the montserrat reporter - 12 july 2013

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Today’s Scripture

Week Ending Friday, July 12, 2013

This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. - Psalm 118:24 (NRSV)

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Kids’ Korner...pg 8

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US investigating Guyana visa racket...pg 10

LIAT adds security surcharge...pg 3

Aunt Madge graduation...pgs 6-7

Dinamap Vital Signs Monitor donated...pg 2More cont’d. on page 11

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By Bennette RoachPremier the Hon.

Reuben T. Meade has re-peated an earlier promise that he will not call a snap election, or not before it is constitutionally due. “12th

September, 2014, that’s the date which I had set,” he said at a Press Con-ference held on June 27, this year.

In an earlier report the Premier had said: “I do

not believe in snap elec-tions, and calling elec-tions to get the opposition off guard. I can say now that elections will either be the 5th or 12th of Sep-tember, 2014, so that all

who want to run can get themselves organised and prepared…”

The Premier was expanding having re-sponded to a question that asked him if the word

on the street that he was about to call elections had any truth. He said he does not comment on rumour. “Enough rumours have gone around on me and I won’t comment on those

either,” he said.He was reminded that

the talk came up while he was in the UK and that it apparently came out of issues surrounding the

The A1 Road Rehabilitation Project resumes next week

See story on back page

Friday, July 12, 2013

Dinamap Vital Signs Monitor donated to Glendon Hospital

above: Pastor Vyphius blesses the event.Mr. James Hixon and Iola Lee pressent Dinamap monitor to Glendon Hospital represented by Icilda Stanley

Sagicor Life Inc.EMANUEL GALLOWAY of Sweeney’s, Montserrat, having made sworn deposition that Policy no. F00083648 issued by Sagicor Life Inc. on the life of EMANUEL GALLOWAY has been lost, and having made application to the Directors to grant a duplicate of the same, notice is hereby given that unless objection is raised within one month of the date hereof, the duplicate policy asked for will be issued.

Dated 08 July, 2013

By Order:

Sandra Osborne, Corporate Secretary

LEGAL NOTICEIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

PROBATE DIVISIONIn the Estate of MARY HENRIETTA J. PONTEEN deceased

NOTICE is hereby given that after the expiration of fourteen (14) days from the date of this notice, an application will be made in the Registry of the High Court of Justice for an Order that Letters of Administration in the Estate of MARY HENRIETTA J. PONTEEN who died on the 11th day of June, 2013 be granted to JOYCELYN PONTEEN, one of the persons entitled to share in the estate of the deceased.

ALL persons claiming to be benefi cially interested in the estate are requested to send written particulars thereof to the undersigned within 14 days from the date of this Notice.

ANY person objecting to the issuance of a Grant to the Applicant should notify the Registrar of the High Court not later than 14 days from the date of this Notice.

Dated this 27th day of June, 2012

BRANDT & ASSOCIATESAttorneys-at-Law

TERRITORY OF MONTSERRATHIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

A.D. 2013PROBATE

LEGAL NOTICEIn the estate of KENRICK BRADE AKA KENRICK STANFORD RYAN, deceased

NOTICE is hereby given that after the expiration of fourteen (14) days from the date hereof Application will be made in the Registry of the High Court of Justice for Letters of Administration in the estate of KENRICK BRADE AKA KENRICK STANFORD RYAN who died on the 20th May 2013 in the Parish of Holy Trinity in the island of Barbuda be granted to CHRISTINA REBECCA PARSON NEE RYAN mother of the deceased.

ALL persons claiming to be benefi cially interested therein are requested forthwith to send particulars thereof to the undersigned.

FURTHER any person objecting to the issuance of Letters of Administration to the Applicant should notify the Registrar of the High Court, Brades, Montserrat not later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this notice.

Dated this 14th day of June, 2013.

Hogarth SergeantSolicitor for the Applicant

The Montserrat Kent As-sociation through representa-tion by James Hixon and Iola Lee of Montserrat make a donation of monitoring equip-ment to the Glendon Hospital this morning, July 12, 2013 at the hospital conference room.

The Dinamap gift is a Vital Signs Monitor which according to James Hixon who joined with Iola in handing over, “is intend-ed for the use and benefit of the people of Montserrat, made possible through the generous donation of the Montserrat Kent Association.”

Hixon announced that, “The funds have been raised from many fund-raising activi-ties and from generous donors in England who are still mindful of the volcanic situation that affects l ives on Montserrat and considers it a sense of duty to assist in whatever way to contribute to the needs of Montserratians.”

The spear-heading of the Organization is Montserratian Joseph “Will” Cabey of Wood-lands who resided in Kent, England for many years and has shown a keen interest to give back to his beloved island and people, something tangible that will be of beneficial use. The donor - rep noted, “The funds raised are not entirely controlled by him,” adding that in order for any funds to be released, there are two other signatories in himself and Iola Lee.

For the brief handing-over ceremony Fr. Vyphius of the An-glican Church said prayers and blessed the equipment, while

again, “and we look forward to many more donations,” she concluded.

Hixon stated that Joseph Cabey could not be present for the handing over of the equip-ment, “as he has to be back in England for personal reasons.”

“We trust that the best care would be taken so that it can last for many years for the benefit of all that have need of it,” Hixon concl uded, taking the opportunity to reveal that, ”Through this Organization the Golden Years Home has also benefitted and it is hoped that more donations would be made possible in the future.”

Nurse Icilda Stanley expressed on behalf of the nurses their appreciation for the donation. “It’s very beneficial to us be-cause especially when you have to do continuous monitoring and everybody knows how short staffed we are,” she said.

