Established October 1895 UWI launches campaign to help students affected by COVID-19 Page 4 Friday July 31, 2020 $2 VAT Inclusive CRICKET LEGEND Sir Everton to continue his innings having been interred at 3Ws Oval LAIDONE of the greatest TO REST middle order partner- ships ever struck up in world cricket can now resume as Sir Everton DeCourcey Weekes KCMG, GCM, OBE was laid to rest yesterday. Weekes, who died at the beginning of this month and made up one third of the iconic Three Ws, along with Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir Frank Worrell, had his body interred with his close friends at the 3 Ws Oval at Cave Hill Campus. During the official fu- neral service at Kensington Oval, Sir Everton was eulogised by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, who regaled those in attendance with a his- tory lesson on the great- ness of the man, calling him one of the ‘greatest revolutionaries of our Caribbean world’ and ‘a disturber of colonial peace’. Highlighting the little-known fact that Weekes was a Lance Corporal in the Barbados Regiment, he went on to Barbados and West Indies opener Desmond Haynes (left) and Adrian Donovan leading the pall bearers out of Kensington Oval speak to his accomplish- under an honour guard of bats. ments inside his ten-year Test cricket career as he pressed its peer apprecia- Barbadian to be classified Barbados, not yet a nation cellence. The island en- cial gift to humanity,” he put himself and Barbados tion of Sir Everton and and celebrated as number state, and under colonial tered the annals of inter- said. on the map. “When adult designated him the best one in the world in any ap- oppression, had received national popular culture Going on to hail him as suffrage was finally won batsman in the world. In proved and respected en- its first international en- and the society that gave “a hero, an artist, a in our country, the global this recognition and ele- deavour. This was a seis- dorsement as a place that life and nurture to a na- cricket fraternity ex- vation, he became the first mic, seminal moment. produced performance ex- tive recognised as a spe- FUNERAL on Page 3 AOPT: Action against PSVs ‘high handed’ REPORTS are that 18 AOPT has described any Transport (AOPT) re- that I learnt that some 18 ers, conductors and com- one’s safety. It is impera- public service vehicles action against first time of- cently stated the Alliance’s PSVs were pulled off the muters, to please adhere tive that everyone be in (PSVs) were pulled off the fenders in the sector,as too position on the matter, road on Wednesday the to the wearing of masks. conformity with all of gov- road this week, as opera- draconian and “high suggesting that temporary 29th of July by officers of We are in a new norm, be- ernments COVID-19 pro- tors of these PSVs were handed”. action should be taken the COVID-19 Monitoring cause this disease is highly tocols” Haynes said in a found to be in breach of the Mark Haynes, against all first time of- Unit, as a consequence of contagious and the wear- statement issued to the recommended COVID-19 Communications and fenders, found to be in COVID-19 protocols that ing of masks is to help mit- Barbados Advocate. protocols, related to public Marketing Officer of the breach of the protocols. were breached. Once igate against its spread. transport. However, the Alliance Owners of Public “It is with deep regret again, I implore all driv- This is primarily for every- PLEA on Page 2 2 • Friday July 31, 2020 The Barbados Advocate Man dies suddenly Give a warning for in St. George on first offences construction site PLEA from Page 1 porary action should The AOPT’s POLICE from Boarded The deceased Owen “ However, I think that be taken. Ordering the Communications and Hall Station are conduct- Gunning 62 years of it is only fair and rea- PSV off the road for a Marketing Officer mean- ing investigations into a Dukes Alley, Nelson sonable that the driver first offence appears to while made an appeal to sudden death Street, St. Michael an em- and conductor, once be too draconian or workers in the PSV sector report where a man ployee of C. O Williams found to be in breach very high handed by to be more disciplined on working on a construc- Construction Limited, for at least the first the COVID-19 the road and for com- tion site along the road- was assigned the task of time, that they should Monitoring Unit. This muters also, to pay atten- way at Watts Village flag-man to regulate the be given a warning of is punitive and I there- tion to the recommended Road, St. George report- flow of vehicular traffic the