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Couple killed in Tobago accident

The scene of the

accident in which fire
officer Christian Adams
and his wife Theresa
Alleyne, inset, were
killed along the
westbound lane of the
Claude Noel Highway,
Rockley Vale, Tobago,
yesterday. See page 6.
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GOPAULBOODAN

UNC after Privy Council overturns

Local Govt extension...

CALL Opposition Leader

Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Attorney General
Reginald Armour

ELECTIONS
NOW Law Lords cite ambiguity of action
AG to advise Govt on next step
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The
News
Digest
Today’s stories
in capsule
OPINION
Tarnished silk
In 2015, my wife, Dr Sherene
Kalloo, was bestowed with a
national award. In 2018, I was
the recipient of a national
award.
Did these awards change
us?
We both loved what we
did—rendering service to hu-
manity, but we still had our
everyday duties and life chal-
lenges.
Life went on.
An award did not change
us. We did not expect people
who met us to know we got
awards. I am not even aware
of over 80 per cent of those
who got past national awards.
I was always civic-minded
and this little piece of gold
could not make me love my
country more, but it gave me
a greater determination to at-
tempt to fix some of the ills of
our nation.
It made me more resolute
to stay and make our coun-
try great again despite being
a victim of crime on various
occasions.
My wife also received a
scroll of honour from the
medical fraternity, acknowl-
edging her as a senior obste-
trician and gynaecologist.
She still has the difficult
task of looking someone in
their eyes to inform them
they have cancer, she
still has to be be-
hind my sons to do
their schoolwork, to
manage our home,
and to deal with me.
Senator
Dr Varma Deyalsingh
—Page 12
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LEAD STORY
Privy Council
rules Local Govt
extension unlawful
The Privy Council has struck
down a move by the Government
to extend the term of local
government representatives by a
year.
Delivering a ruling at the United
Kingdom Supreme Court Building
in London, England, yesterday,
the Privy Council upheld an
appeal over the dismissal of a
lawsuit alleging the move was
unlawful, brought by political
activist Ravi Balgobin Maharaj.
In a majority decision, three law
lords, led by UK Supreme Court
President... —Page 5
INSIDE YOUR T&T GUARDIAN
Trini artist commissioned to
do King Charles III portrait
ANGELO JEDIDIAH
angelo.jedidiah@guardian.co.tt
While King Charles III uses a scep-
tre and crown to showcase his
power, Trinidad-born artist Sarah
Knights continues to cement her
legacy with the stroke of a brush.
And she will soon get a chance
to showcase her talent to a global
audience via a depiction of the re-
cently coronated King.
Born in Sangre Grande, Knights
discovered at a young age her love
for drawing and art.
This explains exactly why she
jumped at the opportunity when
asked to commission a staggering
portrait of King Charles for the
July cover of Tatler, a British fash-
ion and lifestyle magazine.
Knights said she had no ties
to the publication and was ran-
domly discovered through her so-
cial media posts of her work.
Although her paintings have at-
tracted the eyes of people across
the world, Knights said she is not
fazed by the attention, as her eyes
are only set on her art pieces.
“I am focusing just on my work,
I have no time to focus on the in-
ternational attention to be hon-
est,” Knights told Guardian Media
yesterday.
“To be quite honest, once
you’re doing art you don’t really
have time for that you know.”
For the past eight years, Knights
has shared her passion for art
with her students, employed as
a visual arts teacher at Holy Faith
Convent, Couva.
Knights considers herself to
be a ‘private’ person and has
not yet the shared news with her
students, but hopes they will be
NEWS
Three held after
Westmoorings
home invasion
A home invasion and robbery
within the gated enclave of
Regents Park West, Westmoorings,
yesterday, has left residents shaken,
even as they now look to increase
security measures to protect their
families and homes.
According to police reports, two
suspects posing as delivery drivers
for a florist arrived at the security
booth at Regents Point around 11.05
am saying they had an order for a
client.
While homeowner and
businesswoman Linda Hadeed was
not present at the time... —Page 6
Trinidad-born artist Sarah Knights
encouraged to pursue their pas-
sions.
“This is how I view the educa-
tion system when it comes to art.
Of course, everyone says they
care about art right, but I feel like
art still gets pushed to the side-
lines. I’m grateful we have a prin-
cipal who sees the importance of
it, I’m hoping the students them-
selves will see the importance of
art and understand that art can
get them various places,” she said.
While there are many who are
infatuated with the pomp and cir-
cumstance surrounding the Brit-
ish royal family, there are others
INTERNATIONAL REC
Mexico finds 49
migrants who were
ANSA McAL launches
internal group
kidnapped from bus
Mexico’s army said yesterday that
recycling initiative
The ANSA McAL Group of com-
troops have found 49 migrants,
including 11 children, who were
kidnapped from a bus earlier this
panies is committed to growth
through sustainable and respon-
sible action.
week. In a message to employees and
Defencse Secretary Gen Luis external stakeholders, Group CEO
Cresencio Sandoval said 650 Anthony N Sabga III, said he was
police and army troops were “proud of the actions we have
involved in the search for the been taking to weave sustainabil-
ity more deeply into our culture,
migrants, who disappeared
Tuesday. driving our decisions today and
The last 33 of the migrants were setting the foundation for our fu-
found early yesterday in an area ture, staying true to our purpose:
where another mass kidnapping Inspiring Better Choices for a Bet-
of migrants occurred in April.
—Page 14
ter World.”
—Page 26
Quote of the Day
“Go confidently in
the direction of your
dreams. Live the life
you have imagined.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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WEATHER
SUNNY
Hot and sunny
conditions across
most areas. A few
showers can be
expected during
the afternoon,
with a 40% (medium) chance of a
moderate to heavy shower in a few
areas.
Piarco Max 33°C Min 24°C
Crown Point Max 31°C Min 26°C
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
10.30 am: 35 (Big Snake)
1 pm: 9 (Cattle)
4 pm: 6 (Belly)
7 pm: 25 (Morrocoy)
10.30 am: 13, 25
1 pm: 24, 29
4 pm: 2, 17
7pm: 23, 3
10.30 am: 8, 2, 6, 7
1 pm: 1, 0, 0, 2
4 pm: 7, 6, 7, 5
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who deem themselves anti-mon-
archists.
But Knights said she does not 1, 8, 13, 16, 17 M: 4
fall into either category, as she
simply does not follow any of the
royal happenings. For Knights,
her main motivation for accepting
the commission was her love for
art and she is encouraging other
local artists to let their passion
drive them to great opportunities
in life.
“With art being such a subjec-
tive thing you will face some type
of critique. But you have to re-
member to be true to yourself,”
Knights said.
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Privy Council rules Local
Govt extension unlawful
DEREK ACHONG
Senior Reporter
derek.achong@guardian.co.tt
The Privy Council has struck
down a move by the Government
to extend the term of local govern-
ment representatives by a year.
Delivering a ruling at the United
Kingdom Supreme Court Build-
ing in London, England, yester-
day, the Privy Council upheld
an appeal over the dismissal of a
lawsuit alleging the move was un-
lawful, brought by political activ-
ist Ravi Balgobin Maharaj.
In a majority decision, three
law lords, led by UK Supreme
Court President Lord Robert
Reed, ruled that High Court Judge
Jacqueline Wilson and the Court
of Appeal got it wrong when they
dismissed Maharaj’s case.
Two law lords agreed with the
local courts’ reasoning and pro-
vided a dissenting judgment.
The outcome effectively means
local government elections now
have to be called.
Those in the majority ruled
that change in the term of rep-
resentatives as contained in the
Miscellaneous Provisions (Local
Government Reform) Act, which
was passed by Parliament with-
out the support of the Opposition
last year, could not apply to repre-
sentatives elected for a three-year
term in 2019.
They said the Parliament should
have used clear and unambiguous
language to indicate if that was its
intent, but it did not do so.
Lord David Richards, who wrote
the majority judgment, said: “If
Parliament had intended to give
the Government such a power,
AG: Ruling does not state Govt breached Constitution
Attorney General Reginald Ar-
mour says nothing in the Privy
Council’s local government elec-
tions ruling yesterday suggested
the Government was seeking to
disenfranchise the citizens to vote,
or that the Government breached
the Constitution.
Armour was responding to the
ruling at a media conference at his
Port-of-Spain office.
“I emphasise here today that
the amendments to the Municipal
Corporation Act have been de-
signed to improve the legislative
enabling framework within which
local government will be imple-
mented for the people of Trinidad
and Tobago by their elected rep-
resentatives, so as to manage their
communities,” Armour said.
“It bears emphasis that nothing
in the way of those amendments,
and nothing in the decision of the
Privy Council, can support any
argument that this Government,
by these amendments, was seek-
ing to disenfranchise the rights
UK Supreme Court President
Lord Robert Reed
PICTURE WIKIPEDIA
it is reasonable to expect that it
would have done so expressly.”
He added, “The legislation does
not do so, nor does it appear that
any consideration was given to
this possibility in any of the steps
which led to the changes made
in local government by the 2022
Act.”
He and his two colleagues also
rejected the Government’s sug-
gestion that the change was a
minor one.
“The continuation in office of
elected representatives for a year,
an increase of one-third in their
term, without reference to the
electorate, does not seem to the
Board to be modest,” he said.
Like the local courts, Lord Rich-
ards and his colleagues dismissed
an aspect of the case alleging that
the retroactive applicability of the
legislation was unconstitutional.
“The Constitution contains no
express reference to democratic
participation in local government
and no detailed provisions as re-
Attorney General Reginald Armour
during a conference at the Office of
the Attorney General yesterday.
PICTURE KERWIN PIERRE
of citizens of this country to vote
their elected representatives into
office.”
The AG could not say, however,
if the ruling means Government
will be forced to call the local gov-
ernment elections immediately.
“A decision ultimate on when an
election is to be called will be for
gards local government similar
to those concerning elections for
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives,” he said.
Lord Richards also highlighted
the importance of elections in a
representative democracy such
as T&T.
“The right to vote out repre-
sentatives is as important as the
right to vote in representatives,”
he said.
“At the end of the period for
which they were elected, the
electorate has the right to decide
whether they wish the incum-
bent representatives to remain
in office, assuming they stand for
re-election.”
In his lawsuit, Maharaj claimed
he became concerned after Rural
Development and Local Gov-
ernment Minister Faris Al-Rawi
announced the Government’s
intention to proclaim certain sec-
tions of the legislation.
The sections of the legislation
identified by Al-Rawi sought to
increase the terms of councillors
from three years to four years. It
effectively caused the deferral of
the election, which would have
been due between December last
year and March this year, had the
amendment not been proclaimed.
Maharaj contended that Al-Rawi
misinterpreted the effect of the
legislation when he announced
plans to apply it to incumbent
councillors and aldermen, as he
claimed it did not have a retroac-
tive effect.
Maharaj’s case was dismissed
by Justice Jacqueline Wilson last
year before his appeal was re-
jected by the Court of Appeal in
February.
the Prime Minister,” he said.
He argued that in effect, the
Privy Council ruling interpreted
one aspect of a decision taken by
Parliament in July last year to ex-
tend the term of the elections.
“The Privy Council, in agree-
ment with a unanimous Court of
Appeal, found at paragraph 20
that “a change in the length of
incumbent councillors’ terms of
office cannot amount to a contra-
vention of the Constitution.”
“The term for which represent-
atives have been elected is impor-
tant but an increase by one year in
the term of incumbent councillors
and aldermen does not of itself
breach any provision of the Con-
stitution,” he said.
He added, “More than this, the
majority of the Privy Council ex-
pressly recognised that it was the
prerogative of and ‘within the leg-
islative competence of Parliament’
to so extend the term of incum-
bent councillors providing suffi-
ciently clear language was used.
Presenting submissions that
were eventually adopted by the
Privy Council in March, his law-
yer, Anand Ramlogan, SC, stated
that Parliament should have
clearly stated whether the amend-
ment applied to local government
representatives who were elected
in late 2019.
“There must be a clear and un-
ambiguous provision...There are
no words in the amendment ex-
pressly permitting the extension,”
Ramlogan said.
He also pointed out that coun-
cillors, who did not anticipate the
extension and who did not wish
to continue to serve, could be
fined $4,000 if they suddenly re-
signed. He also suggested that the
extension affected citizens’ right
to vote, as they (citizens) elected
their representatives for a three-
year period in the last election.
“When you vote in an election,
you elect someone for a fixed
term,” Ramlogan said.
Responding to the submissions,
Thomas Roe, KC, who led the
legal team for the Cabinet and
Al-Rawi, suggested actions taken
by Government were permitted
under the amendment.
“There was no challenge to Par-
liament’s right to make the change
or the Cabinet’s power to partially
proclaim it. The difficulty is to
whom it applies,” Roe said.
He pointed out there was no
common law or constitutional
right for citizens to vote in a local
government elections every three
years, as such was based on the
legislation amended by Parlia-
ment.
“What Parliament confers, it
can take away,” Roe said.
“The only point of difference be-
tween the majority ruling and that
of the other judges is to the clarity
of the language used in achieving
the accepted and permissible ob-
jective of extending the date for
the elections.”
He said the Government has ac-
cepted the Privy Council’s ruling
but maintained it would be incor-
rect to state Government commit-
ted a constitutional breach.
“In light of these express find-
ings, that the purpose of delaying
elections was not unlawful nor
in breach of any constitutional
or common law rights and, re-
specting the interpretation of the
amendments as the Privy Coun-
cil has now ruled, as Attorney
General, I have this Privy Council
decision under active considera-
tion for the advice which I will be
giving to the Honourable Prime
Minister and the Cabinet, in con-
sultation with very learned and ac-
complished Senior Counsel of the
Trinidad and Tobago bar.”
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Kamla: Call
elections now,
Prime Minister
GAIL ALEXANDER
“Prime Minister, fix the date for
Local Government elections.”
That was the call yesterday
from Opposition Leader Kamla
Persad-Bissessar, following the
Privy Council judgment in favour
of UNC activist Ravi Balgobin Ma-
haraj, who had challenged the
postponement of the Local Gov-
ernment elections.
Persad-Bissessar has also de-
manded answers on whether LG
councillors will now have to re-
turn salaries they received after
extension of the term beyond the
original March 2023 end—and if
corporations’ decisions since then
are legal.
In a statement, Persad-Bissessar
congratulated Maharaj and lauded
the UNC’s legal team led by former
AG Anand Ramlogan, SC.
She said the judgment is a land-
mark legal decision which has sig-
nificant political effects.
Persad-Bissessar said, “The
UNC, consistent with its duty as
the loyal Opposition in the Parlia-
ment, calls on the Prime Minister,
on behalf of the electorate, to im-
mediately fix the date for Local
Government elections and to en-
sure that such elections are held
lawfully and freely.”
The UNC held a Chaguanas
meeting on Wednesday to finalise
election preparations.
Following the judgment’s rule
against the extension of the term,
Persad-Bissessar, citing a “mess”
caused by Government, asked,
“Were salaries paid to councillors
and aldermen after the March cut-
off date lawful? Would they have
to pay it back?
“What about the many deci-
sions made by these corporations
after that date? Are they legal?
Will the Government now have
to come back to the Parliament
to validate all of this? What is the
cost to the taxpayer arising from
this debacle? Who is to be made
accountable?”
Lashing the PNM on the exten-
sion, Persad-Bissessar said, “This
Government has, over the past
seven years, consistently sought
to use its majority in the Parlia-
ment to undermine fundamental
rights and freedoms and, more
recently, to thwart the democratic
process in T&T.
“This latest judgment is vindica-
tion of the right of the people to
choose their representatives, and
to choose to vote them out, if they
offer themselves for re-election.”
She said the “Rowley Govern-
ment’s overreach in manipulating
the electoral process for Local
Government” was unmasked by
the highest court in the land.
Pe r s ad - B i s s e s s a r ad d e d ,
“They’ll want to come now and
say the judgment was not unani-
mous. We expect them to intensify
efforts to convince the population
that the CCJ should replace the
Privy Council.”
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Regents Park West, Westmoorings, where there was a home invasion and robbery yesterday.
PICTURE NICOLE DRAYTON
3 suspects held after home
invasion in Westmoorings
Bandits pose as deliverymen to gain entry to gated compound
ANNALISA PAUL
Senior Reporter
anna-lisa@guardian.co.tt
A home invasion and robbery
within the gated enclave of Re-
gents Park, West Westmoorings,
yesterday, has left residents
shaken, even as they now look
to increase security measures to
protect their families and homes.
According to police reports,
two suspects posing as delivery
drivers for a florist arrived at the
security booth at Regents Point
around 11.05 am saying they had
an order for a client.
While homeowner and busi-
nesswoman Linda Hadeed was
not present at the time, the men
were given entry after one of her
workers instructed the attending
security guard to let them in.
A 20-year-old Laventille woman
later told police she opened the
main gate to the home for the
Husband, wife killed in Tobago accident
An accident along the Claude Noel
Highway in Tobago has claimed the
lives of two people.
The victims were identified as
fire officer Christian Adams and his
wife Theresa Alleyne, from Mt St
George. The victims were parents
of one child.
A truck and two cars were in-
volved in the accident, with the
truck, after the initial collision,
falling on and crushing one of the
cars.
Reports indicate that a dump
truck carrying a load of sand struck
both cars and overturned near the
Botanical Gardens, Rockley Vale.
The vehicle in which the couple
were travelling was pinned under
the truck.
An excavator was called to help along the Claude Noel Highway in Tobago yesterday.
remove the truck but during the tumbled down a precipice.
process, the truck broke loose and
men, who then tied her up and
allegedly began searching the
house for cash and valuables.
Reports indicate the men
went straight to two bedrooms,
where they opened the closets
and attempted to remove safes
contained within them that were
bolted to the walls and hidden by
clothing.
The men eventually left one
of the safes behind in the study,
but managed to escape with
TT$10,000; US$3,000 and Cana-
dian $1,000, along with a quan-
tity of jewellery which was on a
dresser in the bedroom.
Although forensic officers said
no workable fingerprints were
found at the scene, police later
detained the worker after she
was deemed a suspect following
initial investigations.
She was being held at the West
End Police Station last night,
while her cell phone was seized
Christian Adams and his wife Theresa Alleyne, who were killed in an accident
The jaws of life had to be used to cle.
via warrant and handed over to
the Cyber Crime Unit, TTPS.
As members of the Port-of-
Spain Division initiated a search
for the suspects, acting on infor-
mation, they went to Dan Kelly,
Picton, Laventille, where they
attempted to speak with certain
persons about the robbery.
Police claimed that upon seeing
the officers, three people in a car
opened fire on them and sped off.
The officers returned fire, hit-
ting one man who was known to
them. All three suspects, includ-
ing a woman, were then arrested.
However, While Guardian
Media was at the scene, angry
residents denied the three sus-
pects were connected to the rob-
bery and accused the police of
unfairly targeting persons from
Dan Kelly.
The residents further claimed
the suspects were being set up by
the police.
remove the couple from the vehi-
A police officer directs traffic along Belmont Circular Road, outside
Providence Girls’ Catholic School yesterday, after a gunshot victim ran
through the school’s compound.
Shot man runs through school
compound, causes panic
Parents of students attending
Providence Girls’ Catholic School
in Belmont were summoned to
collect their children even before
the morning bell rang yesterday,
after a gunshot victim entered
the school’s compound, sending
staff and students screaming and
searching for a safe space.
Chaos broke out around 7.45
am, after a Belmont Circular Road
resident was shot by an armed
man near the Hilton Trinidad
hotel along the Lady Young Road.
Officers from the Port-of-Spain
Task Force (PoSTF) were alerted
about a shooting at 7.15 am.
The 38-year-old victim told po-
lice he had just crossed the Lady
Young Road and walking near the
hotel when he was confronted by
a gunman who shot at him several
times.
As he attempted to escape the
gunman, the injured victim re-
portedly ran back towards Bel-
mont Circular Road and through
a track which runs at the back of
the school, before jumping the
school’s perimeter fence.
Staff and students who were
present were startled and ran for
the cover of classrooms, scream-
ing as they did so, as the bleeding
man ran through the compound
shouting as he made his way to
front of the school.
Acting principal Krisal Gorin
reported hearing screams and
upon checking, she and other
staff members saw the shirtless,
bleeding man running through
the school yard.
As officers later conducted a
thorough check of the premises,
permission was sought from the
Ministry of Education for students
to be dismissed, except for those
who were scheduled to write the
Caribbean Examinations Council
(CXC) exams yesterday.
Commenting on the situation,
Education Minister Dr Nyan Gads-
by-Dolly said senior ministry of-
ficials visited the school shortly
after the incident.
Following the site visit, she
confirmed, “We determined we
would install a higher fence to the
back of the school that what pres-
ently exists.”
Guardian Media understands a
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police patrol was posted outside
the school until exams concluded
yesterday.
This latest incident follows a
similar situation at the Belmont
Secondary School last month,
when a safety officer was held up
at gunpoint after stumbling upon
two armed suspects on the farm
behind the school.
Students there were left trau-
matised after they witnessed the
guard being taken to the back of
the school at gunpoint. It was be-
lieved that officers on patrol scut-
tled the plan by the gunmen, as
they were spooked on hearing a
siren and later ran off, releasing
the guard.
When Guardian Media called
Providence around 3 pm yester-
day, the principal was said to be
in a meeting. However, a circular
issued to all parents around 3.15
pm by Gorin stated, “This morn-
ing was a harrowing one but we
were able to ensure the safety of
all on the compound.”
And while classes are expected
to resume as normal today, at least
one Form One student expressed
fear about returning to the school.
Sharing the concerns of a hand-
ful of friends, she said, “We do not
feel safe going back to the school.”
She called on the authorities
and country to get a handle on
the crime situation. She also urged
school officials to have a clear and
concise plan for emergency situa-
tions at the school, so as to avoid
panic and confusion in the future.
Her father endorsed this as he
too said, “There is a need for some
sort of proper security and a clear
evacuation routine in case of an
emergency.”
Contacted on the incident yes-
terday, T&T Unified Teachers’ As-
sociation president Martin Lum
Kin said they were quite con-
cerned by the events, noting it
disrupted the school’s operations.
“Incidents like these are com-
ing too close and too often in