She explained, “Once you put the machine on you don’t have to have a nurse who will be doing the monitoring every 15 minutes, every 20 minutes. You could just hook your machine up and the nurse will be doing something else the machine will be doing the recording…”

She expressed thanks


Montserrat encouraged to use its assets and prepare for cruise tourism

LIAT introduces surcharge to cover

extra security costs

Mr. John Cox

cont’d. on page 9

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MONTSERRATREGISTERED LAND ACT, (CAP. 8.01)

SECTION 34NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO REPLACE LOST LAND CERTIFICATE

TAKE NOTICE that an application was fi led in the Land Registry by the following persons, for the replacement of a Land Certifi cate, which has been reported lost:

NAME REG. SECTION/REFERENCE DATE ISSUEDJohn Benjamin Ryner &Anita Sonia Ryner

St. John’s 14/15/113 August 22, 2006

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that anyone who objects to the issuance of a new Land Certifi cate or who has knowledge of the lost Land Certifi cate must within the period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the newspaper inform the Registrar of Lands in writing.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the absence of any objection or information as to the existence of the lost Land Certifi cate within the time specifi ed, the Registrar of Lands may proceed to cancel the original Land Certifi cate and issue a new Land Certifi cate in its place without further notice.

Dated this 9th day of July 2013.

…………………………………Jamiel M. Greenaway

Registrar of Lands

MONTSERRATREGISTERED LAND ACT, 1978

SECTION 34NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO REPLACE LOST LAND CERTIFICATES

TAKE NOTICE that applications were fi led in the Land Registry by the following persons, for the replacement of a Land Certifi cates, which have been reported lost:

NAME REG. SECTION/REFERENCE DATE ISSUEDDavid S. Brandt, Legal Attorney for Dorothy Burke, the Sole Executrix of the Estate of Catherine Al len Crawford (deceased)

Mary R. O’Garro

St. John’s 14/18/061

Beachettes 12/03/069

June 4th 2009

July 29, 1993

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that anyone who objects to the issuance of new Land Certifi cates or who has knowledge of the lost Land Certifi cates must within the period of fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice in the newspaper inform the Registrar of Lands in writing.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in the absence of any objection or information as to the existence of the lost Land Certifi cates within the time specifi ed, the Registrar of Lands may proceed to cancel the original Land Certifi cates and issue new Land Certifi cates in their place without further notice.

Dated this 25th day of June 2013.

…………………………………Jamiel M. Greenaway

Registrar of Lands

GIU (adapted ) – Montserrat is a diamond in the rough with a lot to offer says cruise tourism expert Matthew Beaubrun, Chief Executive Offi cer of Cox & Co. Ltd of St. Lucia.

Beaubrun was on is-land in response to an invi-tation from the Montserrat Development Corporation (MDC) to meet with small business owners, doing so on Friday, July 5, 2013 on how they can prepare the island to attract and build cruise tourism. John Cox explained that Mat-thew came from St. Lucia

Antigua – LIAT has implemented a security sur-charge on tickets in response to rising security demands and spiraling security costs.

The new security sur-charge of US$1.25 per one way trip applies to all passen-gers, including children and infants, on all LIAT fl ights.

Heightened airline and

several shipping and trav-el ventures under the Cox & Co brand, told the gath-ering that Montserratians needed to answer the question of how do you manage to be exclusive while being small. He said “safety and security” are assets that can be lever-aged and encouraged them to do whatever was necessary to keep it so. “If you keep it, you all will be ahead of the game. You can show the rest of the Caribbean how to develop

been climbing and LIAT has been absorbing these costs in an effort to cushion the effects on its customers. With the introduction of the security surcharge, LIAT hopes to recoup some of the additional security costs.

LIAT takes the safety and security of its customers and employees very seri-ously and appreciates your understanding in the current circumstances.

The carrier joins more than 100 airlines worldwide which have introduced simi-lar charges since 2001.

airport security over the last 10 years has resulted in rising security demands on airlines. Additional security mea-sures at many airports have been introduced including extra baggage searches and increased security around aircraft while on the ground.

Over the past several years security costs have

and is the the chairman of the St. Lucia Tourism authority. “His experience is broader than just deal-ing with the cruise ship industry,” he introduced.

“He’s actually involved in a very wide range of tourism,” Cox said, add-ing, “he was invited to visit MDC…over the weekend to review our master plan our development ideas for within the Little Bay, Carrs Bay area as well as the process for cruise ship industry, cruise ship tourism over the coming years.”

Although the port is yet to be built, “this is the time when cruise op-erators are planning the itineraries for the coming years. You cannot wait until 2015 to decide what you will offer to the indus-try, that work and invest-ment needs to start now,” Beaubrun advised.

He said the plans for the new town and port were “really first class and can do a lot for the economic development of the island. The strategy is well thought out.”

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tourism and keep it safe for your guests.”

Customer service is critical, the CEO said. “Start teaching your chil-dren from school about tourism. It is not about servitude but giving ser-vice. Cruise tourism can create a lot of employment for your destination.”

He commented that the mixed planned con-cept for the town and port, which also includes a marina, was a great idea. “The yachting sector in St. Lucia generates the

same amount in revenue as the cruise tourism.” He added that Montserrat did not need to become a main yacht haven but rather take advantage of the islands position on the yachting highway.

Consultant Vincent Hippolyte who is a for-mer Access Coordinator for Montserrat, said the island had the chance to get it right from “…day one. There needs to be a public policy to estab-lish minimum standards which must be adhered to and sanctions in place for those who don’t.”

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A Grateful PartingThis is the day that the

LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. - Psalm 118:24 (NRSV)

My sons and I spent a week of vacation with my father. However, I soon became sad when I considered there were only a few days left before we would have to leave him to go home.

Early one morning, I heard my father singing: „This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.‰ While I listened to his faithful words of grateful thanksgiving, I was reminded that God does not want our joy to be squelched.

On the day we prepared to leave,

my father offered a prayer. His words calmed me. „Dear God, thank you for this visit. Help us have grateful hearts for the time we have together.‰

Too often we worry about whatÊs ahead. Or we somet imes hurry through our lives and forget that God creates purpose in the heart of each moment. When we are open to the Holy SpiritÊs working in our lives, God can guide us and provide opportunities for us to recognize when we have been blessed. Then, God can reward us with a grateful heart as we learn to trust and obey our Creator.

