Vol. 26 No. 269 St.

Johnʼs, Antigua Wednesday November 27, 2019

ROBINSON AXED
WITHOUT PENSION Read story on page 3

Innovation
To Ease
Land
Erosion
And
Flooding
Bahamas Hot Mix, the
company responsible for
the ongoing road rehabil-
itation project, is cur-
rently installing
headwalls — comprised
of steel-reinforced bags
of concrete — at several
crossroad culverts as a
means of alleviating the
impact of land erosion
and subsequent flooding.
(Photo by Orville
Williams) Read story on
page 8

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Police Commissioner Wendel Robinson
terminated without pension
By Elesha George
After 32 years of serving
in the Royal Police Force of
Antigua and Barbuda
(RPFAB), Commissioner of
Police, Wendel Robinson has
been dismissed without a
pension.
In a letter, dated Novem-
ber 25th 2019, Chairman of
the Police Service Commis-
sion (PSC), Kelvin John told
Robinson that the body was
exercising its power under
the Constitution of Antigua
and Barbuda, and felt that it
was “in the public interest”
that he be removed from the
office of Commissioner of
Police.
The PSC chairman also
reiterated that Robinson did
not “possess the suitability
of temperament that accords
T H E D A I LY
Former Commissioner of Police, Wendel Robinson
with the office of Commis-
sioner of Police” and that his
relationship with Steadroy
Benjamin, the Minister with
responsibility for the Police
Service has “severely com-
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promised” his ability to ef-
fectively perform his duties,
adding that it is “inimical to
the interests of good gover-
nance of Antigua and Bar-
buda”.
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John told the suspended
officer that the treatment of
his entitlement to pension is
documented in “Section 7 of
the Pensions Act”, which
states that “Where an offi-
cer’s service is terminated on
the ground that, having re-
gard to the conditions of the
public service, the usefulness
of the officer thereto and all
the other circumstances of
the case, such termination is
desirable in the public inter-
est, and a pension, gratuity
or other allowance cannot
otherwise be granted to him
under the provisions of this
Act”.
According to that Act,
the Governor-General may,
if he thinks fit, grant pen-
sion, gratuity or other al-
lowance “as he thinks just
and proper”, not exceeding
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the amount that the officer
would receive, had he re-
tired from the public service.
Robinson’s termination
takes place with immediate
effect. Up to press time, the
outgoing Commissioner said
he had not officially been is-
sued the termination letter
but told OBSERVER media
that he will consider his legal
options once he does.
This news comes mere
weeks after the suspended
officer made a request to be
seconded to another public
service position and more
than a month after he was
first warned of his possible
termination via letter on Oc-
Justin Simon appointed head of
Disciplinary Committee for lawyers
By Latrishka Thomas
Former Attorney Gen-
eral, Justin Simon QC, has
been appointed Chairman of
a Disciplinary Committee
which is charged with exam-
ining alleged breaches of dis-
cipline by lawyers in Antigua
and Barbuda.
In a letter dated Novem-
ber 8th 2019, the Chief Justice
of the Eastern Caribbean
Supreme Court, Dame Janice
Pereira, appointed Simon in
accordance with Section 1 of
the Fifth Schedule of the
Legal Profession Act No. 22
of 2008 – a decision which
was made in consultation
with the Bar Council of the
Antigua and Barbuda Bar
Association.
Section 36(1) of the same
Act establishes that commit-
tee which the Queen’s Coun-
sel will head for three years.
Simon, the Senior Con-
sultant & Legal Practitioner
at Chancellor Chambers, told
OBSERVER media that he in-
tends to take the authority
vested in him with utmost
seriousness because “as at-
torneys-at-law, we owe a
T H E D A I LY
tober 15th, 2019.
Robinson, who was born
in St Vincent and the
Grenadines, was on suspen-
sion since April 15th, 2018,
when the PSC began an in-
ternal investigation into
complaints of sexual miscon-
duct by male colleagues
under the commissioner’s
care. The investigation later
led to charges being brought
against him.
It would later occur that
in October, 2018, High Court
Judge Godfrey Smith
quashed the PSC’s decision
to suspend Robinson and or-
dered that he be reinstated to
his office as Commissioner
Justin Simon. (File Photo)
high ethical duty to the court,
our clients, and fellow attor-
neys which must be taken se-
riously to ensure public faith
and confidence in us as a
professional body in our
fight for and in defence of
our clients’ legal rights.”
He said: “There are rules
governing the professional
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of Police with immediate ef-
fect and prescribed costs to
Robinson and his legal team.
Robinson’s lawyers had
argued that in suspending
the Commissioner before he
was charged with an offence,
the PSC acted beyond its
legal power or authority
(ultra vires) and that the sec-
tion of the Police Act which
speaks to remuneration of
half pay while suspended,
only applied to lower rank-
ing officers.
It was, however, a short
win for the Commissioner,
who would within hours re-
ceive a second suspension
letter, as the PSC filed a mo-
practice, etiquette, conduct,
and discipline of attorneys-
at-law which are contained
in our Code of Ethics and a
part of The Legal Profession
Act, 2018.
“Part V of the Act pro-
vides the manner in which
complaints should be made
by persons who feel ag-
tion to appeal the judge’s de-
cision. The appeal is still out-
standing even while the
decision was taken to termi-
nate the head officer.
Section 105(1) of the
Constitution of Antigua and
Barbuda grants the Police
Service Commission the
power to appoint persons to
hold or act in offices in the
RPFAB (including appoint-
ments on promotion and
transfer and the confirma-
tion of appointments) and to
remove and exercise discipli-
nary control over persons
holding or acting in such of-
fices shall vest in the Police
Service Commission.
grieved by an act of profes-
sional misconduct commit-
ted by an attorney-at-law,
which complaint must be
supported by an affidavit;
along with the manner in
which disciplinary proceed-
ings are to be held.”
As such, the committee
will be hearing any com-
plaint individuals have with
regard to lawyers who may
have been acting for them,
the lawyer explained.
“It is my intention
shortly to explain all of that
to members of the public
during an ABS Radio/TV ap-
pearance,” he added.
The other members of
the committee are C Debra
Burnette as Vice Chairman;
Jose’ Laurent; Jared Hewlett;
Denise Amstrong; and Frank
Henry, as members, and
President of the Bar,
Lenworth Johnson as an Ex
Officio member.
Simon was appointed as
Minister of Legal Affairs and
Attorney General when the
United Progressive Party
under the leadership of
Prime Minister Baldwin
Spencer took office in 2004.
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Roundabouts mark important phase

in road rehabilitation progress
By Orville Williams

Two of the major players

in the road rehabilitation
project – the Project Imple-
mentation Management Unit
(PIMU) of the Ministry of
Works and the contractor, Ba-
hamas Hot Mix (BHM) –
have voiced their satisfaction
with the roundabouts cur-
rently under construction.
Representatives from
both agencies shared their
opinions that, although it has
not been “smooth sailing”,
the evidence of the work is
Temporary roundabout erected at the Cedar Grove/Friars Hill Road junction.
slowly being seen.

