the montserrat reporter - august 03 2012

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Today’s Scripture

Week Ending Friday, August 03, 2012

Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. Ephesians 4:26 (NIV)

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Social Security breaks ground in Little Bay

Letter from Donaldson Romeo...pg 3

Car accident in Davy Hill...pg 8

Santo Domingo woman dies...pg 2

Kids Korner...pg 4

Model farm established in Gerald’s...pg 6

More Headlines...cont’d. on page 6

Model farm in Geralds

By Tomeika JeffreyCome this time next

year the Montserrat Social Security Fund is expected to see the near completion of its new permanent home in Little Bay, Director of the Fund, Mr. Kenneth Scotland announced at the ground breaking ceremony at the Montserrat Cultural Centre (MCC) Tuesday morning, July 31, 2012

The building will be lo-cated a block away from the MontserratWarde Cultural Centre building and is an-ticipated to rival the Cultural Centre structure, in fact said to be larger than it is.

Rev. Florence Daley opened with prayers, fol-lowed by Miss Paulette Ward Admin Asst. who introduced Director Scotland, chairper-son for the event, his right leg in cast notwithstanding from a falling accident.

He voiced his content-ment and anxiety to see

Social Security Chairman breaks ground

Friday, August 03, 2012

SANTO DOMINGO WOMAN DIES AT GLENDON HOSPITAL, WAS

NEGLIGENCE AT PLAY?

GUYANESE GROUP CONDUCTS PRAYER VIGIL FOR LINDEN PROTESTERS IN GUYANA

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“APPLICATION FOR MONTSERRAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S 2012/2013

PROGRAMMES & COURSES The Montserrat Community College plans to offer the following programmes and courses for the 2012/2013 academic year:

Full-Time Programmes1. CAPE Associate Degree Programme (Caribbean Advanced Profi ciency (CAPE) 1. Examinations subjects)Building Construction Maintenance (Carpentry, Masonry, Electrical Installation 2. & Plumbing)Offi ce Administration (Secretarial)3. Nursing Assistant -18-Month Programme4.

Programme details are available on the College’s website, www.mcc.ms .

Adult & Continuing Education Programme Part-time Courses :2. English Language at CXC - Caribbean Secondary Education Certifi cate 1. (CSEC)English Language at CXC - Caribbean Certifi cate of Secondary Level 2. Competence (CCSLC)Mathematics 3. (CXC CSEC)Mathematics 4. (CXC CCSLC)Electronic Document Preparation and Management 5. (CXC CSEC)) Offi ce Administration 6. (CXC CSEC). Principles of Business 7. (CXC CSEC).Principles of Accounts 8. (CXC CSEC). Information Technology 9. (CXC CSEC).Technical Drawing 10. (CXC CSEC).Computer Literacy 11. (Beginners)Computer Literacy 12. (Advanced)Home Maintenance Skills for Women13. Conversational French14. Conversational Spanish15. Students can also register for single CAPE courses as part-time students 16. provided spaces are available.

Kindly note that the College is willing to put on any other part-time course in which a suffi cient number of persons expresses an interest.

Application forms and information on the courses can be collected from the Montserrat Community College, Salem, the Ministry of Education, Brade’s, and can also be downloaded from the College’s Website at www.mcc.ms. Completed application forms for the full-time courses and programmes should be returned to the Montserrat Community College, no later than August 10, 2012 and for part-time courses by September 13, 2012.”

OVERSEAS TERRITORY OF MONTSERRATIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

A.D. 2012

LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate of GRETA S. PURGAVIE, 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 an Order that Letters of Administration with Will annexed to the estate of GRETA S. PURGAVIE late of 277 W. 11th Street Ship Bottom County of Ocean State of New Jersey United States of America who died on the 14th of January 2009 at Ocean County Hospital Stafford Ocean New Jersey United States of America be granted to KHARL MARKHAM of Allen Markham & Associates Banks Montserrat, the Lawful Attorney of CHARLES S. PURGAVIE Jr. the son, Executor and Personal Representative of the deceased.

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

FURTHER, any person objecting to the issuance of a Grant to the Applicant should notify the Registrar of the High Court of Justice no later than fourteen (14) days from the date of this notice.