schools, especially in the Belmont
area, and we are calling on the
relevant authority to ensure there
are regular patrols in and around
the school as part of the support
mechanism for the school.”
ANNALISA PAUL
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Criminologists want
CoP to say what went
wrong with crime plan
RHONDOR DOWLAT
Criminologists want Commis-
sioner of Police Erla Hare-
wood-Christopher to explain
what went wrong in her anti-crime
plans and why she was unable to
meet her three-month target to re-
duce serious crime.
Following Harewood-Christo-
pher’s admission to Parliament’s
Joint Select Committee ( JSC) on
Wednesday that she would not
meet her deadline, former Police
Service Commission head, Pro-
fessor Ramesh Deosaran, said
yesterday, “The most charitable
conclusion is that the police ser-
vice performance, accountability
and plans seem to be a very slow
work in progress.”
He added, “While she has
honestly provided some perfor-
mance indicators, overall her
well-intentioned plans have col-
lapsed. She should now frankly
tell the public what was and is
wrong in the police service that
has caused such deficits in ex-
pected performance.”
If she fails to do so, he said, it
is “likely the same mistakes and
shortcomings will haunt her ad-
ministration for the rest for the
year.”
Commenting on the CoP’s ap-
pearance before the JSC, Deo-
saran said: “Divisional heads,
particularly ACP Victor Maharaj,
had earlier and robustly outlined
plans for significant performance
improvements. So, what went
wrong?
“While there is saving grace
in her getting the serious crime
rate down by 17 per cent from a
promised 15 per cent, the murder
rate has increased by ten per cent
rather than the 20 per cent reduc-
tion rate she promised earlier.
“New Commissioner Hare-
wood-Christopher does have such
an uphill task, that it was surpris-
ing that she made such all-round
crime reduction promises so early
and for so short a period.”
He, however, noted that sta-
Girl, 12, out of ICU days after being shot in head
SASCHA WILSON
Senior Reporter
sascha.wilson@guardian.co.tt
A week after she was shot in
the head during a deadly home
invasion, a 12-year-old girl has
regained consciousness and is re-
cuperating. She remains warded
at the San Fernando General Hos-
pital as the bullet is still in her
head but is no longer in the In-
tensive Care Unit, a relative said.
Commissioner of Police
Erla Harewood-Chrstopher
tistics are within a three-month
period with all the manpower,
planning and operational issues
still being worked out.
“It will be a more reliable and
justifiable assessment if it were
done at the end of this year,” he
said.
He also questioned the role of
the Police Service Commission.
“Discomforting to her office is
the politically-driven re-appoint-
ment for a year. Though lawful
by the Police Service Act, the big
picture question naturally arises,
what role the Police Service Com-
mission should have in such as-
sessment and appointment?”
He added that the process makes
it “doubly imperative,” given cer-
tain politically sensitive matters at
hand, that Harewood-Christopher
“operates visibly impartially and
fiercely independently.”
“Apart from the statistics, it is a
matter of the public having trust
and confidence in the Police Ser-
vice. It is a pity and a disadvan-
tage to her as Commissioner that
the opportunity is not taken to
restructure the Police Service, for
example, by establishing a Police
Inspectorate for ground level on-
the-spot assessment and reporting
for each Division,” Deosaran said.
“Further, the entry qualifica-
tions for the Service are quite out-
dated and in need of upgrading
“That’s why they still have her
there, to monitor her but she
talking and walking. I video call
her yesterday and talk to her,”
the relative told Guardian Media.
He said when they broke the
news to the girl earlier this week
that her mother, Asha George,
did not survive the attack, she
told them she knew her mother
got shot but was unaware that
she had died.
The girl, who has 24-hour po-
given current crime and security
challenges. As long as such struc-
tural gaps in the Service remain,
administrative tinkering would no
longer do.”
Deosaran described the plan
to bring back retired officers as a
“temporary palliative, like putting
new wine in old bottles.”
Meanwhile, criminologist Darius
Figuera believes Harewood-Chris-
topher’s anti-crime plans are
geared towards the dynamic of
the crime climate but said time is
needed.
“You simply cannot expect that
following the river of blood in
2022, which goes back to 2017, to
simply walk into a job and then in
matter of months change the land-
scape on the ground. So, the ques-
tion now to Trinidad and Tobago
is what is the reality, the realism
of the expectations the people are
placing on the TTPS and its leader-
ship, given the reality of Trinidad
and Tobago from 2017 to now,”
Figuera said.
“The Commissioner of Police
was quite brave to make that
prediction. Even if I was in the
same position, I was not making
that prediction of reducing it by
June because the position on the
ground is so dynamic you cannot
afford to stick your head out be-
cause then you would pay a heavy
political price,” he added.
Figuera said it was laudable she
accepted what she hoped to hap-
pen did not.
“She is finally taking the bull by
the horn but the fact of the mat-
ter is she doesn’t have the timing
of it to finish the job because she
has one more extension under law
and she’s gone,” he said.
Figuera applauded the plan to
bring back retired police officers,
saying it would enhance the insti-
tutional memory of the TTPS.
“They should be utilised in the
academy and all the programmes
to upgrade skills of the officers to
build their career paths. You just
cannot turn back on the best and
brightest who are retired,” he said.
lice protection, has asked to at-
tend her mother’s funeral today
in Claxton Bay. However, the
relative does not know if the doc-
tors and the police will allow her
to attend. He also did not know
when the funeral of George’s boy-
friend, Devon Drayton, would
take place.
George, 30, and Drayton, 33,
were shot dead at George’s Hill
Top Drive, Springvale, home
on May 11. Gunmen entered
Senior Supt Intab Ramjohn, centre, addresses the police town meeting in
Freeport on Wednesday.
Senior officer wants
more mobile police posts
SHASTRI BOODAN
A senior police officer in the Cen-
tral Division says more mobile
police posts will greatly assist in
curbing crime.
Senior Superintendent Intab
Ramjohn, who fielded questions
from Freeport residents at a police
town meeting at the Three Roads
Community Centre on Wednes-
day, said the officers manning
mobile posts will be able to use
data to get criminals out of trou-
bled areas.
“I would like the initiative of
a mobile post so we can move
around in the division because
we are not caretakers of Freeport
alone,” he said.
Noting that there had been a 22
per cent reduction in crime but
the target was 23 per cent, Ram-
john said central Trinidad was
expanding but the physical infra-
structure at the existing police sta-
tions was limited in serving those
rapidly expanding communities.
He said, “We need to get rid of
the criminals here, we need to
close down the drug blocks, we
need to get all the criminals out,
we need to help the youths, we
need to help the old so they can
enjoy their rights, their liberty.”
Caroni Central MP Arnold
Ram asks a question at
the TTPS town meeting.
the house while the couple and
George’s two daughters were
lying on a mattress on the ground
in a room. The older daughter,
14, escaped and ran to a neigh-
bour’s home for help.
The couple was shot multiple
times and the 12-year-old also
suffered a wound to her foot.
Police suspect the shooting was
drug-related but investigations
are continuing. No arrests had
been made up to yesterday.
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PICTURES SHASTRI BOODAN
Ramjohn advised residents to
apply for firearms users’ licences
and announced plans for a justice
clinic to advise them on the ex-
tent to which they could go legally
when defending their homes and
properties.
Caroni Central MP Arnold Ram
said higher visibility of police was
needed. He also said he had been
getting complaints from residents
about their mistrust of the police.
“We have seen this week a po-
lice officer breaking the lights
(referring to the traffic lights) to
go and get gyros on the avenue.
We have also seen the issue of the
Brent Thomas abduction where
police officers would have broken
all the rules to abduct a national,”
Ram said.
The Opposition MP also claimed
people were treated like criminals
at police stations.
“The police service and the po-
lice officers are not welcoming to
the general public. For us who are
willing to share information and
if we do not feel welcomed, why
would we visit the police station
to give any information we may
have?” he asked.
Ram also appealed to the police
to get serious about dealing with
noise pollution in the community.
George was the daughter of
SRP Eric George, who shot his
wife to death and then killed him-
self near their Claxton Bay home
more than two decades ago. In
2018, George’s former boyfriend
Jeremiah Stephen was shot dead
in that house and two days later
the house was destroyed in an
arson attack.
Officers from the Homicide Bu-
reau of Investigations Region 3
are continuing investigations.
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Education Minister orders probe
into bullying at Mayaro school
RADHICA DE SILVA
Senior Multimedia Reporter
radhica.sookraj@guardian.co.tt
Education Minister Dr Nyan
Gadsby-Dolly has launched an
investigation into allegations of
bullying at the Mayaro Govern-
ment Primary School. This fol-
lows complaints from parents
that younger children are being
bullied for money and school
officials are allegedly turning a
blind eye.
Several incidents have oc-
curred at the school which have
left one child with a fractured
arm and another with injuries to
his groin.
The latest incident occurred
on May 9, when a Standard
One boy was kicked by a Stand-
ard Two pupil. That same day,
a First Year pupil was injured
when another child knocked
him off a chair, causing him to
fall backwards and hit his head.
The parents have lodged re-
Webster-Roy urges citizens:
Let Children’s Authority
learn from its mistakes
LEE ANNA MAHARAJ
leeanna.maharaj
@guardian.co.tt
Minister with responsibility for
Gender and Child Affairs, Ayanna
Webster-Roy, wants citizens to go
easy on the Children’s Authority.
She said the agency should get a
chance to learn from its mistakes
since it is only eight years old.
“What a lot of people don’t
realise is in the life of a child, an
eight-year-old is still considered
to be a young person, still shap-
ing the mindset, still developing
but we want to beat the authority
at eight years old for not getting
everything right.
“Come on, we have to do bet-
ter Trinidad and Tobago. Give
our authority the opportunity as
it grows and develops to make
Some oil spill victims return to homes today
SASCHA WILSON
Senior Reporter
sascha.wilson@guardian.co.tt
Five of the nine families evacu-
ated following the oil spill in Fyz-
abad will be allowed to return to
their homes today.
Heritage Petroleum officials
yesterday met with the nine fam-
ilies at the Paria Suites Hotel in
La Romain, where the families
were relocated earlier this week.
Four of the families closest to
the oil spill, caused by two leaks
along a 16-inch pipeline in the
Education Minister
Dr Nyan Gasdby-Dolly
PICTURE KERWIN PIERRE
ports at the Mayaro Police Sta-
tion and the younger child is
expected to undergo an ultra-
sound on Monday.
Speaking outside the school
on Tuesday, the parent called
for action and complained that
school officials do not do enough
to protect the younger pupils.
the mistakes, but most impor-
tantly learn from those mistakes
and put better policies and prac-
tices in place to positively impact
on the lives of our children,” she
said.
Webster-Roy made the appeal
in her address at the launch of
the Interagency Protocol for
Child Abuse Prevention and
Management, a protocol she de-
scribed as critical to deal with the
gaps identified in the Judith Jones
report.
“We have listened to your con-
cerns, and we are working to
make Trinidad and Tobago a bet-
ter place for children,” she said
during the event at the Marriott
hotel in Port-of-Spain.
“The protocol will bring all sec-
tors together in a way that will
allow childcare professionals to
Massahood Junction community
on May 14, were the first to be
evacuated by the company. Two
days later, on May 16, five more
families were evacuated as they
began feeling unwell due to hy-
drocarbons in the atmosphere.
Three company officials ar-
rived at the hotel around 3 pm
yesterday, together with med-
ical personnel. They offered
free blood work and check-ups
to the affected residents. They
also discussed compensation for
various items, including loss of
income.
“There have been multiple in-
cidents in the school involving
my son. The older children bully
the younger ones and those in
charge do nothing,” she said.
She explained that her son has
been in pain for the past week.
Another parent said she was
forced to take her child out of
school because of the bullying.
“Every day my child would
cry. I had no choice but to move
him to another school,” she said.
“There were times he was spat
on. I went to the school to com-
plain and they promised to look
into it but nothing was done.
Every day he would complain
that someone hit him, kick him,
push him. He would come home
with scratches on his face. His
grades started to drop and even-
tually, I had to remove him,” she
recalled.
The parents said they want a
buddy system to be set up in the
school where the older children
are taught to protect younger
be proactive and appropriately
reactive to cases of abuse and
neglect among their clients.”
Webster-Roy said government
agencies and other stakeholders
will be involved.
“We look forward to all par-
ties benefiting from a clearer
understanding of roles and
responsibilities, which will re-
sult in sensitisation on where
to make reports and referrals,
availability of services, and the
medium for accessing those ser-
vices. The protocol will further
enhance stakeholders’ abilities
to collaborate with each other
so that cases of abuse can be re-
solved sooner or even prevented
through earlier multi-discipli-
nary interventions,” she added.
Children’s Authority chair-
man, Dr Carol Logie, reiter-
However, the officials stressed
that the families must provide
documentation to support
claims for compensation.
Nadeem Ali, who is staying at
the hotel with his wife and two-
year-old daughter, was satisfied
with the company’s response
thus far.
“They are working with us and
seem to be doing what is right,”
he said.
Regarding when they will
be allowed to return to their
homes, he said the five families
were advised to return to their
ones.
“We also want more safety of-
ficers and more security guards.
We want accountability when
things happen,” the parent said.
She explained that anti-bul-
lying sensitisation should take
place at assembly and more pa-
trols should take place during
break time and lunchtime.
“This school has a culture
where bigger kids are always
beating up the little ones and
something has to be done about
it,” she said.
Contacted for comment, Ed-
ucation Minister Dr Nyan Gads-
by-Dolly said she has sent a team
to investigate. Officials visited
the school on Wednesday and
took statements.
This is not the first incident of
bullying at the school. In 2017,
the parents of a Standard Two
pupil took legal action after their
son was injured on the com-
pound. At the time the teachers
said the boys were playfighting.
Minister in the Office of the Prime
Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy.
PICTURE ABRAHAM DIAZ
ated their commitment to
the United Nation’s Conven-
tion on the Rights of a Child.
The authority presented statistics
showing they received 37,000
reports of child abuse over the
past eight years, with an average
of 3,000 to 5,000 reports yearly.
The highest affected category
was children between ten and 13.
They assured their focus will
be on collaboration and inter-
vention with all stakeholders to
create a safer environment for
young people.
homes today around 8 am.
“They told them to open their
doors and windows in case there
is residual fumes.”
If there is any issue, he said
the residents might return to the
hotel, but they should be back in
their homes this weekend.
Meanwhile, Ali does not know
when his family, and the other
three families will be allowed to
return to their homes.
Heritage confirmed a medical
team visited the residents at the
hotel and that clean-up opera-
tions are continuing.
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Dr Jerome Teelucksingh
PICTURE SHASTRI BOODAN
UWI lecturer: Boys
still neglected,
victims of bullying
University of the West Indies history lec-
turer Dr Jerome Teelucksingh says it is
unfortunate that boy children continue
to be neglected and bullied in class-
rooms, homes and communities.
Speaking in commemoration of the
International Day of the Boy Child,
Teelucksingh said boys are still victims
of bullying in the nation’s schools.
“As a former primary and secondary
school teacher, I witnessed boys in the
classroom being bullied and suffering
from peer pressure and depression.
Some even attempted suicide,” he said.
“The global statistics of boys who are
sexually and physically abused is trou-
bling.”
Teelucksingh expressed hope that
solutions can be found for the many
challenges facing boys in T&T and across
the world.
“In overlooking the boy child, the so-
ciety will create an environment for boys
to be more likely to become involved
in social problems such as crime,” he
warned.
Teelucksingh also said society cannot
keep accepting boys as underachievers
or classroom disrupters.
“There are also ungrateful boys who
do not appreciate the work and sacrifices
of their parents, guardians and teachers.
These are the boys we need to create an
environment of trust to nurture this re-
spect and understanding,” he said.
It is important to not pressure boys
all the time to be winners, he said, as he
urged citizens to help uplift children.
“The minds of our children are dam-
aged as they are constantly embarrassed,
humiliated and condemned. Those chil-
dren who are victims of violence and
abuse are emotionally challenged,” he
said.
Teelucksingh said children who are
abused and bullied become depressed
and attempt to forget the ugly memories
by turning to medications and addictive
drugs. 
“Additionally, bullied and abused boys
are also psychologically challenged as
they grapple with low self-esteem and
suicidal thoughts. We cannot rely solely
on therapists, pharmacists and medical
personnel to heal these wounds. We
are all responsible for helping heal our
wounds and those of other human be-
ings,” he added. 
Education Minister Dr Nyan Gads-
by-Dolly said the ministry has taken a
zero-tolerance approach to bullying.
Anti-bullying campaigns have been
launched in schools while community
police officers have also conducted sem-
inars to curb bullying. 
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SporTT wins appeal over $34M contract
STORIES BY DEREK ACHONG
Senior Reporter
derek.achong@guardian.co.tt
The Sport Company of T&T Lim-
ited (SporTT) has scored a legal
victory in its bid to pursue a law-
suit against its former chief exec-
utive officer John Mollenthiel and
13 former board members over a
$34 million contract signed dur-
ing their tenure, almost a decade
ago.  cause of action as actual loss is an
Delivering a judgment in a pro-
cedural appeal yesterday, Appel-
late Judges Peter Rajkumar and
Ronnie Boodoosingh ruled that
High Court Judge Ricky Rahim
erred when he struck out a major
portion of the State agency’s
claim before the case went to
trial.  Norris Blanc, Nisa Dass, Anyl Go-
The breach of fiduciary duty
lawsuit stems from a contract
with eBeam Interact Limited,
signed in June 2013, related to the
educational aspect of the contro-
versial Life Sport programme.  In November, last year, Justice
SporTT is contending that the
company was paid for its services
Soldier sues army
bosses over promotion
A T&T Regiment officer has been
given the all-clear to pursue a law-
suit over an administrative error
that affected his promotional pros-
pects. 
High Court Judge Frank Seeper-
sad yesterday granted warrant of-
ficer class II Marlon Ollivierra leave
to pursue a judicial review lawsuit
against the Chief of Defence Staff
and the commanding officer of the
T&T Regiment. 
While Justice Seepersad gave Olli-
vierra two weeks in which to file his
substantive lawsuit, he expressed
concerns over the case as he pointed
out that it was the third case involv-
ing T&T Defence Force promotions
that have been docketed to him this
year.  ranked lower than him.
Justice Seepersad said: “This
raises some disquiet in the court’s
mind as it appears there are either
some real issues of dysfunction in
the administrative arms as it relates
to the adherence to process and pro-
cedure in various stages of promo-
tion or there is some disconnect on
how the engagement of that process
should unfold.”  the handling of his promotion and
“One would expect there would be
the strictest adherence to due pro-
cess in this institution,” he added.  He is also seeking compensation
In his lawsuit, Ollivierra, who has
over 27 years of service, claimed
that the issue involving his senior-
ity arose in 2012.  cedure.
He contended that the T&T Regi-
ment attempted to correct the error
as had it not occurred he should
have been placed 21st on the list for
warrant officer class I based on his
second-place standing in the war-
rant officer class II list.  The case is scheduled to come up
However, he claimed that despite
assurances that it would be cor-
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bers to strike out material aspects evidence of losses sustained.  tled to pursue its entire original
of the case.  Justice Rajkumar, who wrote case before Justice Rahim. 
Justice Rahim ruled that the judgment, stated that Justice The trial of the case is likely to
SporTT’s negligence claim against Rahim due an unnecessary dis- take place in October, next year. 
the group could not be sustained tinction between evidence of the SporTT was represented by
as its court filings did not “ read- existence of loss and evidence of Colin Kangaloo, SC, John Lee, and
ily disclose clear ascertainable proof of its quantum.  Stephanie Moe. 
evidence of loss” suffered by it as “It is not unusual for a party to Paddington, Dass, and Quam-
a result of them entering into the establish loss but fail to prove its ina were represented by Jagdeo
contract.  quantum,” Justice Rajkumar said.  Singh, Shiv Sharma, Karina Singh,
“The absence of proof of ac- “This does not deprive a court and Keston Lewis. 
tual loss or damage is fatal to that jurisdiction to assess damages as Bala, Khayyam, Singh, and
best it can, including making an Siboo were represented by Roger
element of the tort of negligence,” award of nominal damages if ap- Kawalsingh, Ravi Mungalsingh,
Justice Rahim said.  propriate,” he added. and Tara Bhariosingh. 
Justice Ricky Rahim However, he ruled that the He noted that SporTT had Anthony Vieira, SC, Anil Maraj,
aspect of SporTT’s  case, which proven the existence of loss but Nicole de-Verteuil-Milne, and
but none were provided.  alleged that Mollenthiel and his would have to quantify it to re- Adrian Ramoutar represented
The other defendants are former colleagues breached their ceive compensation if it is even- Blanc, while Anand Beharrylal,
Sebastian Paddington, Chela fiduciary duty to the State com- tually successful at trial.  KC, Sushma Gopeesingh, and
Lamsee-Ebanks, Reynold Bala, pany under Section 99 of the “Once evidence of the exist- Kamini Persaud-Maraj repre-
Companies Act, could still be pur- ence of loss was shown to exist, sented Gopeesingh. 
peesingh, Sabrenah Khayyam, sued and considered at trial.  the weight to be attributed to that Martin was represented by Neil
Cheemattee Martin, Matthew Justice Rahim noted that al- evidence, or even the evidence as Bisnath and Lydia Mendonca,
Quamina, Annan Ramnanans- though SporTT may potentially to its quantum, was a matter for while Richard Jadai and Andrea
ingh, Kent Samlal, Harnarine obtain declarations in relation to trial, and not for determination in Bhagwandeen represented Sam-
Seeram Singh, and Milton Siboo.  the aspect of the case if it is even- a mini-trial at a preliminary stage lal. 
tually successful at trial, it could prior,” he said.  Mollenthiel was represented by
Ricky Rahim upheld an applica- not claim equitable compensa- Based on the decision in the ap- Rishi Dass, SC, and Dhamendra
tion from the former board mem- tion based on it as it presented no peal, SporTT would now be enti- Punwassee. 
Justice Frank Seepersad
rected, it was not, and he was by-
passed for promotion in favour of
colleagues, who should have been
 
“My peers have been promoted
ahead of me, both those of whom
were senior to me and those who,
but for the administrative error,
would have been junior to me,” Ol-
livierra said in his affidavit attached
to the claim. 
Through the lawsuit, Ollivierra is
seeking a series of declarations over
an order compelling the correction
of the alleged administrative error. 
for the salary and emoluments he
would have received had he been
promoted based on the correct pro-
 
