Symmonds makeshift container which stated that the annex will systems and storage. sale of such systems to the paid off over a period of ap- stated. was being used by the accommodate a maximum (JRT) BNTCL commended RENEWABLE ENERGY aircraft that come into from Page 1 the country. In that vein, he said that part of the reliably advised by the BNTCL’s business model Minister himself, that will still have to take that lease will shortly into consideration the be brought to Cabinet aviation sector. and go through the His comments came necessary requirements as he noted that the of parliamentary BNTCL has been doing approval, so that we will an excellent job be able to get this project providing the fuel needs up and running,” he of the country. The stated. minister made the point, Meanwhile, he said noting that on any given even though the day the BNTCL has in intention is for Barbados storage 40,000 barrels of to be fossil fuel free, gasoline; 60,000 barrels there will still be a need of fuel oil; 35,000 barrels to import some fossil fuel of diesel oil and 40,000 The site where the new 5-megawatt ground-mounted PV farm, next to the BNTCL’s headquarters. for the purposes of the barrels of aviation fuel, aviation industry, in which collectively to one month’s supply, He commended the achievement, noting that deliver since coming into order to service the constitute three weeks valued at $11 million. company on this they have not failed to existence. (JRT) Opening of appointment website delayed until next week

THE Ministry of start of the next phase of workers, particularly in He stated that the Once this category of the Masonic Centre, Health and Wellness’ the National Vaccination the hotel sector, who Immunisation Unit workers is vaccinated, located in Salters, St. Immunisation Unit has Programme has been did not come forward would focus on adminis- the appointment website George, would only oper- advised that due to the delayed until next week. during the first phase tering first doses to these www.vaccine.gov.bb will ate on Wednesday, June overwhelming response Co-coordinator of the of the campaign, have workers this week, a open to the general pub- 2. It will reopen next from frontline workers programme, Major David recently indicated an process that is expected lic “by mid-week” for week on its usual operat- for the first dose of the Clarke, explained that interest in getting the be completed by early bookings for first doses. ing days – Wednesday, COVID-19 vaccine, the a few hundred frontline vaccine. next week. Additionally, he said Thursday and Saturday. 4• Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Bishop: Trojan Riddim video offensive Shutdown THE Anglican Bishop of Barbados, Referencing one of the artistes in- entertainment possibilities when our the Right Reverend Michael volved in the video, Maxwell said that nation is then labeled as an unsafe procedures Maxwell, has lent his voice in sup- he remembered that he had penned a place to visit or live. Artistes, I am ap- port of concerned citizens who song with the hook line, “Me nah know pealing to you to set the record straight, have spoken out against the heav- how de youts get so”, and the answer is remove that video immediately despite ily criticized Trojan Riddim Mix there once again for all to see. the damage already done, tender an assessed video, circulating on social media. “They have gotten so because of the apology, work with us in accentuating NEW guidelines for emergency response Maxwell, in a statement released negative influences they receive from the positive, censor your lyrics at all national shutdown procedures in earlier this week, said that the video many of us who as adults should know times, be promoters of positivity, peace Caribbean Disaster Emergency was very offensive and insulting to who better. If this video is not blocked or and love towards others and not advo- Management Agency (CDEMA) Barbadians were and truly stood for. removed from circulation, or if the cates of hatred, vengeance, gun violence Participating States will be rolled out He added that for such a song and video artistes themselves are adamant that and warfare,” asked Maxwell. soon. to be produced by some of the top they are not issuing a statement of re- The Bishop explained that the Word of this came from Executive artistes hurt to the core. morse for this video, then more ‘youts’ Barbados that most Barbadians Director (Ag), Ms. Elizabeth Riley,during “I really could not believe what my will ‘get so’.” wanted for themselves was not one CDEMA’s Annual Hurricane Season ears were hearing and my eyes were The minister said that it is possible which promoted such things and asked Press Conference, recently. seeing, and who were the ones involved. that the youth would be getting into the artistes to join with them in play- She said that the Model National I personally believe that our nation de- gun violence, the drug culture and ing their part, something he believed Shutdown Procedures project, financed serves an apology from these artistes serious criminal activity, and that he they were capable of doing. by the Caribbean Development Bank for producing and releasing such a dis- was sure that these artistes were “We have been hurt by this video and (CDB), was implemented to apply stan- tasteful, vulgar and uncivil video with knowledgeable and could think of bet- I am appealing to you to have a change dard operating procedures for phasing- such a high level of obscene language ter, more productive and positive ways of heart and to endeavor always to offer down national operations in the event of that sends a negative and damaging of using their gifts as lyricists to assist wholesome, inspirational tracks with a hazard. message viral as it incites immorality, in the betterment of our nation and messages that will uplift our nation “Governments have traditionally used gun violence, the seeking of revenge world. rather than tear it down. Be advocates the shutdown procedures as a part of ap- and taking the lives of those referred “I trust that they are also cognizant for peace and show greater social re- propriate action in the interest of public to as informants or snitches,” said the of the fact that when they promote such sponsibility because all lives matter,” safety and security, to ensure that citi- Bishop. violence in our nation, they lose out on he contended. (AS) zens, medical personnel, and national as- sets are protected from the impacts of an oncoming threat,” she pointed out. “That said, the project has addressed the need for strengthening the linkages between National Disaster Offices and the general public, as well as the private sector – to improve the understanding of emergency response procedures. Through an assessment of shutdown procedures in Barbados, Bahamas, and Haiti during Hurricane Matthew in 2016, new guidelines for emergency re- sponse national shutdown procedures in CDEMA states were drafted this month, and we look forward to the rollout of this guidance in our states.” Riley also revealed that for hurricane season 2021, the CDEMA Co-ordinating Unit will be introducing a new technical team in the area of psychosocial support. She said that the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding be- tween CDEMA and the Caribbean Alliance for National Psychological Associations (CANPA) will be an impor- tant component to delivering this service, which is undertaken collaboratively with The University of the West Indies. “This MOU will allow the 19 CDEMA Participating States to benefit from Co-ordinator with the Biodiversity, Conservation and Management in the Ministry Resident of Friendly Hall for the last CANPA’s expertise on psychology in dis- of Environment and National Beautification, Rohan Payne. 34 years, Beverley Edwards, said it aster response, to co-ordinate mental would be a dream come true to have a health and psychosocial support.” Do not dump illegally, urges Phillips park in the area. Furthermore, providing opportunities for young persons in the discipline of dis- ST. LUCY from Back Page development in an integrated way with island. aster management will be a priority for the preservation and restoration of our MP for St. Lucy, Peter Phillips, added CDEMA going forward. As such, Riley “We are going to redefine the basic natural spaces,” he said. that it was his intention to make the announced that the agency is embarking way of life in St. Lucy. St. Lucy must be “As we develop areas for commercial space at Friendly Hall, one of the on an initiative entitled “The Resilient recognised as any other part of Barbados and residential purposes, we are also hallmarks of the Clean and Green Caribbean Young Professionals in terms of cleaning and greening. The looking at restoring degraded systems, initiative. He explained that the ministry Development Programme”. Initial rustic Barbados must have an degraded spaces and making them recognised that the environment was financing will be provided by USAID appreciation for this beautiful theme,” green.” important and he always asked people under the Caribbean Climate Resilience said Forde. Payne went on to say that areas like not to dump things in the gullies, for fear Programme, which will be rolled out Co-ordinator with the Biodiversity, the one being used in Friendly Hall, of blockage of wells. throughout the participating states and Conservation and Management in the sometimes had fallen into disuse but the “Do not dump illegally, because it will enable participants to be assigned to a Ministry of Environment and National ministry would transform them into come back to bite you down the road. As variety of comprehensive disaster man- Beautification, Rohan Payne, in his oases of green.The plan is to plant trees, we embark on this project today, in a agement programme areas. remarks, said that the initiative tied into bringing back flowers which would couple weeks you will see a lot of work “Participants will benefit from gaining the broader scope of the ministry to encourage such things as butterflies, being done in this area,” said Phillips. essential experience either virtually, protect and preserve biodiversity and bees, endemic birds of Barbados and the “I want to thank residents of this face-to-face, or both; documenting of their land resources. migratory species. He pointed out that community who have come forward work experience through pictures and “Barbados is one of the more developed the work being done to create these already, even before this started, to say videos; receiving an evaluation and nations within the Caribbean. We pristine clean spaces would spill over they want to be part of this and wanted stipend during their work assignment; are doing our best within the Ministry into the surrounding communities and to help take care of the maintenance of and providing feedback on their expert- of Environment to balance that improve the ecosystems all over the the actual park.” (AS) ise.” (TL) The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 5

Special audit highlights concerns A SPECIAL Audit con- (NGOs), community-based came against the backdrop to also be an area in tives realise that some lighted the need to “estab- ducted by the Auditor organisations (CBOs) and of the Fund providing over which they fell down. The houses were not built. lish clear objectives and a General’s Office on the other groups to assist with $1.55 million to such agen- Auditor General’s findings Three of those houses strategy to assist with the Poverty Eradication programmes. Money was cies. show that from a sample that were not constructed alleviation of poverty”. Fund, which falls also paid out for mortgage According to the report of 316 cases, there were no were assigned to the Moreover, it is also under the Ministry of arrears, a marriage semi- signed by Auditor General, assessments done for 122 Urban Development recommended that the People Empowerment nar, and sponsorship of Leigh Trotman, the Fund cases. Commission (UDC) and Ministry determines the and Elder Affairs, has shows. was established in July “Hence, it was not clear the remaining five to future role of the Fund and raised some red flags. In respect of the latter, 1997 to assist the most on what basis the assis- the Rural Development its governance, taking into In the 2020 Auditor which the auditors termed vulnerable groups in the tance for those cases were Commission. Moreover, account the assistance General’s Report, which as “doubtful disburse- society and the now de- provided as the assess- according to the report, provided by other was released recently, the ments from the fund”, the funct Poverty Eradication ment is critical to deter- there was another house, Government agencies; findings outlined a num- pay-outs did not seem to Committee which previ- mining the living condi- assigned to UDC, which that criteria be established ber of issues which were “readily fit the description ously administered the tions and the financial sta- was not visited by the for disbursement of of concern to the auditors, of alleviation of poverty”. Fund, considered requests tus of the individuals re- Auditors, that has not monies; that the Ministry including the absence of “The criteria used to ap- from individuals whose questing assistance. It was been constructed. determines the most cost- approved criteria for se- prove these disbursements household income levels also noted that approval of “A total of $620,843.01 effective method to provide lecting individuals to be was not provided. A pre- fell below the poverty line assistance, by either the was disbursed assistance to the most vul- assisted or projects to be vious Co-ordinator of the of $5,503.007 per annum. Minister or Permanent ($262,008.49 to UDC and nerable persons in society; funded, which was the Fund was of the opinion He went on to note that Secretary,was not seen for $358,834.52 to RDC) be- that procedures for moni- primary reason the audit that ‘assistance for mort- the Committee was dis- 36 cases,” it was revealed. tween 2007 and 2013 for toring and following up all was requested by the gages was not part of the solved in the financial year Additionally, the failure the construction of the programmes be imple- Permanent Secretary in mandate of the Fund’,” the 2008/2009 and recommen- to follow up on funds dis- houses not built. The mented to ensure that the Ministry of People report stated. dations for assistance bursed, also extended to Auditors were unable to funds disbursed are used Empowerment and Elder Moreover,in terms of the were then sent to the the Housing Programme. verify whether the monies for the intended purposes; Affair. assistance to NGOs, CBOs Minister of the then The report indicated that received for the construc- that the monies disbursed The special audit, which and other groups, there Ministry of Social Care audit personnel and rep- tion of these houses were to UDC and RDC for covers the period April 1, was a lack of follow-up on and/or Permanent resentatives from the returned to the Fund by houses that were not 2007 to July, 31 2019 re- the programmes of these Secretary for approval. Ministry visited 34 loca- UDC and RDC as the constructed be recovered; vealed that $24.06 million entities, to confirm that The report went on to tions to verify that houses relevant files were not and that the Ministry was disbursed for pay- the reduction in, or allevi- note that while in terms of approved to be built or re- provided for audit inspec- investigates the reasons ment of rent and utilities ation of poverty was actu- assessments of cases and paired were completed, tion.” why the houses were not arrears, repair and con- ally being realised, nor authorisation of disburse- but in eight of those cases, Pointing out the various constructed and deter- struction of houses, provi- was any evidence offered ments, there were field no houses had been built. deficiencies in relation to mine the way forward in sion of water-borne toilet to show that the Ministry investigators who were to It was noted that only the operation of the Fund, assisting the intended facilities, and financial confirmed that the money capture and assess infor- when the auditors con- the Auditor General high- beneficiaries. assistance to non-govern- was spent for the intended mation on those seeking ducted the site visits, did mental organisations purpose.That observation assistance, this seemed the Ministry’s representa- DLP wants answers on housing matter ONE opposing political Barbadians why the party is calling on the agreement with the Barbados Labour Party potential landowners at (BLP) to respond to Lancaster has suddenly queries on the “urgency” been changed and/or of recently issued housing cancelled. contracts. The DLP spokesman In a press release noted that under the sent to The Barbados Financial Management Advocate, Democratic and Audit and (Supplies) Labour Party (DLP) Rules 2011, with particu- Spokesman on Housing, lar emphasis on clauses B. Ricardo Harrison, 204, 205 and 221, the wanted to know when the Accounting Officer does provision of 250 upper and not have to invite quota- middle-income houses be- tions for goods/services up came a matter of urgency. to $50,000, but must en- He also queried if the sure the best prices. houses being built will “Under Clauses 204 & assist tenants of the 205, an Accounting Officer National Housing (Permanent Secretary) Corporation (NHC) shall obtain not less than whose units have fallen three quotations for goods into a state of disrepair or and services between houses be available for $50,000 and $200,000 victims of domestic abuse without going to tender. Since February 2020, the public health laboratory has carried out 171,254 tests. and fire victims or for Where $200,000 is ex- those sheltering at the ceeded, tenders shall be Bay Street Esplanade. invited. Clause 222 (6) COVID-19 update: 6 new cases, 39 in isolation states that the Need for special audits “...Accounting Officer SIX new positive cases of Laboratory. pandemic in March, last The National The long-standing politi- shall not artificially re- COVID-19, two males Thirty-nine people are year. The number of Vaccination Programme cal party is also request- duce the cost of a contract and four females, were currently in isolation. deaths from the virus is for COVID-19 has seen ing the Auditor General for the supply of services identified on Tuesday, There have been 4,023 47. 79,503 people vaccinated to initiate special audits to be below $200,000. June 1, from among the confirmed cases of Since February 2020, against the virus, with regarding the issuance Most Barbadians are not 414 tests conducted by COVID-19 (1,946 fe- the public health labo- 60,816 of them having of these contracts and surprised, but they re- the Best-dos Santos males and 2,077 males) ratory has carried out received both doses of is asking the Minister main concerned,” said Public Health since the start of the 171,254 tests. the vaccine. of Housing to inform Harrison. 6 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Businesses cannot fully absorb pending increases in cost of goods, port charges: BCCI