DATED this 29th day of May 2012

Kharl MarkhamAllen Markham & Associates

Guyanese nationals living on Montserrat joined the Golden Arrow Head Association in a motorcade and Prayer Vigil at the St. Peter’s parish church ground on Saturday, July 28. The event was in connection with the ongoing protest which The local Spanish

community is expressing outrage at the circum-stances surrounding the death of one of their own, at the Glendon Hospital on Tuesday morning.

The deceased who was identifi ed as 39 year-old Yairys E. Luciano–Made, was the mother of three children, residing in Davy Hill together with her 19 year-old daughter Isamar Bavtista Luciano. She managed a small bar in the vicinity.

Isamar alleged that causality nurses and doc-tors refused to admit her mother in hospital for overnight observation on July 30, which may have saved her life.

Accord ing to the daughter, Yairys visited the Glendon Hospital Mon-

claimed three lives in the Bauxite mining town of Linden Guyana, on July 18, 2012.

The Golden Arrow Head Association is an one which rep-resents the interest of Guyanese nationals living in Montserrat. The group initiated two mo-

torcades which took off from Salem center and St. John’s 5:00 p.m. en route to St. Pe-ters ground, honking horns and bearing the Guyana fl ag as they transport supporters.

On arrival at the ground day morning complaining what seemed to them to be, fl u like symptoms and abnormal breathing. She was then prescribed three medications, one of which was identifi ed as Vitamin C tablets and then advised to go home and rest. How-ever she pleaded with the nurses and doctor to be admitted to the hospital since the pain felt severe and she was afraid to be left on her own, the daugh-ter explained.

She claimed that de-spite her mother’s plea, casualty staff again ad-vised her mother to head home and rest.

According to Isamar at approximately 9 a.m. the following morning the mother collapsed, uncon-scious in her shop and was rushed to the Casu-

alty Department. Nurses then attempted to resus-citate the young woman, but it was all too late for the mother.

The Montserrat Re-porter contacted the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Michael Owen who confi rmed that the woman did visit the Glendon Hos-pital on Monday, but in-formed that he is unsure of the facts surrounding the case. However, the CMO. assures that Yairys would not have been denied any medical care. He said that the matter is being inves-tigated.

The daughter, who is presently residing with friends and other members of the Spanish community, worries that she does


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A New HomeDo not let the sun go down

while you are still angry. Ephesians 4:26 (NIV)

FOLLOWING a disagreement, my dearest friend and I parted company. With faces as threatening as thunder, we went our separate ways, vowing that our friendship was over. I had never felt so cross.

In my anger, I behaved like a spoiled child. Days passed. I simmered like a cooking pot and kept to myself. My friend did likewise. Then I began to feel the pangs of separation; but, stubborn as a donkey, I dug in my heels and wouldn’t give way. More time passed. The void in my life became too much to bear. My heart ached until

I couldn’t resist. I bought the most beautiful card I could find and sent it off to her.

It seems she felt exactly the same. Before the card had time to arrive, she knocked on my door. With a smile and a tear, she thrust a bunch of flowers into my hands. Truth be told, through our behavior, each of us had hurt herself more than the other.

Though Jesus stresses forgiveness, he never expects us to be perfect; though perhaps he would like us to be a little more sensible. Jesus also teaches reconciliation, so that we can be at peace again, in harmony with one another and with God.

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Letters/Opinion

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E D I T O R I A L

Every year for some years now Montserrat observes Emancipation Day, August 1. It does so like many other countries in the Caribbean on an annual basis in observance of the abolition of slavery.

Montserrat’s well published author and poet, Professor Sir Howard Fer-gus seemed to lament the lack of celebration in any direct and organised way.

In a ZJB news broadcast he said, “We need to celebrate this day as our folks did, ordinary folk sang fi rst of August come again, Hoorah for Hincum Riley, they were celebrating the literate slaves who reportedly read the emancipation edict, and they were celebrating the measure of inde-pendence and freedom that emancipation brought. We must never rest on our laurels, indeed there are not many laurels, because although legally we were emancipated in 1834 or 1838, there continued to be signs of bondage from which some of our people worked hard to liberate us. There are signs that there are certain elements of authoritarianism creeping in and being exercised, which are contrary to the spirit of liberation and emancipation, which the 1st of August suggest.”