NOTICE AUCTION NOTICE AUCTION NOTICE AUCTION NOTICE

The Licencing Magistrate,
District “A”
High Street,
St. Johnʼs
Antigua.
The Commissioner of Police
Police Headquarters,
American Road,
Antigua.
I, KEISHA SHAWNELLE
SCAFF of Sawcolts, in the
Parish of Saint Paulʼs, in the
State of Antigua and Barbuda
DO HEREBY GIVE YOU
NOTICE that it is my intention
to apply at the next special
session to be held at the
Magistrates Court, High
Street, St. Johnʼs, Antigua on
the 9th January, 2019 next en-
suing for a Tavern Licence in
respect of my premises
known as “HUMMUS AN-
TIGUA” situate in English
Harbour, St. Paulʼs, Antigua.
Pursuant to Section 11(3) of
the Licensing (Intoxicating
Liquor) Act Cap. 249 of the
Laws of Antigua and Barbuda
1992 Revised Edition.
DATED the 15th day of
November,2019.
MICHAEL G. ARCHIBALD
PHILLIPS, PHILLIPS &
ARCHIBALD
Solicitors for the Applicant
For Sale by Public Auction –
Vacant Land at Belle Vue
Instructed by ECAMC,
Receiver for ABI Bank
Limited (In Receivership), we
shall sell by Public Auction on
Thursday 19th December,
2019 at 4:00 PM, one parcel of
land situated at Belle Vue
Estate, registered as:
Registration Section:
Central, Freemans Village;
Block #: 14 2288A; Parcel #:
82 measuring 0.61 acre. It is
owned by George Arthurton.
The site consists of one parcel
of land which slopes
northwards and commands an
excellent view of northern parts
of the island. The property is
unfenced, unoccupied land
fronted by an unpaved road on
the west.
The auction will be held on site.
Bidders must have a picture ID
in order to be registered for the
auction which will begin
promptly at 4:00 PM.
Further details may be
obtained from ACME Real
Estate Agents, Tel. no. 770
ACME (2263); 464 ACME
(2263); 464 7293 Email:
info@acme-realestate.com ~
Web:
www.acme-realestate.com
Michael Roberts
Licensed Auctioneer
ACME Real Estate Agents
Ltd.
For Sale by Public Auction –
Vacant Land at Belle Vue
Instructed by ECAMC, Receiver
for ABI Bank Limited (In
Receivership), we shall sell by
Public Auction on Thursday
19th December, 2019 at 3:00
PM, one parcel of land situated
at Belle Vue Estate, registered
as: Registration Section:
Central, Freemans Village;
Block #: 14 2288A; Parcel #:
84 measuring 0.44 acre. It is
owned by George Arthurton.
The site consists of one parcel
of land, rectangular in shape.
The land slopes northwards and
commands an excellent view of
the northern and eastern
sections of the island. The
property is unfenced,
unoccupied land fronted by an
unpaved road on the west.
The auction will be held on site.
Bidders must have a picture ID
in order to be registered for the
auction which will begin
promptly at 3:00 PM.
Further details may be
obtained from ACME Real
Estate Agents, Tel. no. 464
ACME (2263); 770 ACME
(2263); 464 7293 Email:
info@acme-realestate.com ~
Web: www.acme-
realestate.com
Michael Roberts
Licensed Auctioneer
ACME Real Estate Agents Ltd.
For Sale by Public Auction –
Hill top land with a view at
Dieppe Bay
Instructed by Roberts & Co,
Attorneys at Law for ABI Bank
Limited (In Receivership), we
shall sell by Public Auction on
Wednesday 11th December
2019 at 1:00 PM, two beautiful
parcels of land with a view reg-
istered as: Registration Sec-
tion – South East; Block #:
56-2280A; Parcel #: 166 &
248. Both parcels of land are
owned by Mr. Edward Hadeed
and can be purchased together
or separately.
Both parcels are elevated with
a moderate to steep slope and
a great view of the Harbour
and other surrounding areas.
Each parcel measures approx-
imately 1 acre (43,560 sq. ft.).
The auction will be held on site.
Bidders must have a picture ID
in order to be registered for the
auction which will begin
promptly at 1:00 PM.
Further details may be
obtained from ACME Real
Estate Agents, Tel. no. 770
ACME (2263); 464 ACME
(2263) Email: info@acme-
realestate.com ~ Web:
www.acme-realestate.com -
Roberts & Co., Attorneys at
Law – 462 0076; 462 1388
ACME Real Estate Agents
Ltd.
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OBSERVER media can
attest to that, after visiting
the sites of two completed
temporary roundabouts – at
the Sir George Walter High-
way and the Cedar
Grove/Friars Hill Road junc-
tions – during a media brief-
ing yesterday.
At the Sir George Walter
Highway junction, tempo-
rary road markings had been
put in place, “to encourage
the public to begin to think
differently and to begin to
change [our] behaviour as it
relates to the use of round-
abouts”, according to Public
Relations Officer of the Proj-
ect Implementation Manage-
ment Unit (PIMU), Shawn
Thomas.
Thomas added that,
“here in Antigua and Bar-
buda, roundabouts are new
for a lot of us and we want
the public to be able to begin
to understand that attitudes
need to change”.
“It will take some time,
but what is important is that
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when you are approaching a
roundabout, actions must be
taken to ensure the safety of
yourself as a road user; the
safety of other road users —
pedestrians and, in some
cases, cyclists as well,” he
said.
The roundabout at the
Cedar Grove/Friars Hill
Road junction is a bit clearer
than the former, with “barri-
cades” added to the road
markings, to clearly illustrate
the new traffic requirements.
The permanent adjust-
ments to the roundabouts,
Thomas said, will be done on
a phase-by-phase basis.
“Once the contractor
would have completed this
phase, they will then come
back to the section and install
lights and the decorative
pieces to the roundabouts,”
he said.
Thomas, along with
BHM’s Public Relations Offi-
cer, Vickindra Simon, con-
firmed that the designs to the
roundabouts have all been
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done with consideration ready at the roundabout –
given to the road levels and that is the challenge that we
motorist visibility, among are really having,” Thomas
other factors. These consider- explained.
ations are especially neces- In total, five round-
sary to ensure the safety of abouts will be constructed:
the motoring public – an ele- two on the Sir George Walter
ment that Thomas says will Highway (SGWH) and three
take a lot of work. on Friars Hill Road. The
“We find sections of the other on SGWH will be at the
public are not aware how to Factory Road junction, while
utilise the roundabouts and the other two on Friars Hill
that is creating a bit of a chal- Road will be at Dickenson
lenge. Very early this morn- Bay junction and Cross Street
ing, we saw a close call in (YMCA junction).
terms of an accident and that The contractors maintain
could have happened just by that plans are still in place for
one driver refusing to yield a September 2020 completion
to the traffic which was al- of the entire project.
December 18 – 20
JOURNEY TO SHILOH 2019
All Saints Pentecostal Church-Kingdom Life Center invites you to Journey
to Shiloh 2019 under the theme: 2020 the Year of Uncommon Miracles,
from Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th December from 7 each night at the
church.
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The Antigua Barbuda Gospel Music & Media Awards is now accepting
submissions for the 2020 award ceremony. Local radio and television sta-
tions are eligible to submit one or more programmes for nomination in
various categories. Deadline is January 17th 2020. Contact abg-
mawards@gmail.com for more details or call or WhatsApp 722-2576.
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Drainage solution coming
to major roadways
Headwalls installed at the Cedar Grove/Friars Hill Road junction.
(Photo by Orville Williams)
By Orville Williams
The drainage issues that af-
fect residents and motorists on
certain major roadways during
periods of heavy rainfall, are
likely to be a thing of the past,
with work being done to allevi-
ate the impact.
As part of the road rehabil-
itation project, headwalls will be
installed at several crossroad
culverts, to reduce the possibil-
ity of land erosion and subse-
quent flooding. These
headwalls are comprised of
steel-reinforced bags of con-
crete, stacked to resemble a
“wall”. Upon water contact, the
bags will disintegrate, leaving
the concrete structure to serve
as a barrier against the flow of
water.
Public Relations Officer for
the roadwork contractor – Ba-
hamas Hot Mix (BHM), Vickin-
dra Simon, explained how the
structures will function in im-
proving the drainage situation.
“The headwalls that we
have constructed so far, the
main purpose is drainage. The
bags that we have procured,
they are biodegradable, so after
a certain time when the rain
falls, the bags would wither
away and you would be left
with a concrete structure. That
way, you will have better secu-
rity on the pipes that are imple-
mented,” she said.
Simon shared that residents
who would have been heavily
affected by flooding can now
“breathe a sigh of relief”, as the
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adjustments should signifi-
cantly reduce the impact on
their properties.
“Before the project com-
menced, there are some stake-
holders that would have
complained about excessive
flooding when it comes to
heavy rains, hurricanes, storms,
etc. That was taken into consid-
eration when doing this design,
and you would find that some
pipe sizes have increased to bet-
ter [deal with] heavy rains and
flooding and it’s diverted in
such a way that it doesn’t go
onto people’s properties,” she
pointed out.
Property owners who
would have also relinquished
portions of land to be used in
the project, can also expect word
on a timeline for reimburse-
ment, after deliberations among
the necessary stakeholders.
Public Relations Officer in
the Project Implementation
Management Unit (PIMU),
Shawn Thomas, shared that the
Government, along with the
Ministry of Works and the
PIMU, would be discussing the
situation and finalising a deci-
sion.
“A number of property
owners would have signed off
on the consent form for the ex-
pansion of the roadway and
once we would have gotten to
the stage where we would have
acquired land and the project
would have been implemented
in totality, those property own-
ers would be compensated,”
Thomas said.
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Former Transport Board managers win