UNREALISTIC! and raw material inputs Fund (IMF) and the routes to developing holistically reject the in- share the burden of man- This is how the is a sobering reminder of United Nations regions such as the sinuation that a ‘pure aging this economy,” the Barbados Chamber of the vulnerability of Conference on Trade and Caribbean and locally, profit motive’ has taken Chamber argued. Commerce and Industry small economies like Development (UNCTAD) the increase of centre stage, as affected Saying its members (BCCI) is describing the Barbados who import that the reduced global Stevedoring Levy and members report operat- were fully conscious of possibility of local busi- over 90 per cent of what supply of key goods Crane Hire Fees from ing on minimal margins the harsh economic en- nesses fully absorbing is consumed locally. We caused prices to rise con- July 2021, which will im- in an attempt to main- vironment being faced, pending increases in the also highlight that siderably over the last pact every container off- tain competitiveness and the BCCI assured that cost of goods and port whilst the reported com- year, particularly the loaded at the port. price tolerance in the they would continue “to charges. ments focused on food price of key value chain “In light of these fac- Barbados market. responsibly balance In a statement to the prices, the issue is actu- manufacturing inputs tors, it is unrealistic to “Barbados is not im- their ability to absorb media, the BCCI denied ally broader as a wide such as soybean and ask businesses to fully mune to global shocks, the increased cost any claims that the pub- range of imported goods corn, which rose by 50 absorb the significant and therefore educating against the need to keep lic was being taken ad- and raw materials in per cent. level of the pending in- the Barbadian public of their businesses viable vantage of by itself or the every sector will be im- In addition, the BCCI creases in the cost of the pending inflation is and maintain employ- Barbados Private Sector pacted,” it stated. painted the picture the goods and port charges. imperative as we all ment at stable level”. Association. The Chamber pointed sector now faced includ- We however highlight “The global increases to reports from the ing the fact that interna- that previous increases in commodity prices for Central Bank, by the tional food prices are are already being ab- several finished goods International Monetary now at their highest sorbed partially by the Help small since June 2014, the businesses and that im- impact of the global porters actively seek BARBADOS container shortage on out more cost-effective struggling churches freight cost worldwide, source markets in order Land (Title Proceedings) Act, 2011 freight rates now being to mitigate price hikes THIS island’s 2021 Parish project which will help a (Act 2011-7) the highest on trade wherever possible. We Ambassadors have been small struggling church in FORM 3 asked to consider select- your community; denomi- NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF ing Parish Projects which nation does not matter. OWNERSHIP AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF will see them assisting Whether to improve the 679.6 SQUARE METRES OF LAND SITUATE AT small struggling churches building, to start a break- UPPER GOODLAND IN THE PARISH OF SAINT MICHAEL in communities island- fast programme for the IN THIS ISLAND wide. less fortunate in the com- SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS It was further suggested munity or in a primary IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE the chosen church could school. In other words, we be any denomination and give God reverence by CLAIM NO. /2021 efforts could be made to doing good.” improve the place of wor- Brathwaite, who voiced IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND (TITLE ship’s infrastructure or es- his support for the PROCEEDINGS) ACT, 2011 (Section 3); tablish a breakfast feed- Community Indepen- AND IN THE MATTER OF ALL THAT Land ing programme there. dence Celebrations situate at Upper Goodland in the parish of Such a recommendation Secretariat, the Parish Saint Michel in this Island containing 679.6 came recently from Pastor Committees and the square metres or thereabouts as shown on a of Dunamis Outreach Parish Ambassadors, Plan certified the 15th day of September Ministries, Carlos added, “I know that this 1990 by Kenneth D. Ward Land Surveyor Brathwaite. The committee that is cele- (hereinafter called “the Key Plan”) and recorded in the Lands and Surveys Community Indepen- brating with us, they do a Department on the 20th day of September, dence Celebrations wonderful job in terms of 1999 as No. 760 of 1999 ABUTTING AND Secretariat recently held helping some area in each BOUNDIING toward the North on lands of its annual church service parish and church has Elaine Lloyd as shown on the Key Plan toward there. The theme for been a pillar in every com- the South on a Road leading to Upper this year’s Community munity.And I want to rec- Goodland Road as shown on the Key Plan toward the West on lands of Godfrey Skeete Independence Celebra- ommend to you that you on the Key Plan and towards the East on tions is ‘Rebuilding Our consider choosing a small roads leading to 3rd Avenue Goodland to Nation, Embracing Our struggling church… Then Black Rock and to Eagle Hall as shown on the Heritage’. you will be doing as Christ Key Plan or however else the same may abut “I wish to recommend to commanded in as much as and bound. one of the parishes in the ye have done it to the least context of giving God rev- of these, you have done it TAKE NOTICE that Cynthia Clotelle Jordan, Janice Rosemary Jordan and Collene Patricia Jordan all of Upper Goodland in the parish of Saint erence that you select a unto me.” (MG) Michael have applied to the High Court for a declaration of his ownership and a certificate of title in respect of the property described above.

Any person having an adverse claim, lien or charge or right or interest against the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on oath to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the 1st day of July, 2021 and immediately thereafter serve a true copy on the undersigned.

Any person who has any information relating to the ownership of the said property is invited to give such information in writing to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown on or before the 1st day of July, 2021.

Dated the 20th day of May, 2021

Felicia S. Morris Attorney-at-Law for the Claimants whose place of business and address for service is Alpha & Omega Law Chambers, 1st Floor Trident House, Lower Broad Street in the City of Bridgetown in this Island The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 7

WHO expert rules out man-made origin of COVID-19 MOSCOW – Concerns the World Health with bats. Someone could live in large numbers,” he during the domestication eaten some meat from an- over the artificial ori- Organisation Dmitry have been infected either said. of wild animals, Lvov told a imals that have ecological gins of COVID-19 do not Lvov said. in a room where a bat Roughly 150 viruses Russian television pro- ties with bats, thus have any value, Russian “Coronaviruses are pri- spent the night or in have been transmitted to gramme last week. becoming the first source virologist and expert at marily viruses associated a cave where bats usually humans from animals “A person could have of infections,” he added. Massive hydropower dam to help country meet carbon neutrality goal CHINA has completed River, the upper section of construction of the the Yangtze, Baihetan dam for the Baihetan straddles the southwest- Hydropower Station, ern provinces of Yunnan which will be the world’s and Sichuan. Aside from second-largest in terms of generating electricity,the installed capacity, after station will also help pre- working nonstop for 1,510 vent floods, control flows days and nights and pour- of sediment and facilitate ing enough concrete to fill shipping. the Great Pyramid of A major source of power Giza in Egypt three times for China’s west-to-east over. power transmission proj- Almost eight million ect, the station is also metric tons of concrete a key part of the flood was used to finish the control system in the dam, which is 289 metres Yangtze. high, China Three Gorges “It’s a milestone project Corporation, which built with epoch-making signif- it, said in a news release icance in the history of recently. hydropower project devel- The completion of the opment,” the company dam lays a solid founda- said. tion for the station’s first With a total installed The dam body project of Baihetan hydropower station was completed on May 31, 2021. generating units to go capacity of 16 million kilo- into operation as sched- watts, which comes sec- sions peak before 2030 hold power consumption reported. tan has a more extensive uled before July 1. It also ond only to that of the and go carbon neutral be- of half a million people. China consumed 4.98 network of underground signals that the massive Three Gorges Hydro- fore 2060. Generating that much billion tons of standard tunnels than any other project will be able to play power Station, the new Once it is in full opera- power every day over the coal last year, according hydropower station. They its designed role in con- station is expected to tion in July next year, the course of a year would to the National Bureau of run for a total length of trolling floods, the com- make a great contribution daily output of the station take almost 20 million Statistics. 217 kilometers – 1.7 times pany said. to the country’s efforts to is expected to be sufficient tons of standard coal, China Three Gorges the distance from Beijing Located on the Jinsha see carbon dioxide emis- to meet the annual house- China Central Television Corporation said Baihe- to Tianjin. Farmland to improve, expand in Tibet THE Tibet autonomous land barley varieties is has been developing region expects to expand expected to reach 95 per- high-standard farmland. and renovate more than cent, it said. More than 16 sq km of 133 square kilometres of Tibet has undertaken a such land had been cre- basic farmland and im- series of measures to ated by end of 2020. The prove the quality of 1,333 improve its farmland in district achieved an agri- sq km of cultivated land recent years, including cultural mechanisation in 2021, Tibet Daily re- renovation, irrigation, rate of more than 90 per ported. creating new high- cent. The region also plans standard farmland and The region has seen to create about 50 sq km improved water conser- stable increases in an- of high-standard farm- vation. nual grain output, land in 2021, bringing the Located along the exceeding one million region’s high-standard Lhasa River, Lhasa’s metric tons for five con- farmland to more than Dagze district is one of secutive years since 2,000 sq km by 2025, ac- the region’s main agricul- 2015. cording to the regional ture areas. It is rich with Department of favorable natural condi- Rapeseed flowers blossom Agriculture and Rural tions for grain produc- in Nakar village in Tibet’s Affairs. tion, thanks to its natural Doilungdechen district in By 2025, the coverage landscape. July last year. rate of improved high- Since 2019, the district 8 • Thursday June 3, 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 China sees first human case Details needed of rare H10N3 strain A 41-YEAR-OLD Chinese sionally get infected. report. influenza pandemic is on republic... man has been confirmed as Contact tracing did not The commission also said persistent,” the WHO ex- the first human case of in- find any other cases of the H10N3 was low pathogenic plained. LAST September Barbadians were told that the fection with a rare bird flu virus. meaning it did not cause There is currently an out- Government intended to remove Her Majesty strain. Beijing’s National Health severe diseases in poultry break among birds of a the Queen Elizabeth II as the ceremonial Head of State, Officials did not give de- Commission (NHC) said on and was unlikely to spread H5N8 variant which has and in so doing to become a republic. However, for tails on how the man got Tuesday the resident of the rapidly. led to hundreds of thou- several months after that, little to nothing was said infected but the H10N3 city of Zhenjiang was hospi- The World Health sands of poultry culled in to the people of this country regarding the matter. strain is thought to not eas- talised on 28 April and di- Organisation (WHO) told various European coun- One could argue that this lack of information ily spread from humans to agnosed with H10N3 one the Reuters news agency tries. sharing was perhaps a consequence of the second humans. month later. that “at this time, there is In February, Russia re- wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that took us by The Jiangsu province “No human cases of no indication of human-to- ported the first case of that storm at the end of 2020, and that all focus was resident, who was diag- H10N3 have been reported human transmission”. particular strain in hu- being placed on ensuring that we could get the virus nosed last week, has now in the world. This case is “As long as avian in- mans. under control once again. While that very well may recovered and is ready to an occasional poultry-to- fluenza viruses circulate in Human infections with be true, if indeed COVID-19 was getting all the at- be discharged. human cross-species trans- poultry sporadic infection bird flu have been rare tention then and little attention was being paid to There are many bird mission, and the risk of a of avian influenza in hu- since a larger outbreak of making Barbados a republic, why rush the process flu strains and it is not large-scale spread is ex- mans is not surprising, the H7N9 strained killed now? Is it simply because it was announced in the unheard of that people tremely low,” the NHC said, which is a vivid reminder around 300 people in 2016 Throne Speech last year that Barbados would be- working with poultry occa- according to a Global Times that the threat of an and 2017. come a republic by the time we celebrate our 55th Anniversary of Independence, which is now a mere six months away? One has to ask such questions because it was not Iran’s largest warship catches until late last month that Government made men- tion of still going ahead with the republic, when it was announced that a Republican Status Transition Advisory Committee (RSTAC) had been formed to fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman plan and lead the transition of the island from a monarchical system to a republic. In that release TEHRAN – The largest video of thick, black smoke attached by divers to a cial news agencies on from the Cabinet Office, the terms of reference of the warship in the Iranian rising from the ship early vessel’s hull. Wednesday referred to the RSTAC were outlined and it was indicated that the navy caught fire and later yesterday morning. Iran denied that, though Kharg, named after the is- Committee would submit a medium term report by sank yesterday in the Gulf Satellites from the US US Navy footage showed land that serves as the the end of June, and a final report by the end of of Oman under unclear National Oceanic and Revolutionary Guard main oil terminal for Iran, September. circumstances, the latest Atmospheric Adminis- members removing one as a “training ship.” The To quote the release it added, “A schedule of the calamity to strike one of tration that track fires unexploded limpet mine vessel often hosted cadets Committee’s public engagements will be submitted the country’s vessels in re- from space detected a from a ship. The attacks from the Imam Khomeini to the public shortly. Given the extensive discussions cent years amid tensions blaze near Jask that came amid heightened Naval University on the which have already taken place under the aegis of with the West. started just before the tensions between the US Caspian Sea. other Commissions, it is expected that the process The blaze began around time of the fire reported and Iran after then- Like much of Iran’s will allow for celebrations as promised in the 2:25 a.m. and firefighters by Fars. President Donald Trump major military hardware, Governor General’s last throne speech.” tried to contain it, the Fars Iranian officials offered unilaterally withdrew the Kharg dated back to Now yes, there were two previous constitutional news agency reported, but no cause for the fire America from Tehran’s before Iran’s 1979 Islamic review commissions headed by Sir Mencea Cox and their efforts failed to save aboard the Kharg, though nuclear deal with world Revolution. The warship, Sir Henry Forde in 1977 and 1994, respectively,but the 207-metre (679-foot) they said an investigation powers. Negotiations on built in Britain and some may suggest that in each case that was a life- Kharg, which was used to had begun. saving the accord continue launched in 1977, entered time ago. Not since then has the public had the op- resupply other ships in Meanwhile, a massive in Vienna. the Iranian navy in 1984 portunity to really weigh in on the matter, other the fleet at sea and con- fire broke out Wednesday In April, an Iranian ship after lengthy negotiations. than on the call-in programmes. duct training exercises. night at the oil refinery called the MV Saviz be- That aging military equip- It is unlikely that many Barbadians are opposed State media reported 400 serving Iran’s capital, lieved to be a Guard base ment has seen fatal acci- to becoming a republic, which would allow the coun- sailors and trainee cadets sending thick plumes of and anchored for years in dents as recently as try to achieve full sovereignty. We are certain that on board fled the vessel, black smoke over Tehran. the Red Sea off Yemen Tuesday,when a malfunc- many agree with the caution issued in the lead up with 33 suffering injuries. It wasn’t immediately was targeted in an attack tion in the ejector seats of to Independence in 1966 by Barbados’ first Prime The ship sank near the clear if there were injuries suspected to have been an Iranian F-5 dating Minister, The Rt. Excellent Errol Walton Barrow, Iranian port of Jask, some or what caused the blaze carried out by Israel. It back to before the revolu- against “loitering on colonial premises”, and it can 1,270 kilometres (790 at the Tondgooyan Petro- escalated a yearslong tion killed two pilots while be argued that we have loitered five decades too miles) southeast of Tehran chemical Co., though tem- shadow war in the the aircraft was parked in long. There are probably few who are against cut- on the Gulf of Oman near peratures in the capital Mideast between the two a hangar. ting the “colonial umbilical cord”, because the the Strait of Hormuz – the reached nearly 40 degrees countries, ranging from In recent months, the wounds of colonialism – while on the surface have narrow mouth of the Celsius (104 degrees strikes in Syria, assaults navy converted a slightly healed – run deep. But, certainly, no one wants a Persian Gulf. Satellite Fahrenheit) and hot sum- on ships and attacks on larger commercial tanker case where we rush headlong into a situation with- photos from Planet Labs mer weather in Iran has Iran’s nuclear pro- called the Makran to use it out really looking at the various ramifications of Inc. analysed by The caused fires in the past. gramme. as a mobile launch plat- doing so, and without the input of the people. Associated Press showed The fire Wednesday The Israeli prime minis- form for helicopters. The We have been informed that Barbadians will be the Kharg off Jask with no aboard the Kharg warship ter’s office did not respond Kharg also could launch given the opportunity to engage with the RSTAC, sign of a fire as late as 11 follows a series of mysteri- to a request for comment helicopters on a smaller but what form will these engagements take, espe- a.m. Tuesday. ous explosions that began Wednesday regarding the scale. cially in a COVID-19 environment? And there is still Photos circulated on in 2019 targeting commer- Kharg.Pentagon press But the newer vessel no word on whether there will be a referendum to Iranian social media cial ships in the Gulf of secretary John Kirby said likely can’t fill the role of hear from the people, or if the Government will use showed sailors wearing Oman. The US Navy ac- the US was aware of the the Kharg, which could its overwhelming majority to advance the move. life jackets evacuating the cused Iran of targeting the loss of the ship, but de- handle both refueling and So it is hoped that over the next few weeks, cer- vessel as a fire burned be- ships with limpet mines, clined to comment further. replenishing supplies of tainly before the RSTAC’s first report is completed, hind them. Fars published timed explosives typically State TV and semioffi- ships at sea. Government would take Barbadians into their con- fidence and explain what a republic would mean for Telephone: 467-2000 News Fax: 434-1000 News Editor: Dorian Bryan Executive Editor: Allison Downes the country, answering burning questions such E-mail Address: [email protected] Business Editor: Jewel Brathwaite General Manager: Sandra Clarke Assistant Managing Director: Sean Eteen as - what type of republic will it be; how much will Website: www.barbadosadvocate.com Sports Editor: Corey Greaves Publisher: Sir Anthony Bryan it cost; and if it would affect our everyday lives. @The Barbados Advocate @barbadosadvocate The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 9