From Havana, on August 1, 2012 the Prensa Latina wrote, how, “In early morning of the eighth month of 1833, the rumor sprang from the Caribbean islands and then the drums and dance of the night were responsible for spreading the news: the slaves, after all, would be freed,” and it continued to give an account of what it recalls then.

“At dawn of that August 1 slavery was abolished by royal decree in the British territories of American overseas...”

“Unfortunately, that August of carnival, party and dance for the Carib-bean, was only a simulation,” it continues, and then reminds, “Seen this way, today it seems there are little reasons to celebrate those dates, although all the Anglophone Caribbean joins each August to remember the emancipation that really did not occur.”

It speaks to the celebration, said during a symposium on the 179 an-niversary of Emancipation Day, that took placed at Casa de las Americas.’It was worthy to realize that the liberation from slavery is not enough because it becomes a new starting point’.

For the ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago in Cuba, Jennifer Jones-Kernahan, the celebration should be seen as a tribute to those who died for the independence of the region.

‘This day, we also celebrate the life and work of those who fought for the liberation of our peoples’, she said.

And to great extent there is concurrence with Dr. Fergus, as the Prensa Latina writes, “But 179 years after that date, the drama and history of the Caribbean are not very different. New forms of slavery, together with the oldest practices, remind that the drama of the whip and the plantation is not ancient fable.”

Meanwhile, UWI Open Campus head in Grenada Dr. Curtis Jacobs says, as we recall 178 years after our own recognized date, “…the only real thing that we possess is our individual collective integrity, we must never let anyone compromise this integrity and we must never expose it to fail, as we contemplate emancipation 2012…think about our ancestors who never comprimsed their desire to be free…”

The warnings are there and while some people may not be activist as it is not their nature, generally no one should lose sight of these warnings. Individually and severally, as we watch a certain kind of decay, with the selfi shness and greed and the lack of integrity, even in the face of Integrity Bills, and Constitution and Commissions, we call once again for the education that is required, to check what may allow the situations, the continued signs of bondage that Dr. Fergus suggests are creeping back upon our people.

There are diverse people who continually comment, “Montserrat is fall-ing backward, we have lost it”. Some say, “We are not hungry enough,” others say, “money is the buzz word, but no one really wants to work (honestly) for it.”

There is so very much surrounding all of this. It makes the idea of a cultural policy so important, but there is plenty work to be done, and it is not diffi cult if we can fi nd integrity, recognizing how we got here.

Letter re: TobaccoWas slavery ever abolished

in Montserrat?Donaldson Romeo

To: Hon Easton Taylor FarrellActing Premier

RE: Cigarette smoking kills over 1,200 daily is the USA alone and is that Nations number one killer

Hon Easton TaylorSince writing my two previous

letters of appeal to you and our government to retract on its deci-sion to bring a tobacco factory to Montserrat, I have taken the time to research and discuss the matter further. As a result my conviction, like many Montserratians has grown stronger that the decision is a bad one and needs to be withdrawn as soon as possible. Apart from the need for due diligence and environ-mental impact assessment, the most overwhelming discovery is the huge number of people killed by tobacco smoking each year and the way young children may be targeted to get them smoking and hooked at an early age.

For instance one source claims that “Smoking cigarettes kills more Americans than alcohol, car acci-dents, suicide, aids, home incidents and illegal drugs combined”. No wonder money gained from the manufacture and sale of cigarettes by far deserves the name “blood money”.

Another source says that:Each year, an estimated 443,000

people die prematurely from smoking or exposure to second hand smoke, and another 8.6 million live with a serious illness caused by smoking.”

(http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/aag/osh.htm)

If contributing to the death of over 1,200 a day does not move you to re-consider whether the decision to turn to cigarette manufacture will lead to the creation of wealth or poverty for our people you may wish to consider what a constituent quoted from Habakkuk 2:12 which says “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed”.

Surely, there are many alternatives that we can pursue in partnership with HMG to create employment that gener-ates revenue such as the production of sand and cement based products for export, geothermal development and related manufactures. These and many other ventures like cassava growing and processing, water bottling, development of arts and crafts culture, are among the many possibilities that do not rely on ‘blood money’ as they say.