The T&T Defence Force is ex-
pected to respond to the lawsuit
once it is filed and served. 
Ollivierra is being represented by
Arden Williams, Anthony Moore,
and Mariah Ramrattan. 
for a hearing before Justice Seeper-
sad on July 3. 
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RADHICA DE SILVA
Senior Multimedia Reporter
radhica.sookraj@guardian.co.tt
A hive of bees on an electricity
pole, which caused chaos in Ma-
yaro on Wednesday, attacking
Beehive removed from Mayaro
passers-by and forcing the evac-
uation of the market, has been
removed.
One person remained hospi-
talised yesterday after being at-
tacked by the bees.
Teams from the T&T Electricity
Commission and the Apiaries Unit
removed the hive from the pole
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late Wednesday evening.
MP for Mayaro Rushton Paray
said they were also planning to
remove another hive from a lean-
ing pole.
Just before noon on Wednes-
day, the bees descended on the
town, chasing after pe-
destrians as they walked
past the Mayaro market
and causing people to
scamper in all direc-
tions.
Videos of the incident
show an elderly man
falling to the ground
and nobody going to his
rescue.
Covering his ears and
forehead, he eventually
got up and stumbled
down the street while
the insects continued
their attack. Others
tried in vain to run away
from the bees.
Resident David Tang,
who was stung all over
his body, said there
were several poles
where the bees had
been building hives.
He said residents had
been reporting the bees
to several government
agencies but nothing
had been done.
Recalling the incident-
Tang said, “I was in Ma-
yaro this morning, killer
bees attacked me. My
face, hands and other
old people fell to the
ground but I could not
help them, else I would
have gotten more sting.”
Showing off his swol-
len hands and face,
Tang called on the au-
thorities to move swiftly
to kill the insects.
Meanwhile, at the
market, there was also
chaos. Vendors hur-
riedly packed up their
goods and evacuated.
Those who were reluc-
tant to leave their goods
and sales lit a fire on the
ground to ward off the
insects.
Vendor Keyes Rame-
sar accused the author-
ities of taking too long
to help.
“Nobody assisting no
how. The bees come
into the market and
start to attack. We had to
light a fire in the market
to keep them out. Right
now we cannot make a
dollar. The whole stall is
full of bees,” she said.
Paray said the Apari-
aries Unit identified the
hive on top a T&TEC
pole in the town centre.
“At that time there
was heavy traffic, so the
officers decided not to
eradicate the massive
hive until the traffic
cleared.”
Mayaro police re-
directed traffic while
T&TEC officials discon-
nected the power lines
to facilitate the eradica-
tion.
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Pensioner rescued by brother during house fire dies
SACHA WILSON
Senior Reporter
sascha.wilson@guardian.co.tt
Seventy-five-year-old grandfa-
ther Harry Baboolal suffered
burns as he saved his older
brother and dragged him to
safety during a fire which de-
stroyed their home in Williams-
ville on Saturday night.
Unfortunately, his brother,
Soogrim Baboolal, 80, sus-
tained burns to 95 per cent of
his body and died on Wednes-
day at the San Fernando Gen-
eral Hospital.
With bandages on his right
arm and back, and burns to his
head and hand, Baboolal yes-
terday stood alone in the ruins
he once called home at Corial
2nd Branch Road, Ben Lomond
Village.
He said, “When I tell you I
lose everything, is everything I
lose.”
His van was also destroyed in
the fire.
However, Baboolal believes
his home was deliberately set
on fire, although he did not
know why.
For the last 10 years, he had
lived in his wooden-structured
home, with no electricity and
water, along a dirt road in an
isolated, bushy area, with no
streetlights.
Soogrim moved in with him
afterwards. They lived off the
land and sold crops to make a
“lil change” to get by.
Recalling his ordeal, he said
he was asleep, but “something”
jolted him from his slumber. He
saw a “brightness” and realised
that the house was on fire. He
woke up his brother and they
ran out of the house.
But, Soogrim ran back into
their house to get his clothes.
He said he didn’t know that
he was that badly burnt because
the place was dark. He dragged
Soogrim away from the burn-
ing building, then put his arm
around him and took him to the
road. He had to leave him there
while he ran to get assistance
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from the nearest neighbour
and used his phone to call the
emergency personnel for help.
The ambulance took his brother
to the San Fernando General
Hospital.
Baboolal was discharged from
the hospital on Sunday, spent a
few days at a friend’s home and
returned to his property on
Wednesday.
Baboolal’s nephew, Go-
piechand Dhanraj, appealed for
assistance to rebuild his uncle’s
home.
“I don’t expect anyone to dip
in their pocket, but any material
or anything like that will help,”
Harry Baboolal mourns the death of his brother Soogrim Baboolal yesterday,
he said. after their house was destroyed by fire. PICTURE KRISTIAN DE SILVA
When contacted yesterday,
councillor for the Ben Lomond/
Hardbargain/Williamsville,
Alvin Daniel, said he was un-
aware of the fire. However, he
said he would inform the re-
gional corporation’s Disaster
Management Unit and person-
nel will visit Baboolal.
Anyone willing to assist can
contact Baboolal at 281-2082.
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guardian.co.tt

Guardian
opinion
Established 1917

A desperate need to
utilise natural energy
Back in November 2007 at the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, then prime minister
Patrick Manning expressed the concern that while Trinidad
and Tobago’s release of toxic gases into the atmosphere was
comparatively small, on a per capita basis, it was high.
Mr Manning was deeply concerned then that calculations of Best friends Christie Williams, left, and Kayla Jones have fun playing with flowers from a silk cotton tree at
high emitters were being made on a per capita basis rather than Woodford Square, Port-of-Spain, on Wednesday. PICTURE NICOLE DRAYTON
on the extremely high total volumes of countries such as China,
India, the United States and western European states. His In 2015, my wife, Dr Sherene Kal-
was the recognition that with this country’s extensive energy
industry and quite small population, a mere 1.3 million, we
would be placed amongst the high per capita emitters.
According to data given by Minister of Planning and
loo, was bestowed with a national
award. In 2018, I was the recipient
of a national award.
Did these awards change us?
Tarnished silk
Development Pennelope Beckles, that time has arrived. “T&T We both loved what we did—ren- Senator Dr Varma Deyalsingh
has a high per capita energy consumption which measures 5,911 dering service to humanity, but we
still had our everyday duties and
varmadeyalsingh@gmail.com
kilowatt hours when compared to the world average of three
thousand eighty-one kilowatt hours per capita,” the minister life challenges.
said earlier this week. Life went on. adorned by our national colours. Gentleman Kerwyn Garcia were at-
In a survey done by Statista, an international agency which An award did not change us. We They moved away from the colo- torneys sought out by the general
measures such matters, T&T ranks fourth amongst CO2 emitters did not expect people who met us nial style. public to hire as one’s counsel. It
in metric tonnes per capita. This lands us amongst countries to know we got awards. I am not I think it is time we also throw seems politics may have tarnished
such as Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, Middle Eastern countries even aware of over 80% of those these silk robes away. their silk robes.
with massive quantities of energy emissions from world-sized who got past national awards. Giving ‘silk’ is an unethical colo- These SCs can still make a deci-
energy plants. I was always civic-minded and nial tradition. sion not to increase their fees and
As reported by this paper, Minister Beckles noted that half of this little piece of gold could not On February 24, 2023, People take this as an honour without fi-
the households in this country have a consumption level on par make me love my country more, for the Ethical Treatment of An- nancial gain.
but it gave me a greater determina- imals (PETA) said, ‘Silk is not an Doctors who receive a scroll of
with the North American households and nearly three times the
tion to attempt to fix some of the ethical fabric to wear. It requires honour do not charge more for
global average.
ills of our nation. thousands of animals to die and their services.
“These are unflattering statistics coupled with the increasingly
It made me more resolute to stay silk is also produced by workers The Opposition Leader men-
progressive international climate agenda which have and make our country great again who are often paid below a living tioned most of the recipients were
encouraged the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to pursue despite being a victim of crime on already paid high fees from the AG
wage—and child labour exploita-
climate action through the development of a broad climate various occasions. tion is also involved’. and these ‘favoured few’ would
agenda,” the Planning and Development minister said. My wife also received a scroll of Due to the vast amounts of en- now be able to charge more money
As has been noted in this newspaper and elsewhere, with honour from the medical frater- ergy used to grow mulberry trees for their services.
T&T’s main economic activity centred around the energy nity, acknowledging her as a sen- (the silkworms’ natural habitat), We were only privileged to know
industry, there has to be real concern about our contribution ior obstetrician and gynaecologist. the Higg Index ranks silk as one of which attorneys were hired by the
to the international climate change disasters; which are already She still has the difficult task of the most environmentally damag- state due to an FIA motion filed
severely impacting. looking someone in their eyes to ing fabrics. For one metre of fab- by activist Ravi Balgobin Maharaj.
The fact is that while we have to continue making use of inform them they have cancer, she ric, 3,000 to 15,000 silkworms are Taxpayers’ money is paying them,
the petroleum resources, we have to be conscious of our still has to be behind my sons to do boiled alive. It takes around 2,500 what is the big secret? It gives the
emissions footprint. So too, T&T has to meet its international their schoolwork, to manage our silkworms to produce one pound impression there was something to
commitments to keep the increase in global output of noxious home, and to deal with me. of raw silk. hide.
fumes within the 1.5-degree C levels agreed upon in Paris. This brings me to the award of According to legend, 5,000 During a Senate debate, I had
While the increasing impacts are being felt comes the ‘silk’ to some of our long-serving years ago, the Chinese princess Xi called for a fee structure and also
scientific analysis from the World Meteorological Organisation, attorneys who received a public Lingshi discovered that a cocoon for a random pick of names from a
in its Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (May 2023), that backlash. could be unravelled to produce the pool of attorneys.
it is quite likely that in one of the next five years, the crucial 1.5 Some screamed political nep- silk thread, when one accidentally It is time those silks are traded
C global warming threshold will be breached. If that were to otism, others said it was in dis- dropped into her tea. for cotton, the silk of our indig-
happen, it stands to reason that there will be severe negative regard of a court case moved by This fabric became a valuable enous people, which is a more
human impacts around the world. Israel Khan SC looking into the commodity and was worth as environmentally friendly and ani-
“It will be a stark warning of what’s in store if we don’t quickly award process. Others said polit- much as its weight in gold. Silk mal-friendly material.
reduce emissions to net zero,” is one of the conclusions of the ical hypocrisy, as those who crit- travelled westward along the net- The Trinidad-Amerindians wore
WMO’s Report. icised the process used when the work later became known as the girdles and headbands of mul-
At the Wind Power Generation conference in Port-of-Spain, People’s Partnership government Silk Road. ti-coloured cotton cloth.
where Minister Beckles spoke, discussions centred around dished out ‘silk’ to its chosen few, The SCs have the privilege of Chief Ricardo Bharath Hernan-
did the same, and those who sup- sitting within the inner bar of the dez could be involved in this ven-
the establishment of the legislative framework to facilitate the
ported this before now oppose the court and charge clients almost ture, providing the cotton patterns
exploitation of the winds around the islands.
process. double. which will serve as a mark of sup-
So too, there are a couple solar plants being developed for
I witnessed when local judges No one can deny some recip- port for our First Peoples, as well
large industrial plants and for household usages. The time is stopped wearing wigs and went on ients are leaders in their field, as solve the ethical and environ-
upon us, we will not be spared the wrath of climate change. to wear the robes which are now mental concerns of PETA.
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Ticking time bomb
A
n active shooter is defined by
the US Department of Home-
land Security as “an individual
actively engaged in killing or attempt-
ing to kill people in a confined and
populated area; in most cases, active
shooters use firearm(s) and there is
no pattern or method to their selec-
tion of victims.”
I wanted to start this week’s con-
versation from where we left off
last week. I highlighted a number of
shooting scenarios and raised key
issues that occurred at these various
crime scenes, with an intent of rais-
ing our awareness to the alignment
of Active Shooter conditions as de-
fined and explained by various law
enforcement and expert platforms
worldwide.
We have continued to be very naive
in the country, we have continued
to brush aside the severity of these
shooting incidents and crime and we
have continued to dismiss the active
intelligence surfacing around these
horrendous shooting crimes and
scenarios.
My analysis could be wrong and
someone in an attractive salary range
will challenge me and argue what I
have just said. I welcome this. Why?
Because all I would ask is to be shown
and to be guided by the current
counter measures and adjustments
that are being actioned to address
these observations. That’s all.
Intelligence gathering must be
considered for the value and worth it
brings to law enforcement, military,
national security and future opera-
tions planning.
Garvin Heerah
Strategic Security Consultant and
Organisational Transformation Expert
Further, intelligence gathering has
a key dynamic that highlights behav-
iour, trends, intent and trade craft. I
am zeroing into utilising intelligence
gathering for predictive and proac-
tive operations planning.
One has to be blindsided or totally
preoccupied to not be able to read
the probability of our present gun
related crimes erupting into a mass
shooting incident. Why? Because
these perpetrators are exhibiting the
insanity and wanton disregard and
disrespect for the value of human
life. No longer do the lives of elderly
people, our women (mothers) and
children (even toddlers) have value
or are respected.
In the past, regardless of the noto-
riety of the criminals in the under-
world, including the gangsters and
drug kingpins who have graced our
history and law enforcement annals,
there was always a code. No one dis-
respected the code. Street justice was
alive then just as it is today, but no
one disrespected the code.
Today, the criminals, gangsters and
these gang leaders have thrown that
aside and adopted a kill or be killed
attitude. The code no longer exists.
Having raised this alarming observa-
tion, who is to say what’s next?
That is why activating proper predictive intel-
ligence to inform decision-making and proper
operational planning is paramount. Our Na-
tional Security planners have to get busy and re-
view our present readiness and resources, our
training and response plans and identify new
tradecraft to deal with the insanity of these gun
toting shooters who have abandoned the code.
Research has shown that many active shooters
in other countries had some mental issue, may
have been a victim in some way or the other,
had built up anger and ideological influences
and in many cases, wanted to prove a point.
When you cross reference the findings, and
my team has, you would be surprised to dis-
cover that there are certain similarities with the
shooters and gunmen here in sweet T&T.
The mental issues that we have seen are re-
lated to drugs. Young teenage shooters are high
on substances. A common substance prevalent
amongst these shooters is alcohol. Puncheon
rum to be exact. They are drinking puncheon
and chasing with Red Bull and Monster, high en-
ergy drinks. Many times before they go out on
a drive-by. Some of them have been radicalised
and have been mentally fed an ideology and a
belief that has forced an identity and no fear of
death into their DNA.
Anyone following the extended investigations
of active shooter crimes internationally, have
seen that these shooters are known to have
sent subtle messages on social media of their in-
tended crime. Many of these shooters interna-
tionally have been found out to be playing and
addicted to violent, blood spilling video games.
Research and in-depth probing here in Trini-
dad and Tobago has revealed that many times,
these young shooters have been on social media
sending well-crafted messages of their intent,
also playing violent blood spilling video games,
lapping up violent gangster music and it is al-
leged, they have been known to send coded
messages on their intended victims.
So, we may not be following the direct pattern
of the madness that exists in other countries,
but the similarity in the fragile mental and ideo-
logical state of our young criminals are too close
for comfort. This should be sending alarm bells
off in all our National Security corridors.
Many have argued that we already seem to be
having an out of control killing spree and shoot-
ings in our streets and neighbourhoods, and
now you are adding this fear into society. Allow
me to be crystal clear here, what I am raising is
NOT to instil fear, but to raise an awareness. It
is to cause our planners, as I said before, to sit
up and take stock. We are sitting on a ticking
time bomb.
Therefore, as I have been advising some very
courageous and proactive thinking organisa-
tions, we as leaders have to begin factoring in
training and institutional readiness to safeguard
the safety and security of our members, in the
event of a shooting incident erupting into an ac-
tive shooter situation.
If we sit down and twiddle thumbs and not
make this a front burner issue, we may very well
regret our procrastination, but let’s hope it will
not be too late.
Our business must be to save lives, first by
educating and then preparing how to respond.
opinion 13
QUESTION:
DO YOU THINK THE USE OF THE
RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS IN
THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME IS A
GOOD IDEA?
PICTURES KRISTIAN DE SILVA
Dwight Clarke, 51, taxi driver,
Chaguanas.
I do not think so. If the crime
situation worsened as it is now,
bringing out retired officers, I do
not see how that would help. They
may have the expertise. They may
have some positive contributions to
make, but during these times, I do not believe that
would make a difference.
Azard Mohammed, 46, taxi driver, Chaguanas
The thought of bringing back retired
officers to help in the fight against
crime is not a good idea because
these guys are already retired.
They are coming outside just to
draw a salary. They are not going
to do anything outside here. The
suggestion I have is to recruit new
officers and bring them outside: new,
fresh men and women to help in the fight against
crime.
Jennifer Nabirali, 66,
housewife, Marabella
I think so because of the way
everything is escalating, and crime
is escalating and going haywire,
so people need to know what they
are about.
Neal Ali, 60, plumber, Cocoyea
That is good. If you need to fight
crime, not the younger heads. You
have to use people who were there
already and have more experience.
The younger heads are not able.
 
Ria Matadeen, 46, sales clerk,
San Fernando
I do not think that will make a
difference because I do not think
the retired officers have the tools
necessary to fight crime. The
way it is right now, they need
to implement more stringent
measures.
Cherrylon Padmore, 45, administrative
assistant, Corinth
In terms of bringing back
the retires, if it is to get their
expertise as opposed to them
being physically out there, I
would say it is not bad. They can
help with advising. In terms of
resources to be out there, I do
not think they will work.
RESULTS
Of the 325 online respondents,
below is a tally of the answers
60% 40%
NO YES
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Guardian
Trinidad & Tobago
World
Digest
JAMAICA
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, front row, second from left, Governor
General Sir Patrick Allen, front row, second from right, and members of the
new Cabinet following the swearing-in ceremony after the 2020 General
Election.
Jamaicans brace for shuffle
All eyes will be on the Office of
the Prime Minister (OPM) over
the next 48 hours as the long-ex-
pected Cabinet reshuffle may well
be announced.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness
last week announced that he was
embarking on a reorganisation,
refreshing and revitalisation of his
Administration.
That signalled to many political
watchers that the changes to his
Cabinet, which Holness has been
reportedly planning since late last
year, was imminent.
According to Jamaica Observer
sources, the changes to the Cabi-
net should have been made from
late last year but a confluence of
events led to the delay.
When it was not major meetings
overseas, it was major local pro-
grammes in individual ministries,
and then it became the salary re-
classification exercise which had
to be completed so that ministers
who would be cut from the Cab-
inet would leave with their new
salaries,” said one source.
“The prime minister is a solid
reader of the mood of the coun-
try and he understands the need
for changes in the Cabinet at this
mid-term point in the life of the
Administration, but he also un-
derstands the political realities
where, at least one person, who
knows he will be cut from the
Cabinet, is already angry and that
could impact a seat the party has
to win in the next general elec-
tion,” added the source.
Already it is clear that Minister
of Labour and Social Security Karl
Samuda — who held a premature
send-off party at the ministry last
week — will be swept out of the
Cabinet, with fellow veteran par-
liamentarian Audley Shaw also
expected to be swept out.
With those changes already
identified, political watchers are
keeping their eyes on the minis-
tries of education, agriculture,
national security, information,
finance and foreign affairs where
other changes could be made.
Media reports have suggested
that Kamina Johnson Smith will
be moved from the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
to make way for Audrey Marks
who has served two terms as Ja-
maica’s ambassador to the United
States and whose tour of duty is
coming to an end.
But Observer sources say while
Johnson Smith has proved her
competence to the prime minis-
ter, it is unlikely that she would
be shifted now.
“The PM named two new sena-
tors last week and if there was any
consideration to appoint Audrey,
she would have been named
among them. It would be untidy
to announce the appointment of
another senator now. In addition,
Jamaica has assumed the chair-
manship of Caricom Council for
Foreign and Community Relations
(COFCOR) and Kamina is in that
role for the next year, so there is
no way the PM would move her
now,” said another source.
—Jamaica Observer
Russia fires 30 cruise missiles at Ukrainian
targets; Ukraine says 29 were shot down
(AP) — Russia fired 30 cruise mis-
siles against different parts of
Ukraine yesterday in the latest
nighttime test of Ukrainian air
defenses, which shot down 29 of
them, officials said.
One person was killed and two
were wounded by a Russian mis-
sile that got through and struck an
industrial building in the south-
ern region of Odesa, according to
Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesperson
for the region’s military adminis-
tration.
Amid the recently intensified
Russian air assaults, China said its
special envoy met with Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
during talks in Kyiv earlier this
week with Ukraine’s chief diplo-
mat.
Beijing’s peace proposal has so
far yielded no apparent break-
through in the war. Chinese For-
eign Ministry spokesperson Wang
Wenbin said yesterday that the
warring parties needed to “accu-
mulate mutual trust” for progress
to be made.
Ukrainian officials sought dur-
ing the talks to recruit China’s
support for Kyiv’s own peace
plan, according to Ukraine’s pres-
idential office. Zelenskyy’s pro-
posal includes the restoration of
his country’s territorial integrity,
the withdrawal of Russian forces
Mexico finds 49 migrants who had
been kidnapped from bus
(AP) — Mexico’s army said yes-
terday that troops have found 49
migrants, including 11 children,
who were kidnapped from a bus
earlier this week.
Defense Secretary Gen. Luis
Cresencio Sandoval said 650
police and army troops were in-
volved in the search for the mi-
grants, who disappeared Tuesday.
The last 33 of the migrants were
found early yesterday in an area
where another mass kidnapping
of migrants occurred in April.
Sandoval said none of the abduc-
tors had been arrested, nor were
two bus drivers found yet.
The migrants said a drug cartel
abducted them when their bus
stopped at a gas station in north-
ern Mexico.
Sandoval did not identify the
KYIV, UKRAINE
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Police Press Office, fragments of a
Russian rocket which was shot down by Ukraine’s air defence system are
seen after the night rocket attack in the Kyiv region yesterday. PICTURE AP
and holding Russian President
Vladimir Putin legally accounta-
ble for the invasion in February
2022.
Leaders of the Group of Seven
leading industrialised nations
gathering in Japan on Thursday
were expected to denounce Rus-
sia’s war and vow to keep helping
Ukraine fight Moscow. They were
to hold “discussions about the
battlefield” in Ukraine, according
to Jake Sullivan, the White House
national security adviser.
A Western official said Russia
had built “potentially formida-
MEXICO CITY
cartel responsible for the kidnap-
ping, but acknowledged the Gulf
cartel and others gangs operate
in the area, where the north-
ern states of San Luis Potosi and
Nuevo Leon meet.
He also did not rule out the pos-
sibility that more migrants may
be found, because there wasn’t
a clear accounting of how many
were on the bus to start with.
Sandoval said the biggest con-
cern was to find the bus driv-
ers. In past cases, drivers have
sometimes been beaten or killed
by kidnappers. In other cases,
drivers have been found to be in
league with the abductors.
The migrants had been travel-
ling north toward the US border
in a bus from the southern state
of Chiapas on Tuesday when the
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ble” defensive lines on Ukrain-
ian territory, including extensive
minefields, and had more than
200,000 troops along the 600-
mile front line, though it is un-
likely to possess credible reserves.
As Ukraine receives sophisti-
cated weapons systems from its
Western allies, the Kremlin has
started losing warplanes in areas
previously deemed as safe, the of-
ficial said, while Kyiv has proven
able to shoot down Russia’s hy-
personic ballistic missiles — the
most advanced weapons in Mos-
cow’s arsenal.
FILE - Migrants stand on
the Mexican side of the
US-Mexico border, on
the banks of the Rio
Grande, in Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, in March.
vehicle, passengers and drivers
were abducted.
Nine migrants were found Tues-
day near a highway in the state of
Nuevo Leon; 40 more were found
wandering roads or taking shelter
in houses between Wednesday
and early yesterday.
Sandoval said the migrants
included 19 Hondurans, 14 Hai-
tians, seven Venezuelans, six Sal-
vadorans, two Brazilians and one
Cuban.
Bus company officials first re-
ported the abduction on Tuesday,
and told local media they had re-
ceived demands for $1,500 apiece
to release the migrants.
It was the second group of mi-
grants to have disappeared in an
area around the northern city of
Matehuala.
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‘T&T should reduce gas