New president at the helm of BCCI NEWLY elected Presi- Connecting, Collaborating with the hosting of an and has over 20 years dent of the Barbados and Innovating. annual event to award out- of progressive Senior Chamber of Commerce Also high on the new standing companies.” Management and and Industry (BCCI), president’s agenda is cus- President Branker Executive Leadership ex- Anthony Branker, in tomer service, as he closed his remarks to perience in the private sec- his first address to the shared, “I would like to BCCI members with a tor, particularly in the BCCI membership, give more support to BCCI plea for unity and support Retail and Distributive lauded the outstanding members in the area of as he said, “In times of Sector. In his current role role and response of Service Excellence, which stress and uncertainty,it is as Assistant Vice Presi- the government of has become an area of understandable if people dent with Massy Distri- Barbados in stemming concern both for our cus- think of ‘breaking for bution Barbados Ltd, he is the tide of the pan- tomers and ourselves as themselves’. Our watch- responsible for the Health demic, as well as the business leaders. Our em- words must be ‘united we & Beauty Division, the pivotal part played by ployees must be encour- stand’.” Shipping Division and the Chamber. aged to clearly see the Branker previously held Knights Ltd. He further stated, nexus between their level the position of Senior Vice He has held this portfo- “We look forward to con- of commitment to service, President of the Chamber lio for two years. tinuing the work with the survivability of the Government and the business and the ability to Barbados Private Sector support their families. In Association to support this regard, training is the sustainability and de- key.” velopment of business Branker also added, “I across our island and help- will continue our advocacy ing to shape Government around the following pres- policy.” ent concerns of Price He was speaking at the Newly elected President of the Barbados Chamber Increases; Renewable Land (Title Proceedings) Act, 2011 195th Annual General of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Anthony Branker. Energy Approvals; Front (Act 2011-7) Meeting of the BCCI, held of Package labelling; Form 3 on May 31, 2021 as a Misha Lobban-Clarke. Sagicor Life Inc. Banking Fees; the NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECLARATION OF virtual event. At the AGM, the follow- During the AGM, the Customs Bill and the OWNERSHIP AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN RESPECT OF The Barbados Chamber ing 12 persons were also new president also shared Duty-free Sector proposal made changes to its lead- elected to serve on the with members his vision to Government. ALL THAT land situate at Lower Carlton in the parish of Saint ership, following elections, BCCI Council for the 2021- for the Chamber,which in- He further stated, “As I James, Barbados and shown on a Plan made and certified on the 12th day of November, 2020 by Lennox J. Reid, Land Surveyor with Mr.Anthony Branker, 2022 period: cluded implementing cre- project my vision beyond and containing by admeasurement 4071.6 square metres Assistant Vice President • Mr. Andy Armstrong ative solutions to better our COVID restrictions, I with Massy Distribution (Armstrong Agencies); engage the public and ad- see the Chamber driving SUPREME COURT OF BARBADOS (Barbados) Ltd succeed- • Mrs. Alison Browne- dress their flawed percep- ‘Business Excellence’ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE ing Mrs. Trisha Tannis, Ellis (Cave Shepherd tion of business, as well as through a programme CEO of Unicomer Group of Companies); leading the roll out of a where companies will CLAIM NO. LTP15/2021 (Barbados) Ltd as the new • Mr. Avinash Vas- new, robust three-year align with set criteria, to IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND President of the Chamber. wani, Satya Enterprises Strategic Plan for the inspire and help their or- (TITLE PROCEEDINGS) ACT, 2011 She served as President Limited; Chamber,developed on the ganisation on the journey (section 3); for two consecutive terms • Mr. Anthony Clerk, pillars of Building, to excellence, culminating and will continue to serve Republic Bank (Barbados) AND IN THE MATTER OF ALL THAT on the Executive Com- Ltd; BANK RATES land situate at Bairds Road, Lower mittee as Immediate Past • Mr.Victor Boyce,Ansal Carlton in the parish of Saint James, Barbados and shown on a Plan made President. McAL (Barbados) Ltd; Commercial bank rates to the public at the close of and certified on the 12th day of Other members serving • Mr. Imran Philips, business yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados. November, 2020 by Lennox J. Reid, on the new BCCI’s Rubis Caribbean; Land Surveyor and containing Executive Committee are • Mr. Phillip Lewis, Valid for June 3, 2021 by admeasurement 4071.6 square metres ABUTTING AND BOUNDING Senior Vice President, Mr. Northpoint Consulting Notes: James Clarke (General Inc.; towards the North on a Public Road Currency Buying Selling which leads in one direction to Manager - Corporate, • Mr. Scott Oran, Oran Belizean Dollar 1.00000 1.00000 Highway 1 and in another direction to TMR Sales & Service Ltd); Limited; Canadian Dollar 1.63871 1.68719 Carlton Road towards the East on Vice President – Finance, • Mrs. Ronaele East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445 lands of one Frederick Scantlebury Ms. Joan Betty Brathwaite Dathorne-Bayrd, Euro 2.39214 2.49286 towards the South on lands of one (Managing Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers; Pound Sterling 2.77664 2.89356 Rosetta Reeves, on lands of one Topstar Services SRL); • Mr. Norman Barrow, United States Dollar 1.98000 2.02857 Cheryl Stuart, on lands of one Gilbert Demand/Sight: Rouse and lands of one Shirley Vice President, Ms. Vidia A&B Music Supplies Ltd; Patrick and towards the West on lands Woods (CEO, Hanschell • Mr. Sanjay Amin, Currency Buying Selling Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 of Henderson Guy or however else the Inniss); and the Chamber’s BCQS International and; Canadian Dollar 1.64805 1.68570 same may abut and bound. Executive Director, Mrs. • Mr. Paul Inniss, East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 Euro 2.42723 2.47739 TAKE NOTICE that OLGA OCEINE GRIFFITH of Seaview House, Lower Carlton in the parish of Saint James in Barbados the Qualified Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 Acting Administrator and Personal Representative of the Estate of Pound Sterling 2.81738 2.87560 EARLE THEODORE GRIFFITH also known as EARLE T. GRIFFITH United States Dollar 1.99000 2.02768 also known as EARLE GRIFFITH, deceased has applied to the High Telegraphic Transfer Court for a declaration of ownership of and a certificate of the title in Currency Buying Selling respect of the property described above. Belizean Dollar 0.99688 1.00313 Canadian Dollar 1.65117 1.68570 Any person having any adverse claim, lien or charge or right or interest East Caribbean Dollar 0.73843 0.74306 against the said property should submit the claim duly authenticated on Euro 2.43180 2.47739 oath to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown on or before the Guyana Dollar 0.00942 0.00948 16th day of July, 2021. Pound Sterling 2.82268 2.87560 United States Dollar 1.99375 2.02768 Any other person who has any information relating to the ownership of the said property is invited to give such information in writing to the INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONAL Registrar of the Supreme Court, Bridgetown, on or before the 16th day CURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE of July, 2021. RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKS N.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading. Dated this 3rd day of June, 2021. BDS$ Guyana Dollar 0.00945 Shane A. O. Thompson Attorney-at-Law for the Claimant whose Jamaica Dollar 0.01343 place of business is 19 Pine Road, St. Michael T&T Dollar 0.29833 10 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