Once it has been clearly put in such terms, the decision to partner with a cigarette manufacture is obviously a moral oversight that must be corrected. All of the elected Members of Parlia-ment in our House today are called “for such a time” and purpose as this. The entire Opposition stands ready to sup-port you and your colleagues in doing the right thing.

Sincerely,Donaldson RomeoDonaldson RomeoOpposition Leader, MLA

Cc: HE, GovernorPremier & CabinetMembers, MLAMembers, MCCMedia

Negligent death?not have the fi nances to transport her mother’s body back to the Domini-can Republic so the rest

of her siblings and other family members can have one last glimpse of Yairys before burial. The Com-munity is calling for thor-

ough investigation into the matter and for assistance in the transportation of the Yairys’ body back to her home country for burial.


Kids time - In your own korner

The Cat In the Woods

Written and illustrated by Adrienne Potter

Tilley Tiger went to school on her own. She usu-ally walked with her best friend Hillary Hippo, but she had made it quite clear to Tilley Tiger that she didn’t want to be friends any more.

As Tilley walked round the corner of the street, she saw Hillary Hippo walking to school with Piggy Peter.

‘Huh! Who cares that Hillary and Peter are friends? I wouldn’t want to be friends with nasty Hillary and smelly Peter,’ thought Tilley.

Then she put on the sunglasses her father had given to her for her birthday. She remembered Hillary shouting at her in front of all her friends. But the worst thing was Hillary going over to talk to Piggy Peter (who hap-pened to be the worst dressed person in school, not to mention how fat he was) and she didn’t mind talking to someone who didn’t wear designer clothes, or have a nice neat haircut. ‘Ugh! And he is soooo smelly,’ thought Tilley.

Tilley just couldn’t work it out. She thought that Hillary didn’t like Peter, or Jeremy Giraffe, or Christopher Crocodile, who thought he was the toughest kid in school.

‘Ugh! How could anyone like Piggy Peter?’ thought Tilley. Her mummy had always told her that she should only have friends who dressed smartly and smelled nice and clean. She couldn’t possibly have a friend like Peter….or could she?

No! It didn’t matter how she looked at it, she just couldn’t see herself being friends with some-one like that. So, with a deep breath, Tilley Tiger walked straight past Hillary Hippo and Piggy Peter and marched across the playground towards her favourite seat and sat down. Tilley looked over the top of her sunglasses across the playground. She saw all the other children playing games or

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just chatting to each other. She pulled a face when Gary Goat fell flat on his face and she quietly laughed to herself when she saw that he

had ripped his trousers. Lots of children gathered round Gary to help him up. When he got to his feet, he dusted himself down and laughed out loud.

“That’s cool,” he said, “It looks like a pair of designer trousers now.” All of his friends erupted with laughter, and some even patted him on his back.

Tilley sat watching this and thought it would be nice to have such good friends. She pulled off her sunglasses, looked at them, and then placed them carefully into her school bag. With another big gulp of air, she stood up. For a moment, she didn’t think her legs were going to move. She hesitated, and then made her way across the playground to Hillary and Peter.

Peter saw Tilley walking towards them and qui-etly told Hillary. His eyes widened, because he hated arguments. Hillary slowly looked round and her knees began to shake.

“Hillary?” asked Tilley.

“Yes? What do you want?” asked Hillary in the strongest voice she could find.

“Well, I was wondering if you wanted these.” Til-

ley delved into her school bag and pulled out her sunglasses.

Hillary realised she was standing there with her mouth open, and promptly closed it. “I, er…I em, I…don’t know what to say,” said Hillary eventually.

“Look, I know I’m not the best friend in the world, but it’s just horrid having no friends at all.

I was hoping you would be my best friend again.”

Hillary looked at Peter and then back at Tilley. “There’s one condition.”

“What’s that?” asked Tilley Tiger.

“You have to stop being nasty about all the other children at

school…including Peter.”

Peter smiled to himself and felt his cheeks go red when Tilley wrapped her arm around him and said, “What this guy here? Or course he can be our friend too. In fact, anyone can be our friend. We are the bestest friends in the whole school.”

Hillary Hippo shot a stern look at Tilley Tiger. “We don’t have to be the best friends in the whole school. We just has to be really good friends.”

“Oh, yes,” smiled Tilley. “I’m going to be the best friend anyone has ever had.”