for power generation’
One of the worrying trends for
the country is that over the past
decade consumption of electric-
ity in the residential sector has
increased by 31 per cent, while in
the industrial sector it decreased
by 20 per cent, says Dr Thack-
wray Driver, president and CEO,
Energy Chamber of T&T.
He made the statements while
delivering the opening remarks
at the EU’s presentation of the re-
port on Setting the path for Wind
Energy generation in T&T held at
the Hyatt Hotel, on Wednesday.
Driver said renewable energy
therefore, can play an important
role in reducing the carbon inten-
sity of commodities.
“Lower-carbon LNG and low-
er-carbon petrochemicals will be
able to command better access
to markets and premium prices.  partners in Europe reduce their
The Carbon Border Adjustment
Mechanisms—or CBAMs—being in-
troduced by the European Union
mean that there is an economic
imperative to reduce the carbon
footprint of our commodities
(especially ammonia in the first
instance) or those commodities
could face border higher taxes in
EU markets,” Ramlogan said.
He added that the introduction
of renewable sources of energy
Ministry of Planning and Development head, Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Kishan Kumarsingh and
president of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago and CEO Dr Thackwray Driver.
and in particular the availability
of green hydrogen, which is hy-
drogen produced from renewable
energy, is vital to the long-term
sustainability of T&T’s petro-
chemical industry.
“Increasing investment in re-
newables is not just important
because of our commitment to
reduce GHG emissions.  It might,
PICTURE SHIRLEY BAHADUR
at first sight, seem counter-intui-
tive but increasing investment in
renewables relates directly to two
of our five major advocacy areas
for securing the future of the gas
industry,” Driver added.  
Firstly, he added, bringing in re-
newable energy sources will help
to divert natural gas away from
being burnt in turbines to gener-
ate electricity, to the wealth-creat-
ing and foreign exchange-earning
petrochemical and LNG sectors. 
According to Energy Chamber
president, the more electricity
this country can generate from
renewables, the more natural
gas it can deliver to Point Lisas
to produce ammonia, methanol
and other chemicals or deliver to
Atlantic in Point Fortin to be ex-
ported as LNG. 
“I should add that LNG plays an
important global climate change
and security role—by offsetting
coal-generated power generation
and by helping our friends and
reliance on natural gas from Rus-
sia, in the aftermath of the inva-
sion of Ukraine,” Driver noted.
In addition, he emphasised that
introducing renewables, energy
efficiency has a huge role to play
in reducing the volumes of natu-
ral gas being used in electricity
generation, saying that the cur-
rent electricity rate review pro-
posals should be assessed in this
context.

WiPay to roll out remittance service in T&T soon

WiPay, the leading payment solu-
tion in the Caribbean, on Tuesday
announced the introduction of
WiPay Remittance during an offi-
cial launch event in Grenada. The
company plans to unveil the ser-
vice in T&T later this year.
In a statement, the T&T-born
company said the Grenada launch
event marked an important mile-
stone as the company introduced
the first digital wallet remittance
service in the Eastern Caribbean,
revolutionising money transfers in
the region.
The launch event, held at the
Radisson Hotel in Grenada, re-
ceived significant attention from
industry leaders, stakeholders,
and guests.
WiPay showcased the innovative
features and benefits of WiPay Re-
mittance, which will soon be avail-
able to individuals in Grenada and
Trinidad, providing a convenient
and secure way to receive funds.
During the event, Aldwyn
Wayne, CEO and Founder of
WiPay Group, and John Mollen-
thiel, CEO of WiPay Trinidad, said
WiPay Remittance, will bring ad-
vantages to individuals in Grenada
and Trinidad.
CEO and founder of WiPay
Group, Aldwyn Wayne, said:
“This will bring about a significant
transformation in the remittance
landscape of the Eastern Carib-
bean and Trinidad. Ria is a global
leader in the remittance industry,
with an extensive network of over
500,000 brick and mortar loca-
tions across 160 countries. This
partnership will not only have a
considerable positive economic
impact but also save valuable time
for individuals by eliminating the
need for long queues, allowing
them more freedom to pursue
their desired activities.”
WiPay said the adoption of wal-
let services in the Caribbean is still
relatively new. WiPay recognises
the importance of meeting users
at their level of understanding and
addressing their specific needs.
WiPay said the company aims
to redefine traditional remittance
methods by introducing a seam-
less and cashless approach. By
eliminating the reliance on phys-
ical cash handling and reducing
waiting times, the service will pro-
vide individuals in Grenada and
Trinidad with immediate fund
transfers directly to their WiPay
Wallet, it said.
The solution enhances security
and simplifies the collection of
money from senders located any-
where in the world.
WiPay said the official launch of
the WiPay Remittance service in
Grenada and Trinidad is sched-
uled for the third quarter of 2023.
The product is in the beta testing
phase and the company is work-
ing diligently towards finalising all
necessary preparations for a suc-
cessful and seamless launch.
“WiPay remains committed
to delivering innovative and ac-
cessible payment solutions that
streamline financial transactions,
save time, and reduce risk while WiPay Caribbean CEO, Aldwyn Wayne, presents a token to Arlene Telesford,
eliminating excessive fees,” said founder of the Chique Sha’to Group, an accessories retailer in Grenada during
the company. the launch of WiPay Remittance in St George’s Grenada. PICTURE WIPAY
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NCBFG drops
Daily Report on Trading, Thursday, May 18, 2023 4.23 per cent
ALL T&T INDEX: 1,934.93 COMPOSITE INDEX: 1,277.65 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE OF SHARES Overall market activity resulted
CHANGE: -5.19 CHANGE: -6.66 BOUGHT/SOLD: 282,912 BOUGHT/SOLD: 9,625,147.46 from trading in 19 securities of
which eight advanced, nine de-
DAY’S DAY’S O/S BID O/S O/S VOLUME CLOSE CHANGE
SECURITY OPEN
HIGH LOW ($)
O/S BID
OFFER OFFER
LAST SALE LAST SALE
TRADED PRICE ($) clined and two traded firm.
PRICE VOL. PRICE($) DATE
($) ($) ($) ($) VOL. ($) Trading activity resulted in
ORDINARY SHARES the following movements of the
AGOSTINI’S LTD 64.50 64.55 64.50 64.50 1,888 70.00 700 64.50 18-05-2023 500 64.51 0.01 TTSE Indices:
ANGOSTURA HOLDINGS 23.10 23.10 22.95 22.95 62 23.10 9,090 23.10 18-05-2023 42 23.09 -0.01 • The All T&T Index declined
ANSA MERCHANT BANK 46.00 46.00 268 46.00 12-05-2023 46.00 by 5.19 points (0.27 per cent) to
ANSA MCAL 50.93 51.20 51.00 51.00 3,518 52.90 689 51.00 18-05-2023 1,934 51.05 0.12 close at 1,934.93;
FIRST CITIZEN GROUP FINANCIAL HOLDINGS 48.11 48.50 48.00 46.50 200 48.50 4,381 48.50 18-05-2023 2,984 48.12 0.01 • The Composite Index de-
FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL 7.19 7.19 7.19 7.03 512 7.19 288,823 7.19 18-05-2023 80 7.19
GUARDIAN HOLDINGS 21.95 21.10 20.99 20.25 2,500 20.99 1,694 20.99 18-05-2023 6,806 21.09 -0.86
clined by 6.66 points (0.52 per
GRACE KENNEDY & CO 4.01 4.04 4.04 4.04 34,427 4.20 50,721 4.04 18-05-2023 6,000 4.04 0.03 cent) to close at 1,277.65;
GUARDIAN MEDIA LTD 2.51 2.20 4,457 2.30 250 2.30 16-05-2023 2.51 • The Cross-Listed Index de-
JMMB GROUP LTD 1.40 1.40 1.37 1.37 18,299 1.40 2,768 1.37 18-05-2023 9,172 1.38 -0.02 clined by 1.15 points (1.41 per
LJ WILLIAMS A 0.20 0.21 161 0.20 12-02-2021 0.20 cent) to close at 80.37; and
LJ WILLIAMS B 2.41 2.41 2.40 2.40 29 2.75 8,257 2.40 18-05-2023 510 2.40 -0.01 • The SME Index remained at
MASSY 5.07 5.07 5.00 5.02 2,000 5.07 64,762 5.07 18-05-2023 88,158 5.02 -0.05
62.13.
NCBFG 3.55 3.40 3.40 3.40 93,595 3.54 80,307 3.40 18-05-2023 11,000 3.40 -0.15
NATIONAL ENTERPRISES LTD 3.74 3.75 3.75 3.70 13,480 3.75 35,294 3.75 18-05-2023 7,000 3.75 0.01
West Indian Tobacco Com-
NATIONAL FLOUR MILLS 1.70 1.60 4,724 1.70 106,210 1.70 17-05-2023 1.70 pany led advancing stocks,
TTNGL 18.75 18.50 18.50 18.45 1,000 18.75 1,875 18.50 18-05-2023 2,738 18.50 -0.25 rising by 2.26 per cent, adding
ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA 3.82 3.82 3.82 3.70 5 3.82 16,308 3.82 18-05-2023 12,614 3.82 $0.32, and closing at $14.50.
PRESTIGE HOLDINGS 7.96 8.00 8.00 7.85 3,038 8.00 369 8.00 18-05-2023 64 8.00 0.04 On the downside, NCB Finan-
POINT LISAS DEV 3.50 3.27 2,000 3.50 1,031 3.50 17-05-2023 3.50 cial Group declined 4.23 per
RFHL 134.00 134.00 133.50 132.00 615 134.00 30,554 134.00 18-05-2023 934 133.87 -0.13
cent, dropping $0.15, and clos-
SCOTIABANK 77.30 77.20 77.00 77.01 1,400 77.20 645 77.20 18-05-2023 103,703 77.19 -0.11
T’DAD CEMENT LTD 2.79 2.62 2,070 2.75 2,400 2.75 17-05-2023 2.79 ing at $3.40. Guardian Holdings
UNILEVER CARIB LTD 15.22 15.45 15.25 15.35 75 15.45 4,437 15.45 18-05-2023 21,843 15.25 0.03 Ltd dropped by 3.92 per cent,
WEST INDIAN TOBACCO CO 14.18 14.50 14.50 14.00 5,394 14.40 5,000 14.50 18-05-2023 6,830 14.50 0.32 down $0.86, to close at $21.09.
Trading activity on the First-
Tier Market registered a volume
PREFERENCE SHARES of 282,912 shares crossing the
GUARDIAN MEDIA LTD 65.85 65.85 978 65.85 10-03-2023 65.85
3.79 3.79 5,000 3.79 13-04-2021 3.79
floor of the Exchange valued at
WILLIAMS LJP
$9,625,147.46.
SECOND TIER SHARES Scotiabank T&T was the vol-
MORA VEN HOLDINGS 12.00 12.00 14-12-2018 12.00 ume leader with 103,703 shares
changing hands for a value of
MUTUAL FUND UNITS $8,004,602.01, followed by
CALYPSO MACRO INDEX FUND 21.52 21.52 18 22.00 2,278 21.52 16-05-2023 21.52
Massy Holdings with a volume
CLICO INVESTMENT FUND 27.46 28.00 30-12-2022 27.46
0.71 0.71 09-05-2023 0.71
of 88,158 shares being traded
EPPLEY CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
EPPLEY CARIBBEAN VALUE FUND 1.60 1.65 12 1.60 10-02-2023 1.60 for $442,543.62.
The Mutual Fund Market did
SME SHARES not record any activity.
CINEMAONE LIMITED 7.80 7.00 50 7.80 17-04-2023 7.80 The Second Tier Market did
ENDEAVOUR HOLDINGS LTD 11.15 11.12 55 12.65 5,100 11.15 10-05-2023 11.15 not record any activity.
The SME Market did not re-
USD EQUITY SHARES cord any active.
MPC CARIBBEAN CLEAN ENERGY LIMITED 0.98 0.97 41,000 0.98 20-01-2023 0.98
The USD Equity Market did
not record any activity.

PUBLIC NOTICE ChatGPT now iPhone app

EPPLEY CARIBBEAN PROPERTY
FUND LIMITED SCC
VALUE FUND AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND
Public Notice is hereby given that
pursuant to Section 67(2)(c) of the
Securities Act, 2012 (“the Act”), the
unaudited financial statements for
Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Limited
SCC-Value Fund and Eppley Caribbean
Property Fund Limited SCC-Development
Fund for the six months ended March
31, 2023, have been completed and are
available for viewing at
www.eppleylimited.com.
Should you require additional
information, please contact Ms. Stevie-
Ann Powell at (876) 929-8451 or send an
email to PowellS@eppleylimited.com.
ChatGPT is now a smartphone app,
which could be good news for peo-
ple who like to use the artificial in-
telligence chatbot and bad news for
all the clone apps that have tried to
profit off the technology.
The free app became available on
iPhones in the US yesterday and will
later be coming to Android phones.
Unlike the web version, you can also
ask it questions using your voice
with the app.
The company that makes it, Ope-
nAI, said it will remain ad-free but
“syncs your history across devices.”
“We’re starting our rollout in the
US and will expand to additional
countries in the coming weeks,” said
a blog post announcing the new app,
which is described in the App Store
as the “official app” by OpenAI.
It’s been more than five months
since OpenAI released ChatGPT to
the public, sparking excitement and
alarm at its ability to generate con-
vincingly human-like essays, poems,
form letters and conversational an-
swers to almost any question. But the
San Francisco startup never seemed
to be in a hurry to get it onto phones
— where most people access the in-
ternet.
“We’re not trying to get people to
use it more and more,” OpenAI CEO
Sam Altman told US senators this
week in a hearing over how to regu-
late AI systems such as those built by
his company.
But the delay in getting the prod-
uct on phones helped fuel a rise of
clones built on similar technology,
some of which the security firm
Sophos described as “fleeceware” in
a report this week because they push
unsuspecting users toward enrolling
in a free trial that converts into a re-
curring subscription, or use intrusive
advertising techniques.
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guardian.co.tt 17
 18 opinion
I
n 1994, the late Mr Justice Len-
nox Deyalsingh described the
crime condition in Trinidad and
Tobago as reaching epidemic pro-
portions (Trinidad Guardian, June
20, 1994 pg 1).
Back then, there were regular
reports of such violent crimes as
murder and armed robbery.
Even since then, there were
concerns at the fact that many of
the criminals involved in those
matters were young persons and
most of them showed little or no
signs of remorse.
At that time, some of us who
worked with young persons in the
field of culture and the arts took
an interest in examining the phe-
nomenon of youth and violence
in the country and in the Carib-
bean generally.
The key factors which were
identified as possibly impacting
on youth and violence included
the economic situation, unem-
ployment, education, and parent-
ing (upbringing of children).
These factors continue to pres-
ent challenges in our society in
respect of youth violence.
In our march towards develop-
ment, Trinidad and Tobago and
many other Caribbean countries
have had to adopt financial sys-
tems and measures that were de-
signed and very much controlled
outside of the region.
Some experts have argued that
even as these non-indigenous
economic measures have been
touted far and wide as being suc-
cessful, their implementation in
the region has not been without
negative results, especially on the
youth.
Stemming the crime epidemic
Research has also suggested
that the nature of the small econ-
omies in many Caribbean coun-
tries is a source of risk for youth.
Some of the negative results
and risks that have been identi-
fied include cultural alienation,
social and economic marginalisa-
tion, and high rates of unemploy-
ment.
Admittedly, the problem of un-
employment can be a frustrating
experience for adults, but it is an
even more devastating experi-
ence for young people entering
the job market.
Some experts have determined
that youth unemployment has the
potential to have significant and
serious social repercussions, can
tinge young people’s relationship
with their community and neg-
atively direct the course of their
young impressionable lives.
It must be recognised though,
that for a long time, the educa-
tion system which we inherited
and cultivated, subordinated vo-
cational and technical skills to
academic curricula.
The perception that was held,
therefore, was one that gave
white-collar jobs a higher so-
cial and economic status than
blue-collar jobs.
This perception was reinforced,
for example, in policies and pro-
grammes that emphasised indus-
trialisation and modernisation to
the detriment of agriculture.
Some have argued that this no-
tion resulted in limiting the desire
of young people to pursue op-
portunities for training and em-
ployment in technical/vocational
areas.
In T&T, as in many Caribbean
countries, at the foundation of
the education of children and
young people was the inculcating
of spiritual, moral, and ethical
values, particularly by parents
and guardians but also by others
who interacted with children.
Many have argued that over
the years there has been a falling
away of this practice in the up-
bringing of our youth.
It is agreed that morality is sub-
jective and that moral values tend
to be open to interpretation in the
general scheme of things. Ethical
values, on the other hand, tend to
be more absolute and are distin-
guished by the social or commu-
nity settings.
Some experts in the field of
education warn though, that an
understanding of both moral and
ethical values is essential, as these
values are important components
of any individual’s character.
The teaching of these values
from early childhood enables
the young generation to grow in
acceptable behaviours in the so-
ciety in their older days.
One can conclude, therefore,
that a breakdown in the trans-
mission of values, compounded
by the difficulties posed by our
economic situation, the prob-
lem of unemployment and the
challenges within our education
system, as well as the growth in
access to social media in recent
years, has cultivated in many of
our young people lowered self-es-
teem, diminished self-worth, anx-
iety, confusion, lack of direction,
purposelessness, and anger.
The result of all of this, com-
bined with the prevalence of and
access to illicit drugs, arms and
ammunition is seen in the grow-
ing incidence of violence and seri-
ous criminal activities within our
societies in the region.
It is therefore extremely impor-
tant that regional leaders have
recognised this situation and have
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given the commitment to closer
collaboration in treating with the
matter at the recently concluded
symposium “Violence as a Pub-
lic Health Issue—the Crime Chal-
lenge” in Port-of-Spain.
In this regard, and as many
have espoused, the concrete steps
to be taken based on the deliber-
ations at the meeting will be cru-
cial in stemming the “epidemic”,
as many have again labelled the
crime condition in this country
and across the region.
Finally, while government and
state agencies must continue to
put in place innovative economic,
social, cultural, and educational
policies and programmes which
would help to alleviate the prob-
lems of unemployment and other
challenges faced by young peo-
ple, there remains a major role
for ordinary people in arresting
the situation of youth violence
and crime.
In this connection, it is imper-
ative that parents, guardians,
teachers and all who interact with
young people in guiding their de-
velopment must have the convic-
tion to bring up our youngsters in
a way that they can shape a good
character and make them better
adults, community members and
citizens.
VEL A LEWIS
(Former Permanent Secretary
Ministry of National Security)
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Elderly and disabled The ecological criminals
must use the EOC T he lawlessness in this, the
land of the Trinity, contin-
ues unabated. In many ways,
courses, ripping up and de-
stroying the hillsides and every
man is a law unto himself. The
and on the verge of destruction
by ecological criminals.
Huge maxis fill the lookout