Nancy Grachek Hodges (Illinois, USA)

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Letters/Opinion

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E D I T O R I A L Caribbean needs to rethink development -

ECLACCaribbean360 – CMC

WASHINGTON D.C., United States - The Ex-ecutive Secretary of the Eco-nomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, has called for the rethinking of development in the Ca-ribbean “using equality and environmental sustainability as our compass”.

Addressing a UN Gen-eral Assembly high-level session on inequality, Bárcena said the world economic crisis has had a negative but not a dramatic impact on Latin America and the Caribbean.

“The main effect has been felt in terms of trade,” she said, adding that the region’s resilience to this situation is due to “countries’ macroeconomic prudence during the boom period, as well as the countercyclical policies implemented during the crisis”.

Bárcena said that pov-erty and inequality have also fallen in Latin American and Caribbean countries, stating that while the 1990s were typifi ed by rising inequality, “there was a turnaround in the region from 2003, relating to labour market developments, including rising employment and falling wage inequality.

“However, much remains to be done”, she said, adding that economic advances have not resulted in changes to the region’s production structure.

The ECLAC chief said two thirds of the Gross Do-

mestic Product (GDP) of the region’s countries (66.9 per cent) is generated by the high-productivity sector, 22.5 per cent by the intermediate sector and 10.6 per cent by the low-productivity sector.

She said this distribution is reversed for employment, stating that the high-produc-tivity sector, mainly related to natural resource exploitation and commodity production, generates just 19.8 per cent of jobs.

She said the medium-productivity sector employs 30 per cent of workers, and the low-productivity sector accounts for 50.2 per cent of the workforce.

“Structural change is at the heart of a long-term growth process with employ-ment and equality,” said Bár-cena, stating that this should be aimed at closing produc-tive and social gaps.

Bárcena indicated that the main ongoing social chal-lenge is to make progress towards universalizing social protection.

“In order to picture our

region’s future, it is vital to recognize that equality is the main ethical principle and the ultimate objective,” Bárcena said, noting that between 2002 and 2012, Latin American and Caribbean countries grew at an annual rate of almost four per cent.

But she said the regional growth is “steady but with some fluctuations, such as the 1.9 per cent fall in 2009, mainly on the back of buoyant internal demand, particularly in terms of private consump-tion”.

Over the same period, Bárcena said the region’s unemployment rate dipped dramatically from 15.8 per cent in 2002 to 6.4 per cent in 2012, while real wages also increased. (CMC)

ECLAC chief, Alicia Bár-cena, said two thirds of the Gross Domestic Prod-uct (GDP) of the region’s countries (66.9 per cent) is generated by the high-productivity sector, 22.5 per cent by the intermediate sector and 10.6 per cent by the low-productivity

Be the generation that strives to live out Good G overnance

Last week we said we would conclude the current discourse on good governance. Well, for the time being, here are the fi nal descrip-tions.

Effectiveness and effi ciency - Good governance means that pro-cesses and institutions produce results that meet the needs of society while making the best use of resources at their disposal. The concept of effi ciency in the context of good governance also covers the sustain-able use of natural resources and the protection of the environment.

Accountability - Accountability is a key requirement of good gov-ernance. Not only governmental institutions but also the private sec-tor and civil society organizations must be accountable to the public and to their institutional stakeholders. Who is accountable to whom varies depending on whether decisions or actions taken are internal or external to an organization or institution. In general an organiza-tion or an institution is accountable to those who will be affected by its decisions or actions. Accountability cannot be enforced without transparency and the rule of law.

Rule of law - Good governance requires fair legal frameworks that are enforced impartially. It also requires full protection of human rights, particularly those of minorities. Impartial enforcement of laws requires an independent judiciary and an impartial and incorruptible police force. Very important to understand and appreciate this. All, everyone; the executive, legislative, civil society, media, the judiciary itself, all rely on the rule of law to be enforced impartially.

Participation - Participation by both men and women is a key cornerstone of good governance. Participation could be either direct or through legitimate intermediate institutions or representatives. It is important to point out that representative democracy does not necessarily mean that the concerns of the most vulnerable in society would be taken into consideration in decision making. Participation needs to be informed and organized. This means freedom of associa-tion and expression on the one hand and an organized civil society on the other hand.

At the beginning, we asked everyone, “How much do we all un-derstand about good governance?” We presented eight pointers on what should constitute good governance and we said, “Anyone can determine how the UK and Montserrat stack up. See how it matches the understandings you and your friends have.

We wonder if anyone who read these thoughts, suggestions, and recommendations as to what is required to constitute ‘good gover-nance’, gave any thoughts, formed any opinions, held any discussions, agreed, disagreed, or condemned what they read. Surely there are those who may have done none of the above, probably dismissing the whole discourse as impossible dreams or expectations.

We would of course remind that it was stated by the exponents of the discussions, “it should be clear that good governance is an ideal which is diffi cult to achieve in its totality”. Very few countries and societies have come close to achieving good governance in its totality.

We believe that any country that speaks of excellence in any sphere of life or being must accept that ‘the order of good governance’ must exist.

Also anyone who talks and genuinely wants to attain sustainable (human) development, we agree actions must be taken to work to-wards this ideal with the aim of making it a reality. That doesn’t seem so diffi cult, but how many generations must go by, before there is the desire? If you argue there is, talk is not enough, be that genera-tion, be counted.