All three friends laughed. They all linked arms and walked across the playground. “I think I’m going to like being friends with you both,” said Piggy Peter just as the bell rang out to tell every-one it was time to start school.

Tilley Tiger actually felt really good….even though she had given her favourite (not to men-tion, very expensive) pair of sunglasses to one of her new best friends.

‘Yes,’ she thought to herself, ‘it’s much better having friends.’

See you next week right here

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about 6:00 p.m., Fr. Vyphius, Anglican parish priest a Guya-nese himself, led off in prayer followed by various individuals praying with the group, as they called for peace and unity in Guyana and around the world. The session also included praise and worship songs.

President of the Golden Ar-

Under the shelf of Religion, one may not fi nd enough books about the topic, and especially if it is about Montserrat. The Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church has just released information on a book written by Sir Howard Fergus.

In a release on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, the Montserrat District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies said it has just released a book with the Title “TONGUES ON FIRE: A HISTORY OF THE PENTECOSTAL MOVEMENT OF MONTSERRAT”.

It was written to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the Pentecostal work in the Island. It was pioneered by a lady, Laurencina Joseph who in 1905 was led and inspired to come to Montserrat, an Island about which she had hitherto known nothing. The foundations which she laid developed into an island-wide movement which became the cradle of the

New book “Tongues on Fire” re-leased by the Pentecostal Church

Guyanese prayer vigil

Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies with headquarters in Trinidad.

The book records the work of other pioneers such as Joseph Jephunney Fenton of Cudjoe Head, Michael Morgan and Alfred Bailey Mulcare, some of whom suffered perse-cution; and deals with the Pentecostal diaspora across the islands, in the USA and in England. The volume also high-lights the work of another pioneering Pentecostal woman, Mary Hannah Ryan, popularly known as Sister Hannah who started the work of The Church of God Of Prophecy in the island around 1928.

The book was written by Dr. Howard Fergus and is available at the Brades Pentecostal Church offi ce. It is re-garded as an important addition to the history of religion in Montserrat

row Head Association Ms. Tracy Scipio said, “This evening’s event is in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Linden, and the killing of three persons during a protest. It is also for the love, unity and togetherness of all people, not only Guyanese as nationals, but as well as nation-als from all over the world. We pray for peace in families, politi-cal parties and leaders.”

Chairperson for the event, Mr. Godwin Caesar told the gathering, “The purpose for us being here is more or less for re-questing that which is of God’s intervention so that we could have a change of heart for our people, for our loved ones, for our fellow brethren in linden, Region 10 of Guyana.”

Caesar continued, “Fel-low brethren, we are here for

a purpose that should not be taken easily or lightly. Now is not a time for war, now is not a time for chaos, it profi ts us nothing in my view. I don’t know if anybody agree with me, now is time for peace, now is time for unity, now is time for forwardness, coming together, love, fruits of the Holy Spirit.”

At the event the Honour-able Acting Premier Mr. Easton Taylor Farrell as well as other non-Guyanese members of the Community, stood in prayer with the group.

Fifteen days ago approxi-

mately 1,000 Lindeners took the streets to protest the re-moval of a subsidy in electricity rates which resulted in a 50% increase in electricity tariff. The small town is also said to be faced with a 70 percent unemployment level, one of the highest in the country.

The Golden Arrowhead

Association represents the interests of Guyanese nationals living in Montserrat. It has an executive body of seven persons which includes: President Tracy Scipio, Vice President Boin Mc-Phoy, Secretary Beverey Isaacs and Floor members, Godwin Caesar, Wonda Charles, Eloise McPhoy and Delsi Prince.


The book by Howard A. Fergus

Photos of Golden Arrowhead Association group with supporters at the St. Peter’s Church Lawn as they pray, sing and priase, sometimes holding hands in unity

Father Vyphius


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LIVESTOCK FARMER ESTABL ISH-ES MODEL FARM IN GERALDS’S

Social Security groundbreaking

CARIBBEAN HOTELIER WANTS MORE BLACK TRAVELERS

South Florida Caribbean NewsSt. Lucia - One of St. Lucia's

popular and classy plantation resorts is putting its efforts into attracting the burgeoning African American market.