Anton La Fond we have become numb to the

fact that we are becoming
a nation of another kind of
powers that be do not seem to
have the will or the desire to
put a stop to it. We are on the
at times with foreign visitors.
What they must be thinking
as they consider their own
An advocate for the elderly and disabled criminal; engaging in our own brink of disaster in many ways pristine rivers and savannahs
lafondant55@yahoo.com self-destruction as we destroy and the signs are everywhere if back home, or in countries
the environment. we but have eyes to see. they have visited right here
While our gaze is often fixed Many of us traverse the in the Caribbean? The Gov-
A s time rolls swiftly
across society’s
bed of unpredictabil-
over their homes with
little or no knowledge
of what is taking place.
To those in authority
at the EOC, please reach
out and encourage el-
on the latest gruesome murder
and the escalating numbers,
Lady Young Road for example,
heading into and out of Port-
ernment, and, by extension,
the nation’s electric company,
we fail to recognise that crimi- of-Spain daily; yet we are blind participate in this destruction;
ity, it seems as if there What is even worse, if derly and disabled folks nality has spread and taken on to the tears of Lady Young as actively or passively; either by
is a zone of negative they show any form of to report any form of many disguises. We mindlessly her hills collapse. Tears stream doing nothing to improve “The
ingratitude present as it restraint, they are met abuse. These folks need maim, rape, strip and slaugh- down her face from the hill- Lady” or by giving everybody
pertains to our elderly with serious opposition. support, and the only ter the plant and animal life side and fall below. Every day a “hook-up” without any doc-
and disabled. What is If this is not a reason for way that action can be without a care, not recognis- we drive near and over those umentary evidence or proof of
dreadfully needed at the EOC to get involved, present is by collabo- ing the criminal mind at work. “tears” not recognising the cry land ownership. That major,
this time is an acute then I do not have a ration between both As a people, are we losing our of the earth and our environ- life-giving artery is being de-
level of benevolence to clue what is. parties. It has reached conscience and with it our very ment as we burn, rape and pil- stroyed daily, just like our
shape a positive inter- The EOC has to ex- a stage where elderly soul? lage her natural beauty. Those waterways, beaches, rivers,
jection, to illustrate the tend its services to the and disabled folks feel The beaches, rivers tears form the huge mounds of savannahs and parks.
need for kindness. elderly and disabled they are targets and if and water courses in our dirt and rubble, helped along The ecological cry is now a
As I studied the so that they can feel this horrible avalanche once-beautiful nation have by litter and garbage strewn bawling in our nation. It may
meaning of the word comfortable in seeking of attacks continues, become polluted and are grad- along the way. The accumula- be inaudible to those who do
benevolence, I weighed assistance. How could they will be viewed as ually being stripped of their tion has eliminated or blocked not have ears to hear but it
how could elderly and this process be done criminal bait. This sit- natural beauty. Families go to off the sidewalks and safe is highly visible for all to see.
disabled folks strive to without these folks find- uation is producing a enjoy the outdoors; happily areas where families and chil- There are signs everywhere
gain acceptance and re- ing it difficult? There is psychological tremor frolicking, laughing, enjoying; dren used to walk with at least of our personal and national
spect in society today? a saying that one hand which weighs heavily leaving behind the weapons a marginal degree of safety to clogged arteries of the heart
One certain thing is cannot clap. In other upon elderly and disa- of slaughter and destruction and from school. No one cares. that diminish our soul. As we
that there must be words, this movement bled folks, which can be strewn carelessly across the It is only when persons are look to celebrate World Envi-
some form of redress for assistance must have very disturbing. It is not landscape. Everywhere you go, hurt or damaged in some way, ronment Day on June 5, 2023,
to balance the horrible a balanced approach right that this sector of from beaches to the nation’s then will there be a 24-hour up- we must each ask ourselves a
acts performed against and the elderly and dis- society has to be living major cities and hubs, there roar; since we are a 24-hour na- grave question. Am I an eco-
elderly and disabled abled have to move for- in such a secluded and are signs of rank disdain for the tion steeped in numbness and logical criminal and what do
folks. ward and show they are protected manner. environment and for the Crea- not much matters for very long I need to do to begin my own
At present, it seems serious about curtailing I hope that in the tor who continues to share His anyway. The Lady Young is one conversion?
as if there is a free-for- these advantageous sit- not-too-distant future, creation with us. example of a major artery that
all on the ill-treatment uations being cast upon a change in attitude Persons are land grabbing, leads to the heart of the city; an JACQUITHERESA LEIBA
of these folks. Well, the them. towards these folks building near or over water- artery that is becoming clogged Morvant
place that has the solu- Those who are com- emerges to lighten the
tion for this is the Equal mitting such sadistic morale of our elderly
Opportunities Commis- crimes have no time for and disabled. How sad it
sion (EOC). No longer
must these folks suffer
the injustices that have
sympathy, all they are
interested in is putting
you in a state of acute
is to see elderly and dis-
abled folks living in fear,
and unable to enjoy the
NAVIGATIONAL WARNING 058/23
been cast upon them.
Over the last dec-
sadness. The EOC has to
ensure that these vacu-
benefits of life. To the
EOC, it would be very TRINIDAD SOUTH WEST COAST
ade, a strange attitude ous, inhumane, individ- kind of you to show the
has also landed upon
elderly and disabled
uals are taught a lesson.
For far too long, those
renewal of our elderly
and disabled’s aspira- CHART BA 1044
folks. I often wonder who are outwardly ter- tions in the direction
what could provoke rorising elderly and dis- of a caring society.
such a desperate or abled folks have had a These folks will always Masters and operators of all marine craft are hereby advised that the Iguana
even odd disturbance feeling of comfort and be driven by the will of
as to want to abuse as a result, are perform- the Lord, so let us all Well Head Platform mooring buoy light FL (3) Y 20s 3NM is UNLIT at
someone who is el- ing their cruel acts with join together and rally position:
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complaints whenever longer can the elderly and history. Lat. 10-18.69 N
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disabled folks must There has to be some those who are suffering
turn to this institution measure introduced so the effects of this ugly Extreme caution is advised.
for assistance, and I that these folks can re- onslaught.
am quite sure there are turn to some semblance In the spirit of
laws to punish those of normalcy. growth. DATUM WGS 84
who commit such dan-
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that elderly and disa- Maritime Services Division
bled folks are now ex-
periencing. They are Ministry of Works and Transport
tricked into turning
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20 free ways for Tobago authors to

market their books – Part 2
JEWEL GREENEGEORGE is a delight and this is one of the or the TBC (Tobago Book Club) is
great ways to gain exposure and another great marketing oppor- 19 EMAIL EVERYONE YOU
KNOW TO LET THEM

A s She-E-O of my digital and

book marketing company,
Caribbean Social Media Hub
increase your visibility in your vil- tunity.
lage community! TBC was founded by daughter
of the soil, Tobagonian Dr Ariel
KNOW ABOUT YOUR
BOOK
People can buy a book that they
(CSMHub) TT, for the past five
years, it has been my delightful,
single-minded passion to help
16 USE EBOOK
PLATFORMS
Baptiste, in 2017. It is a space
where members of the biblio-
The Tobago Writers Guild was philic community can come to-
don’t know exists. You may have
lost the numbers for many of
your school friends but you may
indie (self-published) authors first introduced to one such plat- gether and luxuriate in their love still have their email. I’m sure
along their book marketing jour- form in 2021 by Josanne Leonard of reading. You can approach they’d love to hear from you.
ney, in order to achieve their vis- of Miribai Communications Ltd. them with an offer to do a reading
ibility goals and to increase their
book sales.
Last week, I shared eight free
A subsequent free onboarding at one of their monthly meetings,
webinar for the authors of the donate a book to their library and
Guild as well as of the public was be put on their monthly book re-
20 ATTEND FREE
AUTHOR
DEVELOPMENT
ways that a self-published Tobago conducted by director Dwight view listing. SESSIONS
author could market their book Narinesingh of the Digital Canopi Book marketing skills are a cru-
for free.
Today, I present the other
twelve free tools. It is without
platform. This is a local online
sales and distribution company 18 PUBLICITY
Have a book launch.
for interactive books. Here, you Schedule a public event to me-
cial tool in any author’s toolkit.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, as
an indie author, this is completely
debate that these tools can be can upload your book for free morialise your new publication. under your control. You can gain
applied to any other island of and no charge is incurred until Create a press release and send it valuable knowledge by attending
the Eastern Caribbean, or of the you sell books. The onboarding to your local media houses such webinars, book marketing work-
Greater or Lesser Antilles, with webinar and more can be found as Tobago Updates, Tobago Chan- shops and seminars that are being
some minor tweaks. on the Guild’s YouTube channel. nel 5, Radio Tambrin, relevant offered for FREE worldwide.
local NGOs and organisations so One such free book marketing

9 SOCIAL PROFILES
CREATE AN AUTHOR’S
FACEBOOK PAGE
This is done by going to Face-
book and creating a profile, so
that you can create a Facebook
page.
Be sure to invite your family,
friends and fans to share and
like your page and to invite their
friends to do likewise. There were
1,145,100 Facebook users from
Trinidad and Tobago in May 2022,
which accounted for 83.6% of our
entire population. Those are a lot
of eyeballs.
Published author and TWG member
Latoyaa Robert-Thomas at a book
sale with her latest offering, A
Collection of Poems.
even if you already have a regular
website. It also gives you a simple
and more importantly, FREE web-
site of your own that is instantly
searchable with Google.
13 ADD YOUR BOOK
TO YOUR EMAIL
SIGNATURE
Be sure you have your link to
your book in your pre-formatted
email signature. It should tell
17 PARTNERSHIPS. JOIN
LOCAL WRITING
GROUPS AND BOOK
that you can possibly be included
in their news broadcasts, and or
organisational newsletters and
workshop, was offered CSMHub
TT, in partnership with the To-
bago Writers Guild in 2022 called
CLUBS to announce to the local busi- Marketing for Caribbean Authors.
Groups like the TWG (Tobago ness sector that your new book is
Writers Guild) present a support- available and that you are open to Jewel Greene-George is also
ive and fertile environment for collaborative opportunities. the President of the Tobago
burgeoning and seasoned writers A recent book launch done in Writers Guild. If you want
alike. Added to meeting monthly, Tobago was the collaborative more information about
they conduct workshops, lecture launch done for Louis Lee Sing the Guild or want to become
series, book sale events and more with the Tobago Writers Guild. a member, you can call or
to support their members. Their The book Closer to The Church,
TWG Publishing House Limited is his first novel, his third book was
also meant to help and support launched at the Scarborough Li-
WhatsApp 1(868)620-5799,
email TobgoWritersGuild123@
gmail.com and find them on
authors to authorship. Joining a brary on May 4, 2023. Facebook or Instagram @
book club like the Books of Cinz TobagoWritersGuild.

10 CREATE A GOODREADS your audience, all the places and

AUTHOR PROFILE virtual spaces where your book
Goodreads is a cataloguing can be found and add a one-liner
website and a subsidiary of Am- from your book to the footer of
azon that allows individuals to every email you send.
search and add to its database of
books, annotations, quotes, and
reviews.
Being on Good Reads will make
14 CREATE AN INSTAGRAM
BUSINESS ACCOUNT TO
PROMOTE YOUR BOOK
it easier for those who have read I guarantee you, it is a mistake,
your book to leave a review about that is often made by Tobago au-
your book. Be sure to also include thors, to ignore this platform as
some quotes from your book on an author’s companion in the
your Goodreads profile. book marketing process. Take
pictures of people purchasing and

11 CREATE A
LINKEDIN PROFILE
or reading your book and create a
few hashtags that your audience
LinkedIn is a business and can use if they read your book or
employment-focused social plat- snap a photo related to the topic.
form. It is a great way to find and There were 663,100 Instagram
network with other professional users in Trinidad and Tobago, just
authors. You may also find part- in May 2022, which accounted for
ners who may want to help you 48.4% of our entire population.
promote your book.

12 CREATE A GOOGLE
SITE WEBSITE
15 SALES—ASK
CONSIGNMENT SHOP
OWNERS TO SELL
This is new to get your brand YOUR BOOK
out there. Offered by Google, for One such welcoming space to
their Google account holders, this Tobago books is Shore Things
allows you to build an easy web- Café and Craft Shop in Lambeau.
site that gives you instant search- A lovely by the sea, local restau-
ability on their platform. rant and chocolatier shop on the
You should have a Google site, Old Milford Road. Owner, Giselle
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Story and pictures by
EDISON BOODOOSINGH
T he Embassy of Japan, in
collaboration with the Cen-
tre for Language Learning,
presented a Japanese Jiutamai
Dance performance on May 12
at the University of the West In-
dies. Jiutamai is one of the most
elegant of Japanese classical
dances.
An unusual art form born in
Kyoto in the 19th century dur-
ing the Edo era, it was origi-
nally developed as a hobby for
women to improve etiquette
and behaviour as well as a form
of exercise.
Later, it evolved as the dances
were performed in more in-
timate settings where the au-
dience was able to view the
performances close up, allow-
ing viewers and performers to
share the spirit of the moment.
It is one of very few traditional Kaname
Japanese arts developed and Hanasaki
practised by women that performs Yuugao
(Moonflower)
makes extensive use of the
pause with elegant, sub-
tle movements of the
hands and arms, long
and intense gazes,
feeling and creating
the space with the
body.

Tokijyo Hanasaki, Jiutamai

dancer and choreographer,
performs a dance
presentation Yuki (Snow)

Kan
K a aam
Kanameamee
Hanaasa
Han saaki
Hanasaki
perfffor
per fo
orrrm
o
performs ms
ms
Fummizuk
Fumizuki ki
(Julyy)
(July)
Hyakushichi
Fukuhara
plays the
flute.

Ambassador of Japan to T&T

Yutaka Maatsubara and his wife.
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Tobago women graduate in sewing

Chief Secretary of the Tobago
House of Assembly (THA) Far-
ley Augustine says sewing is a
useful skill for the home and
can also create supplemental
income by making clothing for
others.
He made the comment at a
sewing class graduation cere-
mony at Mt St George Commu-
nity Centre, on Monday.
Assistant Tourism Secretary
and area representative for Mt
St George/Goodwood, Assem-
blyman Megan Morrison also
attended.
The class began on Novem-
ber 2, 2022 at Mt St George/
Goodwood District Office.
During Monday’s ceremony,
Augustine shared with attend-
ees that his grandmother was a
seamstress.
He said: “Sewing is a useful
skill for the home and could
also create supplemental in-
come by making clothing for
others.”
The sewing class was led by
volunteer instructor Tess Mo-
hamed.
Morrison thanked the in-
structor and encouraged par-
ticipants to utilise their new
skills for service-based endeav-
Assistant Tourism Secretary and area representative, Assemblyman Megan Morrison, fourth from left, and instructor Tess Mohamed, fifth from left, with
ours. participants of the sewing class. PICTURE THA
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European Union
celebrates after 3 years
On May 9, the delegation of the Eu-
ropean Union to T&T celebrated the
first Europe Day reception since
2019.
After three years of the pandemic
and now more than a year since the
war has returned to Europe, the
focus will be on the EU’s successful
partnership with T&T and working
together for prosperity and peace.
The celebration featured remarks
from EU Ambassador Peter Caven-
dish, who hosted the event, as well
as the Minister of Foreign and Cari-
com Affairs Dr Amery Browne.
The function took place at Pent-
house Rooftop, RGM Savannah
Building, Queen’s Park East, Port-
of-Spain. Europe Day, held on May
9 every year, celebrates peace and
unity in Europe. The date marks the
anniversary of the historical “Schu-
man Declaration.”
GML photographer MARIELA
BRUZUAL was there at the
event to capture the highlights.
(More pictures on Page 25)

Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Dr Amery Browne, left, celebrates a toast with Ambassador of Spain,
Fernando Nogales, German Ambassador Ute Konig and EU Ambassador Peter Cavendish.

CEDAR GROVE PRIVATE

(PRIMARY) SCHOOL
Is Seeking Applications For Marshal of the Parliament Dr Kirt St Bernard and UNDP Assistant Resident
Representative, Sharifa Ali-Abdullah.

PRINCIPAL
The school invites a proven performer and
outstanding leader to head the school as its Principal.
Minimum Requirements:
Must be registered with the Ministry of Education
Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Certification in teaching as evidenced
by the possession of a Teacher’s Diploma, or other relevant qualifications
Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience as a certified teacher in a primary school,
including at least three (3) years in school administration

Additional Skills:
Strategic leader
Proven ability to manage people and resources Group Chief Executive Officer of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies Anthony N
Excellent Computer knowledge Sabga III, left, and Danish Consul General Ravi Dolsingh.
Familiarity with teaching and training methodology
Goal orientated person with excellent communication

Application with Curriculum Vitae and 3 written references should be sent to:

The Secretary
Board of Directors
Cedar Grove Private School
Chin Aleong Street, Block 3,
Palmiste, La Romaine

Or emailed to

secretary@cedargrove.edu.tt

Deadline for applications is May 26th, 2023

MP for Fyzabad Dr Lackram Bodoe, left, President of the Senate, Nigel De Freitas
and MP for Naparima, Rodney Charles.
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EU Programme Manager Juan Luis Molinuevo, left, EurochampTT Founding

Director/Member Marie Louise Norton Murray and Consul of Austria Karl Pilstl.

Korean Ambassador, Oh Dong, left, and president of the NGC, Mark Loquan.

Pixie Du Coudray, left, with David O’Brien, executive vice president for global
expansion, Massy Holdings.

Port-of-Spain Mayor Joel Martinez, left, with Argentine Ambassador, Marcelo Suarez Salvia.

Arima MP and Minister of Planning and Development Pennelope Beckles, right,

with Bengü Yiğitgüden, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye.
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ANSA McAL launches
internal group
recycling initiative
The ANSA McAL Group of com-
panies is committed to growth
through sustainable and respon-
sible action. In a message to em-
ployees and external stakeholders,
Group CEO Anthony N Sabga III,
said he was “proud of the actions
we have been taking to weave sus-
tainability more deeply into our
culture, driving our decisions today
and setting the foundation for our
future, staying true to our purpose:
Inspiring Better Choices for a Better
World.”
As part of its sustainability strat-
A Carib Brewery employee places his glass bottle into one of the recycling bins at the company’s Champs egy and to commemorate Earth
Fleurs compound. PICTURES COURTESY ANSA MCAL Day 2023, which is themed Invest in
Our Planet, ANSA McAL launched
Phase I of the internal Group Re-
duce, Reuse, Recycle Initiative
recently. Employees at the major
ANSA McAL locations in Trinidad
are now able to conveniently bring
returnable Carib Brewery bottles
and crates and other types of glass
waste ( jam jars, condiment bottles
etc.) for reuse and recycling.
ANSA Motors Commercial Division employees pose for a photo while sorting
out returnable Carib product bottles for recycling as part of ANSA McAL’s
Reduce, Reuse, Recyle initiative.
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Addressing the initiative, Corpo-
rate Sustainability Specialist Na-
talie Bibby said, “This is a tangible
way for our employees to contrib-
ute to the Group’s goal of creating
a sustainable future. With a large
employee population, we believe
that by changing our habits we can
inspire our families and friends to
do the same and start a wave of cul-
tural change, one bottle at a time!”
The Group also released a promo-
tional sustainability video highlight-
ing its sustainability commitments,
including the circular economy
model of production and consump-
tion represented by Carib Brewery’s
well-established returnable packag-
ing system and ANSA Packaging’s
glass and crate recycling.
Carib Brewery runs a returnable
packaging system at three of its four
breweries in Trinidad and Tobago,
Grenada and St Kitts and Nevis,
where customers and consumers
are also encouraged to return used
bottles and crates for reuse.
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Pacific
Marcano
steps out
in a cocktail
dress from
Dianne
Lewis of
Lady Legacy
Designs
In Style with a Cup of Tea
INNS FRANCIS
innis_francis@yahoo.com
The Coterie of Social Workers of
T&T Incorporated celebrated 102
years of volunteer service to the
country with a tea and cultural
show held at the San Fernando City
Hall Auditorium last Saturday.
Organisers of the event, dubbed
Return in Style with a Cup of Tea,
called for new members to join the
team to foster continuity of service
to those in need.
Six branches—Port-of-Spain,
Barataria, Tacarigua, Siparia,
Fyzabad, and Tobago, participated.
Wheelchair-bound House of Jacqui model Sharifa Harnarine and Johnason
Solomon get audience approval.
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Kalika
Morton in
a printed
bodysuit
The group’s primary objective is to
assist women and children and to
serve the schools through a school
feeding programme.
Entertainers and models from
the House of Jacqui entertained the
audience during the afternoon high
tea.
San Fernando Mayor Junia
Regrello, who attended, said he
remembered having meals when
he attended the St Paul’s Boys’
Anglican Primary School. He said
then and now the meals were
appreciated by many children who
received them.
(More pictures on Page 28)
PICTURES INNIS FRANCIS
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Sarika is an author, poet and
social media manager. Twenty-four
year-old Prasad embodies a new
type of writer on the Guyanese
landscape, one who aims to
emulate the successes of dystopian
fantasy novel.
From a young age, Prasad
was entranced by popular sci-fi/
Veronica Roth, CS Lewis, Rick
Riordan and Suzanna Collins.
“My reading has influenced my
writing style. I grew up reading a lot
of science fiction and fantasy. Those
books inspired me to write my own
story,” she said during an interview
with the News Room.
Prasad’s debut work, The Beast
Within, envisions a world where
human civilisation is taken to the
brink of extinction and beasts,
called night walkers, prey on those
their own inner demons.
“One of the main themes deals
with confronting your inner self.
Basically, this is why I named my
book The Beast Within.
“It is set in a fantasy-dystopian
world. My plot is mainly character
driven.”
Prasad started writing as a
teenager at St Stanislaus College
where she would use her pen to
escape to fictional worlds between
and during classes.
She finished the first draft of
The Beast Within when she was
17 and spent the next seven years
rewriting, editing and perfecting the
book, with the end-goal of releasing
it to the world.
This proved to be no easy task
as she struggled to get her book
published locally.
“The funny thing was, after I
finished my book, the first thing I
thought was, ‘How am I going to get
(it) published?’” (NEWS ROOM)
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Horoscope Eugenia
Last
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
BY DEAN YOUNG

Get down to business and make the changes that get you closer to your
dreams. Opportunity is all around you, but it’s up to you to recognize and
BLONDIE

take advantage of what’s available. Turn your space into a place that puts
your mind at ease and inspires you to follow your heart and dreams. Talks
will lead to romance and a detailed look at possibilities.
BIRTHDAY BABY
You are deliberate, intuitive and forceful. You are expressive and active.

YOUR NUMBERS
8, 12, 17, 29, 32, 38, 40.
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY
HEART OF THE CITY

Dario Franchitti, 50; Polly Walker, 57; Grace Jones, 75; Pete , 78.

Aries Libra
BY MARK TATULLI

March 21-April 19 Sept 23-October 22

3 STARS Consider what’s
meaningful and enjoyable, and
set a course to take you where you
want to go. The goal is to eliminate
stress by heading in a direction that
offers comfort and satisfaction.
Reconfigure your path to match
your desire.
Taurus
BY TOM ARMSTRONG
5 STARS Physical work will rectify
any anxiety you feel. Put your
energy where it counts, and you’ll
feel better about yourself and your
accomplishments. Make a change
at home that adds to your comfort.
Scorpio

October 23-Nov 21
April 20-May 20
3 STARS Something will pull you
MARVIN

3 STARS Check your options and in an unexpected direction. Go

consider what will help you reach
your objective. Reach out to an
expert or attend a conference that
will broaden your vision and help
you see how you can use your skills
to advance.
with the flow, reach out to those
you work well with and use your
home base as your headquarters
for your pursuits. Romance is in the
stars, and the time to initiate travel,
communication and plans is now.