Caribbean’s native predators unable to stop aggressive lion fi sh population growth

Little Bay developmental

concerns for children and ‘non-swimmers’

cont’d. from page 3

ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES

Consultancy Services

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking to procure consultancy services to

“Develop Training Material and Deliver Training to Improve Member States Capacity to Analyze Data and use Empirical Information to Promote Effective

Policy, Planning and Decision Making”

The Secretariat thus wishes to invite suitable individuals or fi rms to indicate their interest in providing the required services. Interested applicants are directed to obtain further details from the OECS website www.oecs.org or the following URL address: www.caricom.org ; www.eccaa.aero cont’d on page 9

“Ocean predator” con-jures up images of sharks and barracudas, but the voracious red lionfish is out-eating them all in the Caribbean – and Mother Nature appears unable to control its impact on local reef fi sh. That leaves human intervention as the most promising solution to the problem of this highly in-vasive species, said research-ers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“Lionfish are here to stay, and it appears that the only way to control them is by fi shing them,” said John Bruno, professor of biology in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences and lead investiga-tor of the study. The research has important implications not just for Caribbean reefs, but for the North Carolina coast, where growing num-bers of lionfi sh now threaten local fi sh populations.

“Native predators do not infl uence invasion success of Pacifi c lionfi sh on Caribbean reefs” was published July 11 by the journal PLOS ONE.

The Hon. Premier R T Meade has reently been speaking to the press about the progress as the Little Bay development and the new town centre. He spoke of the marine development at Little Bay. Not long prior to that the MDC representa-tives had spoken about the continuing developments progress.

As the Montserrat De-velopment Corporation (MDC) continues its con-

struction project at the Little Bay Marine village, Estate Manager Charlesworth Phil-lip has been talking to report-ers about the construction of a ‘calm area’ just off the beach.

This Phillip said will create, “a calm area where small children and non-swimmers.”

He explains and con-fi rmed how the idea came about to construct ‘a pool’ for non-tradition bathers

who want to swim out into the open sea.

“What we are trying to do is to create an area on the beach. Our master architect Lane Pedegrew who was on island last week, was of the view that we needed to cre-ate a calm area where small children and non swimmers would feel comfortable in-side an enclosed area where battering of waves would not affect them,” he told ZJB

Lionfi sh, native to the Indo-Pacific region, have long been popular aquarium occupants, with their striking stripes and soft, waving fi ns. They also have venomous spines, making them un-pleasant fare for predators, including humans—though once the spines are carefully removed, lionfi sh are gener-ally considered safe to eat, Bruno said.

They have become big marine news as the latest invasive species to threaten existing wildlife popula-tions. Bruno likened their extraordinary success to that

of ball pythons, now eating their way through Florida Everglades fauna, with few predators other than alliga-tors and humans.

“When I began diving 10 years ago, lionfi sh were a rare and mysterious species seen deep within coral crev-ices in the Pacifi c Ocean,” said Serena Hackerott, lead author and master’s student in marine sciences, also in UNC’s College of Arts and Sciences. “They can now been seen across the Carib-bean, hovering above the reefs throughout the day and gathering in groups of up to

ten or more on a single coral head.”

The international re-search team looked at wheth-er native reef predators such as sharks and groupers could help control the population growth of red lionfi sh in the Caribbean, either by eat-ing them or out-competing them for prey. They also wanted to evaluate scientifi -cally whether, as some specu-late, that overfi shing of reef predators had allowed the lionfi sh population to grow unchecked.

The team surveyed 71 reefs, in three different re-gions of the Caribbean, over three years. Their results indicate there is no relation-ship between the density of lionfish and that of native predators, suggesting that, “interactions with native predators do not infl uence” the number of lionfish in those areas, the study said.

The researchers did fi nd that lionfi sh populations were

lower in protected reefs, attributing that to targeted removal by reef managers, rather than consumption by large fi shes in the protected areas. Hackerott noted that during 2013 reef surveys, there appeared to be fewer lionfi sh on popular dive sites in Belize, where divers and reef managers remove lion-fi sh daily.

The researchers sup-port restoration of large-reef predators as a way to achieve better balance and

biodiversity, but they are not optimistic that this would affect the burgeoning lionfi sh population.

“Active and direct man-agement, perhaps in the form of sustained culling, appears to be essential to curbing local lionfish abundance and efforts to promote such activities should be encour-aged,” the study concluded.

Explore further: Li-onfish expedition: Down deep is where the big, scary ones live


Aunt Madge Chi ld Care‘Moving Up’,

is the title of Aunt Madge Child Care Graduation ceremo-ny. This of the popu-lar child care service that mottos, “Pro-viding Quality Care & Learning Through Play.” The centre cares for children ranging from babies at three months to four years or until ready for Grade K.

In the middle of the month dedicated to Early Childhood, on June 16 at the Arts and Education Centre, Brades, at 4.00 p.m. Madge Donoghue was fi rst this year to hold a graduation ceremo-ny that has become the norm now for every accredited education centre on the island.

F r . G e o r g e Agger of the R C Church opened the packed ceremony

cont’d on page 7


Graduation ‘Moving Up’ ceremony

CCARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Caribbean Development Bank is seeking to recruit experienced professionals to fill the following positions at its headquarters located in Barbados: PROJECTS DEPARTMENT

Operations Officer (Analyst) Operations Officer (Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services) Operations Officer (Environmental Sustainability) Operations Officer (Procurement) Operations Officer (Technical Cooperation)

Candidates must be nationals of one of CDB’s Member Countries. The Bank’s Member Countries are the Commonwealth Caribbean countries together with Canada, Colombia, Germany, Haiti, Italy, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, the United Kingdom and Venezuela. CDB is a multilateral development bank that collaborates with its clients to promote sustainable social and economic development, economic cooperation and regional integration. APPLICATIONS Full details of the job opportunities, guidelines for the submission of applications and general information about the Caribbean Development Bank may be obtained from the Bank’s website at http://www.caribank.org. The closing date for applications is July 15, 2013.

with prayers for children ranging from two to four years of age performing for their parents, guardians and friends. Ms Wendy Aymer introduced the chairperson Dr. Ingrid Buffonge, who praised the Aunt Madge centre, but was different in her approach to the smooth fl ow of the program.

Admitting possible bias, she said, “Aunt Madge Child Care is the best child care centre in Montserrat, (to applause) all of my children (three) have been to Aunt Madge Child Care and we couldn’t want for anything different…”

In quick order the guest speaker in senior nurse Mrs. Joan Moinnodeen gave a feature address in which she opened by encouraging, “parents, guardians, friends and community at large, in ensuring that children have a role to play in ensuring that they (children) have their rightful places in society.”