Eroline Lamontagne, man-aging director of Soufriere's Fond Doux Holiday Plantation, says St. Lucia must continue to diversify and tailor its marketing efforts, by targeting communities of color, especially those who have a voracious appetite for "all things Caribbean".

"We are serious about this and would like to see our tour-ism marketers do more to attract

Black and Caribbean travelers of means to our shores," said Lam-ontagne.

Last month, Fond Doux sup-ported the Associate Member Task Force of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) dur-ing the organization's 37th Annual Convention and Career Fair in New Orleans.

The Task Force is for free-lance and part-time journalists, journalism educators, public re-lations practitioners, as well as other media-related professionals of NABJ.

As part of Fond Doux's spon-cont’d. on page 7

A release from the Depart-ment of Environment confi rms that Mr. Anderson Kirnon has received resources and access to expertise to enable him to construct a model farm at Gerald’s, which would increase the productivity of his current livestock unit and promote semi-intensive livestock farming practices.

This is in collaboration with the deparment where the livestock owner is receiving assistance for the establishment of a semi-inten-sive livestock production unit.

The Montserrat Departments of Environment and Agriculture are with Mr Kirnon to establish the

farm.A c -

cording to the release, “The model f a r m w a s made pos-sible through a grant from t h e U K O v e r s e a s Territories Environment Programme under a proj-ect entitled: Conserving t h e C e n -tre Hills in

Montserrat through the effective control of feral livestock popula-tions. The Project is designed to: (i) build local capacity to ef-fectively manage feral and loose livestock populations, (ii) reduce these populations to a level where they do not signifi cantly impact the biodiversity of the Centre Hills and (iii) ensure that domesticated livestock do not contribute to the feral animal population.”

Construction is progressing on a pen that will be compart-mentalised into 6 areas. There will be 3 small isolation or lambing areas, 2 medium sized weaning or communal areas and 1 large

holding area. The holding capacity of the pen will be approximately 20 sheep. Adjacent to the pen is a fenced paddock which will provide fodder and exercise for the animals.

There is benefi t to the over-all farming in the area and in Montserrat as promotion of this semi-intensive farming enterprise will take place by way of demon-stration sessions for other farmers and interested persons.

Mr. Anderson Kirnon stated that the project will enable him to improve the way his animals are being kept, as well as improve the breed.

Pens under construction

construction get off the ground. He said, “Despite all the diffi culties and delays, we remained resolute that the Montserrat Social Security Fund must have a permanent home, a home that would provide a satisfactory level of comfort for our contributors.”

He highlighted the economics of con-structing the building. “As I have repeat-edly indicated before, the funding for the construction of this building is seen as an investment, in that the building must gen-erate similar or greater returns. ...let me reassure contributors, whose monies we are entrusted to safe guard, that all indications are that the building does possess a potential to make the required returns. We are also hopeful that with the construction of this building that it would provide the catalyst for further development here at Little Bay, which all goes well for our contribution base,” he said.

According to Mr. Alford Dyett of ‘Al-ford Dyett Associates’, the Architect respon-sible for the building design, the construction of the building should take 54 weeks.

He described further: “The building will have two fl oors. Each fl oor will be six to seven thousand, six hundred square feet, a total of 15,200 square feet on the ground fl oor. The Social Security will occupy 4,700 square feet of the building and a remainder of one lease space on the ground fl oor. On the fi rst fl oor, which is also the last fl oor, we have three lease spaces. The building will be fully air conditioned and we will have parking in the rear for 43 vehicles. The construction period will be…one year two weeks.”

“A ceremony is only the breaking ground but when all is said and done those of us who remain during the fifty four weeks, we will have to be very organized, very vigilant and we will have to stay with the program in order to execute the works,” said the Architect, adding a caution, “What is very important is that our client the board,

would have to be very prompt in making decisions...because time is money.”

Mr. Emanuel Galloway of Galloway Construction acknowledged his appre-ciation and pledged his commitment to the project. He said, “The completion of this important building, the success of any proj-ect is the refl ection of all partners involved over the duration of the project,” as he out-lined briefl y the amount of general material, “… even with the proposed time frame and the aggressive construction schedule and any other factors that infl uence the rate of progress in any construction project.”