Gemini Sagittarius
Nov 22-December 21
May 21-June 20
3 STARS Refuse to let anyone 3 STARS Channel your energy
take advantage of you. Listen, and
PEANUTS

into sorting through unfinished

you’ll see who you can trust not to
take advantage of you. Sign up for
something you want to learn or
explore. Knowledge and experience
are the keys to your success.
business and updating paperwork
that has a due date. Don’t trust or
leave something important in the
hands of someone unreliable. It’s
better to be safe than sorry.

Cancer
June 21-July 22
4 STARS Use your expertise to help
others. Your suggestions will give
hope to those in need and help you
BIZZARRO
Capricorn
December 22-Jan 19
3 STARS Don’t labour over what’s
wrong when putting your energy
behind something that offers the

establish what you have to offer. rewards you want is within reach.
You’ll advance if you are willing to Stay focused on the opportunities,
do the work in a unique and timely host an event and spend time
fashion. romancing someone you love.

Leo Aquarius
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

July 23-Aug 22 January 20-Feb 18

2 STARS Observe how others
handle situations and proceed 2 STARS Ensure you understand
cautiously. You’ll likely upset what others expect of you before
BY STEPHAN PASTIS

someone if you overreact or committing. Emotional matters

fall short when dealing with will escalate if you discuss sensitive
responsibilities. A steady pace and issues. Be willing to stand up for
less drama will get you where you your beliefs, regardless of the
want to go. outcome.

Virgo
August 23-Sept 22
5 STARS Think, learn and make
your decisions clear to others.
Spend time with someone you love,
and make plans that will encourage
you to do more together. Sign up for
an event or volunteer for a cause,
BY MARK TATULLI
Pisces
Feb 19-March 20
4 STARS Count your savings
and move money around, invest
in something that will help you
raise your worth, and discuss your
intentions, feelings and plans with
someone you love. Put your energy

and new relationships will blossom. where it is sure to bring the highest
return. Romance is favoured.
1 star: Avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes. 2 stars: You can
accomplish, but don’t rely on others. 3 stars: Focus and you’ll reach
.LIO

your goals. 4 stars: Aim high; start new projects. 5 stars: Nothing can
stop you; go for gold.
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„ TODAY Chokha Fest Drive Thru Breakfast (by the

A Brighter Sun (Presented by Iere Theatre
Productions Ltd) Venue: Naparima Bowl, San
Fernando Times: 9am - 12pm & 8pm - 11pm
Cost: $60 (School) $150 (Gen) Info: Tickets
available at box office and from committee
members
Disaster Preparedness Fair
Venue: Brian Lara Promenade
Time: 11am to 5pm Venue: Cyd Gray Sporting
Complex, Roxborough Time: 1am to 3pm
„ TOMORROW
A Brighter Sun (by Iere Theatre Productions
Ltd) Venue: Naparima Bowl, San Fernando
Time: 8pm – 11pm Cost: $60 (School) $150
(Gen) Info: Tickets available at box office and
from committee members
The Art of Guitar – Musical Escape
Venue: Queen’s Hall, POS Time: 7:30pm –
10pm Cost: $250 (Gen) $350 (SP RSV)
Info: Tickets available at box office or 487-
1360/778-1762
This Little Piggy is Tired RS Production
Venue: SAPA Time: 8.30pm
An Intimate Open Air Cocktail Fundraiser
(Presented by The Shelter Under the Trees)
Venue: The Normandie Time: 7pm-11pm
Cost: $450 Contact admin@trinidadshelter.com
„ SUNDAY MAY 21
A Brighter Sun (by Iere Theatre Productions
Ltd) Venue: Naparima Bowl, San Fernando
Time: 6pm – 9pm Cost: $60 (School) $150
(Gen) Info: Tickets available at box office and
from committee members
Rotary Club of central Port-of-Spain)
Venue: Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain
Time: 8am – 11am Cost: $100
Info: Tickets available at box office
The Art of Guitar – Musical Escape (by Stefan
Roach) Venue: Queen’s Hall, Port-of-Spain
Time: 6pm – 9pm Cost: $250 (Gen) $350 (SP
RSV) Info: Tickets available at box office
or 487-1360/778-1762
This Little Piggy is Tired
RS Production
Venue: SAPA Time: 6.30pm
„ SATURDAY, MAY 27
Fuego by Salsa Fiesta T&T
Venue: Queen’s Hall, Port of Spain
Time: 8pm – 10pm Cost: $300

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1A Wrightson Road, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: 1 868 627 4677 (4OPR) or 1 868 226 4677 (4OPR)
Website: www.oprtt.org

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NOTICE OF VACANT POSITION OF PROCUREMENT REGULATOR

Pursuant to Section 10 (3) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act,
2015, as amended (“the Act”), the Office of Procurement Regulation (“the OPR”) wishes
to notify the public that the five (5) year term of office of the Procurement Regulator/
Chairman of the Procurement Board (“the Regulator”) came to an end on January 11th,
2023.

While the OPR awaits the appointment of the Regulator by the President of the Republic
of Trinidad and Tobago, we assure the public that the work of the OPR continues to
progress under the governance of the Procurement Board led by the Deputy Chairman.

The public is reminded that the OPR is a body corporate established pursuant to an Act
of Parliament, namely the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015
(as amended), which aims to provide for public procurement, and for the retention and
disposal of public property in accordance with the principles of good governance,
namely accountability, integrity, transparency, and value for money.

Procurement Board of Trinidad and Tobago

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wanted. 321-0202
ART COLLECTION FOR
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LOOKING FOR a Qualified
Geriatric Nurse to take care of
your love ones at home. Contact
CAZABON Watercolour,
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3+$50$&,67
to finish Masonry, Roof, Tile, Car- Douglas Home Care Services. Karen Sylvester,
pentry. 474-8309/ 314-4686 273-6858. Leroy Clarke,
Old Maps, Prints,
Over 50 Pieces.
FB: Wrightson Investments Ltd.
EMINENT SERVICES Call Marlene 624-5905 HONDA ACCORD PCZ ( dark
red )
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, WHIRLPOOL COMBO Washier Excellent condition
and Dryer Laundry Centre new in Moon roof
Trinidad & Tobago. box with warranty 11K, 2 piece Leather interior
Love Seat Couch Set Grey One owner ( retiree )
Hiring Professionals Fabric new $3500, 3 piece Rattan $95,000.00 (ONO)
Patio Set new $1500, 5 pieces Contact 769-5057
for the Following Positions: Glass Dining Set new $2000,
Bookshelf used $350.
Whatsapp for pics: 703-5061
1 Executive Chef
VINTAGE VINYL Record
5 Line Cooks Collection 80’s Pop Rock and RX 7, FIRST GEN.
2 Sous Chef Rock In Exceptional Condition, $50,000.00 O.N.O.
Over 400 pieces, High resale 687-6608
3 Chef de Cuisine value on Ebay or Personal Collec-
1 Pastry Chef tion. Asking $10k or best offer.
703-5061
2 Bakers
BUSHNELL DEEP space 420x
1 Maitre D’ Telescoop never used $1800, PDR FIELDER. Black. Excellent
3 Mixologists 703-5061 condition. $88,000 ono. 314-6979

IMPORTED REEBOK elliptical

Requirements: 3 to 5 years formal international glider. (Offers invited)
experience in a similar position. Rattan 48 inch round glass-top
breakfast table with 4 chairs
Deadline date for submissions: ($3,500)
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nickel vanity lights (4 bulb & 2
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AM MARKETING +
FOR SALE
COMPANY LTD ONE WOODBROOK PLACE
SINGLE FLOOR UNIT,
Reg, Dealer #10 2000sq.ft, 3 B/R, 2.5 Baths
HOMESTEAD INVESTMENT (T’DAD) LTD #392-394 Cedar Hill FULLY FURNISHED AND
Sales Office: Phone: 622-3831 / 228-9927 /
787-6857 / 685-5596 / 296-7307.
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baths T/H – REDUCED TT$1.375M O.N.O.
    
   BRAND NEW RAJACK REAL ESTATE CASCADE – Tri-level T/H – 3 bedrooms, 2.5
#25 - 29, Woodford Street, + baths – TT$2.9M
   
    Port of Spain, Trinidad, W.I.
Phones: 622-4694 / 4983
3 Ton LPG FORKLIFT 682-2623 3 bedrooms home minutes
from Massy Freeport 3
CHAGUANAS – Avidan Park – 3 bedrooms, 2
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COUVA – Olive Grove – 5 bedrooms, 4

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GASPARILLO HOUSE & land- DIEGO MARTIN – Dickson Avenue – 4
EXECUTIVE 4 bedroom, 3½ bath bedrooms, 4 baths – REDUCED TT$2.9M
$1.9M
   X
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on over 12,000 sq.ft. Koonoo
Avenue, Cunupia. Many extras,
GLENCOE – Gittensdale – 1 & 2 bedrooms
Building on 2 lots- $2M –TT$1.2M – TT$1.4M
Fixer Uppers for semi-furnished, owner migrated,

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& Up
$3.2M O.N.O. 703-5061
PETIT BOURG – Commercial & Residential;
Upstairs – 2 bedrooms, 1 bath; Downstairs –
Sale or Rent
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Roti shop and restaurant – TT3.5M
PETIT VALLEY – Majouba Crossroads – 1 & 2
#68'4;)11&24+%'5
10 - 2 B/Room T/Houses at house and land- $750,000. Executive And Modern
Townhouse In Desirable, bedrooms, 2 baths – TT$2.2M – TT$2.4M
PALMYRA MT. Stewart Village
Maraval $850,000.0. @ 7345 sq.ft. land $950,000.
Secured And Gated Community. ST. JAMES – The View – 3 bedrooms, 3 baths

Deposit: USED VEHICLES TABAQUITE- 5 & 7 acres- $3M

25-29 Woodford Street, 
Port of Spain, Trinidad
PBN PRADO excellent condition,
silver, $88,000. Negotiable. 732-
5045/ 784-2525
RANGE ROVER Velar P-300 HSE.
Fully Loaded, Local, $700,000.
682-2623/ 682-1200
Mortgages Available at
622-4694 / 622-4983
www.hitdad.com
hitdad1@hotmail.com
FOR SALE, PCJ Toyota Yaris,
good condition, asking 35K
793-7727
SPORTERO TCZ 1904 $$70,000
498-2459
$25,000.00 or Rent at
$3,500.00 monthly PDT TOYOTA FIELDER
HYBRID (70K)
7.5% -
TDW (5E) WINGLE P/UP
Conditions Apply. (80K)
Viewing by Appt only.
E25 LOW TOP GLASS
SIDE ($65k)
FAW 10 Wheeler truck for
sale. 381-7427
SPLIT LEVEL. 4 bedroom. 1¾
lot. Getwell, Pinto, Arima.
470-7141
OTAHIETE RESIDENTIAL Park-
31,851 sq.ft. seafront land- $7M
RAJACK REAL ESTATE
682-2623
rrajack29@gmail.com
+ ARCHITECTURALLY
FOR SALE
ST. JOSEPH, 8 NEW
TOWNHOUSES (1550 sq.ft)
3 B/R, 2.5 BATHS,
FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED
(5 Units Remaining)
End $1.99M, Inner $1.95M
COMPLETION DATE:
QUARTER 1, 2023.
798-4619
WOODBROOK PLACE One Bed-
room $2.5M 779-5400
Motivated Seller $1,590,000
620-8518.
2 BEDROOM FLATS OASIS
GARDENS CHAGUANAS,
FULLY FURNISH $1.1M.
CONTACT: 354-6758
4 BEDROOM
DESIGNED HOUSE.
CUNUPIA
$2.5M (NEG) 394-5586
BEL AIR Extension- townhouse
$2.5M, $2M 681-5653
DIEGO MARTIN 2 story house
at #12 Mercer Road for sale Call
370- 4100.
PENAL CLARKE Road. House
and land, 4 lots. 688-4816
– TT$2.175M
ST. JOSEPH – Maracas Valley – 3 bedrooms,
2.5 baths T/H – Starting at TT$1.7M
TACARIGUA – El Dorado Gardens – 5
bedrooms, 3 baths – TT $1.7M
TOBAGO - Shirvan Road, Plantations, Samaan
Grove, Mt. Irvine and more – TT$1.35M –
TT$3.6M up
PORT-OF-SPAIN – Stone Street – Commercial
building – 10,503 sq ft – TT $7.5M
MARABELLA BATTOO Avenue.
3 bedrooms. 688-4816
HOUSE & Land Sale. Oropouche,
Sangre Grande. 4 bedrooms, 3
toilet/ bath, $890,000. Offering
rent to own, $325,000.00 down,
$5,000.00 monthly. Call/ What-
sapp: 331-0406
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RARE OPPORTUNITY Great
Family Home Glencoe was $2.6ml
Valuated, Now $2.3ml.
760-1745/ 756-8230
Prime Land
and Building
CUREPE S.M.R. 7,500 sq.ft. Good CUMACA; 12A; 4.5KM PICTON COURT, Woodford
commercial area, with small Street, Newtown. 2 bedrooms,
building. 662-5828
JUNCTION PLATANAL 1 bath, air-conditioned. In-suite
TRACE AND CUMACA washer/ dryer. Includes: electric-
LAND FOR SALE ROAD; 497-7712 ity, propane, WiFi. 719-8571/ 680- COMMERCIAL SPACES. Upstairs
1468/ 713-9352 $5500, Downstairs $8000, For-
CHAGUANAS mer Bakery, Parking available.
ENDEAVOUR Tunapuna Road, Tunapuna, Near
2 LOTS- OFF GARDENS E.M.R. 735-5191.
JOHNNY KING LIMITED SALES OFFER COFFEE STREET San Fernando.
ROAD FROM $160PSF; GLENCOE ONE bedroom, air- 15x15 sq.ft. 786-3619
ARANGUEZ. ALL APPROVALS. condition, electricity, cable, wifi,
497-7712 $3,800.00. 610-7228 FOR SALE
WAREHOUSE IN
4 LOTS- 2 BEDROOM semi-furnished
apartment for rent in St. Anns. PORT OF SPAIN
SANGRE 8 APARTMENTS, Tacarigua.
$5,500.00 per month. OFFERS INVITED
CHIQUITO. 4.3mil. 782-8510.
752-6028 684-6097
379-5636 2 BEDROOM townhouse, pool,
Valsayn, $6,000.00. 662-5301,
488-0175. HARDER DOUBLE Stimulation
TABAQUITE 7 lots, 2 Road DIEGO MARTIN 1, 2 & 3 bed-
Explosive & Orgasmic! Get a Total
frontage at $595,000. Lee Body Sensual Massage. 373-5821
room apartments. 776-9654
Monge Road. 707-0781. SAVANNAH CASUALS
CORNER
GASPARILLO MAHOGANY Ave 10,000 SQ.FT.
(west of tunnel) $300,000. T&C FB: Wrightson Investments Ltd. 2 BEDROOMS upstairs apart-
approval. 707-0781 or Call Adam 624-5905 ment. Huggins Street, Tacarigua.
Parking. 640-3916
O’CONNER DRIVE TWO BEDROOM San Juan Sales Office: Phone: 622-3831 // 228-9927

FOR SALE
Opposite Tacarigua
Presby. School
Eastern Main Road
WhatsApp
1 954 254 8199
+ TT$655,000.00 each
1 Lot T&C Munroe Road,
Cunupia $150 per sq.ft.
620-6594
+ ANNEX FOR Rent, St James.
20,000 sq.ft ideal for
Warehouse/ Apartments.
Close to lights & water.
Minutes to KFC Munroe
Road. $1.2M payment plan
option. 620-6594
CUNUPIA CHIN CHIN.
6,000/ 5,000s.f, $275,000.00/
$225,000.00, financing.
272-2858/ 736-5164.
DIEGO MARTIN MAIN RD, Cor.
Quarry Street, after church, 778-
7036.
2 LOTS in safe, quiet, small, se-
cured, gated community. 1 min-
ute to Highway, West of Monroe
Road Exit. $650K each or $1.2M
package deal. No T&C. 703-5061
CUMANA, TOCO-
4 acre homestead
parcel, $1.25M
684-6097
ONE LOT. Gated community.
Morne Coco Road, Maraval.
323-8059
6 ACRES, Pierre Road, Chagua-
nas. $500,000.00 per acre. 751-
2658, 481-2928
2 LOTS, 12,000s.f. each with out
line approval, $120.00 p.s.f. 26
1/2 Mile Post, Toco Main Road.
751-2658, 783-0791
CAPARO CHICKLAND Rd-
21,000 SF 678-1139
Sales Office: Phone: 622-3831
// 228-9927 // 787-6857
// 685-5596 // 296-7307
Email: laurahomestt@gmail.com
Facebook: Laura Homes TT
AGRICULTURAL LAND AVAILABLE - email
us for full details
BLANCHISSEUSE – 20,173 sq ft in a Gated
Community – TT$950,000.00
ARIMA – Alenore Gardens – 5,950 sq
ft – TT$750,000.00
DIEGO MARTIN – La Puerta Avenue –
11,386 sq. ft – TT$1.050M
MANZANILLA – 2 lots – 7,879 & 8,000 sq
ft – call for details.
SAN FERNANDO – Cipero Road – 10,700
sq ft – TT$1.3M O.N.O.
SAN FERNANDO - Victoria Street – 5,360
sq ft – TT$1.4M
SANTA CRUZ – Residential – 7,100 sq ft up -
Starting at TT$100.00 per sq. ft and up
SOUTH OROPOUCHE – Berridge Trace –
5,720 sq ft – TT$450,000.00 O.N.O.
ST. JOSEPH - Elizabeth Gardens – 10,013
sq ft – REDUCED TT$1.75M
ST. JOSPEH – Maracas Gardens – 20,000
sq ft – TT$950,000.00
TOBAGO – Gated Communities – 5,000 sq ft
up – TT$600,000.00 up
VALENCIA – 24 plots 10,000 sq ft each –
VALSAYN – Spring Village – Approx
15,000 sq ft – TT$2.5M
MAYARO- 2 LOTS
ALL AMENITIES
WITH VIEW.
687-6608
PALMISTE RAMBERT off Seep-
aul Development- lots, 338-1220,
716-9095
LOTS FOR sale St-Helena 687-
9448
SANGRE GRANDE Lot 5000
sq.ft. gated community $500,000.
Contact 729-8581
LAND SANTA Cruz 7500 sq.ft
(Deed) 395-7456
DEBE RAMRATTAN Maharaj
Trace. 18 plots, gated community.
688-4816
DEBE SEURADGE Trace. 6 one
acre parcel. 688-4816
TODDS ROAD; 37A
AGRICULTURAL LAND
497-7712
SANGRE CHIQUITO:
18A FREEHOLD LANDS
2½MM GAJADHAR
ROAD; 497-7712
O’MEARA ROAD, ARIMA.
37,843 sq.ft.
FB: Wrightson Investments Ltd.
or Call Adam 624-5905
HENRY STREET POS.
3 LEVELS,
15,000 SQ.FT.
776-9654
NEWTOWN, POS 3,200 sq.ft.
land with fixer upper building
$2.1M, 684-6097
PICTON COURT near Savannah.
2 bedroom executive apart-
ments, fully equipped, air-condi-
tion, hi-speed internet access.
718-8571, 680-1468, 713-9352.
stay@pictoncourt.com
PALMISTE 3 bedroom, 2 toilet/
bath, $7,500.00. 681-5653
BEL AIR townhouse, 3 bed-
room, $12,000.00. 681-5653
CHAGUANAS, ABERDEEN Park-
3 bedroom, $6,000. 684-6097
3 BEDROOM. A/C, hot/ cold,
parking for 2. Saddle Road, San
Juan. $3,500. 638-5757, 276-8392
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Guardian lives remembered

JEFFERS: LUCY ISORA

born on June 27th, 1926, in
Moruga. Trinidad passed away
surrounded by her family in
Lutz, Florida on April 15th, 2023.
She was wife of the late George
McDonald Jeffers. Preceded in
death by her parents Josephine
and Alcid La Rode, her brothers
Philip Regis La Rode, Vernon La
Rode, Cecil La Rode and sister,
Norma Murray. Mother of Helen
(deceased), George (deceased),
Hazel (deceased), Adrian (de-
ceased), Philip, Valletta and
Arthur. Grandmother of twenty-
three Grandchildren, thirty-five
Great Grandchildren and six
Great-Great grandchildren.
Cousin to the La Rodes, Edwards,
Johns, Placids, Merchants, Reys
and Brathwaite. In-law of the
Theodores, Gopez, Blackman
and Moras families. Friends of
the Simpsons, Beckles, and many
more. The funeral service for the
late Lucy Isora Jeffers takes place
at 10:00 am on Friday 19th May,
2023 at the St. Joseph Roman
Catholic Church, Abercromby
Street, St. Joseph thence to the
St. Joseph Public Cemetery for
burial. Well-wishers are welcome
to send their condolences and
tributes to the family at www.
leesfunerals.com. Enquiries, Lee’s
Funeral Directors, St. Augustine,
663-1010.