She offered to share some 13 tips to carry out her suggestion, among them:

We need to pray with and for our children daily, and teach them to pray.

Give them the proper

nutrition starting with breast-milk only at birth and contin-ue exclusively for 6 months.

Let them have plenty of fruits, vegetables and water.

Don’t let our Children live your past time dreams, but allow them with guid-ance to follow their heart.

Allow them to be them-selves and enjoy childhood. Don’t rush them into becom-ing adults too fast too soon.

It’s not always taking 1st place.

Remember all of our children will not be academi-cally inclined…Some will have natural ability to per-

form task that many learned men will fi nd it hard to do.

Teach them the golden rule. i.e. do unto others as we would have them do to us.

Let them know it is still ok to have manners and show respect.

We need to show them love and encourage them.

Take them exercising outdoors;

She closed by wishing, “that all these little ones and those who will come behind them will grow up and fi nd their rightful place in society, ably assisted by not only their parents, but by

relatives, family members, friends, teachers, and society at large,” reminding, “”Let us remember it takes a vil-lage to raise one child.”

Then came the perfor-mances of the children: a welcome, a gospel segment where they recited performed to passages of scripture, in medley and song and acting; Poems by the 4 year plus, with added skits and a little musical interlude; presenta-tion of numbers, rounded off with an outstanding guest performance with the girls by Mrs. Sujue Davis.

Mrs. Davis performance was the sign-ing of what she said was a Chi-

nese folk song about young girls. The song, ‘Xian qi ni de gai tou lai’ (Lift up your veil). “It admires the beauty of young girls in Xin Jiang, who are supposed to keep their faces covered with veils,” she described. As she sang the pretty dressed little girls danced and acted out the song

Aunt Madge (Dono-ghue) followed up with her report on the centre she said, is subsidised by her, and is a non-profi table pri-vate institution located in Woodlands. She described the beliefs upon which the centre is run, with a staff of seven to include a cleaner and a relief, and a roll of 30. She described all the ac-tivities in which the children

participate. Acknowledge-ments, thanks and apprecia-tion to parents, grandparents, friends and well-wishers were published in the pro-gram.

The program continued with the procession of 11 graduates, six girls and fi ve boys, presentation where the children described their adult career aspirations; and a song in honour Fathers Day. There were the presentations of gifts and certifi cates, (Mrs. Nadine Smith and Ms. Mi-chelle White; honouring of parents by Mrs. Donoghue, and staff by Mrs. Gwendolyn Wade; followed by one more show, a Fancy Dress parade.

A vote of thanks deliv-ered by Mrs. Paulette Silcott ended the program.

cont’d from page 6

The little girls dance to the Chinese Folk song Lift up your veil sung by Mrs Sujue Davis


Kids time - In your own korner

One morning, before the break of day, Papa and Jay got dressed and walked down the road to wait on the bus. They were going to the city and had to catch the only bus that passed their house at four-thirty in the morning.

It was a cold and misty morning and the place was so quiet that you could hear the wind whistling. Jay was afraid. He’d heard stories about all sorts of ghosts who walked this road trying to find their homes and families.

Papa and Jay had been waiting for only five min-utes, when Papa suddenly remembered something that he had forgotten in the house. “Wait here, I won’t be long” he said. And off he was, leaving Jay all alone...

Jay didn’t know how long his father was gone. All he knew was that it was the scariest time in his life. Soon after his father left, everything changed. The place was no longer as quiet as before, the trees seemed to be clashing loudly against each other. And the mist got so thick that, looking down, Jay could hardly see his shoes. The place also seemed darker than before; there were hardly any street lights except the one at Mrs. Mark’s gate, and even that one Jay could barely see.

Everything seemed to come alive, and then – out of nowhere – came the clanking sound of chains.

Cla-clang! Cla-clang! Cla-clang clang!

Rump! Rump! Rump!

Something was coming in Jay’s direction with great speed. He couldn’t tell what it was, just heard the sound of chains dragging towards him and the stumping sound of something running as if it was being chased.

Then he remembered: “Yesterday was Mr. Mike’s funeral”. Mr. Mike was an old man who worked in the market, he was a butcher.

Jay was overtaken by fright. Oh dear! What was he supposed to do? He could not run because his father told him to stay put. If he moved and the bus passed he’d surely be in trouble. He had to stay!

Hello everyone – It is kid’s time with Auntie Lyka “In Your Own Korner”. It is officially the end of the school year and the beg-gining of the summer holidays. Have fun, be responsible. For those of you going on vacation away from your home be safe but do enjoy. If you plan on going to summer school , camp or Vacation Bible School well do enjoy.

Pre-School CornerHello to you my preschool friends. Today we will look at Shapes. Colour only the circle shapes.

Rolling Calfby Lisa E. Dunn

But should he close his eyes? He wanted to. He was too afraid to keep them open. But he also wor-ried that if he did shut his eyes, he would not be able to see what was coming at him. What to do? He was still pondering this question, when his eyes made the decision for him: they closed by themselves.

Jay was getting hotter and hotter by the second. His heart was beating loudly and felt like it was mov-ing out of his chest into his throat.

The sounds of the chains were getting closer, louder and heavier.

Jay could feel the threat of whatever was coming on the back of his neck. Goose pimples were all over him. He held up his shaking hands and put them over his face and realized it was dripping with sweat.

His mind started chanting loudly, the same chant over and over:

Rolling calf, rolling calf Don’t you stay To see the rolling calf Get out of the way Of the rolling calf

“Whoi! Whoi! Whoi! Somebody help me ! Mr. Mike…the rolling calf is coming for me!”

Jay took off. He ran into the direction of his house.

His knees were up to his chest and his feet gave him great speed.