PAHO director worried at the COVID-19 situation in Haiti WASHINGTON, United tive equipment for health the Caribbean and Latin “Effective vaccines are a States – The director of workers. It is also collabo- America, Dr Etienne told beacon of hope in this cri- the Pan American rating to reduce transmis- reporters that rapidly in- sis, and we must do all in Health Organisation sion through increased creasing cases and deaths our power to secure more (PAHO), Dr Carissa testing, which allows for have nearly doubled in the doses for all nations in the F Etienne yesterday identification and quaran- first five months of the Americas. Regional soli- warned that the tine of infected people. year. darity,including the dona- coronavirus (COVID- PAHO said it will also “Wishful thinking will tion of vaccine doses, will 19) pandemic response facilitate the upcoming de- not resolve this crisis. We be key to get us through in Haiti must be scaled livery of the first doses of need action,” she said, the current shortage of up dramatically to the Oxford/AstraZeneca adding that regional supply.” cope with sharply esca- vaccine to Haiti. The leadership must be Dr Etienne said that lating cases, hospitali- vaccines were procured united around stopping everyone must adhere to sations, and deaths in through COVAX, the the virus. public health measures recent weeks. global alliance to ensure “This pandemic has such as wearing masks, “We call on partners and equitable distribution of taught us time and again social distancing, and organisations working in COVID-19 vaccines. that leadership deter- washing hands. Increased Haiti to urgently reinforce “A very high priority is mines the effectiveness of mobility between and the response to COVID- to offer vaccination to all a country’s response. within countries and re- 19,” Dr Etienne told re- frontline health workers Sadly, across our region laxation of the measures porters at her weekly over 18 years of age,” Dr we’ve seen misinformation have created the “perfect news conference. Etienne said, explaining about COVID-19 sow environment” for the “The country will need that the increased trans- doubt on proven health spread of the virus and its Director of the Pan American Health Organisation additional health capacity, mission is likely fuelled by measures, often in the con- variants. (PAHO), Dr Carissa F Etienne. as well as support to em- two variants of concern, text of political disputes.” brace preventive meas- and because public health Dr Etienne said that ac- ures required to curb measures are “being cess to vaccines urgently transmission. Both will be largely ignored by the gen- needs to increase. COVAX ‘Damning’ UWI report decisive in the coming eral population. has already delivered 17.6 weeks. There is no time to “The situation we’re million doses to the region, waste.” seeing in Haiti is a cau- but the quantity is not tabled in Jamaica Parliament PAHO said it is working tionary tale in just how nearly enough. She said with Haiti’s Ministry quickly things can change some low-income coun- EDUCATION Minister statutes,” it also noted. of Public Health and with this virus,” the tries are struggling to Fayval Williams on Among the recommen- Population to scale up care Dominican-born PAHO di- cover even their health Tuesday tabled in dations of the com- for infected people and in- rector said. workers and most vulner- Parliament what has mission is for the crease supplies of protec- Regarding the rest of able populations. been described by re- establishment of an exec- gional media as a “damn- utive committee on each ing” report on the future of the five campuses, with of The University of the delegated authority, to West Indies (The UWI). ensure that the council’s Cuba approves long-sought legal The report noted that decisions on the strategic the university’s current direction and goals of the financing model, in which institution are measured status for private businesses economic costs are by the performance and HAVANA – Cuba has ap- ganise the actors in our agriculture. The “self-em- shared between regional the achievements of its proved a reform that in- economy, which goes ployed” sector meanwhile governments (80 per goals against key per- cludes long-sought legal much further than the – that includes busi- cent) and students (20 formance indicators and status for private busi- simple recognition of some nesses, their employees, per cent) is not sustain- metrics approved by the nesses that began operat- of them,” Communist trades people and others able, “primarily due to council. ing decades ago under the Party leader and Presi- such as taxi drivers – the ongoing fiscal chal- The education minister title of “self-employed”, dent Miguel Diaz Canel has expanded over the lenges being faced by said she not only tabled state-run media reported was quoted as stating. past decade to include each State, “coupled with the report for the atten- yesterday. Unlike Communist more than 600 000 rising operating expenses Jamaica Education tion of members of the Top officials have said Party-ruled China and workers. resulting in increasing Minister Fayval Williams. House of Represen- for months they were Vietnam, Cuba has been Thousands more work operational deficits”. tatives, “but considering planning changes to sort slow to implement market in non-agricultural coop- “The UWI appears to the current funding that The UWI is now at a out rules for state-run reforms to its Soviet-style eratives, a new category be heading towards fi- model, it is also related crossroads and a critical companies and private co- command economy. allowed in 2012. nancial exigency, which to the effectiveness of its juncture in its develop- operatives and businesses But the government has Authorities had sus- calls for rigorous restruc- operations and the finan- ment”. so they can function on an picked up the pace in the pended issuing new turing in all segments of cial management of the Williams said she was equal footing in the face of a severe economic licenses for such coopera- the institution to reduce university,” the report hoping that the examina- Communist-run country. crisis and food, medicine tives but under the new operating costs, while stated. tion of the report by par- The Council of and other shortages it reform will start issuing pursuing feasible means “These two critical liamentarians will focus Ministers agreed the blames largely on US them once more. of increasing revenues,” components need to be attention on the critical measure at its latest sanctions and the COVID- All in all, the private said the report done by addressed, holistically, issues confronting the closed-door session, state- 19 pandemic, while admit- sector now makes up The UWI’s Chancellor’s to ensure that The UWI university in a debate on run media wrote, without ting failure to reform is around a third of the six Commission of Gover- can survive to deliver the report. detailing when it would also at fault. million strong labour nance. on its mandate of provid- “Among the concerns become law. Still, Prime Minister force. It said the trends sug- ing tertiary education and the issues to be The reform would in- Manuel Marrero Cruz em- Oniel Diaz, co-founder gest the need for a to the people of the ventilated via a parlia- clude legal status for phasised the state would of the private businesses combination of institu- region,” the report mentary debate are: gov- the private sector’s thou- remain the dominant consultancy AUGE, said tional re-engineering, added. ernance of the university; sands of businesses from economic player,insisting approval signaled a fur- substantive programme “An important concern leadership; strategic eateries and garages to “we are not privatising the ther expansion of the pri- adjustments, and a struc- was the absence of a planning; the state of the construction and beauty economy”, according to the vate sector was on its way, tured cash conservation framework to ensure institution’s finances; salons and for coopera- report. but it still could take a programme. accountability and per- and the impact on stu- tives. Private farmers and co- while. “While the observed formance of staff mem- dents, staff and the “With this decision we operatives have operated “The wait continues,” he deficits are directly re- bers who are officers of stakeholders,” Williams are approving how to or- for decades in Cuba in tweeted. lated to challenges with the university under stated. The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 11

Feds: Ring of Venezuelans stole thousands in stimulus money MIAMI – Federal authorities ators” originally from Vene- The Herald reported that Miami area mall to discuss lus cheques, plus the delivery of say a ring of Venezuelans living zuela may be added to an in- Linares interacted with two in- picking up a UPS package at a an additional 226 Treasury in South Florida and Mexico dictment. formants in an FBI undercover post office in Deerfield Beach, cheques worth about $135,000. stole hundreds of thousands of The indictment said Linares operation. the newspaper reported. The Later in April, Linares again dollars in US government and the unnamed co-conspira- In January, the FBI inform- package contained 416 cheques met with the informants in stimulus cheques from people tors are accused of stealing the ant met in a mall parking lot worth about $249,000. Miami. who were struggling financially stimulus cheques and cashing near Miami with one of the four The affidavit said Linares “During the meeting, Linares during the the COVID-19 pan- them by using “fraudulent” co-conspirators to discuss cash- made arrangements to pick up placed an envelope in the vehi- demic. identification documents, the ing about 30 Treasury cheques the package in mid-April and cle containing over $150,000 in Jesus Felipe Linares Herald reported. totaling $36,000, the indict- then put it in the trunk of the stolen US Treasury cheques Andrade, 34, was charged with Linares was arrested in May, ment said. The cheques were car being driven by the two in- and over 30 identification doc- conspiring to steal government pleaded not guilty,and is being each addressed to different US formants. Later that month, uments,” according to the affi- money and identity theft, the held without bond. Defense taxpayers with addresses in Linares spoke to the inform- davit. The documents included Miami Herald reported. attorney David Scott Markus Mexico. ants again about coordinating some copies of driver’s licences Federal prosecutors said as declined comment to the news- In April, Linares met with the the receipt of about $34,476 in that matched the names on the many as four other “co-conspir- paper on Tuesday. two FBI informants at another “laundered funds” from stimu- cheques. Nicaragua police detain government opponent MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Chamorro’s home south of the The Nicaraguan government Nicaraguan police yester- capital. has said Chamorro is under day raided the home The police raided the home investigation for alleged finan- of Cristiana Chamorro, a 15 minutes before Chamorro cial irregularities related to the potential presidential can- was scheduled to give a foundation. didate and daughter of news conference. She was ex- In January, she stepped former President Violeta pected to challenge President down from her role at the foun- Barrios de Chamorro, one Daniel Ortega for the presi- dation. A month later, it closed day after formally filing dency. its operations in Nicaragua money laundering charges Authorities had sought after passage of a “foreign against the journalist. Tuesday to have Chamorro agents” law designed to track Her brother, Carlos Fernando barred from participating in foreign funding of organiza- Chamorro, director of the the Nov. 7 elections. Chamorro tions operating in the country. independent news outlet has said the allegations were Cristiana Chamorro’s Confidencial, confirmed the trumped up to keep her out of mother beat Ortega to win the raid via Twitter and said his the race. presidency in 1990 and served sister had been detained. In late May, national police until 1997. The judicial system said in a raided the offices of the Her husband, Pedro Joaquin statement that a judge had Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Chamorro, had run his family issued search and detention or- Foundation for Reconciliation newspaper La Prensa and was ders for 67-year-old Cristiana and Democracy,the nongovern- jailed and forced into exile mul- Cristiana Chamorro, former director of the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro yesterday. mental group named after her tiple times by the dictatorship Chamorro Foundation for Reconciliation and Democracy, and Vilma Nuñez, president of mother and led by Chamorro of Anastasio Somoza. He was daughter of a former president, arrives at the public Ministry the Nicaraguan Centre until recently. They also eventually assassinated in where she was called for a meeting to explain alleged ‘inconsis- for Human Rights, said that raided the offices of the 1978. Cristiana Chamorro is tencies’ in financial reports filed with the government between police had “violently” entered Confidencial. the vice president of La Prensa. 2015 and 2019 in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, May 21, 2021.

BORDER REOPENING: Colombia yesterday began what its government called a gradual opening of its border with Venezuela after a 14-month closure intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Colombia, whose porous bor- der with Venezuela extends roughly 1,380 miles (2,220 km), has been the chief destination for Venezuelans fleeing their country’s social and economic crisis. The two countries do not maintain diplomatic relations. The gradual opening of river and land crossings was autho- rised starting at midnight on Wednesday, according to a resolution published by the Andean nation’s interior min- istry. The interior ministry said biosecurity measures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic es- tablished by Colombia’s health ministry must be followed dur- ing crossings. Colombia closed its borders in March 2020. 12 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Israel’s Lapid enlists Gantz, moves closer to unseating Netanyahu

ISRAEL’S opposition and White said in a joint time in Israel's history leader moved closer to statement they had that an independent Arab unseating Prime "agreed on the outlines of party becomes a member Minister Benjamin the government and core of the government. Netanyahu on issues relating to the A source involved in the Wednesday and form- strengthening of democ- Lapid-led talks said the ing a new government racy and Israeli society". proposed new govern- after agreeing terms Gantz would remain de- ment would try to retain with several parties in- fence minister in the new consensus by avoiding cluding one led by cabinet, the parties said. hot-button ideological is- Defence Minister sues such as whether to Benny Gantz, a First Arab party in annex or cede occupied Yair Lapid, head of the centrist Yesh Atid party, delivers a statement to the spokesman said. Government West Bank territory that press before the party faction meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, During a 12-year run in Netanyahu, 71, has Palestinians want for a in Jerusalem May 31, 2021. top office, Netanyahu has sought to discredit state. been an often polarising Bennett and two other If Lapid misses day presidential mandate three weeks to agree on a will hold another election, figure at home and rightists negotiating with Wednesday's deadline - to put together a coalition new candidate. its fifth in some two abroad. An end to his Lapid, saying they were marking the end of a 28- - parliament will have Should that fail, Israel years. tenure may bring re- endangering Israel's se- prieve from domestic po- curity - an allusion to ef- litical turmoil, but major forts to curb Iran's nu- shifts in Israel’s foreign clear programme and policy appear less likely manage ever-fraught from the staunch U.S. ally. Palestinian ties. Yair Lapid, a centrist Keeping the door open tasked with forming the to them, Israel's longest- next governing coalition serving leader, who was after the conservative first elected prime minis- Netanyahu failed to do so ter a quarter-century ago, in the wake of an incon- says he is still capable of clusive March 23 election, forming the next govern- has until midnight (2100 ment. GMT) on Wednesday to Deals have also been present a final slate. reached with the left- Lapid, a 57-year-old for- wing Meretz and centre- mer TV host and author, left Labour parties as well has yet to clinch a deal as with former defence with his main partner, na- minister Avigdor tionalist Naftali Bennett, Lieberman's nationalist who would serve as pre- Yisrael Beitenu party, a mier first under a pro- Lapid spokesman said. posed rotation between The United Arab List the two men. was also negotiating to Lapid's Yesh Atid party join the coalition. If it Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Benny Gantz attend a special cabi- and Gantz's centrist Blue does, it would be the first net meeting on the occasion of Jerusalem Day, in Jerusalem, May 9, 2021. African Union suspends Mali after military coup and threatens sanctions THE African Union has Former vice president ardise a commitment to suspended Mali's mem- Assimi Goita, a colonel hold a presidential elec- bership in response to last who led the August coup tion in February, and un- week's military coup and and last week's revolt, dermine a regional fight threatened sanctions if a was declared president on against Islamist mili- civilian-led government is Friday. tants, some of which are not restored, it said in a The African Union based in Mali's desert statement on Tuesday. called for "an unimpeded, north. The military arrested transparent and swift re- West African regional interim President Bah turn to the civilian-led bloc ECOWAS suspended Ndaw and Prime transition ... failing Mali on Sunday. Minister Moctar Ouane which, the Council will The African Union sus- last week and pressured not hesitate to impose tar- pended Mali after last them to resign, derailing geted sanctions," the AU's August's coup but rein- a transition to democratic Peace and Security stated the country a few elections after another Council said. weeks later after the military coup last August Mali's neighbours and heads of the new civilian- ousted the previous ad- international powers fear led transitional govern- The AU has called for a return to a civilian government in Mali. ministration. the latest revolt will jeop- ment were announced. The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 13

Tanzanian MPs demand apology for Five arrested ‘tight’ trousers incident over assault FEMALE MPs in Tanzania have called on teenager for an apology to an MP who was ordered to leave parliament because of her trousers. FIVE teenagers have been arrested in A male MP said the way some women Belgium over the alleged gang rape of a dressed invited ridicule to parliament. 14-year-old girl, who died less than a "Mr Speaker, an example there is my week later. sister seated on my right with a yellow According to Belgian media, images of shirt. Look at the trousers she has worn, the attack were shared online. Mr Speaker!" Hussein Amar said in par- The victim took her life four days later. liament on Tuesday. Prosecutors say that three of the sus- The Speaker then ordered the MP, pects, who are minors, are in a youth fa- Condester Sichwale, to leave. cility, while two men aged 18 and 19 have "Go dress up well, and then join us been arrested and are due to appear in back later," said the Speaker Job Ndugai. court on Wednesday. He added that this was not the first The prosecution has only confirmed complaint he had received about female that they are being investigated for "acts Member of Parliaments' attire, and told that occurred shortly before the death of chamber orderlies to deny entry to any- the victim". one who was inappropriately dressed. According to Belgian media reports, While Mr Amar did not elaborate on the girl had arranged to meet a male what he found wrong with Ms Sichwale's The MP was ordered to leave parliament after a complaint about her friend at a cemetery in Ghent on 15 May. outfit, he quoted the parliamentary rules trousers. However, he allegedly arrived with the which allow women to wear trousers but four other suspects and assaulted the stipulate that clothes should not be tight- Ngonyani and Stella Manyanya insist The incident has also attracted com- victim. Images from the attack were also fitting. He was unavailable to answer the that the move was unfair and that there ments on social media from around the uploaded to social media. BBC's request for comment. was nothing wrong with Ms Sichwale's world, with some saying it was another A group led by MPs Jacqueline clothes. example of men Last straw "These images were the last straw for her... her entire world collapsed," her fa- ther told Flemish newspaper Het Half a Nieuwsblad. The mayor of the family's hometown who also knew the victim spoke of his shock at the case. million "You don't think something like this could happen in your municipality," he said in an interview with Belgian website Het Laatste Nieuws. without The case has led to a strong response from Belgian politicians, with Secretary of State for Equality Sarah Schlitz vow- ing to take action to prevent images of water in sexual assault being shared online. "The distribution of such images on so- cial media is not just intolerable, but also DR Congo totally illegal. It should simply not be possible," she said, adding that her team NEARLY 500,000 people in the would meet with representatives of social Democratic Republic of Congo have media companies to discuss moderation been left without clean drinking policies. water after a volcano erupted, the "Horrible.There are no words," Belgian charity Médecins Sans Frontières Displaced people - including children - have been seen queuing to get drinking Justice Minister Vincent van (MSF) has warned. water at a temporary camp in Sake. Quickenborne wrote on Twitter. It says because cholera is endemic and "I call on victims of sexual violence: poses a great threat there is an urgent said Magali Roudaut, MSF head of mis- Mount Nyiragongo, 10km (six miles) file a complaint," he said, noting that need to provide people in the eastern city sion in DRC. from Goma, spewed lava 10 days ago, help was available and that the justice of Goma with safe drinking water. "We demand urgent support of other killing 32 people, the UN says. system would "do everything" to find and A reservoir and pipes were damaged humanitarian organisations to assist There have been many tremors since punish perpetrators, as well as those who when Mount Nyiragongo erupted on 22 people." one of the world's most active volcanoes shared images of sexual assault. May. MSF said its teams were providing erupted. Liesbet Stevens, an expert in gender Hundreds of thousands of people are medical services in the nearby town of In an effort to assess the level of risk ex- equality, told VRT News that the assault still unable to return to their homes. Sake, "where between 100,000 and perts have flown drones into a second "is unfortunately not an isolated case", "We are assisting the immediate needs 180,000 people are gathering in churches, smoking crater where molten lava has noting that around 200 gang rapes are of displaced people, but it is not enough," schools, mosques, and on the streets". been spitting out of the ground. reported in Belgium every year.

