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Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. - James 5:16 (NRSV)

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Romeo meets with Diaspora...pg 6Kids’ Korner...pg 8

Outsourcing causes problems...pg 10Feedbacks...pg 4

Develop Murphy’s...pg 5

Alcohol and smoking cause 36m deaths...pg 3More cont’d. on page 2Attorney-at-Law, Jean Kelsick

Lawyer calls on Deputy Governor to appoint Registrar, face possible consequence

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Attorney-at-Law, Jean Kelsick was the most recent attorney to call on Government to take action to provide long overdue adequate court accommodations, at the opening of the New Law Year, while speaking on behalf of the local bar association. He told the court, with newly appointed judge, Justice Anthony Astaphan presiding in Montserrat, following the address of the acting Chief Justice, the Hon. Honourable Justice Janice Pereira.

“Montserrat is a mouse that is sometimes capable of roaring,” he said in his introduc-tion.

He said: “I will start my lord with the lack of a proper court house and facilities for the registry including proper facilities for the stor-age of registry documents. Both of these issues remain an open sore I regret to say. It is one that is raised annually by us at the private bar.”

“…about fi ve years ago my lord I remem-ber that we wrote to the then Governor, pointing out to her the registry documents were either being lost or contaminated by water and of the pressing need to address this issue by providing

Calls Human Resource handling of matter, incompetent

the registry safe and secure storage facilities. Not only are persons alive being affective by this adversity but there is a historical impor-tance of legal documents…” as he added, “I think my lord most of us would agree that the structure in which we currently stand and sit, is an uncomfortable embarrassment to Montserrat.”

Earlier this week the AttorneyKelsick revealed a letter he wrote to the Deputy Governor (DG), copied to members of cabi-net, including H E Governor Avis, Honour-able Premier, Attorney General, Minister of MAHLE, and all the Bank Managers. In the letter hereminded the DG of their conversa-tion of: “the fact that there is currently no Registrar of Lands, as a result of which no documents have been processed by the Land Registry for the past 3 weeks.”

The letter observed that David Gerald acted as Registrar of Lands for an extended period until he was informed a few months ago without notice that his contract would not be renewed.

Lawyer Jean Kelsick at Churh Service - opening law year``v

by Bennette Roach

Friday, January 11, 2013

Land for SaleLocated in the Beachettes,

0.3 acres (13068 sq. ft.) For information contact

02085266025TERRITORY OF MONTSERRAT

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEA.D. 2013

LEGAL NOTICEIn the Estate JOHN JOSEPH RYNER, 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 to the estate of JOHN JOSEPH RYNER late of Birmingham, England who died on the 29th October, 2001 be granted to SARAH RYNER lawful widow and relict 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 04th day of January, 2013

Hogarth SergeantSolicitor for the Applicant

TERRITORY OF MONTSERRATHIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

A.D. 2013LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate WILLIAM DOWDY aka WILLIAM SEMPER, deceasedNOTICE 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 for Letters of Administration in the estate of WILLIAM DOWDY aka WILLIAM SEMPER late of Look out, Montserrat who died on the 06th December, 2012 be granted to WILFRED DOWDY aka WILFRED SEMPER brother and personal representative of the deceased.



Dated this 02 day of January, 2013


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Time for new RegistrarDamage sustained at Courthouse after fi re

However, according to the Business of Cabinet report for quarter July – September 2012, released on December 6, 2012, “Mr. Gerald was appointed from the 21st July, 2012 until end of contract or until a substantive post holder can be appointed.”

Kelsick in his letter stated thatthat, Mr. David Gerald acted as Registrar of Lands for an extended period until he was informed a few months ago, without notice, that his contract would not be renewed.

Mr. Kelsickcontinued in his letter, “Remarkably, Government’s Human Re-sources Department (HR) had made no proper arrange-ments for a replacement.”

“Not only is this over-sight causing the general public serious inconve-nience,” he said, “…it has the potential to give rise to grave injustice. …it is ex-posing Government to civil liability.”

He cites as reasons, “…There is no Registrar to enable the lodgment of cau-tions to prevent the fraudu-lent transfer of land. It is usually necessary to lodge cautions at very short notice. This means that because of Government’s neglect per-sons run the risk of being defrauded of their land.