“Help me! Help me! It’s coming for me!” he shouted while running as fast as he could. Without realizing it he ran straight into his father, who was as frightened as Jay was. Trying to find out what could have caused such fear in Jay, he held Jay and said, “Boy, what’s the matter?”

“Rolling calf! rolling calf!” Jay answered.

“Rolling Calf?” Papa held Jay aside and looked over his shoulder, down the road. Then Papa smiled, and, looking at his frightened son, he said, “I didn’t know Mr. Joe’s cow was a rolling calf?”

“No, not Mr. Joe’s cow. A rolling calf is down there…”

Jay spun around and looked down the road. But there was no rolling calf… Only Mr. Joe’s red cow. The animal had gotten loose.

“I thought … I was certain…I thought it was a rolling calf…” Jay mumbled.

“Did you see the rolling calf?” Papa asked.

“No, I didn’t! I heard it coming and shut my eyes and ran up here.” Jay answered.

“So you thought Mr. Joe’s cow was a rolling calf?” Jay’s father laughed and laughed and laughed. Then he said, “Let’s catch your rolling calf, tie it to a tree and send a message to Mr. Joe.”

When they got on the bus, the only thing Jay could think of was how he had just acted. He had run from something that had not even been there.

It was funny; Jay had created his own fear and had run from it. He’d also had his father laughing and he knew that his father would tell his mom all about it when they got home.

But that morning had also made Jay stronger. He decided that from then on he would bravely face anything that came towards him before making as-sumptions.

Brain Teaser1)I have many eyes but cannot see.I have no mouth or nose, but always smell.Do not eat my tree or you will be,a very rare FATALITY!2) The more of them you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

Ans: 1) a potato 2)foot steps

Chased by Gary Dunn

See you next week right here

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Montserrat needs to develop it’s assets

Venezuela offers assistance to Caribbean countries



The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking to procure consultancy services for the

“Procurement of a Consultant to Assess Existing Diversion Programmes and Alternative Sentencing Options within the Member States under the OECS

Juvenile Justice Reform Project”

The Secretariat thus wishes to invite suitable individuals or fi rms to indicate their interest in providing the required services. Interested applicants are directed to obtain further details from the OECS website www.oecs.org or the following URL address: www.caricom.org ; www.eccaa.aero




The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking to procure consultancy services for the

“Procurement of a Consultant to Facilitate a Regional Workshop for the Development of a Regional Framework to Manage the Implementation of Member

States National Parenting Programmes”


cess to recertify ahead of each new cruise sea-son. “The way your taxi drivers represent Mont-serrat is very important. Your tour menu is also very important. It must be diversifi ed and you have to keep it appealing.”

Both men emphasised that the cruise lines must benefi t from the tours and so work needs to be done to ensure that the pack-ages were creative and attractive.

“Be innovative, price competitively, give good service, have packages

different than were offered before,” Beaubrun ad-vised. “You have a compet-itive advantage of unspoilt beauty, safety, your water is good. Offer them your water. Take advantage of the volcano as an oppor-tunity as it will be a big pull for the cruise lines.”

Trinidad, CMC – Ven-ezuela has pledged to offer assistance to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in a number of ar-eas including transportation, Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar said here Saturday.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held talks with CARICOM leaders during a near hour long visit to Trinidad where the regional leaders were wrap-ping up their 34th annual

summit. He left the meeting

without addressing the me-dia, but President Romator told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) that President Maduro, who came to power following the death of Hugo Chavez in March, made a presenta-tion to the leaders “offering some very concrete areas in which we could cooper-ate and Venezuela ready to work with CARICOM...

including the vex issue of transport.

“He is ready to work and put some resources into transport issues, ready to look into culture, areas of health and other areas generally, but as President Maduro was saying he is ready to work with CARI-COM in many of the areas we have interest in”.

Ramotar said that the half hour meeting also dis-cussed the Venezuela oil

initiative, PetroCaribe, “not in detailed way because as you know only recently there was a meeting of Pet-roCaribe in Nicaragua, but he is also willing to work in energy with the region”.

President Ramotar said he would describe the talks as “a re-affi rmation of the Chavez policy” adding “that he is continuing that strong solidarity trust President Chavez had made in the past”.

He said there was a general consensus that Ca-racas needed to work with the region given its close proximity, adding “I think working together would help us to pool our resources on that regard”.

President Ramotar said that the regional leaders

welcomed the support for transportation given that Caracas has its own airline, cheaper fuel and thirdly, they are also thinking about maritime transportation, moving around in the region with ferries and that type of things.

“Those are of course things that have not yet been thrashed out, but these are areas I can see where we have great possibility,” he said, adding that security was also another area for cooperation because “the fi ght against drugs affects all of us and drugs pass through the region, so that is another area we could have good cooperation”.

Prior to the start of the CARICOM summit here on Wednesday, regional lead-

ers had been indicating that transportation would be the main focus, but Ramotar said he did not believe that consensus would be reached on the matter.

“I think much more work has to be done, I don’t think we would get to it to a conclusion either, but we are going to have to have bilateral and all that to try and narrow some of the difference,” he said, noting that among the differences include subsidies, which he described as “probably the biggest issue in the whole area.

“Those things I think we are trying to deal with them outside of the general meeting and probably get back to formalise a decision on that,” Ramotar said.

Newly designed port area view from seaGun Hill at right of photo


Santo Domingo’s push toward CARICOM

gets a boost

US investigating Guyan visa racket

Caribbean must place greater focus on intel lectual proper ty crime



The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking to procure consultancy services to

“Develop Training Material and Deliver Training in confl ict Management and Dispute Resoultion”


CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT

STAFF VACANCIESApplications are invited from interested and suitably qualifi ed nationals of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States and Associate Members of the Caribbean Community to fi ll the following positions:

DUTY STATION – BARBADOS(i) Technical Advisor, Investment and Private Sector, Offi ce of Trade

Negotiations (OTN)

DUTY STATION – GUYANA(ii) Programme Manager, Crime and Security, Human and Social

Development(iii) Project Offi cer, Donor Resources, Finance

Full details of these positions may be obtained by accessing the following web sites-www.caricom.org; www.caribank.org; www.oecs.org; www.crnm.org and www.caribbeanjobsonline.com

Applications in English Language with full curriculum vitae details, including nationality, work experience, educational qualifi cations and/or expertise, language profi ciency, coordinates (including email addresses) of three referees (at least two of whom must be familiar with the applicant’s work), and other relevant information, should be addressed to the Executive Director, Human Resource Management, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana and sent by email to [email protected].