Partly sunny with a few brief isolated light showers.

High: 10:46 a.m. and 11:42 p.m. New York: 19°C Yesterday: 0.2 mm Miami: 29°C Low: 5:05 a.m. For the month: 2.6 mm Max: 30.8°C Boston: 26°C and 5:13 p.m. For the year: 281.1 mm Min: 24.8°C Toronto: 25°C Montreal: 27°C London: 20°C 5:31 a.m. 6:22 p.m. 14 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Western Sahara independence leader lands in Algiers amid diplomatic row THE leader of the Western Rabat has not yet com- Sahara independence move- mented on Ghali's departure ment, Brahim Ghali, returned from Spain but had previously to Algeria on Wednesday after said that it would not alone re- spending more than a month solve the dispute. in hospital in Spain - a stay The Algeria-backed Polisario A Hawker Beechcraft 1000 plane carrying Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali leaves which triggered a diplomatic Front is fighting for the inde- Pamplona airport, Spain, June 2, 2021. row between Spain and pendence of Western Sahara, Morocco. which was a Spanish colony serious bout of COVID-19, had did not impose any restrictions that last month's sudden influx "He arrived safe and sound," until the mid-1970s and is been admitted to a Spanish on the Polisario leader and al- of migrants to Spain's North said Jalil Mohamed, the claimed by Morocco. read more hospital in April on humanitar- lowed him to leave the country. African enclave of Ceuta after Polisario Front's spokesman in Ghali flew to Algeria from ian grounds, the Madrid gov- Spain's decision to admit security forces appeared to Spain. Pamplona in northern Spain at ernment said. Ghali to a hospital in the north- loosen border controls was a Algerian state television 1:40 a.m. local time on He left Spain several hours ern Spanish city of Logrono,on form of retaliation. later showed President Wednesday on an officially after appearing remotely in a Algerian papers and without Algerian support for the Abdelmadjid Tebboune visiting chartered private plane, the hearing with Spanish high informing Rabat, infuriated Polisario Front independence Ghali in hospital, but gave no spokesman said. court on a war crimes case. Morocco. movement is a also source of details of their discussion. Ghali, who was suffering a Following the hearing, judges Moroccan officials suggested anger in Morocco. Fears of environmental disaster as oil-laden ship sinks off Sri Lanka

A CHEMICAL-LADEN cargo ship is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disas- ter. The Singapore-registered X- Press Pearl had been on fire for almost two weeks before the blaze was put out this week. Hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak into the sea if it sinks, devastating nearby marine life. The Sri Lankan and Indian navies had worked jointly over the past days in an attempt to put out the fire and prevent the ship from breaking up and sink- ing. But rough seas and mon- soonal winds hampered the op- eration, just outside the port of Colombo. "The ship is sinking. Salvers are trying to tow the ship to deep sea before it sinks to minimise Aerial footage shows the X-Press Pearl breaking up and sinking off Sri Lanka's western coast. the marine pollution but the rear area of the ship has to sea. regional fishing union, warned crew had been aware of the leak, and the engineer of the ship for drifted," Sri Lanka Navy "The environmental issues that the sinking could be "a but said they were denied per- more than 14 hours. spokesman Captain Indika will remain in our waters now," death blow" for the industry. mission by both Qatar and India A court has issued an order Silva told the BBC. she added. "We can't go to the sea which to leave the ship there before preventing the captain, chief en- Environmentalist Dr Ajantha The coastal stretch near the means we can't make a living," the fire broke out. gineer and the additional engi- Perera told the BBC that the city of Negombo - home to some he said. The fact that Sri Lanka al- neer from leaving the country. sinking posed "the worst envi- of the country's most pristine Sri Lankan officials believe lowed the vessel to enter its wa- The Singapore-flagged con- ronmental scenario". beaches - has already seen oil the fire was caused by a nitric ters after it was rejected by two tainer vessel, anchored off "With all the dangerous goods, and debris pollution for days. acid leak which the crew had other nations has led to wide- Colombo port, first reported a the nitric acid and all these Meanwhile, the fisheries min- been aware of since 11 May.The spread public anger. fire on board due to a chemical other things, and the oil in the istry said emergency measures ship was carrying 25 tonnes of Officials have lodged a police leak in one of its containers. ship, if it's sinking it will basi- were in place to protect the the highly corrosive acid, which complaint against the captain The 186m-long (610ft) vessel cally destroy the whole bottom Negombo lagoon and surround- can be used in the manufacture of the ship, who was rescued left the Indian port of Hazira on of the sea," she said. ing areas and all fishing from of fertilisers and explosives. along with other crew members 15 May carrying 1,486 contain- Dr Perera said divers should Panadura to Negombo had been X-Press Shipping - the last week. ers. As well as the nitric acid, have been sent down to examine suspended. Singapore based company that Sri Lanka police on Tuesday the cargo included several other the ship before it was towed out Joshua Anthony, head of the owns the vessel - confirmed the said they questioned the captain chemicals and cosmetics. The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 15

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021, as from left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R- Pa., Sen. Barrasso, R-Wy. and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 bil- lion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweep- ing plan as the two sides struggle to ne- gotiate a bipartisan compromise and re- main far apart on how to pay for the massive spending.

Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms WASHINGTON – ment,” McConnell said at a initial $2.3 trillion bid, the spending, according to Deadline looming, press conference in now tallied at $1.7 trillion, a White House official President Joe Biden is Kentucky. He said he par- with Biden proposing to granted anonymity to dis- set to meet with the top ticularly wants to halt un- fund the investment by cuss the private delibera- Senate Republican ne- employment assistance raising the corporate tax tions. gotiator on infrastruc- that he says is preventing rate, from 21% to 28%. The president, in meet- ture as the administra- Americans from returning “He’s appreciative and ings with his team, has ze- tion signals time is run- to work. heartened by the good roed in on the questions ning out to strike a bi- “I hope we can get faith effort that we’ve seen the GOP proposal raises — partisan deal on the there,” he said. from Republican senators namely, which coronavirus White House’s big in- Together, the president but as the president said relief funds to possibly vestment proposal and and the Republicans both last week we do need to shelve. Biden’s view is that top legislative priority. have political incentives to finish these negotiations tapping the COVID funds The president is looking negotiate a bipartisan ac- soon,” White House deputy would unduly burden the forward to hosting West cord over his sweeping in- press secretary Karine middle class, including Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley vestment package, even if Jean-Pierre told reporters small business owners, Moore Capito, the White no deal is within sight. For Tuesday traveling with the who are receiving the virus House said ahead of the Biden, reaching across the president on Air Force One aid during the pandemic Wednesday afternoon ses- aisle and cutting deals in to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where crisis. sion. The two will continue Congress is central to his delivered remarks to com- McConnell said bipartisan negotiations. brand of politics. memorate the 100th an- Wednesday he wants to The administration’s dead- Republicans can also score niversary of the Tulsa halt the extra federal un- line for a deal is now June. political gains by trying to Race Massacre. employment benefits as 7. work with a popular pres- Biden’s own thinking is that he believes are unnec- Privately, however, the ident. that the Republican pro- essary and providing an president has sized up the Yet an initial Memorial posal, while improved from incentive for Americans to GOP’s latest $928 billion Day deadline came and an earlier $568 billion stay home. offer as unworkable, in went without results and opening bid, is unworkable “The coronavirus is be- large part because it taps in the latest round of talks, because the Republicans hind us. We need to get unused COVID-19 funds to Biden and a core group of want to tap unspent back to work,” McConnell pay for it. Biden wants to GOP senators appear to COVID-19 funds to pay for said. hike the corporate tax rate have pulled farther apart. to generate revenue, a non- Democrats, who hold slim starter for Senate majorities in the House Republicans. Publicly the and Senate, are watching administration is making warily as the White House it clear it views next week and Republicans try to as a make-or-break mo- narrow the gap between ment for the president’s the president’s initial ideas push toward a deal with for a massive investment Republicans. in not just roads and Senate Republican bridges but the “human” Leader Mitch McConnell infrastructure of hospitals said Capito is heading into and child and senior care the meeting re-upping the facilities, and a GOP ap- GOP’s push to repurpose proach that is more fo- the coronavirus relief fund cused approach on tradi- to pay for infrastructure tional infrastructure proj- investments. ects. “That’s the key to get- The White House has ting a bipartisan agree- pared back the president’s 16 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Review: Third chapter of ‘The Conjuring’ franchise creaks THE universe of “The a moist bed demon? murder, Johnson claims The “Conjuring” uni- Conjuring” proves it “The Conjuring: The demonic possession, one verse, kicked off by cre- may be reaching its Devil Made Me Do It” is of the first known cases ator James Wan, now in- spooky limits when a a fine installment but in in which that defense is cludes three “Conjuring” demon pops up in the an increasingly creaky used. films and such movies as latest film from, of all franchise, appropriate for David Leslie Johnson- “Annabelle” and things, a waterbed. films that adore the McGoldrick’s screenplay “Annabelle: Creation,” That such a well-worn sound of rotting wood – he also co-wrote “The “The Nun” and punchline of ’80s subur- floors. It leans into old Conjuring 2” – uses that “Annabelle Comes ban life could be home to school horror without re- real history and then Home.” Satan’s spawn might be ally advancing the con- opens it up to a wider The latest film perhaps played for camp in any ceit or upping the scare mystery, which may in- belongs in the Warrens’ other movie, but not factor. Its rules are in- clude a missing teenager basement trophy room here. creasingly easy to pre- in another state. The with all the others, This gentle franchise is dict. Warrens must find out sealed off from the pres- all about timeless scary Patrick Wilson and who is behind it and stop ent day like a dusty mu- stuff – swing sets that Vera Farmiga are back as them. “A master Satanist seum of artifacts. It’s a mysteriously move, bat- Ed and Lorraine Warren, is not an adversary taken place to retreat to when tery toys that suddenly a pair of married, de- lightly,” they are warned. you’re looking for what turn on and doorknobs voutly Roman Catholic Director Michael can only be described as that rattle. So the wa- paranormal pros. The Chaves has real skill comfort terror – lots of terbed was perhaps a last film drew them “into with eeriness but we can flashlights, rats and step too far. What’s next? one of their most diaboli- also see the patterns: bones cracking. A demonic Frisbee? A cal cases.” The new one Quiet scenes start ordi- But look carefully dur- bloody Rubik’s Cube? leads to “the most sinis- narily until an odd occur- ing the end credits and It’s a signal that while ter discovery of their ca- rence happens – say, a ce- you’ll see an uncomfort- the franchise soldiers on reer.” (Here’s betting the real box shakes – then able reminder of our unironically, the films fourth will be called the the music gets ominous present-day fears: There may fail to keep up with most “pernicious” or and the camera gets were three COVID-19 the real world, where the “baleful.”) shaky before the split- compliance officers on algebra of fear is harder Based on a real-life second shocking addition the set. That reminds us now.Almost 600,000 peo- murder trial, the movie of a disturbing figure. of something scary ple in America have died opens with an exorcism Fans of the franchise enough to wet the bed for from a murderous air- of an 8-year-old in south- get some nice call-backs real. borne plague and Warner ern New England in to Elvis and the demonic “The Conjuring: The Brothers thinks it can 1981 that catapults the doll Anabel, while new- Devil Made Me Do It,” is terrify those of us who demon inside the child comers and veterans rated R for “terror, vio- survived – now seated in into the body of a family alike may never be able lence and some disturb- theaters masked and so- friend, Arne Johnson, to listen to Blondie’s ing images.” Running cially distanced and who then later kills his “Call Me” the same way time: 120 minutes. Two Bridge slightly paranoid – with landlord. Charged with again. stars out of four. The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 17 SSPPOORRTTSS Tridents ready to take on Dominican Republic A SOLID performance tude and it inspires is expected tomorrow his teammates, so I’m night when the delighted with that. In Barbados Tridents relation to Thierry, he take on the Dominican just turned professional Republic in their first and he’s still finding his second round game of feet. He’s here with the the 2022 FIFA World national team and he’s Cup Qualifiers. Set to working hard and fitting take on the home team into everything that we’re at the Felix Sanchez trying to do and I’m de- Stadium, Tridents lighted about that. But Head Coach Russell I have to say that it is a Latapy said that his team game and these team was fit, healthy players bring their indi- and ready for the vidual ability to what we match. are trying to create as a Speaking to members of team.” the media yesterday via a Going on to note that Zoom meeting, Latapy ex- he was quite comfortable plained that his team was with the preparation for in good spirits despite these two games despite having a minor disruption wishing he had more to their training regime time, Latapy said that the due to the condition of the most important thing was training pitch. Going on for everyone to work as to say that they were one. doing all in their control “Over the last two years to be as prepared as pos- we have figured out and sible for the hosts who sit determined the way we just above Barbados (162) want to play that I think in the rankings at 156, The Barbados Tridents go up against the hosts in their first of two games tomorrow. suits us better, based on Latapy added that the our strengths, our physi- constant development of I’m delighted and we’re needed this time around the target. It showed us, progress and when asked cality, our technical play- the team was extremely moving in the right direc- as they took on the these two games, where about the inclusion of ers. I think the players encouraging. tion,” he said. Dominican Republic and we needed to improve and professional playmakers have bought in and are “I am happy that, to me, Noting that tactical Dominica. I would like to think that Hallam Hope and Thierry quite happy with the way we are progressing – we changes from the first “Based on these two we’ve put in some work in Gale, who were absent we are playing. I think are moving in the right round of games were a ne- games, we understood some of these areas and last time around, the that if we can put every- direction – and that is all cessity as every game was that we had some more hopefully that would Trinidadian World Cup thing together on the day, we can ask for. We asked different, Latapy drew at- work to do in certain de- manifest in the upcoming midfielder said that the it makes us a very good the players to be commit- tention to the fact that the partments of the pitch. two games,” he said. pair would be bringing team. If we work together, ted, make the necessary two-week training camp We didn’t create enough With a captain yet to be their best to the final if we defend together, if sacrifice and give it their out of lockdown ahead chances, I think, against announced in the absence product. we fight together, I think best, and I’m happy to say of the first two matches Panama. Against of Rashad Jules, Latapy “Hallam has always we have as good a chance that this is what I’m get- was beneficial, but that a Anguilla, we did create said that he was comfort- had a good work ethic and to play against anybody ting from the players, so different approach was chances but we didn’t hit able with the team’s a great professional atti- in regional football.” (MP) 2021 CPL to feature West Indies’ future stars for third year in succession ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – the world. World Cup, held in South year of the CWI and James and Julian joining Guyana Warriors Cricket West Indies (CWI) The list of 12 retained Africa in 2020, who now CPL collaboration, team-mates Nedd, Young Joshua James* and the Hero Caribbean and drafted players in- have a chance to develop CWI’s High-Performance and Seales who will look (Trinidad & Tobago) – Premier League (CPL) cludes recent West Indies their white ball skills with Manager Graeme West to build on their perform- Drafted by Jamaica will continue to offer de- Men’s Test and T20I debu- the Jamaica Tallawahs. said: ances in 2020. The draft- Tallawahs velopment opportunities tants Joshua Da Silva and CWI’s Director of “The Emerging Player ing of Kadeem Alleyne Kirk McKenzie* to some of the best young Kevin Sinclair who will Cricket, Jimmy Adams, Programme underlines is really significant as (Jamaica) – Drafted by West Indians in the ninth feature for the St. Kitts congratulated the selected the growth and strength it demonstrates to all Jamaica Tallawahs edition of the CPL, which & Nevis Patriots and players saying: of the CWI and CPL part- young cricketers in the Dominic Drakes takes place in St Kitts Guyana Amazon Warriors “CWI is extremely nership. In a year where Caribbean that outstand- (Barbados) – Retained by later this year. Since 2019, respectively.At relatively happy for the 12 running high-perform- ing performances in local St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots and for the third consecu- young ages, these two Emerging Players who ance activities for our tal- tournaments can be rec- Joshua Da Silva tive season, twelve (12) players have notably risen will participate in this ented young players has ognized and rewarded.” (Trinidad & Tobago) – players have been through the CWI develop- year’s CPL tournament. been challenging, CPL The full list of drafted, Retained by St. Kitts & drafted, retained or ment ranks in the last The Emerging Player pro- will provide the 12 emerg- retained and signed Nevis Patriots signed into the two 18 months since featuring gramme is now a focal ing players a great learn- Emerging Players for Kadeem Alleyne* mandatory Emerging for the victorious West point of our elite player ing and development op- their respective CPL (Barbados) – Drafted by Player positions in each of Indies Emerging team in pathway and the CPL portunity. teams is as follows (Home St. Lucia Zouks the six CPL franchises. the 2019 CG Insurance plays a critical role in ex- “With seven players Territory Cricket Board Jeavor Royal (Jamaica) Each CPL franchise will Super50 Cup. posing these young play- retained from the 2020 in brackets): – Drafted by St. Lucia have to field an Emerging Four of the Emerging ers to elite players and CPL, this draft represents Joshua Bishop Zouks Player a minimum of five Players will be experienc- high level competition.We a reward for the perform- (Barbados) – Retained by Leonardo Julien* times during the tourna- ing the CPL for the first have no doubt that the ex- ances and potential that Barbados Tridents (Trinidad & Tobago) – ment, ensuring that these time: Joshua James, perience gained by these the franchises saw from Nyeem Young Signed by Trinbago players get at least some Kirk McKenzie, Kadeem young players will be a the Emerging Players in (Barbados) – Retained by Knight Riders competitive playing expe- Alleyne and Leonardo significant factor in es- Trinidad last year. I’m de- Barbados Tridents Jayden Seales rience and the opportu- Julien. McKenzie and tablishing the next gen- lighted that three players Ashmead Nedd (Trinidad & Tobago) – nity to train with some James were members of eration of international from last year’s West (Guyana) – Retained by Retained by Trinbago of the best players and the West Indies Under-19 players within this format Indies Under-19 squad Guyana Warriors Knight Riders coaches from across the side that featured in the of the game.” have been drafted for the Kevin Sinclair *denotes players drafted Caribbean, and around last ICC Under-19 Cricket Reflecting on the third first time with McKenzie, (Guyana) – Retained by to CPL for the first time 18 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE NOTICES NOTICES Inchcape, St. Philip 4355 sq ft $ 96,000 BARBADOS888 BARBADOS