And, “Charges to se-cure bank loans are not be-ing registered. This means that banks are unprotected and therefore exposed to serious risk.”

In a ZJB newscast, The Hon. Eastern Taylor-Farrell, Minister of Agriculture,

Land, Housing and the Environment (MAHLE) responded confi rming Ger-ald’s part time activity. He reportedly said Mr. David Gerald had been working along with the ministry on a temporary basis since last December providing con-tinuity in the land registry department, that he will continue to serve in this capacity until the position is fi lled.

Kelsick considers as dishonest, the comment of the Hon.Taylor-Farrell, to his current complaint regarding the lack of a Reg-istrar which falls under his

ministry. He says that Mr. Gerald merely serves a few days a week in an advisory capacity, while the Minister says hopefully by the end of this week they will have a better idea as to how the substantive position will be fi lled.

The a t to rney who joined and on behalf of his senior and other attorneys on island, charged the gov-ernment of its, “statutory obligation to staff the Land Registry with a Registrar of Lands at all times,” warning further, “Any failure on its part to do so renders Gov-ernment liable to compen-

sate members of the public for any loss they may sustain because of its neglect.”

His letter concluded, “There will be no hesitation on my part in advising my clients to sue Government if they suffer any loss because of Government’s dereliction of its statutory duty,” while at the same time, accusing the HR department headed by a recently appointed Deputy Governor, of incom-petence.

“HR’s incompetent handling of this matter and its failure over the past three or so years to recruit a sub-stantive Registrar of Lands

is astonishing. This is one of the most important posi-tions in the civil service,” he noted, as he suggests, “HR was compelled to return Mr. Gerald to the Land Registry in a purely advisory capac-

ity. This is a recognition that his expertise and guidance are needed. It would seem logical to re-appoint him as acting Registrar of Lands so that the Land Registry can function normally again.”


Alcohol and smoking cause 36 million deaths world wide

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Bank of Montserrat LimitedFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30 September, 2012BANK OF MONTSERRAT LIMITED

Statement of Financial PositionAs at 30 September 2012

[(Expressed in Eastern Caribbean Dollars (EC$)]

Notes 2012 2011AssetsCash and cash equivalents 11 25,829,580 30,769,073Investment securities - net 12 96,152,471 89,700,345Loans and advances to customers - net 13 67,010,917 57,285,678Accrued interest receivable - net 14 1,909,054 4,902,216Other long-term receivable 16 2,584,868 3,687,105Property and equipment - net 17 5,363,080 5,413,717Other assets 18 557,611 605,397Total Assets 199,407,581 192,363,531

Liabilities and shareholders’ equityLiabilitiesDeposit Liabilities 19 174,312,436 174,220,009Accrued interest payable 544,534 479,932Accrued pension liability 20 379,374 381,924Provision for CALMS Agreement 21 2,584,868 3,170,506Convertible debenture 22 - 905,731Other liabilities 23 1,050,920 829,601Total Liabilities 178,872,132 179,987,703

Shareholders’ equityShare capital 6,275,800 5,275,800Share premium 175,280 175,280Convertible debenture 22 - 94,269Statutory reserve 24 7,185,733 5,723,330Retained earnings - appropriated for loan loss reserves

126,473 184,595

Retained earnings - unappropriated 6,772,163 922,554Total shareholders’ equity 20,535,449 12,375,828Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity 199,407,581 192,363,531

These fi nancial statements were approved on behalf of the Board of Directors on December 12, 2012 by the following:

Sgd. Kenneth Allen Sgd. Theresa SilcottMr. Kenneth Allen, Q.C. Mrs. Theresa SilcottChairman Director

The notes on pages 10 to 54 are an integral part of these fi nancial statements.