case, former GM awaits word on trial
While two former man- took the statutory body to agers’ contracts, and so the awards.
agers have won their cases in court. balance of each contract was Meanwhile, the payment
the Industrial Court, former In the judgments read on ordered to be paid out. of exemplary damages
General Manager of the An- November 25th, more than The Court also deter- amounted to $20,000, each,
tigua and Barbuda Transport $300,000 was awarded to one mined that the two were enti- plus legal costs of $2,500.
Board (ABTB) Harry Josiah is manager, while the other is tled to the entire balance of Joseph, when terminated,
still awaiting word from the set to receive almost a quarter their Thrift Fund accounts, occupied the position of
High Court on whether crim- of a million dollars. rather than the 75 percent Deputy General Manager,
inal charges brought against The Industrial Court they had received and as while Julien had just been
him will go to trial. found that their termination such, the balance of 25 per- promoted to Facility Manager
Just a few weeks ago, on violated the former man- cent formed part of their at the Motor Pool.
November 6th Josiah’s attor-
ney Dane Hamilton pre-
sented a no-case submission
before the Court and when
OBSERVER media spoke to
Hamilton, yesterday, he said
that they are still awaiting
word as to when they will
hear from the judge.
In September 2014, an in-
vestigation was launched into
the management of the ABTB
under Josiah’s tenure.
He was later sent home
on indefinite suspension
which was later rescinded. He
returned to work in January
2015.
Josiah was first charged
in mid-March 2015 and later
that month, additional
charges were filed against
him.
The charges against
Josiah range from corruption
to forgery; uttering and ob-
taining items valued at $75,
000 using forged documents
during the period December
2009 and December 2010.
The items include three
vehicles.
On Monday, the ABTB
lost the cases brought against
it by former managers Patri-
cia Julien and Hudson Joseph,
Jr, and is now required to pay
over $550,000 in compensa-
tion to the former managers
by the end of 2019.
The two former employ-
ees were among several who
were terminated in 2014 after
the Antigua Barbuda Labour
Party Administration came to
office, and subsequently, they
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Police welfare officers back on the job for now
By Elesha George
Police officers under the
Police Welfare Association
have returned to normal du-
ties after meeting with the
Minister responsible for Police
Service, Steadroy Benjamin.
Benjamin met with the of-
Teachers of Social Sciences participate
in Regional Integration Workshop
The Ministry of Education
hosted a Regional Integration
Workshop for Social Sciences
teachers across Secondary
Schools in Antigua and Bar-
buda last week.
Among the panelists at the
Regional Integration Work-
shop for Teachers was Ambas-
sador Colin Murdoch,
Commissioner to the OECS for
Antigua and Barbuda.
During his presentation,
Ambassador Murdoch focused
on Regional Integration in the
context of the Organisation of
Eastern Caribbean States
(OECS) for which he defined
and provided historical back-
ground. He emphasised that in
the OECS, there has always
been a longstanding tradition
of Regional Integration that
dates back to the creation of the
Leeward Island and Wind-
ward Island Federations. How-
ever, the dissolution of both
federations came about as a re-
sult of external forces.
In giving an example of
the long-existing operations of
integration, Ambassador Mur-
doch shared a personal anec-
dote. “... My mother was a civil
servant in St Kitts and Nevis
and was transferred to the fed-
erative civil service of Antigua
and Barbuda...”
This example showed that
historically, the islands all op-
erated as one colony.
Ambassador Murdoch
added that “the OECS integra-
tion is strong as the OECS has
achieved freedom of move-
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ficers on Tuesday, November
26th, 2019, and informed them
that the Acting Commissioner
of Police, Atlee Rodney was
off island and so a joint meet-
ing could not be held at this
time.
Corporal Marilyn Harris,
the Deputy Chair of the PWA,
ment of its people between the
Member States, and have at-
tained a Single Currency
Union with one Central Bank
headquartered in St Kitts and
Nevis. The Eastern Caribbean
Dollar is one of four strong
common currencies in the
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who disclosed she had no pre-
vious knowledge of the Act-
ing Commissioner’s travel
plans, told OBSERVER that
“on his return we expect to
have that meeting where he
will come and address us”.
The joint session, among
other things, will address
world…”
The presentation also
highlighted advantages and
disadvantages of OECS Inte-
gration, with one advantage
being that it made better eco-
nomic sense for the smaller
countries of the Caribbean
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Rodney’s decision to walk out
on an active meeting with the
PWA membership on Mon-
day, November 25th, 2019.
In the meantime, officers
will return to work as Harris
stressed that the police
“would never hold Antigua
hostage”.
Community (CARICOM)/
OECS to consolidate markets
and population size to have
greater bargaining power,
while one disadvantage was
the strain on the Member
States to maintain membership
in two regional organisations.
Ambassador Murdoch’s
presentation sparked an inter-
active discussion with the
teachers. Some teachers echoed
sentiments such as, “the OECS
is indeed a strong integration
movement with a single cur-
rency. The Eastern Caribbean
Dollar has been stable for as
long as I can remember.”
However, the teachers ex-
pressed concerns that students
find the topic of ‘Regional Inte-
gration’ boring due to lack of
public education and knowl-
edge. To address this concern,
Ambassador Murdoch has
committed to having interac-
tive sessions with students
across the country to garner in-
terest in Regional Integration.
Other panelists for the
one-day workshop included
Michele Joseph from the Min-
istry of Trade who focused on
CARICOM, and Dorbrene
O’Marde who spoke on the
achievements of Regional Inte-
gration thus far.
Ambassador Murdoch
was accompanied by Foreign
Service Officer within the Min-
istry of Foreign Affairs, Javier
Spencer, and Communications
Officer within the Office of the
Prime Minister, Angelica
O’Donoghue.
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Major fundraising event helps
protect the marine environment
The New York-based
Women Divers Hall joined
forces with the Antigua and
Barbuda Tourism Office to
raise money for the Women
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ship fund to help young
women and men entering the
field of marine education.
According to a release,
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the spectacular event dubbed
“Tropical Dreams & Paradise
Sunsets” featured a tropical
theme but with a twist being
a “hippy” event.
“I am delighted that for
12th year, Antigua and Bar-
buda was featured at an event
with Tthe Women Divers Hall
of Fame and this helped bring
Antigua to the forefront of the
scuba diving community at
this worldwide trade show,”
the Fundraising Chair of The
Women Divers Hall of Fame,
Antigua-based Martha
Watkins Gilkes said.
Adding to an authentic
Caribbean atmosphere was a
steelpan performance, facili-
tated by the Antigua and Bar-
buda New York Tourism
Office. The unique annual
party and auction also fea-
tured key members of the
diving industry.
With Dr Dan Orr as the
MC and auctioneer, the event
was a resounding success, the
release said, as over US
$25,000 was raised for the
cause.
Interested young people
in Antigua and Barbuda are
invited to apply for a scholar-
ship at www.wdof.org under
scholarships. An Antigua-
based researcher was previ-
ously awarded a scholarship
for the study of the endan-
gered Hawksbill turtles on
Jumby Bay Island.
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Our Neighbours French couple shot dead in Haiti