Belle, St. George IN THE ESTATE OF IN THE ESTATE OF 4 acres $400,000 HUTSON WINGROVE FORDE, CARLOS ANTHONY JORDAN, Deceased deceased Haggatt Hall, St. Michael also known as 6336 sq ft $126,000 HUTSON FORDE, deceased NOTICE is hereby given in TEL: 247-4469 Under Offer accordance with Section 31 of the CEL: 284-4667 NOTICE is hereby given in Trustee Act Cap 250. 253-6319 Cane Garden, St. Thomas accordance with Section 31 of the Trustee Act Cap 250. To all persons having any debts, Email: 7,000 sf to 18,000 sq ft Private entrance. claims or demands upon or caribbeanpropertiesltd To all persons having any debts, @gmail.com From $187,681 affecting the estate of CARLOS claims or demands upon or ANTHONY JORDAN, deceased affecting the estate of of PROPERTIES Ragged Point, St. Philip late of Apt. No. 2, Enterprise A, 8,267 sq ft $166,000 HUTSON WINGROVE FORDE Upper Carters Gap in the parish of deceased also known as HUTSON Christ Church in this Island, who Kirtons, St Philip FORDE deceased late of 3 bedroom plus Rolling Hills, St. George died in Barbados on the 18th day 12,000 sq ft 138 Plumgrove, Lodge Road in the of July 2018 to send particulars 2 bedroom apt 4,790 sq ft parish of Christ Church in Barbados $685,000 $310,000 (negotiable) of their claims duly attested to on the 25th day of April 2018 to MARY KRISTI-ANNE EVELYN send particulars of their claims duly Amity Lodge, Ch Ch Ocean City, St. Philip (nee JORDAN), LAURIE ANN 6150 sq ft $123,000 attested to HEATHER DELORES RAYSIDE (nee JORDAN) and 3 bedroom plus FORDE nee BRATHWAITE the MARK ANTHONY JORDAN the 1 bedroom apt REAL ESTATE NOTICES Administrator of the Estate of the Fortesque, St Philip Administrators of the Estate of the 6,646 sq ft $650,000 of a Retail license will be said HUTSON WINGROVE Agricultural Land operational $2,950,000 neg said Carlos Anthony Jordan, under offer considered at a Licensing FORDE deceased also known as 494,500 sq ft $1,100,000 deceased in care of ZARINA Gibbons, Ch Ch Court to be held at Magis- HUTSON FORDE deceased in care KHAN, Attorney-at-Law of 3 bedroom plus Dalkeith, Christ Church trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on of ZARINA KHAN, Attorney-at-Law Silver Sands, “Summerland House” Prospect 2 bedroom apt 17,371 sq ft approved for Thursday the 17th day of of “Summerland House” Prospect Christ Church Road, Prospect in the parish of 9,835 sq ft shops and offices June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. Road, Prospect in the parish of 7,129 sq ft $160,000 Saint James on or before $675,000 (reduced) $495,000 Saint James on or before the 5th J. Gaskin day of August 2021 after which the the 5th day of August 2021 after Breezy Hill, St Philip Bushy Park, St. Philip which the said Administrators will 24,000 sq ft $190,000 Roebuck Street, Clerk to Licensing Authority. said Administrator will distribute the 3 bedroom, 2 bath Bridgetown assets of the said estate among the distribute the assets of the said reduced to $298,000 LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE estate among the persons entitled Apes Hill, St. James Shopping Mall/Office space persons entitled thereto having (Cap. 182) thereto having regards only to the 31,000 sq ft upward $8,100,000 negotiable regards only to the debts and Black Rock, St Michael debts and claims of which they shall Large lots at $15 per sq ft claims of which she shall have 3 bedroom, 1 bath Batts Rock, St Michael APPLICANT: Shawn Cum- notice and will not in respect of the have notice and will not in respect 6732 sq ft $360,000 berbatch of the property so distributed be Mount Wilton, St. Thomas Guest House, 12,078 sq ft property so distributed be liable to liable to any person of whose claim 15,500 sq ft and 22,066 sq ft $2,850,000 negotiable any person of whose claim she Enterprise, Christ Church ADDRESS: Jackman Road, she shall not then have had notice. $300,000 and $220,000 shall not then have had notice. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Cane Garden, St Thomas Wavell Avenue, Black Rock, 5062 sq ft 3.6 acres approved St. Michael And all persons indebted to the And all persons indebted to the $390,000 (reduced) Union, St. Philip 7560 sq ft Roadfront estate are requested to settle their estate are requested to settle their PREMISES: Jackman Road, $150,000 $1,650,000 negotiable accounts without delay. accounts without delay. The Belle, St George Wavell Avenue, Black Rock, Plantation style House Fitts Village, St James St. Michael Dated this 2nd day of June, 2021 Dated this 2nd day of June, 2021 Standing on 4 acres Thorpes, St. James 11,376 sq ft with structure Guest House, 4 Suites $1.1M Dated this 22nd day of $235,000 6,135 sq ft ZARINA KHAN ZARINA KHAN $750,000 negotiable January 2021 Attorney-at-Law Attorney-at-Law Frere Pilgrim, Cottage, St George Prospect Chambers, Prospect Chambers, Christ Church Signed S. Cumberbatch 5000 sq ft Mason Hill Street The City “Summerland House” “Summerland House” 3 bedroom, 2 baths with Applicant. $110,000 (negotiable) 26,500 sq ft with buildings Prospect Road, Prospect, Prospect Road, Prospect, two bedroom apartment. $4,000,000 negotiable St James, Barbados St James, Barbados 4,387 sq ft. $850,000 This Application for a Grant Morningside, St Philip of a Retail license will be 4567 sq ft $133,000 All enquiries to LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE Hanson Heights, St George (246) 253 6319/ 828-4800 considered at a Licensing (Cap. 182) (Cap. 182) 8321 sq ft $595,000 Court to be held at Magis- Jupiter Gardens, St Peter or (246) 247 4469 trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on 7312 sq ft APPLICANT: Harriet Forde APPLICANT: Winston Far- Ealing Grove, VEHICLES Thursday the 17th day of $133,000 (negotiable) rell Christ Church SELLING WHOLE June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. OCCUPATION: 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths OR IN PARTS Bagatelle, St. Thomas OCCUPATION: 9320 sq ft $565,000 J. Gaskin 62000 sq ft into 2 lots 2002 LANCER: ADDRESS: 16A Crest View Clerk to Licensing Authority. ENGINE, AUTOMATIC Terrace, Eden Lodge, St. Mi- ADDRESS: #27 Mount Ta- LOTS FOR SALE $520,000 each, or $1M for both TRANSMISSION, DOORS, LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE chael bor, St. John BUMPERS, HEAD LIGHTS, (Cap. 182) Boarded Hall, Marley Vale, St Philip TAIL LIGHTS AND MOST PREMISES: Wood and wall PREMISES: Cream and Christ Church OTHER PARTS 21,780 sq ft $275,000 APPLICANT: Hazel Gladyss structure situated at 16A brown wall structure situated 10,429 sq ft $157,000 Crest View Terrace, Eden at Leinster Road, Waterford, Call: 834-3766 ADDRESS: Bank Hall Cross Lodge, St. Michael St. Michael Westbury Road, St Michael Sandford, St Philip 16,356 sq ft $300,000 NOTICES Road, St. Michael 2,520 sq ft $45,360 LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE Dated this 6th day of May Dated this 10th day of May (Cap. 182) PREMISES: Wood and wall 2021 2021 Goodland Gardens, COMMERCIAL structure situated at Bank Christ Church APPLICANT: Anita Esprite Hall Cross Road, St. Michael Signed H. Forde Signed W. Farrell 9,605 sq ft $145,000 Mount Standfast, St James Applicant. Applicant. Two properties on OCCUPATION: Dated this 15th day of May Nursery Road, St Philip 2021 This Application for a Grant This Application for a Grant 9,266 sq ft $139,000 22,714 sq ft. Asking $1,200,000 ADDRESS: Chapman of a Retail license will be of a Retail license will be Street, St. Michael Signed H. Gladyss considered at a Licensing considered at a Licensing Lashley Road, St Philip Applicant. Court to be held at Magis- Court to be held at Magis- 5,839 sq ft, $150,000 Black Rock, St. Michael Warehouse/Storage PREMISES: Pink Cream trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on shop situated at Chapman This Application for a Grant Thursday the 17th day of Thursday the 17th day of Salters, St George 4000 sf space 23,861 sq ft $900,000 (reduced) Street, St. Michael of a Retail license will be June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. 2 lots 32,760 sq ft, $230,000 considered at a Licensing Foul Bay, St. Philip Dated this 30th day of April Court to be held at Magis- J. Gaskin J. Gaskin Cave Hill Drive, St. Lucy 2021 trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on Clerk to Licensing Authority. Clerk to Licensing Authority. 14,876 sq ft. $110,000 Approved for condos, 39,242 sq ft $1,600,000. Thursday the 17th day of Signed A. Esprite June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. Bushy Park, St. Philip Applicant. 17,000 sq ft $170,000 Dover, Christ Church Hotel 18 rooms fully J. Gaskin This Application for a Grant Clerk to Licensing Authority. NOTICES The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 19