BANK OF MONTSERRAT LIMITEDStatement of Profi t or Loss

For the Year Ended 30 September 2012[(Expressed in Eastern Caribbean Dollars (EC$)]

Notes 2012 2011Interest income

Cash and cash equivalents 11,792 5,734Investment securities 4,408,421 5,846,028Loans and advances to customers 5,140,271 4,510,578

9,560,484 10,362,340Interest expense

Savings (2,931,699) (3,093,638)Demand (87,496) (139,917)

Time (913,908) (781,003)Other (3,334) (20,000)

(3,936,437) (4,034,558)

Net interest income 5,624,047 6,327,782

Other incomeService fees and commissions 1,047,552 1,014,623Foreign exchange gain - net 608,957 673,919Miscellaneous 189,065 252,620

1,845,574 1,941,162

Operating income 7,469,621 8,268,944

Operating expensesSalaries and other benefi ts 7 (2,304,848) (2,160,257)Occupancy and equipment-related expenses 8 (832,056) (965,335)Provisions - CALMS 21 (516,599) (900,000)Taxes, licenses and professional fees (349,243) (317,271)Other operating expenses 9 (895,944) (876,726)

(4,898,690) (5,165,589)Net Operating income before impairment 2,570,931 3,103,355Add/(Less): Impairment losses 15 (4,549,540) (15,583,540) Recovery of allowance for impairment losses 15 9,787,840 2,183,609

Write off of accrued interest receivable on investment securities

15 (497,219) -

4,741,081 (13,399,931)Net (loss)/income 7,312,012 (10,296,576)

ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS 7,312,012 (10,296,576)

The accompanying notes on pages 10 to 54 are an integral part of these fi nancial statements.

In his December 18, 2012, Ministerial statement, the Hon Premier referring to the to-bacco factory regardless of the opposition seemed proud to announce, “This project while two months behind schedule will soon employ a signifi-cantnumber of workers. This is evidence that we are rebuilding our manufacturing baseto cre-ate private sector jobs.

We have reported exten-sively on this matter hopingto draw attention to the immor-alalityand thecontravention of

WHO mandates and conven-tions that the Her Magesty’s Government has committed its Overseas Territories to.

European Journalist Cle-mente Ferrer submitted thefol-lowing: "Noncommunicable diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide," said Douglas Bettcher, one of the leaders of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the last report about death causes in the world.

According to the docu-ment, these diseases cause

36 million deaths per year, or 63% of all deaths worldwide. Of these 36 millionpeople, nine (9)million didno treach the age of 60.

The main factors contrib-uting to these deaths are alco-hol, lack of exercise, poor diet and smoking, so Bettchersaid. The deaths occur primarily in developed countries, but are also increasing in poor countries.

Noncommunicable dis-eases caused specifi cally 91% of deaths, as refl ected in that

report.Of these deaths, 33% were

due to cardiovascular disease, 27% to cancer, 9% to respira-tory diseases, 5% to perinatal conditions, 3% to diabetes, 4% to accidents and the remaining 19% to other non-communi-cable diseases, according to thisreport, which covers all 193 WHO member countries.

Leanne Riley, head of WHO's Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promo-tion, said that the predomi-nance of these diseases, which

are the leading cause of death in the world, is due to changes in lifestyle.

Regarding physical ac-tivity, the report notes that 52.1% of the populationdoes not perform any physical activ-ity, a percentage that is higher among women (56.3%) than among men (47.7%).

More alarming are the fi g-ures about overweight, which affects 62% of the population, reaching 67% among men and 56% among women.

In Latin America, 69%

of deaths are due to non-com-municable diseases, such as cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, although the percent-age changes were signifi cant depending of the economic and health development of each country. The ranking is: Uruguay (87%), Cuba (84%), Chile (83%), Costa Rica (81% ), Argentina (80%), Mexico (78%), Brazil (74%), Hondu-ras, Nicaragua, Panama and Paraguay (69%), Dominican Republic (68%), El Salvador


A poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. - Mark 12:42 (NIV)

A cell. An atom. An idea. A word. A small donation. One talent. Five loaves and two fish. Dorcas’s needle. David’s five stones. A quick touch of the hem of Jesus’ garment. A smile. A kind word. God has the power to take something that you and I would call little and turn it into something that becomes so much more. God has a way of multiplying our small gift, our small talent, and our small efforts and turning them into things that accomplish a great deal. Our reading for today tells of the boy in a large crowd with a small lunch that fed thousands.