HAITI, Port-au-Prince -
An official at the French em-
while seeking to adopt a child
bassy confirmed that a
French couple had been
killed, without giving fur-
ther details of the exact cir-
cumstances of their deaths.
According to two other
sources however, the couple
were from the Ardeche re-
gion of south-eastern France
and had arrived in the capi-
tal to adopt a child.
One of the sources said
they were killed in an armed
robbery that turned deadly.
A spokeswoman for the
Ardeche department con-
firmed to AFP that the cou-
ple, from the town of
Saint-Martin-d’Ardeche, had
been given a green light last
year to adopt their first child.
Haiti, the poorest coun-
try in the Americas, has been
roiled for two months by
protests, which were trig-
gered by fuel shortages but
have turned violent and
morphed into a broader
campaign against President
Jovenel Moise.
According to UN fig-
ures, at least 42 people have
been killed and dozens in-
jured during anti-govern-
ment protests since
mid-September.
The French foreign min-
istry recommends visitors
“postpone their trip to Haiti
until further notice.”
“Demonstrations, ac-
companied by blockades on
the main roads and violent
acts (rock throwing, shots...)
are very frequent. Violent
groups are active and fueling
a climate of insecurity,” the
foreign ministry warned last
month. (FRANCE 24)

Press Body Turns Up Heat On PM

JAMAICA, Kingston -
Little more than a week after
prime minister and leader of
the Jamaica Labour Party
(JLP), Andrew Holness, di-
rected party supporters to
visit his social media plat-
forms for accurate news,
while suggesting that not all
information presented by the
local media are factual or
truthful, the Press Associa-
tion of Jamaica (PAJ) has
taken him to task for his re-
marks.
At the same time, Dr.
Rohan Lewis, associate pro-
fessor at the School of Hu-
manities and Social Sciences
at the University of Technol-
ogy, Jamaica, said that in any
modern democracy, com-
mercial and public media are
the key elements that hold
the government accountable,
not the social media of polit-
ical entities.
Addressing Labourites
at a West Kingston political and democratic press. seeks to undermine the
conference on November 18, The PAJ said that while media as a whole.
Holness told a partisan the prime minister was free “It is even more disturb-
crowd: “You can go on social to criticise the press and ing that Mr. Holness did so
media, you can go on my challenge the veracity of its under the cloak of support-
page, ... all my social-media reports like any citizen, it is ing freedom of the press, for
pages, the party pages, you cause for concern when a po- which Jamaica has an envi-
have so much now, news op- litical leader, speaking from able reputation,” the PAJ
portunity, to get informed. a political party platform, said. (Jamaica Gleaner)
You don’t have to rely on
one particular media for in-
formation or commentary or
opinion.”
In a statement yesterday,
the press body noted that
while directing members of
the public to his or his polit-
ical party’s social pages may
not be controversial, conflat-
ing this with comments
about media not needing to
report the truth sends a clear
message that the press is not
to be trusted. The PAJ also
said that this signalled that
the government’s and
party’s information arms are
preferable to that of a free

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Powerful quake kills 13 in Albania
World View as buildings bury residents
TIRANA/THUMANE
(Reuters) - At least 13 people
were killed when the most
powerful earthquake to hit
Albania in decades shook
the capital Tirana and the
country’s west and north on
Tuesday, tearing down
buildings and burying resi-
dents under rubble.
Residents, some carry-
ing babies, fled apartment
buildings in Tirana and the
western port of Durres after
the 6.4 magnitude quake
struck shortly before 4:00
a.m. (0300 GMT).
In the northern town of
Thumane, Marjana Gjoka,
48, was sleeping in her apart-
ment on the fourth floor of a
five-storey building when
the quake shattered the top
floors.
“The roof collapsed on
our head and I don’t know
how we escaped. God
helped us,” said Gjoka,
whose three-year-old niece
was among four people in
the apartment when the
quake struck.
The quake was centred
30 km (19 miles) west of
Tirana, the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) said, and was
also felt across the Balkans
and in the southern Italian
region of Puglia.
Hours later a magnitude
5.4 earthquake hit Bosnia,
with an epicentre 75 km (45
miles) south of Sarajevo,
monitors said. There were no
immediate reports of in-
juries.
Five people were found
dead in the rubble of apart-
ment buildings in the north-
ern Albanian town of
Thumane and a man died in
the town of Kurbin after
jumping out of a building, a
Defence Ministry spokes-
woman said.
Seven bodies were
pulled from collapsed build-
T H E D A I LY
ings in Durres, the main port
and tourism destination, the
Defence Ministry said,
adding 39 had been pulled
out alive from under the
ruins.
Defence Minister Olta
Xhacka said 135 people were
injured.
Firefighters, police and
civilians were removing the
debris from collapsed build-
ings in Thumane. Most of
the buildings that collapsed
were built of bricks, a
Reuters reporter said.
Rescuers in Thumane
used a mechanical digger to
claw at collapsed masonry
and remove a tangle of metal
and cables. Others groped
with bare hands to clear rub-
ble.
Two people were pulled
from rubble in Thumane
four hours after the quake, a
Reuters reporter said. Doc-
tors said they were in a bad
condition.
“Everything at home
kept falling down,” Refik, a
Tirana resident, said of the
impact on his sixth-floor
apartment.
“We were awake be-
cause of the previous
quakes, but the last one
shook us around,” he told
Reuters, referring to smaller
tremors recorded in the hour
before the main quake.
Rescuers told local
media one of the dead was
an elderly woman who
saved her grandson by
cradling him with her body.
Xhacka said the quake’s
epicentre was in Durres. It
was followed by 100 after-
shocks.
“Durres and Thumane
are the areas worst hit. Res-
cue-and-save work contin-
ues in the collapsed
buildings there,” she said as
troops pulled a victim from a
hotel in Durres.
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“Albania reels after biggest quake in decades exacts a deadly toll.”
(Photo courtesy Reuters)
At least 135 people were building in Durres.
injured, with 72 hospitalised, “I talked with my
Xhacka said. Two planes daughter and niece on the
from fellow NATO-member phone. They said they are
Romania were expected to well and are waiting for the
land with specialised search rescue. Could not talk to my
and rescue equipment and wife. There are other fami-
help was coming from Italy lies, but I could not talk to
and Turkey, Xhacka said. them,” the man said.
Greece had sent emer- Located along the Adri-
gency services for search and atic and Ionian Seas, be-
rescue operations, its pre- tween Greece and
mier’s office said. Macedonia, Albania experi-
“Firefighters and army ences regular seismic activ-
staff are helping residents ity.
under the rubble,” in Durres An earthquake of 5.6
and Thumane, the Defence magnitude shook the coun-
Ministry said. try on September 21, damag-
An unidentified man, ing around 500 houses and
with a wound dressing on destroying some. The De-
his right cheek, told News24 fence Ministry had said it
TV his daughter and niece was the most powerful
were among those trapped quake in Albania in the last
in a collapsed apartment 30 years.
UK’s Johnson: Chief Rabbi’s attack
on Corbyn ‘a serious business’
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson said on Tuesday it was a “serious business” when
the chief rabbi criticised the opposition leader Jeremy Cor-
byn for failing to root out anti-Semitism from the Labour
party.
“All I will say about that is I do think it is a very serious
business when the chief rabbi speaks as he does,” Johnson
said in response to a question from a reporter on Chief
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’s attack on Corbyn.
“I’ve never known anything like it and clearly it is a
failure of leadership on the part of the Labour leader that he
has not been able to stamp out this virus in the Labour
Party.”
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By Helen Abbott
In 1967 Antigua acquired
33,000 acres of land from the
Antigua Syndicate Estates
and the Antigua Sugar Fac-
tory.
The story goes that Sir
Alexander Moody-Stuart of-
fered to sell the land, probably
never expecting the sale to
happen. V.C Bird the Prime
Minister of Antigua visited
the Royal Bank Of Canada
and returned to tell Sir
Alexander he had the money
and would buy the land, the
deal was donein December
1969 the said land was Vested
in the Crown . This land in-
cluded arable land, beach
land, and all the houses etc on
the estates and all the equip-
ment, land houses etc at The
Antigua Factory.
This land became the
property of the government
and people of Antigua & Bar-
buda. I wonder if any of the
other islands were this fortu-
nate?
How much of this Crown
land is left today? How many
government ministers or ex
ministers live on some of
these estates? We see minis-
ters building huge houses on
prime land which was Crown
land. We hear of land deals
being done which the people
of Antigua and Barbuda
know nothing about until the
deals are done.
We hear of the govern-
ment buying land for various
reasons such as supposedly
building affordable homes.
This land comes at a huge
price, especially when you
compare it with what was
paid in 1967 for all the lands
etc. Our beaches no longer be-
long to the people but to for-
eign hoteliers. How much
beach land has been sold and
not yet built upon? Are they
waiting for another buyer to
come along? There never
seems to be any stipulations
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Are we the people of Antigua and
Barbuda really independent?
put on these sales. and are apparently buying up siren songs of disunity, of dis-
YIDA now owns Guiana land in St John’s. Local stores cord that will sink our ship of
Island and acres of land on the like Brysons and Dews, which state on the rocks of disaster.”
mainland. The mangroves had been here forever, and It seems to me that many
have all been destroyed and I many others have closed. citizens are already on the
hear they even own the sea We have now opened a rocks of disaster. Pensions not
around the island! How can school to teach Chinese; why paid on time, government
that be? The Chinese YIDA do the Chinese not have to workers paid late and over-
having denuded the lands are learn English since Antigua is time and back pay not paid.
now building horrible ugly an English speaking country? And on and on it goes. I am
buildings which are in great Maybe we won’t be for much sure that the ministers are
contrast to the West Indies longer. paid on time every month.
beautiful artistic style and are It appears the Chinese Before we became inde-
spoiling our island views. want to take over the world. pendent we were ruled by the
YIDA is a State within a State They are in Africa and now British Government now it
from which Antigua and Bar- trying to get into the islands appears we will soon be ruled
buda will receive nothing. near Australia. They lend by the Chinese. If you think
The Chinese were given huge sums of money and the British were bad, just wait
five acres of land to build an when it cannot be repaid they until the Chinese take over.
embassy. Who needs five take over. I hear that their Just look at what is happening
acres for an embassy? What garbage dump in China, in Hong Kong, which was a
else will be in there? They are which was to be used for 25 beautiful peaceful place under
now building a huge edifice years, is now full. the British.
which I guess will be as ugly The Prime Minister Gas- Are we independent or
as the YIDA buildings and ton Browne told us in his In- are we at the mercy of the
spoil the open view on that dependence speech: “I urge Government, the foreigners,
road. that we deafen our ears to the and the Chinese in our land.
A few other things we
should worry about.
Supermarkets are al-
lowed to import workers, and
these supermarkets don’t buy
pork, etc, from local farmers.
It appears many busi-
nesses are now owned by for-
eign investors (maybe they
are Antiguans by CIP, we
don’t know) they own hotels
and now I hear they have
been given land to farm. How
many native Antiguans have
been trying for years to get
land to farm?
A hotel built at Devil’s
Bridge which I thought was a
Protected Area. When will
these hoteliers have enough? I
guess it’s who you know.
Fort James one of the
most popular and one of the
last empty beaches will be lost
to locals; any time of the day
you go there they are people.
Runaway Beach, another
popular beach, will probably
be very changed.
Chinese have opened su-
permarkets and other stores
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Historical correction to first Antiguan