infraction and si- fore call on the man- COVID-19 protocols. edly collapsed and died along the said stretch of multaneously, the agement of the COVID- “The workers in this sec- on the spot. This report road through the con- owner should be in- 19 Monitoring Unit, to tor must be disciplined was made about 07:30 am struction site. formed. If subsequent please consider my rec- and be of good behaviour on Thursday 30th July Police investigations to this they repeat the ommendation” he and conduct themselves 2020 are ongoing. offence, then only tem- added. with the highest level of decorum. It is imperative Mark Haynes, that there must be order Communications and and discipline on the Marketing Officer roads of Barbados. I make of the Alliance Owners another impassioned plea of Public Transport of the workers, not to (AOPT). bring the sector into pub- lic disrepute. Commuters upon entering the vehi- who bluntly refuse to wear cles, they should be re- their masks, as they are quired just to remove their about to board all PSVs, mask for adequate identi- should be refused entry to fication,” Haynes said. the vehicles. Additionally, (RSM) Response to online article by Minister of Health and Wellness MINISTER of Health and closely with the Barbados Wellness, Lt. Col. Hon. Tourism and Marketing Jeffrey Bostic’s response Inc. (BTMI) on updating to an article published on- the country’s protocols for line, which inaccurately arriving passengers, and stated that travellers from our priority continues to medium-risk countries be the health and protec- were being considered for tion of the public. quarantine. “To this end, we will be “I understand that the releasing our revised pro- article published has tocols shortly. I know it is caused some of our important for travellers to prospective travellers un- have a level of comfort and necessary concern, and I certainty in their plans, so want to assure them that I also want to assure them the U.K., Canada and that there is always a other medium-risk coun- grace period of 48 hours tries are not being consid- for new protocols to come ered for quarantine on ar- into effect after they are rival in Barbados. The introduced, to allow pas- Ministry of Health and sengers time to make any Wellness is working adjustments if necessary.” One more recovery, no new cases ONE more person was Santos Public Health discharged from the Laboratory yesterday. Harrison Point, St. Lucy, The number of con- isolation facility yester- firmed cases therefore re- day, reducing the num- main at 110, comprising bers in isolation to seven, 61 females and 49 males. and increasing recover- Seven people have suc- ies to 96. cumbed to the viral ill- There were no positive ness. results for COVID-19 The public health labo- among the 110 tests car- ratory has completed ried out by the Best-dos 10,881 tests. The Barbados Advocate Friday July 31, 2020 • 3 Left to right: West Indies greats Sir Charles Griffith, Brian Lara and current Former West Indies Cricket West Indies Barbados Cricket West Indies player Ashley Nurse during the funeral ceremony at Kensington player and close friend Director Dr. Akshai Association President Oval. Cammie Smith. Mansingh. Conde Riley laying a wreath. Sir Everton was a huge humanitarian FUNERAL from Page 1 humanist and the existen- tial expression of goodness that resides as the key el- ement in what is consti- tuted as greatness”, Sir Hilary called his home club Empire the greatest incubator of cricketing tal- ent the world has known. As he went on to wax elo- quent of Sir Everton and and his legacy, he called him a symbol of truth that made the Caribbean na- tion possible and sustain- Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Adrian able. “He was the harbin- Donovan hold a wreath before they lay it on Sir Everton’s grave. ger, the one who an- nounced the coming of the flood of greatness in the A most-stirring rendition of ‘Well Done’ was given next generation that found by Dr. The Most Honourable Anthony ‘Gabby’ expression in the priceless Carter. person-hoods of Sir Gary and Sir Wes. These men bust, muscular and at one from reaching for the became bearers of God’s times, very jovial, depend- stars. He never, ever re- truths – that a people can ing on the subject of the ceived any form of coach- be enchained, a people can day. It could range from ing. During his time, he be disenfranchised, a peo- Spartan to Empire battles, would say he came ple can be tortured and West Indies and Australia through the New Orleans tormented, but their intel- and Barbados and Community Academy lect and eternal inner sov- Trinidad rivalries.