BARBADOS BARBADOS BARBADOS LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE (Cap. 182) Williams ‘happy to IN THE SUPREME COURT NOTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT APPLICANT: Judy Hoyte OF JUDICATURE OF JUDICATURE IN THE MATTER OF get through’ battle HIGH COURT THE ESTATE OF OCCUPATION: High Court ROSLYN YVONNE O’NEAL IN THE ESTATE OF also known as ADDRESS: Block 99A Eden with Buzarnescu LIONEL CECIL CLARKE IN THE ESTATE OF MARION ROSLYN O’NEAL, DECEASED Lodge, St. Michael ALSO KNOWN AS ONETA GAYLE also known as SEVENTH seed Serena drousova are also through. LIONEL CLARKE, MARION ONETA MORGAN Pursuant to the Trustee Act, Cap PREMISES: A board struc- Williams moved into the Williams is again going DECEASED also known as MARION 250 of the Laws of Barbados Notice ture situated at Block 99A French Open third round for a 24th major title to ONETA SHEPHERD, is given that all creditors and other Eden Lodge, St. Michael after overcoming Roma- equal Australian Margaret persons having any claims or NOTICE DECEASED nia’s Mihaela Buzarnescu Court’s all-time record, demands against the Estate of Dated this 17th day of May in a challenging three-set although her latest Roslyn Yvonne O’Neal also known 2021 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby as Roslyn O’Neal, Deceased, late win. attempt for history comes given that application is given that an application is of Marshall Parkinson Gap, Williams, 39, won 6-3 5- at a place where she has being made for the following Fairfield Cross Road, Tudor Bridge, Signed J. Phillips 7 6-1 to set up a meeting not progressed past the being made for the following Applicant. Grant of Probate namely:- Grant of Letters of in the parish of Saint Michael, in the last 32 with fellow fourth round since 2016. Administration namely: - Barbados, who died on the 11th day American Danielle Collins. Clay is not considered of May, 2015, are hereby required This Application for a Grant Russia’s Daria Kasat- her best surface, despite to send such particulars in writing of a Retail license will be kina delivered a surprise being a three-time singles PROBATE OF THE WILL LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA- considered at a Licensing of their claims and demands when she knocked out champion at Roland Gar- dated 21st day of April, 2016 TION to the Estate of MARION to the undersigned, C/o Messrs. Court to be held at Magis- of LIONEL CECIL CLARKE ONETA GAYLE also known as Carrington & Sealy, Belmont trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on Swiss 10th seed Belinda ros, and she has played also known as LIONEL MARION ONETA MORGAN House, Belmont Road, St. Michael, Thursday the 17th day of Bencic. little on the red dirt since CLARKE, deceased late of also known as MARION ONETA not later than Tuesday the 31st day June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. Third seed Aryna Saba- returning from maternity Chapel Land No.2 in the SHEPHERD late of Flat 9 Tyler of August, 2021, after which date lenka, 15th seed Victoria leave in 2018. parish of Saint Philip who Court, Jaffray Road, Erdington, the Administratrix will distribute the J. Gaskin Azarenka and 2019 Yet the talent which has Birmingham, West Midlands, property among the persons Clerk to Licensing Authority. runner-up Marketa Von- made her one of the sport’s died at the Queen Elizabeth entitled thereto having regard only Hospital, Martindales Road, United Kingdom who died at greatest players was to the claims and demands of LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE enough to eventually see St. Michael on 27th Hollywood Rest Home, 791 which the Administratrix shall then (Cap. 182) NOTICES off Buzarnescu in a December, 2020, by Chester Road, Wylde Green, have had notice and the said LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE competitive and enter- KENROY ROOSEVELT Birmingham, West Midlands in Administratrix will not be liable for APPLICANT: Kevin Gobin (Cap. 182) CLARKE the Executor the United Kingdom on the 6th the property of the said deceased to taining match. named in the Will of the said day of June 2018 by DONALD any person or persons of whose OCCUPATION: Manager APPLICANT: Ronald Git- Williams looked sharper deceased. GAYLE, the husband of the said claims and demands they shall tens in the first set than she deceased. not then have had notice. And all ADDRESS: Suttle Street, St. did in her opening win, persons indebted to the said An application shall be Michael OCCUPATION: dominating on serve and Estate are required to settle their hitting fewer unforced submitted to the Registrar of An application shall be submit- indebtedness without delay. the Supreme Court fourteen ted to the Supreme Court four- PREMISES: Soft stone build- ADDRESS: 133 Durants, errors than against first- teen (14) days from the date of Dated this 28th day of May, 2021. ing situated at Suttle Street & Fairways, St. Michael round opponent Irina- (14) days from the date of Hope’s Alley, Bridgetown the Notice in the Official Notice in the Official Gazette Camelia Begu. and from the date of the second JENNA MELISSA PREMISES: Wall structure Buzarnescu is ranked Gazette and from the date of Dated this 28th day of with galvanized roof situated notice of advertisement. O’NEAL-MARSHALL 174th in the world and the second Notice of this also known as March 2021 at Hastings, Christ Church Advertisement. playing on a protected JENNA O’NEAL-MARSHALL ranking after injury, but Dated the 3rd day of June 2021. Signed K. Gobin Dated this 26th day of Janu- Administratrix and Personal she presented a stern Dated this 2nd day Representative of the Estate of Applicant. ary 2021 of June, 2021 ROSLYN YVONNE O’NEAL challenge for Williams as also known as ROSLYN O’NEAL, This Application for a Grant Signed R. Gittens she demonstrated the Kwame D. Rawlins Deceased of a Retail license will be Applicant. ability which helped her Attorney-at-Law considered at a Licensing rise to 20th in 2018. for the Applicant CARRINGTON & SEALY Court to be held at Magis- This Application for a Grant After being edged out of ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on of a Restaurant license will the opener, Buzarnescu Thursday the 17th day of be considered at a Licensing LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE was rewarded with the June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. Court to be held at Magis- (Cap. 182) (Cap. 182) (Cap. 182) second set before Williams trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on nicked two tight games at J. Gaskin Thursday the 17th day of APPLICANT: Loveta Garner APPLICANT: Ronald Git- APPLICANT: Brenda Forde the start of the decider to Clerk to Licensing Authority. June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. tens take control. OCCUPATION: OCCUPATION: “She has a lot of skills LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE J. Gaskin OCCUPATION: and plays well on this (Cap. 182) Clerk to Licensing Authority. ADDRESS: St. Paul’s Ave- ADDRESS: Neil’s Tenantry, surface in particular so I nue, Bayville, St. Michael ADDRESS: 133 Durant’s, Belle Gully, St. Michael APPLICANT:Wesley Gittens knew it would not be easy. Fairways, St. Michael LIQUOR LICENCE NOTICE I’m happy to get through (Cap. 182) PREMISES: Wood and gal- PREMISES: Wooden struc- OCCUPATION: that,”Williams said. vanize structure situated St. PREMISES: Wall structure ture situated at Neil’s Tenan- APPLICANT: Rosheda “It was good Paul’s Avenue, Bayville, St. with galvanized roof situated try, Belle Gully, St. Michael ADDRESS: Browne’s Gap, Eversley competition, she was Michael at Hastings, Christ Church Rockley, Christ Church Dated this 10th day of May playing well and I was Dated this 30th day of Dated this 26th day of Janu- 2021 OCCUPATION: playing well. It was fun. PREMISES: Wood and wall “It is always good when March 2021 ary 2021 structure situated atBrowne’s ADDRESS: Block 1 Apart- you enjoy your job, you Signed B. Forde Gap, Rockley, Christ Church Signed L. Garner Signed R. Gittens Applicant. ment 3C, Flat Rock, St. smile. That’s rare for me. I George Applicant. Applicant. Dated this 5th day of May love my job but I don’t This Application for a Grant 2021 smile too much on the This Application for a Grant This Application for a Grant of a Retail license will be PREMISES: River Van court. I was excited to be Stand, St. Michael of a Retail license will be of a Restaurant license will considered at a Licensing Signed C. Maloney out here.” considered at a Licensing be considered at a Licensing Court to be held at Magis- Applicant. Daria Kasatkina Court to be held at Magis- Court to be held at Magis- trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on Dated this 10th day of Janu- reached the French Open ary 2021 trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on Thursday the 17th day of This Application for a Grant quarter-finals in 2018 Thursday the 17th day of Thursday the 17th day of June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. of a Retail license will be Signed R. Eversley Kasatkina, 24, cruised June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. considered at a Licensing through in straight sets J. Gaskin Applicant. Court to be held at Magis- against her good friend J. Gaskin J. Gaskin Clerk to Licensing Authority. trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on This Application for a Grant Bencic, winning 6-2 6-2 in Clerk to Licensing Authority. Clerk to Licensing Authority. Thursday the 17th day of of a Retail license will be one hour and 16 minutes June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. considered at a Licensing in the opening match on Court to be held at Magis- J. Gaskin Court Simonne Mathieu. trates’ Courts Dist. ‘A’ on Clerk to Licensing Authority. “For me, it is better to Thursday the 17th day of play in the morning when June, 2021 at 10 o’clock am. the ball is bouncing better,” the world number J. Gaskin 37 said. Clerk to Licensing Authority. 20 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Conway century on Test debut blunts hosts

ENGLAND’S first day wickets. 6,500 spectators gave Conway played. same Taunton Deane side classed as a chance. of international action However, his day was Lord’s a comforting feel- However, England as Leach – he qualified to Conway reached three this summer was dom- overshadowed by the rev- ing of familiarity. People needed captain Joe Root play for New Zealand last figures with a flourishing inated by an assured elation of historic tweets trickled in from St John’s to bowl 12 overs of his off- year and has a phenome- whip off the pads, the century on Test debut of a racist and sexist na- Wood underground sta- spin, the pitch has shown nal record in limited-overs tourists celebrating with by New Zealand’s ture, which he later said tion, ticket touts loitered signs of turn and a nega- internationals. gleeful noise from the Devon Conway at he was “ashamed” of. and champagne corks tive result will lead to He immediately looked away balcony. Lord’s. Mark Wood bowled with were popped on to the out- questions for the hosts at home at this level, with All around him, the New As England played in high pace throughout, field. over their team selection. flowing cover drives a fea- Zealand batters were pa- front of a home crowd for while veterans James Before play, both teams ture of his innings. There tient and determined, the first time in almost Anderson and Stuart shared a ‘moment of Cool Conway makes his was a period of discomfort none more so than two years, left-hander Broad had spells of tor- unity’, with England mark against some short bowl- Nicholls, who left the ball Conway made a chance- menting New Zealand. wearing T-shirts designed Although they have not ing from Wood, while an with great care. less unbeaten 136. However,thanks mainly to stand against discrimi- won a Test series in edge fell short of third slip By the end, Conway had He shared an unbroken to Conway, England al- nation of all kinds. It made England for 22 years, New on 45 and another was moved to the highest score partnership of 132 with ready know they are likely the later reveal of the Zealand were always tickled past leg slip on 77, made at Lord’s by a Test Henry Nicholls, who to have to bat very well in Robinson tweets all the likely to be stiff opposition but neither could be debutant. ended the day on 46 with order to get back into the more uncomfortable. – they will meet India in the determined Black contest. The absence of the in- the World Test Champion- Caps reaching 246-3. jured Ben Stokes, along ship final after this two- A four-man England Fans make welcome with rested pair Sam match series. pace attack, without omit- return Curran and Chris Woakes In their first match at ted spinner Jack Leach, The coronavirus pandemic meant England had a de- Lord’s since the agony of stuck to their task, but meant England’s summer cision to make when it losing the 2019 World Cup were largely blunted on a of 2020 was locked inside came to balancing their final, they were led by the flat, slowish pitch. a bio-secure bubble, with side, with Leach the one classy Conway, a 29-year- Sussex seamer Ollie home fans not seen since squeezed out. old born in South Africa. Robinson, also winning his the final Ashes Test of How his omission af- After several years play- first cap, was naggingly 2019. fected the action is debat- ing club cricket in the UK accurate to pick up two The return of about able given how well – he once played in the

Devon Conway sweeps on his way to a magnificent century on debut during day one of the first Test. NFL agrees to drop race bias in concussion claims THE NFL has said it will half of NFL retirees are saying its standards “re- manual did not indicate stop settling concussion black. lied on widely accepted any such flexibility. lawsuits using a race- In its use of race-norm- and long-established cog- The NFL has also previ- based formula that as- ing, the league compares a nitive tests and scoring ously appealed some in- sumes black players have given player’s cognitive methodologies”. jury claims from black lower cognitive function test scores with the sup- The formula was estab- players whose cognitive than whites. posed norm for his demo- lished in the 1990s for de- scores were not adjusted America’s top-flight foot- graphic group. Under the mentia payments, before for race. ball league also pledged to methodology,black players the NFL adopted its use to Christopher Seeger, the review previous brain in- are assumed to possess a determine how players lead lawyer representing jury claims that have been lower level of cognitive should receive settle- former NFL players in set- settled via the practice function than the average ments. tlement negotiations, has known as race-norming. white player. The league has said the apologised for past com- Two black players have But the standard means racial norming standard ments that he had “not filed a civil rights lawsuit that in order to qualify for was not mandatory and seen any evidence of racial over the practice. compensation the average doctors participating in the bias” in the programme. More than 2,000 former black player must demon- compensation programme Saying he had taken a NFL players have filed de- strate a greater level of had the freedom to choose closer look, he lamented mentia claims, but fewer cognitive decline than a whether or not to apply it. his “poor choice of words” than 600 have received white counterpart. Several clinicians, and lack of “a full appreci- compensation. The NFL has defended however, have disagreed, ation of the scope of the Lawyers say more than the practice in the past, saying the programme problem”. The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 • 21