to head MSJMC’sEmergency Dep’t
Dear Sir her patients and several Min- write this ‘correction’ above indignity and disrespect that
Kindly allow me the isters of government, includ- the express objection of Dr. is often the cause of the ‘brain
space in your widely read ing Minister of Health the Francis who expressed hearti- drain’ that is a plague in our
publication to correct the his- honourable Molwyn Joseph, est congratulations to Dr. developing societies.
torical record in relation to the who is yet to fulfill his prom- Bowen wishing her all the
headline in your publication ise to offer Dr. Francis a posi- best in her position at MSJMC. Respectfully,
of 26th November 2019 and to tion within the medical However I express the fervent
address the Antiguan procliv- fraternity of Antigua and Bar- hope that authorities will in Ras Franki Mwalimu Kwame
ity to declare ‘first’ in certain buda. future refrain from treating Tafari/ Ambassador Lennox
areas of endeavor which I hasten to add Sir, that I young professionals with the F. Francis
shows a singular lack of
recognition and respect for
those who have gone before.
With all due respect to Dr.
Olsheath Bowen, the position
of Head of the Emergency De-
partment at the Mount St.
John’s Medical Centre was
held by Antiguan Doctor Dr.
Adama Francis from 2014 to
2017 until she was relieved of
her position, without cause
and due process by Medical
Director Dr. Duncan, who re-
fused to apologise for his dis-
respect to Dr. Francis and his
failure to follow proper proce-
dure until forced to do so by
then Chairman of the Board of
MSJMC, Mr. Bernard Percival.
Dr. Adama Francis holds
the post-graduate degree of
Masters in Emergency Medi-
cine (M.E.M.) from the Uni-
versity of Guyana in
collaboration with the Emer-
gency Medical Institute of
University of Vanderbilt,
Nashville Tennessee and in
her time at MSJMC was
highly regarded and com-
mended by her colleagues,