The deadline for the submission of applications is 26 July 2013.

Barbados - Intellectual property crime is not victim-less crime. Such crimes pose severe risks to Caribbean consumer health and safety, have serious economic con-sequences, and fund transna-tional organised crime.

This caution has come from Warren MacInnis, a director of Anti-Counter-feiting Operations with UL

Dominican TodaySanto Domingo.- Do-

minican Republic’s push to join the Caribbean Com-munity (CARICOM) got a boost last week when Trinidad Prime Minister and organization Chairman Ka-mla Persad-Bissessar called for the Spanish-speaking country’s full membership to the regional economic bloc, Caribbean Journal reports.

Quoting Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, the Caribbean outlet reports on the leader’s position, just three days after Dominican Republic president Danilo

(Underwriters Laboratories), and one of the presenters at the upcoming 34th annual Crime Stoppers International Conference, to be staged in Barbados from September 29 to October 2, 2013.

MacInnis admitted that intellectual property crime, in many cases, is a low pri-ority for many governments given the nature of other pri-

orities for law enforcement agencies around the world. However, despite this, Ma-cInnis noted that trade mark counterfeiting and copyright piracy should still be consid-ered serious offenses.

“Intellectual property crime impacts everyone, puts the health and safety of con-sumers at risk, funds orga-nized crime and robs billions

from the global economy. No one is immune from this crime and even small econo-mies should be concerned about how it impacts their tax base or affects the bot-tom line of profi tability for companies which will affect employment,” he said.

MacInnis noted that his organization has worked with authorities in Trinidad

and Tobago on counterfeit electrical products, such as seasonal decorative lighting, which can provide risks to consumers and their prop-erty.

He encouraged Carib-bean law enforcement agen-cies to engage in global part-nerships and initiatives to combat intellectual property crime, such as INTERPOL

and the annual International Law Enforcement IP Crime Conference, or receive train-ing from the International IP Crime Investigators College, which offers free courses to law enforcement personnel.

MacInnis will be speak-ing on “The magnitude of IP Crimes globally” when he addresses the Crime.

Medina attended a meeting of CARICOM nations to mark its 40th anniversary, held in Trinidad & Tobago.

“We met with the leader of the Dominican Republic; he addressed our caucus [last week] and re-committed himself and re-committed the Dominican Republic to joining the movement at such time that it would be convenient for all the per-ceivable imperatives to be satisfi ed,” Stuart said.

“So, that is an agenda item that continues to engage CARICOM Heads, and yes, I agree with the Prime Min-

ister that the larger the bloc becomes, the more powerful the bloc becomes and the more diversifi ed the areas for joint action and for integra-tion,” he said

Car ibbean Journa l reports that Stuart noted CARICOM’s admittance to countries like Suriname and Haiti in recent years. “It was a healthy development when Suriname of Dutch ancestry joined the movement, more heartening still when Haiti, of French ancestry, joined as well, and therefore, we just want the momentum in that area to quicken.”

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thursday July 4, 2013 – The United States Wednesday con-fi rmed it is investigating a visa racket involving an offi cial at its embassy in Guyana.

In a brief statement, the State Department said it “is aware of allegations of improprieties relating to a Consular Officer formerly assigned to Georgetown, Guyana”.

While it provided no details of the allegations, Washington said the claims against the offi cer

are being taken seriously.“The Department takes all

allegations of misconduct by employees seriously. We are re-viewing the matter thoroughly. If the allegations are substantiated, we will work with the relevant authorities to hold anyone involved accountable,” it added.

Media reports here said that the un-named Consular Offi cer had been taken into custody by federal agents several weeks ago and is helping in the investigations.

In 2000, a consular offi cer

was arrested for selling a substan-tial number of visas for entry into the United States. The offi cer later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 21 years imprisonment by a Federal Court in Chicago, Illinois. The sentence was later reduced after he appealed.

A Guyanese national was also given a lengthy jail term for his role in the scam. (CMC)

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30 tons of drugs seized by Interpol in Caribbean, Central America


September elections

Calm area at Little Bay beachcont’d. from page 5

suspension of the road works project and the closure of the Public Works workshop.

He said further to his reiteration of an election date: “Part of it is that every time you get fairly close to election people get a little election jittery and people change and therefore people start all sort of stories of destabi-lization, people falling out, etc.,” he said.

Continuing he said, “…and then you ask the question where did those come from?” noting that as an example he re-ceived an email coming

from a so called journalist overseas who is saying, ‘I heard that you fi red a minister’.”

The Premier took the opportunity to speak of the unity in his govern-ment. “, I don’t comment on rumour, ”he repeated. “The government of Mont-serrat of which I am the leader is a fully functional government, I don’t think people have heard us ar-guing or fi ghting or bicker-ing over things. We go to parliament, you hear the governments side being together, things that are happening, you see us driving together, going to lunch with one another,

why would they believe that we would want to break it up, if something is working why is it, do we want to destroy it?” he noted.

In conclusion, he said: “The government of Montserrat and the team of persons with whom I work, are all working hard towards delivering for the people of Montserrat what the people of Montserrat need; just progress and development,” adding confidently, “we will be there through election; and we will be going for-ward as a team. If the people want us they will then re-elect us.”

The international police agency Interpol has seized a 30-ton cache of cocaine, heroin and marijuana valued at $822 million (631 million euros). The operation took place in the Caribbean and Central America.