“It is our pledge,” that we will proceed with the work diligently to ensure that the hand over date is not affected and also that the workmanship and a quality of fi nish is of a very high standard”

Galloway Constructions are the con-tracting company entrusted with the construction of the plan which is said to be within the scope of the Montserrat De-velopment Cooperation plan for the Little Bay development project.

Chairman Randolph Riley in what were supposed to be brief remarks, also expressed delight at having got this far, despite the challenges faced by the board (just as most of the other entities) since it started in 1986 and through the volcanic crisis. He assured however, “The social security is actually teaming up with govern-ment for the economic redevelopment of Montserrat and there are several benefi ts not only to the Social Security but to the entire population,” he offered.

The party of offi cials and guests moved to the SoSec ground about 100 yards away and witnessed chair-man Riley with the contractor and an-other member Miss Cabey of staff break the ground with pick and shovel.



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 with assigned duty station in Guyana:

Assistant General Counsel, Legal and Institutional Frame-(i) workDirector, Finance(ii) Deputy Programme Manager, Foreign Policy and Community (iii) RelationsDeputy Programme Manager, Youth Development(iv)

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 details, including nationality, work experience, educational qualifications 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 17 August 2012.

NaturalNews.com(NaturalNews) A glass

of warm lemon or lime water first thing in the morning is surprisingly helpful in several ways. This Yogic or Ayurvedic ritual was primarily for stimu-lating digestion and eliminat-ing ama, the Ayurvedic term for toxic slime that builds up in the gastro-intestinal or GI tract. This ritual has even more health benefi ts.

The Ten Reasons Why1) The warm lemon water

helps purify and stimulate the liver. Lemon/lime water lique-fi es bile while inhibiting excess bile fl ow.

2) Warm lemon/lime wa-ter aids digestion. It's atomic composition is similar to saliva and the hydrochloric acid of digestive juices.

3) The liver produces more enzymes from lemon/lime water than any other food, according to A.F. Beddoe, author of Bio-logical Ionization as Applied to Human Nutrition.

4) The lemon/lime water helps bowels eliminate natu-rally and easily.

5) Lemons and limes are high in potassium. Potassium is an important mineral that works with sodium for smooth electrical transmission in the

TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A WARM LEMON OR LIME WATER DAILY

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brain and nervous system. Depression, anxiety, fogginess, and forgetfulness can often be traced to low potassium blood levels. That same nervous system needs potassium to assure steady signals to the heart. So your heart health is improved from the lemon water's potassium.

6) Calcium and magnesium are plentiful in good ratio to each other in lemon/lime wa-ter. Magnesium is important for heart health and calcium prevents rickets.

7) Lemon/lime water can help lower blood pressure.

8) Lemon/lime water has an alkalizing effect in the body as it is buffered. Even if you drink it just before any meal, it will help your body maintain a higher pH than if you didn't drink it. The higher or more alkaline your pH, the more your inner terrain is resistant to minor and major disease.

9) Helps dilute uric acid, which if it accumulates it cre-ates arthritic pain or gout.

10) Helps reduce phlegm in the body.

Restaurateurs are know-ing the secret

Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire

lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste? Simply place the lemon in the freezer section of your refrigerator.

Once the lemon is frozen, get your grater, and shred the whole lemon (no need to peel it) and sprinkle it on top of your foods. Sprinkle it to your whisky, wine, vegetable salad, ice cream, soup, noodles, spa-ghetti sauce, rice, sushi, fi sh dishes. All of the foods will unexpectedly have a wonderful taste, something that you may have never tasted before.

Most likely, you only think of lemon juice and vitamin C. Not anymore. Now that you've learned this lemon secret, you can use lemon even in instant cup noodles.

So place your lemon in your freezer, and then grate it on your meal every day. It is a key to make your foods tastier and you get to live healthier and longer! That's the lemon secret! Better late than NEVER!

Benefi tsThe surprising benefits

of lemon! Lemon (Citrus) is a miraculous product to kill cancer cells. It is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy.

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The following papers were laid on the table;-

(a) Financial SecretaryS R & O No. 20 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Kassel (i) Designz) (Exemption) Order 2012;

S R & O No. 21 of 2012 Public Finance (Management and Accountability) (ii) (Procurement) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2012;

S R & O No. 22 of 2012 Customs Service Tax (Commencement) Order 2012;(iii)

S R & O No. 23 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (iv) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012;

S R & O No. 25 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Montserrat (v) Football Association) (Exemption) Order 2012.