NATURALISATION
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given
that Abdulkarim Alfares of
Cassada Gardens, An-
tigua, is applying to the Min-
ister for Naturalisation and
that any person who knows
any reason why Naturalisa-
tion should not be granted
should send a written and
signed statement of the
facts to the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs.
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GUEST OPINION
By Inger Andersen, Executive
Director, United Nations Envi-
ronment Programme
We are doing nowhere
near enough to limit climate
change. Greenhouse gas emis-
sions are rising when they
should be falling. Countries
need to urgently increase action
or we will face a future of rising
seas, extreme weather events
and increased human misery.
The UN’s annual Emis-
sions Gap Report, released in
Geneva on November 26th,
tells us that even if all current
unconditional Paris commit-
ments were implemented, we
AUCTION NOTICE
Registration Section
Hodges Bay & Thibouʼs
Block Parcel
43 1896A 796
Instructed by RBC Royal Bank of
Canada, Licenced Auctioneer, Mr.
Trevor Santos shall sell by Public Action
the property comprised in the above
noted Register which is located at
Mount Pleasant, St. Johns in Antigua.
Date of Auction: 20th December,
2019
Time of Auction: 12:00 pm
Location of Auction:
On Site at Mount Pleasant
Owners:
Sharon Pelle also know as Sharon
Seth
Size of parcel:
0.14 acre or 6,119 sq. ft.
Attributes:
The property consists of a flat rectangu-
lar shaped parcel of land with a 2 storey
detached wooden and concrete dwelling
house thereon.
The Lower floor is consists of 3 bed-
rooms, 1 bathroom, living room, dining
room, kitchen, laundry room and a ve-
randah.
The Upper floor is an incomplete struc-
ture.
The property is bounded on east by par-
cel # 795, on the west by a road, on the
north by parcel #868 and on the south
by parcel a road.
Access to the property is provided by
the public road and water, telephone
and electricity services to the property
are provided by APUA.
Additional details may be obtained
from:
Mr. Trevor Santos, Licenced Auc-
tioneer, Tel: 464-7653/562-7653
www.go-going-gone.com
T H E D A I LY
Greenhouse gas emissions have to
fall over 7 per cent each year;
we must stop procrastinating
would remain on course for a
3.2°C temperature rise. To get
on track to limiting the global
temperature rise to 1.5°C, we
need to more than halve global
emissions by 2030. Slicing this
up evenly means emissions
should fall 7.6 per cent per year
from 2020 to 2030. For the 2°C
target, the figure is 2.7 per cent
each year.
Scientists, the UN and ac-
tivists have been delivering
variations of this message for
more years than most of us care
to remember, and their voices
have only grown louder. Still,
the world has not heeded their
NOTICE
The Licencing Magistrate,
District “A”
High Street,
St. Johnʼs
Antigua.
The Commissioner of Police
Police Headquarters,
American Road,
Antigua.
I, CHRISTINA HAMZA of
Dieppe Bay, St. Paulʼs An-
tigua and Barbuda DO
HEREBY GIVE YOU NO-
TICE that it is my intention to
apply at the next special ses-
sion to be held at the Magis-
trates Court, Grayʼs Farm, St.
Johnʼs, Antigua on the 9th
January, 2019 next ensuing
for a Tavern Licence in re-
spect of my premises known
as “MATCH SPORTS BAR
& BISTRO” situate in Temo
Sports, English Harbour, St.
Paulʼs, Antigua. Pursuant to
Section 11(3) of the Licensing
(Intoxicating Liquor) Act Cap.
249 of the Laws of Antigua
and Barbuda 1992 Revised
Edition.
DATED the 13th day of No-
vember, 2019.
MICHAEL G. ARCHIBALD
PHILLIPS, PHILLIPS &
ARCHIBALD
Solicitors for the Applicant
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warnings. We have procrasti- in 2020, then stronger national
nated, thinking we can catch up climate commitments and ac-
later. But now the hard deadline tion to kick start the major
for serious action is upon us. transformations of economies
The size of these annual and societies needed to catch up
cuts is shocking. It is also un- on the years in which we pro-
precedented. The best annual crastinated.
emissions reduction any indi- It is still possible to reach
vidual country has recorded is the 1.5°C target, but we should
just over two per cent per year – not downplay the size of the
the UK, between 1990 and 2018. task. To close the gap in action,
The task may seem impossible, nations have to raise the ambi-
particularly for 1.5°C. But we tion of their pledges over five-
have to try, and we must start fold when they revise them.
now. The Intergovernmental They must then immediately
Panel on Climate Change has follow up with policies, strate-
warned us that going beyond gies and action to meet these
1.5°C will increase the fre- commitments.
quency and intensity of cata- The global landscape has
strophic climate events such as never been more conducive to
the heatwaves and storms wit- taking the necessary action.
nessed across the globe in the There is an increased under-
last few years. Sea levels will be standing of the multiple bene-
higher. Almost all coral reefs fits of climate action – such as
will die. The planet will be in se- clean air, green jobs and a boost
rious trouble. to many Sustainable Develop-
The Report’s findings are ment Goals. There are many ex-
timely as they come ahead of amples of ambitious efforts
the UN Climate Change Con- from national governments,
ference COP25 which takes cities, businesses and investors.
place in Madrid, Spain, chaired Pressure is growing in the form
by Chile, and where parties will of powerful protest move-
review their climate action ments. Climate change is be-
pledges. coming a bigger issue in the
Countries cannot wait until ballot box.
the end of 2020, when new cli- We either take advantage
mate commitments are due, to of this environment to deliver
step up action. They – and the radical transformations and
every city, region, business and climate-smart solutions we
individual – need to act now. need now or face the conse-
We need quick wins to reduce quences of a planet radically al-
emissions as much as possible tered by climate change.
PAN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE OF THE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN
PAN AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE OF THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN HAVING MADE SWORN DEPOSITION THAT
ALICO POLICY NO: 3289315 ON THE LIFE OF CANUTE
FRANCE AS HAVING BEEN LOST, AND HAVING MADE AP-
PLICATION TO THE DIRECTORS TO GRANT A DUPLICATE OF
THE SAME. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNLESS OB-
JECTION IS RAISED WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF THE DATE
HEREOF, THE DUPLICATE POLICY ASKED FOR WILL BE IS-
SUED.
Dated : 26st November 2019
Thank you,
Wyntee Henry (ms)
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“Nearga say dat ebrybody inna dat administration,

except wan ar two, lacka Mickey Mouse!”
YOUR BIRTHDAY
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STELLA WILDER

Born today, you are not always able to control stress the
way you might wish, and youʼre sure to feel the influence of
others a great deal more than many born under your sign.
Your interactions with those around you, whether personal or
professional, are always going to determine the overall tone
of each and every day, and you may have very little control
over how things pan out if you refuse to take control of how
things affect you.
You are one of the most collaborative individuals born
under your sign, and you thrive when working with those
who share your aspirations, talents, outlook and drive.
Whether leading or following others, you are able to excel at
nearly everything you do — or are asked to do. You are an
exemplary employee!
Also born on this date are: Robin Givens, actress;
Caroline Kennedy, attorney and diplomat; Jayne
Kennedy, sportscaster; Bruce Lee, actor and martial
artist; Jimi Hendrix, rocker; James Agee, author; Bill
Nye, TV show host; Jaleel White, actor.
To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birth-
day and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birth-
day star be your daily guide.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Youʼre racing to-
ward a certain goal with the bit between your teeth — but is
this lack of control really good for you? Try toning it down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may have to
change the way you think about a certain situation in order
to avoid any serious pitfalls that may be presented by it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Itʼs time to make a list
of all those who will want to be kept abreast of a certain fast-

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developing situation. You mustnʼt leave anyone out!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — An early start may not
be required, but it can certainly put you in the lead — and
you can stay there if you anticipate certain obstacles.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Itʼs all about how you say
certain things today, though timing will play a role. You may
be caught up in something that defies logic.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — By being sharp of mind
and quick of body today, you can have what you want — but
youʼre going to have to share some of it with a rival, perhaps.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may wake today to
discover that youʼve fallen behind in some way. Donʼt be too
quick to jump into the saddle; assess the situation.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Youʼll find yourself on a
new and unfamiliar path at some point today. When did you
take this new course? You can seize opportunities.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You are not likely to reach
the same conclusion as one who is considered an “expert,”
but that doesnʼt mean your thinking has been faulty.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You will almost surely
have to answer one or two difficult questions today — or is
it the answers that are difficult? You must come clean!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Examine the facts closely
today in order to realize youʼve been in the dark about a key
issue for far too long. All thatʼs about to change.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — A complication arises
today that challenges you in mind, body and spirit. Your
overall attitude will be what makes the biggest difference.
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JUMP START ® by Robb Armstrong PEANUTS® by Charles M. Schulz