The Interpol-led “Oper-ation Lionfi sh” targeted mar-itime drug and gun smug-glers across two separate regions. It involved some 34 countries and territories, including 20 Caribbean na-tions.

Police arrested 142 peo-ple and seized 15 vessels, 42

fi rearms and approximately $170,000 in cash. The Euro-pean police agency Europol supported the operation and said coordination units were based at Interpol’s bureau in El Salvador and the com-mand center of the French West Indies Coast Guard on the island of Martinique. Raids took place between May 27 and June 14.

“The operation was co-ordinated in response to growing evidence of the organized crime in the traf-fi cking of drugs and fi rearms in the Central America and

Caribbean regions due to its strategic location,” Eu-ropol said in a press release Tuesday.

As well as the Carib-bean and Central Ameri-can countries, Britain, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States participated in the anti-smuggling op-eration. The World Customs Organization and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police also leant their support.

“Disrupting this activity is not only critical for the source and transit countries of these drugs and weapons, but also for the destination countries such as Canada,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Commissioner Bob Paulson said in a statement from Ottowa.South American cocaine is typically smuggled to Europe in by sea in shipping con-

tainers, according to the UN Offi ce on Drugs and Crimes. The drug is often traffi cked to North America from Colombia through Central America or Mexico by sea and then land.

reporters.He explains further:

“…a little calm pool. It’s just about 80 feet long and the depth of the wa-ter is just about four (4)

children out into the deep areas and endanger their lives.”

He noted, “…there are no lifeguards on the beach so we thought that is was important that we put in a

calming pool where young kids and perhaps some adults will fi nd some sort of solace in recreating on the beach without being apprehensive about the fear of being pulled out to sea.”

feet , so persons are confident that if they go into this area they would be relatively safe; and even in times when the water is surg-ing people would be quietly confi dent that it wouldn’t pull their

New toilet facilities at Little Bay Beach


MGPC state their interest

T he A1 Road Reha b i l i tat ion P r o jec t r esumes next week By Bennette Roach

On May 3, 2013 the UK Department for International Development (DFID) through local representative Dr. Kato Kimbugwe announced and effected the suspension of the funding of the A1 Road Rehabilitation project (the road from Salem to St. John’s) from April 30, 2013.

Since then there have been varying reports of dates for the resumption of the project. DFID had said the suspension came since, “DFID have consistently asked for a detailed program outlining activities and time lines to completion. This has not been forthcoming and the chaotic nature

management.

Date of resumptionThe resumption dates

have so far failed, but today, following a release dated July 5, 2013, issued on the 8th, DFID informed of, “the conditional lifting of the suspension order on the project and a time extension (4 months to 31st October 2013) to facilitate the com-pletion of the emergency works and fulfill existing contractual obligations.”

The report today quoted the Public Works Depart-ment, that actual work is expected to resume on the road from Runway Ghaut. Among conditions for lift-ing the suspension is for information be provided to the public on the traffi c. The report stated further that as a result when the work begins, the traffi c would be diverted through Mango drive on the Woodlands beach road,

while they promise further updates.

The road from there to the Woodlands Beach Road is in an almost unnavigable state and has been since the suspension, getting worse by the hour, to the horror of motorists.

At the time of the sus-pension, DFID had stated, “DFID are aware of the challenges that the project has faced with regard to the material supply,” but has since insisted, “with better planning these problems could have been foreseen and the implementation programme adjusted ac-cordingly.

Public Works Depart-ment officials said they were working to comply with the requests from DFID and said they were imme-diately working at putting a plan together for a quick resumption of the project, which Dr. Kimbugwe in a

press conference this week said, while admitting that the initial budget for the project, “may not have been adequate.”

AS a result, I challenged Kimbugwe since the Hon. Minister in the Legislative Assembly challenged the fairness of the suspension since DFID had been kept abreast of the problems that they acknowledged, sug-gesting that in addition the project was in trouble from the outset because of the inadequacy of the funding. Kimbugwe discounted the argument and emphasized that the issue was the imple-mentation and management that failed the project.

At the press conference the DFID rep cited work at on the Brades road from Cudjoe Head where work had been undone because of rains, “materials being washed away due to rainfall because the road had not

been properly covered or replaced in due course...” He was adamant that the problem was not the short budget but the management and implementation.

ConditionsThe release stated that

the suspension lift comes

wi th s ix condi t ions , which include in short-ened form:

Improved manage-ment and oversight at all levels from the MCW and MFEM…

Implementation of a comprehensive commu-nication plan…

Developing a contin-gency plan to deal with potential hurricanes and tropical storms and pro-vides clear instructions on how the road will be made safe and passable during a storm or hur-ricane…

No sections of the road should be opened up if the ducting, road base, and asphalting materials

are not available to complete the works...

GoM to submit a fully costed proposal with an im-plementation plan must be submitted to DFID by end August 2013 for additional funding to be considered…

GoM must develop a robust maintenance plan for

the island’s road network.”Meanwhile Minister of

Communications and Works Charles Kirnon continues to express his lack of under-standing for what he refers to as a hullabaloo. Instead he simply wants to see the works completed.

When asked to com-ment on the lift of the sus-pension, he responded. “What I would like to see is the road project as was envisaged…completed. It was almost completed given what we had left to do, and I expect that, that will be fi n-ished, but is not all news that seems to be good,’ he said.

Speaking for the Min-istry, he said: “We have run that project for quite a while until it was almost com-pleted, its only the piece at number 7, the duct works, and the side walk from Brades School to Govern-ment Headquarters left to be done…I myself am trying to grab a little understanding really what all the hullaba-loo is about.”

of the implementation does not give us confi dence that the project is delivering as planned.”

Plaguing issuesThey claimed then also, “…poor proj-

ect management and implementation.” A number of other problems were raised to support, such as: planning and scheduling of works; public communication; contract management; the lack of an environmental management plan; road maintenance; and procurement of goods and services. All of these are main issues impacting several other current projects, such as communi-cation, procurement and environmental

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