Friday, May 19, 2023
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BOSTON — The Miami Heat were in
need of a calming presence follow-
ing a sluggish start to their latest
conference finals showdown with
the Boston Celtics.
Jimmy Butler provided that and
a lot more.
Butler scored 35 points, includ-
ing 20 after halftime, and the Heat
rallied in the second half to beat
the Celtics 123-116 in Game 1 of
the Eastern Conference finals on
Wednesday night.
He said his teammates have
given him confidence.
“I’m playing at an incredible
level because they are allowing me
to do so,” Butler said. “They are
not putting a limit on my game.
They are trusting me with the ball,
on the defensive end. I think that’s
what any basketball player wants.”
Miami trailed by nine at the half
before turning it around with a
franchise playoff-record 46 points
in the third and outscoring Boston
66-50 over the final two quarters.
It was Butler’s fifth game with 30
or more points this postseason
and he added seven assists, six
steals and five rebounds.
“One of the premier two-way
basketball players of this associa-
tion. ... That’s what we needed.”
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
“Down the stretch Jimmy was able
to do everything we needed—as a
scorer and as a facilitator.”
Bam Adebayo added 20 points
and eight rebounds. Kyle Lowry,
AC PoS, Army, Rangers hunt
CONCACAF club spots
NIGEL SIMON
Senior Reporter
nigel.simon@guardian.co.tt
T&T Premier Football League
table leader AC Port-of-Spain
along with fellow title chasers,
Defence Force and Terminix La
Horquetta Rangers, will all be in
action today with two double-
headers on the cards at the Phase
II Recreation Ground in La Hor-
quetta, and St James Police Bar-
racks training ground, St James,
both kicking off from 5 pm.
Currently, the Walt Norei-
ga-coached AC PoS (formerly
North East Stars) leads the 12-
team table with 39 points from
15 matches, one point ahead of
Tiger Tanks Club Sando, who will
be in action on Sunday, followed
by Defence Force with 37 points,
and Rangers with 31 points, but
with a match in hand.
And with the May 28 deadline
given to the T&T Football Associ-
ation by CONCACAF to select the
three local clubs to compete in
the CONCACAF Caribbean Club
Shield (two clubs) and the CON-
CACAF Caribbean Cup, the quar-
tet will all be intent on picking up
wins in their matches ahead of
the Match Day 18 fixture on May
sport
Heat rally to beat Celtics
123-116 in East finals opener
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) drives to the basket against Boston
Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon (13) in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA
basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series in Boston on Wednesday.
PICTURE AP
Caleb Martin, Gabe Vincent and
Max Strus all added 15 points
apiece. The Heat went 16 of 31
from the 3-point line.
The No 8-seeded Heat have
opened all three playoff series
with road victories. Game 2 is
TODAY’S MATCHES
• Defence Force vs Prisons Service FC,
La Horquetta Recreation Ground,
5 pm
• La Horquetta Rangers vs Central FC,
La Horquetta Recreation Ground,
7.15 pm
• AC Port-of-Spain vs Morvant
Caledonia AIA, St James Police
Barracks, 5 pm
• Police FC vs Cunupia FC, St James
Police Barracks, 7.15 pm
LEADING GOALSCORERS
13 - Nathaniel James (Club Sando)
10 - Ataulla Guerra (La Horquetta
Rangers)
8 -Brent Sam (Defence Force)
7 - John-Paul Rochford (AC PoS)
6 - Tyrone Charles (La Horquetta
Rangers), Nicholas Dillon (Club
Sando), Duane Muckette, Che Benny
(AC PoS), Keron Cummings (Central
FC)
5 - Dwight Jordan (Jabloteh), Isaiah
Lee (La Horquetta Rangers), Kesean
St Rose (Central FC), Jameel Neptune,
Jomoul Francois (AC PoS), Justin
Garcia (Defence Force).
27 and May 28.
In the first match at the St James
Police Barracks, AC PoS, winner
of the last three matches will face
a tricky test in Morvant Caledonia
37
was captured by broadcast cam-
eras throwing a clipboard in frus-
tration.
Boston couldn’t stop the on-
slaught and Miami then nudged
back in front as Butler penetrated
to create opportunities for his
teammates.
Boston is just 4-4 at home dur- The Heat outscored the Celtics
ing this postseason. 46-25 in the period and took a 103-
“I don’t know why,” Tatum said 91 lead into the fourth, prompting
of their home struggles. “You’ve a few boos from the TD Garden
still got to play the game, you’ve crowd.
got to make plays, regardless of Boston responded, scoring the
whether you’re home or away.” first seven points of the final pe-
The Celtics, who are at their riod before a 3-pointer by Vincent
best when they’re defending and ended the run.
getting up more shots than their Miami led 114-109 with just over
opponents, were 10 of 29 from be- three minutes to play when Brog-
yond the arc. don was fouled by Butler. But he
“We lost our offensive purpose,” connected on just 1 of the 2 free
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. throws. Butler was trapped on the
The tip-off of the series marked next Miami possession before find-
the third time in four seasons that ing Martin for a corner 3.
the Heat and Celtics have met in Tatum travelled, giving the ball
this round. Boston won last year’s back to the Heat. A Miami miss
matchup in seven games. gave the ball back to Boston, but
Wednesday’s opener felt every Tatum was called again for travel-
bit like a continuation of that most ling.
Miami wound the shot clock
recent meeting. Boston dominated
down before getting a 3-pointer
inside early on and led by nine at
halftime. by Butler to rattle in with 1:03 re-
maining.
Spoelstra said his team was
today in Boston. “more intentional” over the final But everything changed in the
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics 24 minutes. second half.
with 30 points, but didn’t take a Miami took a page out of the “We are just playing really good
shot in the fourth quarter. Jaylen Celtics’ book and used a 13-1 run basketball,” Butler said. “More
Brown finished with 22 points and to quickly erase that gap, tying the than anything, we are staying
nine rebounds. Malcolm Brogdon game at 78 in the third quarter. together through the good and
added 19 points. During the next timeout Mazzulla through the bad.” (AP)
AIA, who defeated Rangers, the
last team to be the league leader
(3-2), by a similar 3-2 margin last
Saturday and will be out to pull
off another upset while Police
FC will be keen to rebound from
its 1-0 loss to Central FC when it
hosts Cunupia FC.
Up at La Horquetta, Defence
Force boosted by its 1-0 win
over Rangers in their resched-
uled clash on Tuesday night in
St James, will be going all out for
maximum points against lowly
Prisons Service as it looks to boost
its chances of a top three placing FILE - AC Port-of-Spain’s John-Paul Rochford, centre, celebrates one of his two
with matches to come against goals with teammates Che Benny, left, and Michel Poon-Angeron during their
Club Sando and W Connection. team’s match against San Juan Jabloteh in the T&T Premier Football League
In the second match at La Hor- at the Phase II recreation ground, La Horquetta in April. Rochford is the
quetta, host club Rangers, who leading scorer for AC PoS with seven goals. PICTURE DANIEL PRENTICE
will be keen for Prison Service
to pull off a shocker against the LATEST STANDINGS
Army/Coast-Guard combination,
will also need to get full points Place Team P W D L F A Pts
against Central FC if they are to 1 AC PoS 15 13 0 2 40 10 39
2 Club Sando FC 15 12 2 1 34 13 38
stay in the hunt to secure a CON-
3 Defence Force 15 12 1 2 34 10 37
CACAF club spot. 4 L.H Rangers 14 10 1 3 39 17 31
The remaining two matches in 5 Central FC 15 8 1 6 27 23 25
the round will take place on Sun- 6 Police FC 14 6 1 7 25 25 19
day in another doubleheader at 7 W Connection 15 5 3 7 14 19 18
the Mahaica Sporting Complex, 8 Pt Fortin Civic 15 3 3 9 9 18 12
Point Fortin, with W Connection 9 Morvant Caledonia 15 3 2 10 16 35 11
meeting Club Sando at 4 pm and 10 Prisons Service FC 15 3 2 10 8 35 11
Point Fortin Civic at home to San 11 Jabloteh 15 2 2 11 15 34 8
Juan Jabloteh from 6.15 pm. 12 Cunupia FC 15 2 2 11 8 30 8
 38 sport
Jerome leads Central
U-13 to victory
Reyad Jerome helped himself to four
wickets that guided Central Zone to
a four-run victory over South West in
the final T&T Cricket Board (TTCB)
Under-13 Interzone match at the
National Cricket Centre in Balmain,
Couva, on Wednesday.
Central batted first and scored 113
all out on a pitch that made things
difficult for batters. Opener Trystan
Cambridge scored 21 from 31 balls
to top score for Central. Cambridge
was the second batsman to lose his
wicket with the score on 52 at the
end of the 13th over.
After his wicket, Central crum-
bled, losing their next eight wickets
for 61 runs.
K’hill Thomas scored 15 runs and
Central Zone U-13 captain Reyad Jerome, fifth from left, was adjudged Best Bowler with four wickets for 25 Reyad Jerome scored 14. Nikhil Man-
runs from eight overs during T&T Cricket Board Scotiabank Under-13 Inter Zone Tournament which took place ick was the only other batter to reach
at National Cricket Centre in Balmain, Couva, on Wednesday. Central Zone defeated South West by four runs.
double figures 10.
Standing at the back from left are Azim Bassarath, president of the TTCB, Denis Mitchell, Trystan Cambridge,
Travis Villafana, Kaden Balraj, K’hlil Thomas, Lucas O’Rosco, Isa Ramkisoon, Peter Padmore and Cindy Arun Harry took three for 17 while
Mohammed of Scotiabank. Eshanan Deopersad took three for
At front from left are Josiah Joseph, Joshua Joseph, Lemuel Joseph, Yuvvie Kantasingh, Reyad Jerome, Sajid 23.
Ali, Isa Mohammed and Nickhil Manick. PICTURE COURTESY TTCB In reply South West started shaky,
Parkites plot revenge vs
Clarke Road in T20 Fest
Queen’s Park I is looking forward to
a re-match with Clarke Road United
when the heavyweight clubs meet in
the opening match of the Trinidad
RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY T20 Festival which bowls off at 3 pm
today at the Brian Lara Cricket Acad-
OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LIMITED emy in Tarouba.
The Tragarete Road, Port-of-Spain
team studded with national players,
PUBLIC NOTICE the defending T20 Festival title-hold-
ers is still smarting from their crush-
ing defeat against the Barrackpore
giants in the final of the TTCB Pre-
mier I 50-Overs Finals two weeks ago.
ATTENTION ALL CONTRACTORS/SUPPLIERS/ New Parkites coach Vinood Ma-
haraj said Friday’s first match of the
SERVICE PROVIDERS/VENDORS/CONSULTANTS day’s double-header will be an excel-
lent opportunity to exact revenge.
“The boys took the defeat in the 50-
Overs Final very hard. We take pride
Pursuant to The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public in winning championships so there
Property Act (2015) amended Section 26 (1): was a lot of introspection after the
loss. Now by a strange coincidence,
“The Office shall establish a database, to be known as “the Procurement we have a chance to make up for that
Depository”, to which suppliers or contractors can submit information with disappointment,” said Maharaj.
Queen’s Park can also be crowned
respect to, among other things, their qualifications and experience.” Premier League I champions as the
outcome of the tournament is still
The Rural Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (RDC) to be decided, delayed by a protest
by PowerGen against Victoria which
wishes to advise the public that, in accordance with Section 26 of the
is currently before the Disciplinary
Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act (2015),
Committee of the T&T Cricket Board.
any party seeking to provide goods, works and services to Maharaj said the Parkites however
remain focused on the T20 Festival
the RDC MUST be registered with the Procurement Depository of where they are favoured to go all
Trinidad and Tobago, as established by the Office of the the way, but he emphasised that the
Procurement Regulation (OPR). team’s chances are as good as any.
He said Bravo, with his experience
as a four-time winner of three CPL
Vendors are reminded that Section 26(3) of the Act trophies with the Trinbago Knight
Riders brings his experience and the
places full responsibility on the respective firm or individual Red Force captain’s batting expertise
for the accuracy of the information they provide.
will prove invaluable if Queen’s Park
are to repeat as champions.
On his tenure so far coaching the
The Procurement Depository can be accessed at: legendary club, Maharaj said the ex-
https://oprtt.org/procurement-depository/ perience has been great which has
been made easier by the profession-
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losing Jaden Seurattan for four with
the score on four for one. Arun
Henry (10) and Nityum Craig Mon-
gru (26) put on a 46-run partnership,
while Aidan Choon, batting at num-
ber six, top-scored with 28, hitting
four fours in his 34-ball knock.
But at 96 for 6 South-West was in
the driver’s seat, needing 18 runs to
win. But they lost the wickets of Dan-
iel Mohammed, Aidan Choon, Aiden
Rampersad and Varun Mahadeo in
the space of 13 runs as South-West
were bowled out for 109, handing
Central victory by four runs.
Reyad Jerome took four for 25 and
K’hill Thomas three for 28.
BRIEF SCORES
Central 113 (31.2 overs) (Trystan
Cambridge 21, K’hill Thomas 15, Arun
Harry 3-17, Eshanan Deopersad 3-23)
vs South-West 109 (29.1 overs) (Aidan
Choon 28, Nityum Craig Mongru 26,
Reyad Jerome 4-28, K’hill Thomas
3-28). Central Under-13 won by 4 runs.
alism of the players.
“They know exactly what they are
about. The important thing for me is
to manage all these personalities and
keep them in the right frame of mind
to get the best out of them,” said Ma-
haraj.
FIXTURES
ROUND 1
Today—Group A—QPCC I vs Clarke
Road (3 pm); Preysal SC vs QPCC II (7.30
pm)
Tomorrow—Group B –PowerGen Penal
SC vs Profilbau Victoria United (3.00
pm); Alescon Comets SC vs Comets
(7.30 pm)
ROUND 2
Sunday—Group A—QPCC I vs Preysal
SC (3 pm); Clarke Road vs QPCC II (7.30
pm)
Monday—Group B—PowerGen Penal
SC vs Alescon Comets SC (3 pm);
Profilbau Victoria United vs Central
Sports (7.30 pm)
ROUND 3
Tuesday—Group A—Queen’s Park II
vs Queen’s Park I (3 pm); Clarke Road
United vs Preysal SC (7.30 pm)
Wednesday—Group B—Central Sports
vs PowerGen Penal SC; Alescon Comets
SC (7.30)
Thursday—Premiership II Semifinals—
Group I Winners vs Group II Winners
(3 pm); Group 3 Winners vs Group 4
Winners (7.30 pm)
Friday, May 26—Premiership 1
Semifinals—Group A Winners vs Group
B Runners Up (3 pm); Group B Winners
vs Group A Winners
Saturday, May 26—Finals—
Premiership II (3 pm); Premiership I
(7.30 pm)
GROUP A—Clarke Road United, Preysal
SC, QPCC, QPCC II
Group B—Alescon Comets SC, Central
Sports, PowerGen Penal, Profilbau
Victoria
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SOTT athlete Jerome White from Lady Hochoy Ferdinand Bibby, National Director of SOTT, gives a high five to Patrice Charles, Assistant Director of Physical Education and Sport in the
School in Gasparillo delivers remarks at the opening an athlete from Lady Hochoy School in Gasparillo at the Ministry of Sport and Community Development, holds up the torch of hope
ceremony of the National Games on May 13. opening of the National Games. to officially open the Special Olympics T&T National Games.

Athletes hold centre stage at

Special Olympics National Games
Some 500 athletes are currently
participating in the Special Olym-
pics T&T (SOTT) National Games
which officially opened on May
13, following a three-year hiatus
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Games is a mul-
ti-sport event staged at various
venues simultaneously, showcas-
ing the talents of Special Olympics
athletes in athletics, basketball,
bocce, equestrian, football, pow-
erlifting, swimming and volley-
ball. Its return puts T&T’s Special
Olympics athletes on the road to
Berlin for the Special Olympics
World Games in June.
At the opening of the National
Games, Patrice Charles, Assistant
Director of Physical Education
and Sport in the Ministry of Sport
and Community Development,
congratulated the SOTT and
its athletes on overcoming the
challenges of COVID-19 and re-
turning to competition with such
excitement and grandeur. The
event is also significant for being
the first National Games open-
ing ceremony to be held at the
Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Mar-
abella since the SOTT Secretariat
opened its doors there last year.
During a tour of the SOTT’s
secretariat, Patron of SOTT Za-
layhar Hassanali, the widow of
NATIONAL GAMES
REMAINING SCHEDULE
TOMORROW:
• Bocce, Manny Ramjohn Stadium,
Marabella, 9 am - 4.30 pm
SUNDAY:
• Volleyball, Southern Regional
Indoor Sports Arena, Pleasantville,
10 am - 2 pm
• Equestrian, Police Mounted and
Canine Branch, Long Circular Road,
St James, 9 am - 2 pm
May 27:
• Football, St Mary’s Football Field, 9
am - 3 pm.
May 27:
• Swimming, Diego Martin
SOTT athletes gather on the athletics field at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella to start the 2023 Special Swimming Pool, 9 am - 3 pm
Olympics Trinidad and Tobago National Games.
this country’s second president Hassanali commended the operationalisation of its secretar- the stands.
Noor Hassanali, expressed her SOTT on what she considered to iat at Mannie Ramjohn Stadium. Action in the National Games,
delight at the transformation of be the most significant accom- The National Games continue which ends on May 27, started
the facility. The space was pro- plishment of the space—ts po- until May 27 and the public is on May 6 with basketball at the
vided by the Sport Company of tential to provide employment being encouraged to attend the Southern Regional Indoor Sports
T&T (SporTT) in collaboration opportunities for the SOTT events in support of the national Arena in Pleasantville, San Fer-
with the Ministry of Sport and community, who will assist with Special Olympics athletes as they nando and continued on May 13
Community Development. running the storage facility, the continue to break barriers and with athletics at the Manny Ram-
Through the Digicel Founda- reception area, and the office. shatter stereotypes. The Digicel john Stadium and powerlifting at
tion’s investment of TT$466,000, For 2023, the Digicel Foun- Foundation will be on location the D’Dial Fitness Club on Long
it was renovated from a shell of dation has invested a total of at the various games running its Circular Road in Port-of-Spain.
a building with nothing but a dirt TT$330,000 towards the SOTT to #BeAFan Campaign, giving away Yesterday was the Tobago
floor to a fully-equipped home for support the National Games, the specially created t-shirts to the Games at the Shaw Park Recrea-
the SOTT. World Games, and the continued loudest, most expressive fans in tional Facility.

SOTT powerlifters display their medals following the SOTT athletes receive their medals following the first athletics event at the Desha Clifford (in red, front), chairperson of the
powerlifting event at the D’Dial Fitness Club, Long Circular Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella on May 13. Digicel Foundation, greets the athletes from the
Mall, Port-of-Spain on May 13. National Centre for Persons with Disabilities.
 40 sport
Jones, Gill on the
move in T&TPFL
NIGEL SIMON
Senior Reporter
nigel.simon@guardian.co.tt
Soca Warriors captain Joevin
Jones has made a return to do-
mestic foot eight years after
playing for W Connection in the
defunct T&T Pro League.
This after the 31-year-old
Carenage-born Jones was con-
firmed as having joined T&T
Police FC, the club of his father
Kelvin Jones, a former national
defender himself.
National youth team winger
Real Gill is also on the move
in the T&T Premier Football
League. Gill has made the shock
move from Terminix La Hor-
quetta Rangers to Tiger Tanks
Club Sando.
Jones began his club career
with W Connection in 2014 and
then moved to Finland’s Hel-
Joevin Jones
sinki on loan from September
to December and helped the
club to the title before he was
signed by US Major League Soc-
cer club, Chicago Fire in January
2015.
His spell with Fire was short-
lived, he then moved to Seattle
Sounders and enjoyed a very
successful two seasons winning
the MLS Cup in the 2015/2016
season before a lack of play-
ing time saw him make the move
back to Europe, but his first in Ger-
many and Bundesliga Second club
Darmstadt in January 2018, only to
return to Seattle in May 2019 until
2021 when his contract was not re-
newed, but not before he lifted a
second MLS Cup in 2018/2019 cam-
paign.
Jones then signed with US Major
Soccer’s Inter Miami in 2021, but
after a positive start his time was
blighted by injuries, and at the end
of his contract last January, he was
released.
Since then, the T&T player has
been without a club, and with an
eye on maintaining his spot on the
Angus Eve-coached T&T team he
has opted to join Police on a short-
term basis.
The move by Port-of-Spain-born
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Real Gill
Gill from Rangers comes as a big
surprise to many with the former
Trendsetter Hawks prodigy of An-
thony “Dadda” Wickham only mov-
ing to the Richard Ferguson-own
East-based club just over a year ago.
Blessed with natural talent and
pace, the 20-year-old Gill came to
light during the Ascension Football
Tournament last year to help Rang-
ers to the title.
However, this season he has been
plagued by a niggling ankle injury.
Once fit, he should provide a major
boost to the Cornell Glen-coached
Club Sando, where he will link up
with national Under-20 teammate,
Nathaniel James the leading scorer
in the T&TPFL with 13 goals, and
national utility player, Alvin Jones,
the younger brother of Joevin, who
joined the club over a month ago.
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T&T men’s beach volleyball pair
Daneil Williams and Fabien
Whitfield will be seeking further
improvement and a possible po-
dium finish when the Cayman Is-
lands Volleyball Federation hosts
Williams, Whitfield target podium finish
the third leg of the 2023 North,
Central American, and Caribbean
Confederation (NORCECA) Beach
Volleyball Tour, the Security Cen-
tre Beach Volleyball Tournament
at the Seven Miles Public Beach,
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Grand Cayman from 9 am (10 am
TT time) today.
The tournament is
expected to feature 22
teams’ men’s teams 16
countries and will offer
teams points towards
their efforts to qualify
for the 2024 Summer
Olympics in Paris.
When play serves off,
the T&T will compete
in Pool B against Mex-
icans, Juan Virgen and
Miguel Sarabia, the run-
ner-up in the first leg
and perennial title con-
tenders; St Kitts/Nevis’
St Clair Hodge, and
Shawn Seabrookes, Hai-
tians Olando Joseph and
Irvens Benjamin, and
Anguillans Da’Qwan
Fredericks, and Aiden
Hazzard.
“We have a very nice
group and once we play
to our ability, we should
be able to qualify from
our five-team pool,
and get to the second
quarterfinals in a row,
and from there we will
be targeting the semifi-
nals,” said Williams.
“The conditions here
in the Cayman Islands
are also much better
than in Cuba where the
wind affected us greatly,
so we just have to go
out and play good vol-
leyball, and take each
match as it comes.”
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$14,490 in When De Mark Buss FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 LAST DRAW: THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023

nomination
Marks Times played Marks Times played PLAY WHE PICK TWO
10.30am 1pm 4pm 7pm Total 10.30am 1pm 4pm 7pm Total
01 CENTIPEDE 1 2 4 4 11 19 HORSE 3 3 3 3 12 TODAY’S STAR BETS 10.30 am 13 25
8 (Tiger)