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BARBADOSBARBADOS STSTOCKOCK EXCHANGEEXCHANGE SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATION Wednesday June 2, 2021 INDICES LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE June 2, 2021 June 1, 2021 Local 2,438.46 2,438.58 (0.12) ABV Investments Incorporated 15-Oct-20 - - - $0.05 $0.05 - $0.10 $0.30 1 10,498 Cross-list 1,140.86 1,140.86 - BICO Limited 07-May-21 - - - $3.11 $3.11 - $3.10 - 70 - Composite 597.34 597.37 (0.03) MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions) Banks Holdings Limited -+ 09-Dec-19 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - - - - - TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES Barbados Dairy Industries Limited -+ 04-Oct-19 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - - - - - June 2, 2021 June 1, 2021 Local 4,901.98 4,902.23 (0.24) Barbados Farms Limited 18-Mar-21 - - - $0.68 $0.68 - $0.30 $0.40 7,574 6,561 Cross-list 145.67 145.67 - Composite 5,047.66 5,047.90 (0.24) Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $4.05 $4.05 - $4.00 $4.05 10,072 3,100 MUTUAL FUND FirstCaribbean International Bank 21-May-21 - - - $1.80 $1.80 - - $1.80 - 11,060 June 2, 2021 ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAV Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 12-Apr-21 - - - $0.16 $0.16 - - $0.16 - 34,597 CHANGE - Dev Fund 28-May-21 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.3087 0.0116 28-May-21 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND w 1.2670 0.0006 Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 31-May-21 - - - $0.57 $0.57 - $0.57 - 99,490 - 28-May-21 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.6758 -0.0001 -Value Fund 28-May-21 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 7.0822 7.0822 7.0822 0.1340 28-May-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 2.1115 0.0026 Goddard Enterprises Limited 01-Jun-21 - - - $2.05 $2.05 - $2.05 $2.30 144,000 10,806 28-May-21 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 1.0081 0.0013 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.7710 5.7710 5.6556 0.1299 Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 29-Apr-21 - - - $2.00 $2.00 - $1.78 $2.00 56,180 25,863 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUNDm 1.0833 1.0833 1.0617 0.0317 30-Apr-21 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.6720 1.6720 1.6386 0.0277 One Caribbean Media Limited 30-Mar-21 - - - $2.20 $2.20 - - $2.20 - 1,601 28-May-21 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.85 0.02 Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 ---- - 28-May-21 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.76 0.01 28-May-21 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND w 0.98 0.00 Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -+ 29-Nov-19 - - - $2.80 $2.80 - - - - - * Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THE West India Biscuit Company Limited 19-May-21 - - - $31.27 $31.27 - $31.25 - 2,231 - FUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUS ENTRY COSTS. Emera Deposit Receipt 14-Aug-20 - - - $23.00 $22.89 -$0.11 $20.75 - 10 - m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD - Fixed Income Last Trade Last Current Bid Ask Bid Ask Date Close Close Price Price Size Size * = Security is Trading X-Div GOB Series B 28-May-21 $60.00 $60.00 $55.00 $60.00 250,000 3,500 GOB Series D 12-Nov-19 $50.00 $50.00 - $50.00 - 4,062 *+* = Security is Suspended GOB Series F 31-May-21 $89.00 $89.00 - - - ** = Rights Issued GOB Series I 24-Mar-20 $65.00 $65.00 - $70.00 - 19,617 NOTICES NEWS DIVIDEND NOTICES Germany welcomes Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Limited SCC – Value Fund – Directors have declared a dividend of one point eight ($0.008) cents per share to be paid on July 9th, 2021 to Shareholders on record at close of business on May 28th, 2021. EU tax transparency BSE NOTICES COVID-19 PROCEDURAL UPDATE deal for big companies Effective April 19th, 2021, the offices of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) and the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) have reopened. Our office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. BERLIN – Germany’s fi- national corporations such nance minister on as Google and Amazon, Kindly note that mandatory digital temperature checks and hand sanitizing for all persons entering the building will be enforced. These Wednesday welcomed an which have used entities in checks will be conducted on both staff and clients alike by trained personnel. While we acknowledge that every person with fever may agreement requiring large low-tax countries such as not be COVID-19 positive and that some individuals may present without symptoms, please note that any person with a temperature reading of 100˚ F (37.8˚ C) or over will be denied entry to conduct business within our offices. companies in the European Ireland and Luxembourg to Union to reveal how much reduce their tax burden We wish to thank you in advance for your understanding, however, we must emphasize that this is a necessary step for the protection tax they paid in which elsewhere. of staff and clients alike. country. “This is a huge step for TRADING SUSPENSION The deal late Tuesday be- greater tax justice,” tween representatives of German Finance Minister The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section the EU’s 27 nations and Olaf Scholz said. 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Banks Holdings Limited were the European Parliament “The new rules create suspended effective December 10th, 2019. ends five years of haggling greater transparency so The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that due to non-compliance with Section 4.01.3 and subject to Section over country-by-country that international corpora- 3.01.5.(1)(b) of the Rules of the Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. trading in the Common Shares of Barbados Dairy Industries Limited reporting rules for tions can’t wiggle out of were suspended effective December 10th, 2019. corporations with total con- their tax obligations,” he solidated revenue of more added. “There needs to be The Barbados Stock Exchange Inc. (BSE) wishes to advise that to facilitate the closing of the Scheme of Arrangement effected by way of Section 99 of the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda involving the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in Sagicor than 750 million euros an end to dirty tax tricks fi- Financial Corporation Limited to Alignvest Acquisition II, it has suspended trading in the security Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited. (currently about $917 mil- nally.” lion) across more than one The European Union es- country in each of the past timates that tax avoidance two consecutive financial measures by large compa- years. nies costs the bloc more Among the companies af- than 50 billion euros ($61 fected will be major inter- billion) each year. 22 • Thursday June 3, 2021 The Barbados Advocate

Medina Spirit drug test confirmed; Derby win in jeopardy

LOUISVILLE, Robertson said addi- Rules in Kentucky do Kentucky – Bob tional testing is being con- not differentiate punish- Baffert’s lawyer said ducted to try to trace the ment based on the source Wednesday that a split- source of the drug to an of the substance, which sample test of ointment to treat a skin can be given to horses to Kentucky Derby win- infection and not an injec- help their joints and ner Medina Spirit tion. He and attorney Baffert believes came came back positive for Clark Brewster, who rep- from the dermatitis oint- the presence of the resents Medina Spirit ment. Churchill Downs steroid betametha- owner Amr Zedan, said said Medina Spirit would sone, which could lead they expect tests to show be disqualified if the split to the horse’s disquali- the ointment is responsi- sample came back positive fication and discipline ble and not injections into for betamethasone. for the Hall of Fame one of the horse’s joints. A spokeswoman for the John Velazquez riding Medina Spirit crosses the finish line to win the 147th trainer. “I think that will shed Kentucky Horse Racing running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., in this Attorney Craig the light most promi- Commission declined to Saturday, May 1, 2021, file photo. Robertson said the second nently on the issue here comment, citing the ongo- test showed 25 picograms for us,” Brewster told The ing investigation. Sherelle Kentucky Horse Racing come back in a week to 10 the first trainer from of the steroid, after 21 Associated Press by Roberts-Pierre said the Commission. days. Louisville to win the race. picograms were found ini- phone. “The whole basis commission “values fair- “At the end of the day, If Medina Spirit is dis- Baffert is currently sus- tially. Even a trace for listing betamethasone ness and transparency we anticipate this case to qualified, Mandaloun pended by the New York amount of betamethasone is because it’s injected into and will provide informa- be about the treatment of would be elevated as the Racing Association and — a picogram is a tril- a joint and they want you tion to the media and pub- Medina Spirit’s skin rash winner of the May 1 not allowed to enter any lionth of one gram — is not to inject the joints too lic at the close of an inves- with Otomax,” Robertson Kentucky Derby. horses in this weekend’s prohibited on race day in close to the race, so the tigation.” said. “We will have noth- “I can’t control the out- Belmont Stakes pending Kentucky, Maryland and whole substantive basis is A Churchill Downs ing further to say until the come of that, so it’s some- the Derby investigation. New York, which are out the window if it’s a spokesman said the track additional testing is com- thing I give very, very lit- He could face additional home to the sport’s Triple salve, and it can be proven is awaiting official notifi- plete.” tle thought to,” said Brad sanctions following his Crown races, and consid- scientifically and empiri- cation of the split-sample Brewster said he hoped Cox, who trains fifth medication violation ered a violation. cally to be the salve.” test results from the the additional tests would Mandaloun and would be in the past 13 months. The Barbados Advocate Thursday June 3, 2021 •23

P R O HOROSCOPES S A Aries - The timing of a new scheme will be bizarre. N People cannot see what the advantages will be. The D money will be better spent on established schemes that help the community. The question you might ask, when C developing a new project is: how can this achieve what O was previously impossible? N S Taurus - Having your talents and contributions to a group acknowledged will boost your confidence. When you look forward to going into work every day, you know you have found your ideal job. Whether you are using skills you've worked hard to acquire or you're working with children or animals, when you do what you love, the money will follow.

Gemini - You know how lonely life can be after recent Z lockdowns. You want to be able to help others. Whether I it is bus trips for the elderly or getting people out into a space where they can meet others and talk about any- T thing, this project will be met with enthusiasm. Dust off S those childhood dreams. It is never too late to realise your potential.

Cancer - Launching a website can bring a special proj- ect favourable publicity. Raising money for a special cause will be a good use of your skills and talents. There are ways around problems when organising a group event. Staggering start times and splitting the event into time slots could work well in the circum- R stances. E X Leo - Participating in events that bring people together will bring you most fulfilment. In a competitive effort, the results are important but not the be all and end all. M You would love to win every game and you intend to O prove yourself in certain areas but it is the joy of get- R ting together with others that means most to you. G A Virgo - It is time to seriously look at how you might free N yourself from a restricting relationship or difficult sit- uation. Ask for help if you aren't sure about how you might go about this. You can't keep giving in to some- one because you are too sensitive or polite to stand up for yourself.

Libra - Summon your strength to deal with a difficult situation on your own. You had hoped to have had the P support of friends and colleagues who you have helped H out in the past. They may not be able to do so in which case don't hold this against them. You got yourself into A this situation and it's up to you to find a way out of it. N T Scorpio - A story that makes the headlines will touch O your heart. There are others around you that will find it M meaningful too. If you are hoping to get involved in a community project you need also to confirm you can keep up with your normal responsibilities. It will be im- portant to you to give your time to a new community scheme.

Sagittarius - A successful friend will help you find the courage to take steps to improve your social circum- M stances. A situation that is causing upset and frustration A needs to be changed. It doesn't matter if you are becom- ing a nuisance in your efforts to turn this situation R around. People are starting to listen and soon you will Y be pleased with the results. W Capricorn - Your approach to a new scheme may be O what is preventing you from moving forward. You have a long list of why you can't make a start on this project. R Instead of making lists of what you have to overcome, T you should be looking at all the reasons to get this ven- H ture started. Sometimes being too cautious and careful can be a stumbling block on its own.

Aquarius - A project aimed to bring people together to feel a sense of connection has been stalled. Money lies M at the root of the problem. An inventive approach will O help you find a way to move forward. You have learned T a lot from past experiences and look forward to a future H when you can put difficulties behind you and move to E a happier place. R

Pisces - You may have to dip into your savings if you G have to pay a few unexpected bills. If you have no O money put aside, a caring relative might offer to help O out. You might feel embarrassed about accepting this help but it would mean a lot to them if you accepted this S offer. E Tridents ready to take on Dominican Republic Page 17

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Dream to be answered in GREENING ST. LUCY Friendly Hall THE Ministry of Environment and Environment and National National Beautification began the Beautification, Adrian Forde, officially transformation of a local area in launched the project, in the presence of Friendly Hall, St. Lucy yesterday, Peter Phillips, MP for St. Lucy. as it sought to bring the dream of a Forde highlighted that St. Lucy was park and community biodiversity the only parish of the island which had green space to the community. a female name and said there was The project is part of the National something special about the parish. He Clean and Green Programme of the explained that the project in Friendly ministry and the launch involved Hall was an important one as it would members of the neighborhood as well offer even more beauty to the already as some of the 720 people employed by pretty parish. the ministry to help clean communities across Barbados. Minister of ST. LUCY on Page 4

Some of the 702 workers employed by the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification begin the work to transform the space. INSET: Minister of Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde (left), officially launched the National Clean and Green Programme in Friendly Hall, St. Lucy, in the presence of Peter Phillips, MP for St Lucy. Museums impacted severely by COVID globally NINETY per cent of the museums around States (SIDS) worldwide. illegal trade in cultural heritage and the programme for Heritage Month will the world closed temporarily due to The local museum head noted that cultural property can have a devastating focus on hosting activities on a digital COVID-19 and ten per cent may never through the work of UNESCO, there has impact on the region’s cultural platform. He said this will help them recover. been the creation of a report on culture in institutions and communities. reach a wider audience and noted there Director of the Barbados Museum and crisis with a policy guide for a resilient will be lectures, webinars, competitions, Historical Society, Alissandra Cummins, creative sector, which was published in A focus on youth and screening of previous programmes. gave these statistics during the virtual October 2020. During his remarks, Permanent Secretary This year, the theme is “Building launch of Heritage Month 2021 on Cummins also spoke about the work in the Division of Culture,Jehu Wiltshire, a Heritage Economy for Sustainable Tuesday. Her comments were a part of a being done on the implementation of explained that this year the focus of the Development” and this month, Barbados message on behalf of the National a recommendation on the means of heritage board is to engage the youth and commemorates the 10th anniversary of Commission for UNESCO. She added prohibiting and preventing the illicit communities and highlight the link the inscription of ‘Historic Bridgetown that 1.5 per cent of these museums are in import, export, and transfer of ownership between heritage and the creative sector. and its Garrison’ as a World Heritage Africa and Small Island Developing of cultural property. She said the global Wiltshire added that due to COVID-19, Property.

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