DILBERT® by Scott Adams ROSE IS ROSE® by Pat Brady

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Williamson apologises to Archer after

fan racially abuses England bowler
New Zealand captain Kane
Williamson will seek out Jofra
Archer for a personal apology,
having said sorry on behalf of
his country, after the England
bowler was racially abused by a
fan.
An investigation was
launched by New Zealand
Cricket (NZC) after Archer
said he was targeted during the
first Test at Bay Oval.
The 24-year-old made 30 in
England’s second innings as Joe
Root’s team tried to salvage a
draw, only for the Black Caps to
claim an innings-and-65-run
win in the final session of the
last day.
After the match, Archer
wrote on Twitter: “A bit dis-
turbing hearing racial insults
today whilst battling to help
save my team, the crowd was New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (right) has apologized to England’s Jofra Archer.
been amazing this week except
for that one guy.” England’s director of cricket “We fully support Jof - He’s a young man making his
NZC apologised to Archer Ashley Giles promised Archer there is no place for racism in way in the game and we don’t
and vowed to identify the spec- the full support of his team. the game and Jof is part of our need this sort of thing. I’m
tator, and Williamson said he in- “The tweet that went out team. Whatever the abuse, hopeful they [NZC] will find
tends to speak with the bowler [from Archer] was obviously we’re right behind him. out who did it. They’re working
himself, too. emotional. It hurts,” Giles told “Our team will rally round very hard to find the culprit.”
“I will try, over the next few ESPN. him but it’s a serious incident. (www.sportsmax.tv)
days if I can see him, definitely,”
he told stuff.co.nz.
“It’s certainly against
everything that we as Kiwis are
The NBA heats up
about, and I certainly hope that Giannis Antetokounmpo 15-2 Lakers, who own the best
nothing like that ever happens scored a season-high 50 points record in the league.
again. and collected 14 rebounds as Buddy Hield had a career-
“I can only apologise on be- the Milwaukee Bucks beat the high 41 points but the Sacra-
half of Kiwis to Jofra, not only Utah Jazz 122-118 in NBA ac- mento Kings still lost 103-102 to
from our team and how we look tion on Monday. the Boston Celtics, who were
to conduct ourselves, but what It was Antetokounmpo’s without Kemba Walker due to a
we expect of Kiwis in general.” second 50-point game of his ca- neck sprain.
Williamson went on to de- reer, which helped extend Mil- Bam Adebayo had his
scribe the abuse as “horrific”. waukee’s (14-3) winning streak ninth double-double of the sea-
Asked if he was shocked, to eight games. son courtesy of 21 points and 13
he added: “Absolutely, 100 per Reigning MVP Antetok- rebounds as the Miami Heat “It was Antetokounmpo’s second
cent. ounmpo also recorded his 17th defeated the Charlotte Hornets 50-point game of his career, which
“We were out there too and consecutive double-double – 117-100 to remain undefeated at helped extend Milwaukee’s (14-3)
the longest streak to start a sea- home. winning streak to eight games.”
didn’t hear anything… obvi- (Photo courtesy sportsmax
ously we were focusing on son since 1976-77. Carmelo Anthony moved
other things. Bojan Bogdanovic (24 into 18th place on the NBA’s ca- scoreless for the first time in his
“It’s a horrific thing. In a points) and Donovan Mitchell reer scoring list. The veteran career after the Philadelphia
country, and a setting where it is (20 points) led the Jazz (11-6) on finished with 25 points in the 76ers went down 101-96 to the
very much multi-cultural, it’s the road. Portland Trail Blazers’ 117-94 Toronto Raptors. All-Star Em-
something we need to put to LeBron James, meanwhile, win against the Chicago Bulls. biid shot 0-for-11, missing all
bed quickly and hope nothing put up 33 points and 14 assists The Minnesota Timber- four of his shots from three-
like that ever happens again. It to see the Los Angeles Lakers to wolves triumphed 125-113 over point range and going 0 of three
certainly won’t if there’s any in- a 114-104 victory at the San An- the Atlanta Hawks thanks to from the free-throw line. He
fluence we can have on it.” tonio Spurs. Karl-Anthony Towns’ 28 points did, however, manage a game-
The second Test begins in Anthony Davis added 19 and 13 rebounds. high 13 rebounds.
Hamilton on Thursday and points and 12 rebounds for the Joel Embiid was held (www.sportsmax.tv)
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Canada condemn Marooners to defeat despite Palmer ton

A crisp maiden List A
hundred from Paul Palmer
failed to ignite Combined
Campuses & Colleges Ma-
rooners and Canada rode a
strong all-round perform-
ance from Harsh Thaker to a
51-run victory in the Colonial
Medical Insurance Super50
Cup on Monday.
Palmer struck 12 bound-
aries in his top-score of 105
from 123 balls and shared a
century, fourth-wicket stand
with compatriot Romaine
Morris, as the Marooners
failed to successfully chase
253 to win the final Group A
match at the Conaree Cricket
Centre.
Palmer’s hundred was
the 11th in the group out of a
total 17 scored in the tourna-
ment up to the time of writ-
ing – a testimony to the hard
work of the ground staff at
this venue and Warner Park,
where the pitches have been
Palmer struck 12 boundaries in his
top-score of 105 from 123 balls.
in prime condition for the
format.
The former Jamaica Scor-
pions captain shared 103 for
the fourth-wicket with Mor-
ris, whose 58 from 59 balls in-
cluded six fours and one six,
but there was little stability
from the rest of the batting
with Gian Benjamin’s 10
being the next highest.
Thaker, bowling his un-
complicated off-spin, re-
turned the miserly figures of
3-29 from his allotted 10
overs to make him a shoo-in
for the Player of the Match
award, after scoring a half-
century when the Canadians
batted.
New-ball bowler,
Kaleem Sana-ur-Rehman,
was the most successful
bowler, taking 4-24 from 8.2
overs, and fellow slow
bowler, Shahid Ahmadzai,
supported with 3-37 from
eight overs to propel Canada
to their second win in the
tournament and send the
Marooners, last year’s cham-
pions, to their sixth defeat.
Choosing to bat, Canada
were 112 for three before they
stumbled to 149 for seven in
the 38th over and looked in
danger of falling for a sub-
par total.
But Thaker and Sana,
watched by a small crowd
that included Cricket Canada
president Ranhit Saini, frus-
trated the Marooners with 92
for the eighth wicket to push
their side to a respectable 252
all out in their allocation of
50 overs.
Thaker hit a run-a-ball
unbeaten 68 that included six
fours and two sixes and Sana
made a run-a-ball 37.
Off-spinner, Larry
Joseph, ended with 3-38 from
his 10 overs, pacer Jarlarnie
Seales took 3-62 from his 10
overs and left-arm spinner
Kavesh Kantasingh bagged
two wickets.
Neither team qualified
for the semi-finals, which
will start at 1:30 p.m. on
Thursday and Friday at the
Queen’s Park Oval in the
Trinidad & Tobago capital of
Port of Spain. (www.sports-
max.tv)