for Guineas
02 OLD LADY 2 2 4 1 9 20 DOG 4 3 2 5 14
03 CARRIAGE 1 4 6 4 15 21 MOUTH 1 5 3 4 13 13 (Crapaud) 1 pm 24 29
04 DEAD MAN 2 3 5 3 13 22 RAT 3 1 3 4 11 22 (Rat)
05 PARSON MAN 2 4 4 2 12 23 HOUSE 3 2 2 1 8
35 (Big Snake) 10.30 am 9 (Cattle) 1 pm 27 (Little Snake) 4 pm 2 17
KELVIN ‘N’ 06 BELLY 4 2 6 5 17 24 QUEEN 4 3 2 1 10
07 HOG 4 3 1 1 9 25 MORROCOY 3 2 2 4 11
08 TIGER 1 3 2 6 12 26 FOWL 3 2 2 0 7 BACKUP MARKS 7 pm 23 3
When the fifth nomination for 09 CATTLE 2 2 1 2 7 27 LITTLE SNAKE 5 6 5 1 17 6-16-23-24-28-32
the Guineas was done yesterday 10 MONKEY 3 1 2 12 18 28 RED FISH 3 4 2 2 11
PREFERRED LINES
Under: (Last Friday)
10.30 am............................... 23-7
at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, a total 11 CORBEAU 5 4 1 5 15 29 OPIUM MAN 5 3 2 0 10
4-5-7-8 1pm ....................................... 4-28
12 KING 1 6 2 3 12 30 HOUSE CAT 5 6 5 1 17 6 (Belly) 4 pm 25 (Morrocoy) 7 pm
of $14,490 was collected for the 13 CRAPAUD 5 5 2 3 15 31 PARSON WIFE 1 2 3 2 8 4 pm ................................... 6-15
event. 14 MONEY 3 3 7 3 16 32 SHRIMP 6 1 5 5 17 PICK FOUR 7 pm .................................. 9-20
The John O’Brien-trained filly In 15 SICK WOMAN 1 1 8 3 13 33 SPIDER 6 2 3 3 14 10.30 am 8 2 6 7 Under: (Last Friday) PICK TWO SELECTIONS
16 JAMETTE 2 2 5 3 12 34 BLIND MAN 5 4 0 5 14 10.30 am............... 9-2-1-1 2-9 7-14
The Headlines heads a field of eight 17 PIGEON 1 4 3 2 10 35 BIG SNAKE 4 7 6 3 20 1 pm....................... 5-0-6-4
1 pm 1 0 0 2 CASH POT
nominees for the first Grade One - 18 WATER BOAT 6 2 1 3 12 36 DONKEY 4 4 1 4 13 4 pm ...................... 9-1-1-5
Guineas, the first jewel of local rac- Play Whe—Under: (Last Friday) 4 pm 7 6 7 5 7 pm....................... 2-1-7-8 SELECTIONS
1-5-6-13-18
ing’s Triple Crown. PICK FOUR SELECTIONS RESULTS
Eight horses stood their ground 10.30 am: 25 (Morrocoy) 1 pm: 35 (Big Snake) 4 pm: 14 (Money) 7 pm: 10 (Monkey) 7 pm 2 4 7 3 7-1-4-5 1-8-13-16-17 Mx4
when the fifth nomination was
taken with the main pair being Firecracker and
In The Headlines. Both horses are unbeaten and
turfites are all waiting on this clash of champions.
In The Headlines won the Graded Chief Com-
mander Classic over 1,600 metres on the turf
course impressively by three lengths from outside
Miss Sunak at Santa Rosa Park. The Dianne Scott-
bred chestnut filly travelled beautifully through-
out the race and pulled away at the end for an
impressive success. The Ladies Stable-owned In
The Headlines was winning for the second time
after scoring on debut in the Royal Colours Classic
over 1,350m on the main track. The chestnut won
both starts, one on the main track and the other
on the turf course.
The other top three-year-old Firecracker from
the Glenn Mendez stable stayed in the field. Fire-
cracker won on her debut impressively but on two
occasions was unable to race. However, she has
been galloping well and trainer Mendez will have
her ready for her next engagement on May 30.
Hart’s Gap was disappointing in his last start and
something was found wrong with the filly. She has
been nominated for this event and stayed in after
the fifth nomination.
O’Brien attacks this event with three horses—In
The Headlines, Angry Bird and Blinding Lights.
This year, the race seems to be between the two
top trainers in the country, O’Brien and Mendez.
The Mendez-trained Firecracker won well
on her first start over 1,100m on day one of the
Arima Race Club (ARC) on January 28. Firecracker
scored decisively by 5 1/2 lengths from Harts Gap,
Blinding Lights and Angry Bird. However, the Jerry
Narace-owned Firecracker was pulled out of the
Royal Colours Classic and the Chief Commander
Classic, which was won by the impressive scorer,
In The Headlines.
The Glen Emmanuel-trained Beep Beep will
have her third start in this event and could do even
better.
The final two horses nominated for the ‘Classic’
are the Lester Alexis-trained Afridi and Theory of
Colours. They both will need to improve to make
the frame in this event. This will be the second
time that the three-year-olds will be racing around
two turns.
What a race we could see when In The Headlines
and Firecracker take on each other but there will
be only one winner.

GUINEAS(R T&T) (GR I R) - 1,800M

Afridi, Angry Bird, Beep Beep, Blinding Lights, Firecracker,
Hart’s Gap, In The Headlines, Theory of Colours.
In The Headlines with
apprentice jockey
Tristan Phillips.
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Career-best spell from McAllister
guides Windies ‘A’ to Test lead
SYLHET—Pace bowling prospect
Jair McAllister defied half-centu-
ries from Saif Hassan and Jaker
Ali to end with career-best fig-
ures and enable West Indies “A”
to take a healthy first innings
lead against hosts Bangladesh
“A” in the first Test, yesterday.
The 26-year-old Barbados
Pride pacer bagged five for 60
from 15 overs, and the Bang-
ladeshis were bowled out for
264 in their first innings about
a half-hour before the resched-
uled close on the third day of
the four-day, first-class match,
conceding a lead of 163.
McAllister, playing in only his
seventh first-class match in only
his first season at that level, dis-
regarded the docile nature of
the Sylhet International Cricket
Stadium pitch and worked over
the home team’s batting with
aggression, good control, and
movement to put his side in a
whose 95 better than a run-a-ball,
was the top score; Ali supported
with 64 not out, Bangladesh “A”
West Indies pacer captain Afif Hossain made 45, and
Jair McAllister,
opener Zakir Khan got 30.
bagged five for West Indies “A” enforced the
60 from 15 overs.
follow-on, and Zakir, not out on
nought, and fellow opener Shad-
man Islam, not out on five, returned
later, batted through two overs be-
fore stumps were drawn, and took
the home team to five without loss
in their second innings.
This all unfolded after the visitors
briefly extended their first innings
at the start of the day and declared
on 427 for seven, after their captain
Joshua Da Silva fell to off-spinner
Nayeem Hasan for 77, leaving Kevin
Sinclair not out on 53.
West Indies “A” got an early
breakthrough when Bangladesh “A”
started their reply, and Pride and
position to fight for a win on the The Caribbean side met resist- Test left-arm pacer Raymon Reifer
final day. ance along the way from Saif, got Shadman caught at third slip for
three in his fourth over, but enter-
prising batting from Saif and Zakir
enabled the hosts to reach 53 for one
at lunch.
Akeem Jordan, another Pride
pacer, got Khan caught behind for 30
in the second over after the interval,
and McAllister started to make his
presence felt in the next over when
he got Test batsman Mahmudul
Hasan Joy caught at second slip for
two, and the hosts stumbled to 68 for
three.
For the next hour, West Indies “A”
came under siege when Afif came
to the crease and with Saif dictated
terms of play to put on 101 for the
fourth wicket in a hurry.
When Da Silva introduced Guda-
kesh Motie for the first time, Afif
greeted the Test left-arm spinner
with aggression, slamming three
fours and one six from an expensive
first over.
Da Silva persisted with Motie, and
Afif and Saif each took a six off an ex-
pensive third over from the Guyana
Harpy Eagles spinner that cost 13 in
a period where the scoring rate was
better than seven runs an over.
Reifer ended the fun when he got
Afif caught at cover off the leading
edge, and this precipitated a good
spell for the Caribbean side, and
they reduced Bangladesh “A” to 190
for six at tea.
Da Silva brought back McAllister
for another burst before the break,
and the pacer held a return catch to
dismiss Saif five short of an eighth
first-class hundred in an innings that
lasted a little over two hours and in-
cluded 14 fours and two sixes from
only 71 balls.
Four overs later, McAllister got
Nayeem caught at slip for four in the
final act before tea.
T&T Red Force leg-spinner Yannic
Cariah tightened the grip of West
Indies “A” in the third over after the
break when he got Rishad Hossain
caught at wide mid-off for two, but
Rahman Rejaur Raja joined Ali and
spent the next hour-and-a-quarter
putting on 41 for the eighth wicket.
McAllister was brought back for a
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SCOREBOARD
Bangladesh “A” vs Windies “A”
3rd day, 1st “Test”
WEST INDIES “A” 1st Innings
(overnight 417-6)
T. Chanderpaul c wk Ali b Hasan 83
K. McKenzie c Hasan b Hassan 86
R. Reifer c wk Ali b Hasan 26
A. Athanaze lbw b Mondol 85
B. King c and b Mushfik Hasan 0
J. Da Silva c Saif Hassan b Hasan 77
Y. Cariah st Ali b Hasan 14
K. Sinclair not out 53
Extras (lb2, w1) 3
TOTAL (7 wkts dec, 126.3 overs) 427
A. Jordan, G. Motie, J. McAllister did not
bat.
Fall of wickets
1-130, 2-160, 3-281, 4-281, 5-283, 6-317,
7-427.
Bowling
Mushfik Hasan 20-4-54-3;
Ripon Mondol 22-7-66-1;
Rejaur Rahman Raja 14-1-79-0 (w1);
Nayeem Hasan 39.3-9-116-2;
Rishad Hossain 11-0-61-0;
Afif Hossain 5-0-17-0;
Saif Hasan 10-2-18-1;
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 3-0-14-0.
BANGLADESH “A” 1st Innings
S. Islam c Sinclair b Reifer 2
Z. Hasan c wk Da Silva b Jordan 30
S. Hassan c and b McAllister 95
M. Hasan Joy c Athanaze b McAllister 2
A. Hossain c Cariah b Reifer 45
J. Ali not out 64
N. Hasan c King b McAllister 4
R. Hossain c Motie b Cariah 2
R. Rahman Raja b McAllister 11
R. Mondol c Jordan b McAllister 0
M. Hasan c Athanaze b McAllister 0
Extras (lb6, w1, nb2) 9
TOTAL (all out, 67.4 overs) 264
Fall of wickets
1-21, 2-61, 3-68, 4-169, 5-184, 6-190,
7-197, 8-238, 9-248.
Bowling
Jordan 14.4-1-53-2;
Reifer 10-2-44-2 (nb2);
McAllister 15-2-60-5 (w1);
Sinclair 5-0-12-0;
Motie 10-0-58-0;
Cariah 13-2-31-1.
BANGLADESH “A” 2nd Innings
(following on)
Shadman Islam not out *5
Zakir Hasan not out* 0
TOTAL (without loss, 2 overs)* 5
Bowling: Jordan 1-0-1-0; Reifer 1-0-4-0.
Position: Bangladesh “A” trail by 158
with all second innings wickets standing.
Umpires: Muhammad Kamruzzaman,
Sharfuddoula Saikat.
Match referee: Salim Shahed. (CMC)
third spell, and he struck in his third
over when he bowled Rahman for 11
and got Ripon Mondol caught at mid-
off four overs later for a duck.
Jordan brought the innings to a
close when tailender Mushfik Hasan
fended away a short ball and was
caught at slip for a duck.
Reifer ended with two for 44 from
10 overs, and Jordan took two for 53
from 14.4 overs.
West Indies “A” arrived last Thurs-
day in Bangladesh to play a series of
three “Tests” – at the SICS – under Da
Silva. The other two matches start
on May 23 and May 30.
The series reciprocates the Bang-
ladesh “A” Tour of the Caribbean last
August, when the teams drew both a
series of two “Tests”, and three One-
day, 50 overs-a-side matches. (CMC)
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AEK Athens wants 15M euros for Garcia

STORIES BY NIGEL SIMON
Senior Reporter
nigel.simon@guardian.co.tt
Newly crowned Greek champions
AEK Athens has named their ask-
ing price for Celtic FC target, and
T&T ‘Soca Warriors’ striker Levi
Garcia of €15m, according to a re-
port, which, should a club agree
to pay, will become the highest
transfer for a T&T player by any
club.
Former T&T World Cup captain,
Dwight Yorke still holds the high-
est fee to date of £12.6m paid by
English giants Manchester United
for his services from Aston Villa
in 1998 following an eye-catching
and media-heavy transfer saga,
just weeks after the club had paid
a then-record fee for Holland de-
fender Jap Stam (£10.75m) to PSV
Eindhoven after his starring role
at the 1998 World Cup, as the
Netherlands narrowly missed out
on a place in the final.
Another former T&T striker and
captain Kenwyne Jones has the
second-highest transfer fee for a
local player after he left Sunder-
land in 2010 for Stoke City for a
club-record fee of £8 million.
However, the Scottish SunSport
revealed last month that Scot-
tish Premier League champions
Celtic FC coach Ange Postecoglou
was keeping tabs on Garcia who
led his club to the Greek Super
League title on Sunday.
The prolific forward, who has 18
goals to his name during the 2023
campaign, has been regularly
los that the Greek giants are hold-
ing out for around € 15 million for
the player, leaving a deal for Celtic
unlikely.
Chorianopoulos tweeted: “AEK
Athens will not consider any offer
for their striker Levi García, for
less than €15m.”
It’s understood that Garcia, who
has eight goals in 36 appearances
for T&T, has been eyed as a poten-
tial replacement for Liel Abada,
whose future at Parkhead remains
uncertain. The 21-year-old Israeli
winger has been linked with a
host of clubs this season including
Premier League and Portuguese
teams.
Last Sunday, Garcia, 25, as-
sisted on his team’s third goal for
Orbelin Pineda as AEK Athens
trounced Volos FC 4-0 to clinch
T&T’s Levi Garcia of AEK Athens with the 2023 Greek championship trophy a 13th domestic league crown
his team won on Sunday. when the Stoiximan Greece Super
scouted by the Hoops this year as ognising you. To be honest, it is League Championship Round
the former Socceroos boss pre- something that I had to put aside Playoffs ended
pares to add attacking reinforce- because I had my goals and I had Responding to AEK Athens’ title
ments to his squad. to stay focused on the team and success Garcia said, “I am really,
Standing at six feet tall, the myself, but there’s nothing con- really grateful, we worked really,
powerful hitman looks set to leave firmed. If there’s something in really hard and I am thankful for
AEK at the end of the season with the future that I really and truly it. I am taking it one day at a time
over 14 teams, inclusive of Wolfs- cannot refuse I would like to go, for it to really kick in.”
burg and Stuttgart, both of Ger- but so far it’s been rumours and Looking at his progress from
many, Spanish duo Real Sociedad, what’s not, it’s really exciting to Israel to Greece he explained, “I
and Villarreal, Bologna of Italy, see and hopefully the best deci- have made a lot of decisions for
and Portuguese powerhouses SL sion will be made.” myself, I don’t really listen to what
Benfica, and Sporting Lisbon all Garcia joined the Greek side for people think I should do. My move
said to be interested in the winger. around £ 1.9 million from Israel’s to Israel was a bad move to many
Responding to the interest from Beitar Jerusalem in 2020, still has but to me to catch myself again
several clubs around the world two years remaining on his cur- and build myself and my confi-
Garcia said, “It is great to know rent deal. dence and as you can see it really
that your hard work is really pay- It’s being suggested by Sportime paid off and things have just been
ing off because everyone is rec- journalist Giannis Chorianopou- going upwards since then.”
With regards to his form for the
season, he said, “I believe that I
have a lot more to offer because I
have worked really hard and I will
continue to work hard so what-
ever happens in the near future
is the best but I am an AEK Ath-
ens player and I will continue my
best to develop, to learn because
there’s always room for improve-
ment. This season has been my
best and I hope I can better this.”
Going into their final match
at their OPAP Arena, Athens,
Greece, AEK Athens led the table
with 80 points from 35 matches,
three points ahead of Panathinai-
kos, and only needed a point to
claim the title.
With the win, AEK finished the
season with 83 points, while Pana-
thinaikos could only muster a 1-1
draw at home to Aris at the Apos-
tolos Nikolaidis Stadium, in Ath-
ens to end five points adrift of the
leaders as both teams qualified to
the European Champions League.
Garcia, a resident of Santa
Flora, in South Trinidad ended
the season by going scoreless in
his last four matches finished the
campaign with 14 league goals,
and was in the second spot in the
‘Golden Boot’ race behind Olym-
piacos’ Cedric Bakambu of the
Democratic Republic of Congo by
four goals.
Garcia and his AEK Athens
teammates will now look to com-
plete the domestic double when
they contest the Greece Novibet
Cup final against PAOK on May
24.

Carter bags bronze in Barca 100m free

T&T swimmer Dylan Carter se-
cured his fourth medal in five
events, and his second bronze
after he ended in the third spot
the men’s 100m freestyle A-final
on the second and final day of the
44th International Swimming of
the City of Barcelona as part of
the second leg of the three-part
Mare Nostrum, at the Sant An-
dreu Club Pool, Barcelona, Spain
yesterday.
Swimming out of lane five in the
eight-man final, Carter, 27, led at
the halfway stage with a time of
23.25 followed by Italian Thomas
Ceccon in 23.52, and Japan’s
Katsuhiro Matsumoto’s 23.60,
the 200m freestyle winner on
Wednesday.
However, over the course of the
second half of the race, Ceccon.
in lane six, outswam his rivals in
25.37 to take the gold medal in
43.89 seconds, while in lane four
Matsumoto’s 25.44 helped him
to the second spot in 49.04, with
Carter’s 25.84 slipping the T&T
speedster to the bronze medal
spot in 49.09.
Last weekend in Canet, France,
Carter was atop the podium in
the same vent in a time of 48.94
seconds, after setting his lifetime
best two months ago with a 48.28
to win the event at the Pro Swim
T&T’s Dylan Carter
Series stop in Fort Lauderdale.
The other finishers in the final
were Spain’s Sergio De Celis Mon-
talban in 49.13, well ahead of his
top time from the heats of 49.21
while Canada’s Ruslan Gaziev
ended fifth in 49.29, followed
by Italian Alessandro Miressi
in 49.56, Austrian Heiko Gigler
in 49.59, and Luis Dominguez,
eighth in 49.64.
Carter, a two-time Olympian
and 2022 FINA World Cup nine-
time gold medal winner, earlier
withdrew from competing in the
50m butterfly heats, an event he
also won the gold medal in Canet
last weekend, to focus on the
100m freestyle.
In his heat, Carter touched the
wall in 49.23 seconds to finish
just behind De Celis (49.21) in
heat nine of ten while Ceccon was
third in the heat in 49.29 for the
fourth-best qualifying spot to the
A-final.
Matsumoto won heat eight
in 49.26 to be the third fastest
qualifier and was joined in the
final from the heat by Gaziev, in
the fifth best time of 49.43, with
Dominguez, third in the heat, but
eighth overall in 49.51 while Mir-
essi (49.45), and Gigler (49.48)
were the top two finishers in heat
ten for the sixth and seventh best
times among qualifiers.
On Wednesday, Carter, a World
Championship medallist, missed
out on a fourth straight medal
from as many finals appearances
after he placed fourth spot in
the men’s 50m freestyle A-Final
in 22.27 seconds, just shy of his
bronze medal time of 22.25 sec-
onds recorded last Saturday in
Canet.
France Olympic champion,
32-year-old Florent Manaudou
won the gold medal in 21.88, with
Hungarian Szebasztian Szabo, the
runner-up in 22.00, while USA’s
Michael Andrew took bronze in
22.20.
In the morning session prelimi-
nary heats, Carter lined up in the
11th and final heat and was the
fourth fastest in 22.41 seconds to
qualify in the seventh spot over-
all, behind fellow heat 11 swim-
mers, Hong Kong’s Ian Ho (22.17),
Manaudou (22.30), and Szabo
(22.36) who were the second,
fourth, and fifth fastest qualifiers
overall.
Andrew, an Olympic medalist
was the top qualifier in 22.14 in
winning heat nine and the time
by the American was quicker than
his A-final effort of 22.22 which
rendered him the silver medal-
list behind Manaudou (22.18) last
week in Canet with Carter taking
bronze in 20.25.
Last Sunday, Carter won gold
medals in the men’s 50m butter-
fly at the first leg in 23.36 seconds,
a tenth off his season-best 23.25
from March’s Pro Swim Series
stop in Fort Lauderdale.
His winning time was also just
about half a second off his per-
sonal-best 22.85 from last year’s
World Championships to beat
Szabo (23.40), and Sweden’s
Oskar Hoff (23.49) into the sec-
ond and third positions respec-
tively, while the top three were
also better than the FINA World
Championship ‘A’ qualification
mark of 23.53.
In the morning heats, Carter,
the two-time Olympian won the
seventh of eighth heats in 23.73
seconds for the third fasted time
overall while Szabo was the fast-
est performer in the heats, touch-
ing in 23.50,
Carter’s next stop is the third
and final leg of the Mare Nostrum
in Monaco, France on Saturday
and Sunday as he continues his
preparations for the Central
American and Caribbean (CAC)
Games in El Salvador, June 19 to
July 8, and the FINA World Aquat-
ics Championships in Fukuoka,
Japan from July 14 to 30.
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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler

is stopped by Boston Celtics
guard Marcus Smart, left, and
forward Jayson Tatum, right, in
the second half of Game 1 of the
NBA basketball Eastern
Conference finals playoff series in
Boston, Wednesday, night. Miami
won 123-116 to lead the best-of-
seven series, 1-0. See page 37. T&T captain STEFFIE SOOGRIM
PICTURE AP claimed 6-14 to help the
local team to a 77-run victory
over Guyana in the fifth and
final round of the West Indies
Women’s Super50 Cup at St
Paul’s Sports Complex in St Kitts
on Wednesday. The win helped
T&T place second.
PLAIN TALK

“It is great to know that your

hard work is really paying
off because everyone is
recognising you. To be honest,
it is something that I had to put
aside because I had my goals
and I had to stay focused on
the team and myself, but there’s
nothing confirmed. If there’s
something in the future that I
really and truly cannot refuse I
would like to go, but so far it’s
been rumours and what’s not,
it’s really exciting to see and
hopefully the best decision will
be made.”
—T&T striker, LEVI GARCIA

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