(b) Attorney GeneralS R & O No. 26 of 2012 Proclamation Declaring Monday, June 18(i) th 2012 as a Public Holiday.

The First Reading of the following Bills took place:1.

‘Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2012’(i)

First Reading 16th May 2012Second Reading 26th June 2012Third Reading 26th June 2012

The Bill was passed with no amendment.

‘Physical Planning (Amendment) Bill 2012’ (ii)


The Bill was passed with the following amendments:Delete clauses 3, 4 and 5 of the Billa) Insert the following as clause 3: Section 3 as amendedb) Section 3(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting paragraph (h) and substituting the following:

“(h) the Managing Director of the Montserrat utilities limited (MUL) or a representative nominated by the Managing Director.”

Renumber clauses 6 and 7 as clauses 4 and 5 respectively.c)

‘Magistrate’s Court (Amendment) Bill 2012’(iii)


The Bill was passed with no amendment.

A Motion of No Confi dence in a Government led by the Honourable Premier, Reuben 2. T. Meade was defeated.

Bills that had their fi rst readings can be read in their entirety at any of the following places:

Legislature Department#1 Farara PlazaBradesMontserrat

Legal DepartmentValley ViewBradesMontserrat

Public LibraryBBC ComplexBradesMontserrat

Government of Montserrat Website

Judith C BakerClerk of the Legislative Assembly

Summary Report of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly held on 26th June 2012.

sorship in New Orleans, Lizabeth Martin, Associate Professor of Communica-tions at Palm Beach State College in Florida, won a three-night stay for two, in-cluding full daily breakfast, a couple's massage, sunset cruise and candelit dinner at Fond Doux.

"Fond Doux Holiday Plantation's partnership with NABJ's Associate Member Task Force is important to

us, and we are truly inspired by Mrs. Lamontagne's confi -dence in the African Ameri-can market," noted Dawn Angelique Roberts, Associ-ate Representative.

The National Associa-tion of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides high quality programs and services to, and advocates on behalf of, black journalists worldwide.

Founded by 44 men and women on December 12, 1975, in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organiza-tion of journalists of color in the United States.

Earlier this year, Fond Doux sponsored St. Lucia's 33rd Anniversary of Indepen-dence Gala in Brooklyn, New York, joining the Saint Lucia Foundation, St. Lucians in New York, the government and the private sector to cel-ebrate the milestone.



MOTOR VEHICLE M587 SEVERLY DAMAGED, DAMAGING ANOTHER FOLLOWING ACCIDENT IN DAY HILL

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Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Economic Union

The Inauguration of the OECS AssemblyAugust 10, 2012 from 5:00 in the afternoon

In Antigua and Barbuda

Motor vehicle M 587 severely damaged, damaging another following accident on Davy Hill

The Royal Montserrat Police Service confirms it is continuing investigations into a traffi c accident at dawn on Sunday morning on the Davy Hill road corner, next to Victor’s supermarket.

The driver of omnibus H 1117 said he tried hard to avoid a colli-sion with motor car M 587 speedily approaching east from Carr’s Bay, pulling off the road as far as he could go. The motor car struck the bus ripping away its front right wheel, completely immobilizing the bus, careening away across the road, and landing against the wall of the Victor’s supermarket property entrance, itself suffering severe damage to its right

front completely ripping away the wheel section, with headlights on and engine running.

The accident reportedly occurred about 5.30 a.m. and the business owner of Montserrat Printing and Publishing, publisher of The Montser-rat Reporter told police that he had no knowledge nor had given permission to anyone except members of his staff to drive the said vehicle, which the police had reported seeing earlier that night in Little Bay. Mr. Bennette Roach says that his staff had reported leaving the car parked as usual, on the business premises on Friday evening, which is about three hundred yards away from where the accident occurred.

The police said they have held and charged three young men in con-nection with the accident after a cell

phone, found in the car had been passed over to them on Sunday. In late news two

have been held on remand and one of them granted bail.

In another report the police

had confi rmed another accident which took place at the entrance leading into Man Jack, the accident

involved a motor car and is still under investigation, the RMPF said three persons were hospitalised.

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