Gayle says he ‘does not get respect’ in Twenty20 leagues

West Indies batsman
Chris Gayle says he “does
not get respect” in global
Twenty20 franchise leagues.
Gayle was speaking in a
heated news conference after
his exit from South Africa’s
Mzansi Super League (MSL).
The 40-year-old had
been playing for champions
Jozi Stars but had scored just
101 runs in six innings and
his side had not won a
match.
“As soon as I don’t per-
form for two or three games,
then Chris Gayle is the bur-
den for the team,” he said.
“I am not talking for this
team only. This is something
I have analysed over the
years playing franchise
cricket. Chris Gayle is al-
ways a burden if I don’t
score runs.
“It seems like that one
particular individual is the
burden for the team. And
then you will hear bickering.
The 40-year-old had been playing for champions Jozi Stars but had
scored just 101 runs in six innings.
“I am not going to get re-
spect. People don’t remem-
ber what you have done for
them.”
Gayle, one of the tourna-
ment’s marquee players, has
scored 13,152 in T20 cricket
and has played for more
than 20 teams in domestic
leagues around the world.
He scored 47 runs in his
first five matches in this
year’s MSL, then hit 54 off 28
balls in his final match for
the Stars before his sched-
uled departure.
The Stars have lost all six
of their games, are bottom of
the league table and cannot
qualify for the knockout
stage despite having four
matches remaining.
The team’s chief execu-
tive Jono Leaf-Wright said
Gayle was not a “burden” on
the side and called the left-
hander “sensitive.”
“In Chris’ head, he feels
that when he doesn’t per-
form - because there are such
expectations from the fran-
chise, the fans - that he’s the
reason the team is not per-
forming,” Leaf-Wright said.
“I know Chris well. He
seems like he’s the big char-
acter, lots of bravado, the
swag and all that stuff - but
he’s actually a sensitive guy,
and unfortunately, when he
doesn’t perform he really
takes it to heart.
“He’s certainly no bur-
den on our side.” (BBC
Sport)
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Grenades confident but cautious
despite best ever top flight start
Coach Derrick Edwards stands on
the sidelines during one of his
team’s matches at the ARG. (File
photo)
West Indies pick Melius to lead
15-man squad to U19 World Cup
Cricket West Indies has
picked Kimani Melius to lead
a 15-man squad to the ICC
U19 Cricket World Cup in
South Africa in January.
Before the team goes off
to the World Cup, it will take
on the England U19s and Sri
Lanka U19s in the West In-
dies Rising Stars U19 Tri-Se-
ries in December.
Melius was part of the
2017 team that failed to hold
on to the title it won in 2016,
along with two other return-
ing members. Ashmead
Nedd and Nyeem Young
were also members of that
squad which has brought in
players from the West Indies
Emerging Players team cur-
rently part of the Colonial
Medical Insurance Super50
Cup.
Leonardo Julien and Jay-
den Seales are the two from
T H E D A I LY
By Neto Baptiste
Coach of the Sandals, Inet
Grenades FC, Derrick Ed-
wards, believes he now has
the correct combination of
players to get the job done in
the Antigua and Barbuda
Football Association’s Pre-
mier Division.
Speaking on the Good
Morning Jojo Sports Show, Ed-
wards said he is even more
encouraged by the start the
team has had in the 2019/20
league, winning three and
drawing one of their four
matches to date.
“I put a team together
that I know could compete
and win the championship so
we expected to do well be-
cause after you put a team
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like that together then you ex-
pect to go out and win games.
We are not going to get com-
placent, we have to take one
game at a time and this is a
competition where every
team comes out every week-
end and they come out to
win, so you can’t lower your
standard to the other teams
below you; you have to play
at a higher level,” he said.
Grenades are currently at
the top of the standings with
10 points, three ahead of
Greenbay Hoppers, Five Is-
lands and All Saints United.
However, it is still early days
with more than 75 percent of
the league still left to be
played.
Edwards, although confi-
dent, is not naïve, stating that
Kimani Melius was part of
the 2017 team that failed
to hold on to the title
it won in 2016.
his team will face numerous
challenges on their way to
what he hopes will be their
first top flight title.
“We’re not perfect, the
players are not perfect and
you have to understand that
sometimes you’ll come and
you’ll play a horrible game
and you’ll get three points. I
think that we didn’t have a
great game on Saturday but
we came out on top and that’s
the most important thing,”
the former national coach
said.
Grenades captured the
ABFA’s President’s Cup in
2016/17, one year before they
captured the FA’s Champions
League. However, the Jen-
nings-based team is yet to lift
the Premier Division title.
the young Super50 side to
make the cut.
The Caribbean will get
its opportunity to see the
team in action, with the Tri-
Series set to feature nine
matches from December 6-21
at the Sir Vivian Richards
Cricket Ground and the
Coolidge Cricket Ground.
The West Indies will face
three-time winners Australia,
1998 England, and tourna-
ment debutants Nigeria, in
Zone B of the U19 World Cup
which begins January 17 and
runs through to February 9.
The squad is completed
by Kevlon Anderson, Daniel
Beckford, Matthew Forde,
Joshua James, Antonio Mor-
ris, Mbeki Joseph, Avinash
Mahabirsingh, Kirk McKen-
zie, Ramon Simmonds, and
Matthew Patrick.
(www.sportsmax.tv)
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Cochrane: No definite date for

the return of horse racing
By Neto Baptiste

The Antigua Turf Club

(ATC) had put an indefinite
hold on the staging of races
at the Cassada Gardens Race
Track.
This is according to head
of the body, Neil Cochrane,
who said intermittent show-
ers have made it difficult for
horse owners and trainers to
get their animals in race con-
dition, forcing the Turf Club
to abandon plans of hosting
a December event.
“We had gotten the
place nicely cleaned up and
so and horses started to ex-
ercise as I said. We had set a
date for December 9th but Horse racing fans will probably have to wait until some time next year before the return of their favourite past
since then [clean up] we’ve time. (File photo)
had plenty of rain which has The situation, Cochrane rights and at the end of the make a presentation for the
caused them to miss exercise said, has been a frustrating day, if you can’t enjoy the in- financing; that is what we
for a week and so on which one but adds that prepara- vestment via bragging rights are trying to work on but
has just delayed the entire tions must be put in place in then it becomes extremely even that, too, with the level
process. We are working but an effort to avoid certain set- frustrating. Some people lose of funding required to en-
we haven’t set a date as yet. backs. their interest and to be hon- gage architects — all of that
When we get in as much “We need to get the est, if there is no racing the [has been a challenge]. We
work as possible and when drainage properly fixed so horses don’t get as much have the guys out of Califor-
we feel like two weeks be- that we can have the track in care as if there is racing be- nia who have already done a
fore the date we will an- a better condition when the cause even the grooms and significant amount of work
nounce a date for the return rain is over so that you don’t the attendants just gets lack- … on the race track, but the
of racing as opposed to just have to take a week just to adaisical so it has been ex- public amenities and facili-
setting a date and then the exercise. Everybody is frus- tremely frustrating right ties is where we are now fo-
rain comes and delays us,” trated but we do it for love through,” the ATC boss said. cused and getting the
he said. and we do it for bragging As for the planned con- architects to work with the
struction of a modern and guys out of California to
SALES - SERVICES state of the art facility at Cas- come with the final layout,”
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Schools Football Coaches Summoned

To Ministry Meeting
By Neto Baptiste

Football coaches within

the sports ministry have been
summoned to a meeting on
Thursday morning with the
Minister of Sports Daryll
Matthew and other officials.
This was confirmed by
Matthew who said the meet-
ing will seek to clarity to is-
sues surrounding the roles
and responsibilities of the
coaches.
“There has been a lot of
feedback in the media and
also in the general public
about concerns related to
inter-schools football in
terms of how it’s managed
and how it’s going on. There
is also some concern from Coordinator of schools football, Rowan Benjamin, will
within the ministry about also be present in Thursday’s meeting.
Minister of Sports Daryll Matthew.
how some coaches may be who revealed that the min- –because, at the end of the partment is not optimal, then
approaching the job, and so I istry was aware of those day, the student athletes can- it is something we need to
decided to call a meeting coaches who were not turn- not be allowed to suffer and fix, and that fix has to go
with the coordinator [Rowan ing out for scheduled ses- the sport cannot be allowed through the principals, the
Benjamin], the Director of sions. to suffer. That is what we are Director of Education and
Sports [Heather Samuel Matthew is hoping that seeking to address,” the min- others within the Ministry of
Daley] and the coaches, the pending meeting could ister said. Education,” the sports minis-
which will take place this shed some light on the mat- Asked if the schools ter said.
Thursday,” he said. ter as they seek to address would be included in the dis- The Jennings Secondary
The meeting comes on any issues which may be af- cussions, Matthew said all School, in particular, has for-
the heels of public debate fecting the smooth running stakeholders would need to feited a number of matches in
and, in some instances, of the programme. work together once Thurs- the ongoing programme
scrutiny, over concerns that “Of course, not every- day’s meeting is successful in while there have been reports
some coaches may be ne- thing we hear being bandied identifying any loopholes that some coaches have not
glecting their duties by not about is factual, even though and or shortcomings in the been turning out for sessions
turning out for scheduled there may be some concerns system. at some schools.
sessions with some schools. … where there is smoke, “The schools have to be There have also been
The issue, which was there is fire and so to get a an integral part of the discus- concerns over coaches and,
first brought to light on the better understanding of what sions long term. We will as- sometimes, even students
Good Morning Jojo Sports the situation is on the ground sess internally what is going from the competing schools,
Show, was recently addressed — if there are issues, what on and if it is that we identify having to officiate matches
by the coordinator of schools are the issues and how do we that the engagement between due to a lack of qualified ref-
football, Rowan Benjamin, address them going forward the schools and the sports de- erees.

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