Clinging to ChristThe boy offered what he could; Jesus prayed over it and then used it to feed a multitude. This boy’s simple lunch is something we’re still talking about today. What if we offered to God our small gifts, talents, and work, prayed about them, and asked God to use them? If we truly believe God’s power is at work in us and through us, our little could do much. In fact, if we just step back and look, we may see what God has already been doing. Looking at what God has done in our past can strengthen our resolve to make ourselves available in our future.

Andy Baker (Tennessee, USA)Dear God of miracles, help us

always to realize that little is much when you are involved. Amen.

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Letters/Opinion

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E D I T O R I A L

Only a holistic plan and approach will work

“Courthouse buildings burnt, arson suspected”

“Jus wonderin”

A good article Mr. Editor, However, I think/know that

this "NEW TOWN", is not being established for the local Montser-ratian.It's just a lot of Smoke & Mirrors, the plans for Little Bay/Carrs Bay Town, are just pic-tures of a pretty (Expensive) homes and businesses, which are entirely out of the fi nancial league of the general Montserratian populace!

There are presently No Plans for a Safe Harbour for Fishing Boats, to bring into Montserrat much needed protein.Bearing this in mind, no banks or insurance companies will lend money or cover your vessel, due to this important fact.

The MDC has spent loads of money, cutting roads and fi lling in Piper's Pond, to make more land, available.Well I know that Piper's Pondwould have made a beautiful small marina/safe

[email protected]: I think this stands as

notice to the Government

F e e d b a c k

harbour for Montserrat’s boats.And, I may stand corrected, but that drill rig that was drilling test bore holes around Piper's Pond, had to go down some 30 feet to fi nd solid bottom, so anyone build-ing there, not only would have to put in foundation piles, but also face being fl ooding out and with global warming and sea rise, face fl ooding from storms/hurricanes surges too!

In Regards to the New Port. WELL!The Plans just keep on Changing. Design and Re-Design again and again, and the breakwa-ter that is supposed to protect the New Port and the New Carr's Bay/Little Bay Town and Yacht Marina (NO fi shing boats allowed). Well, I can say that it will cost sooo much that it may NEVER HAPPEN.

I will also say that the De-velopment on top of Potato hill, a most ideal,beautiful area, ex-

pensive as it may be, may face a problem, as the people that would be able to purchase any of the plots there, may NOT do so until they see a New Port and a better Airport installed/built!

My last observation for now, is to ask a question, If this is our NEW CAPITAL TOWN, why are the Small Business men/women being kept out? A small LOCAL business person was turned down two weeks ago.

Inquiring Minds would like to know. WHY???

Capt. John.Simon Ward E-mail :siandthediggi@msn.

comSeems to me that Capt. John

has nailed the whole thing, the Carrs Bay / Little Bay development is not meant for Montserratians, lo-cals will, in the main be excluded.

of Montserrat and the legal system on island to clean up their act and stop the cover-ups and fixing of cases behind

the scenes. You can fool some people some times but you can't fool all the people all the time.

[email protected]: Jus wonderin - welcome

back. Where have you been???Response:Jus wonderin: Jus wonderin

column is compiled from contri-butions by readers and from de community. Please send by email

or letter, or by calling. Tel: 664-496384; 664-4914715.

We recognise like you do this column can be very popular, but since it is not generated by us, it is edited as necessary and as far as possible. It is the easiest way for anyone to have their say.

Meanwhile we take the

opportunity to invite the entire global and local community to otherwise communicate their observations, opinions, items of news, events and let us know the achievements and good things that take place wherever relevant particularly to Montserrat and our region.

Today we present just a few excerpts from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller’s address to her nation on what was introduced as giving a report card marking her fi rst year in offi ce. The idea of this is to present a country which receives very poor rating from the IMF etc. and one whose crime rate and other problems, economically and otherwise rank(ed) very high. WE will compare with our own state of affairs in Montserrat.

We have for a long time spoken to these very issues that the Prime Minister chose to be the hall marks of her address, as currently and since 2009 and for reasons these days, there have been the comparison of Montserrat to the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI)!

CARICOM News presented it under the title, her own words: Restoring trust, respect and decency to governance in Jamaica by Portia Simpson-Miller.

She begins: My fellow Jamaicans: A year ago my administration as-sumed offi ce, propelled by the hopes and aspirations of a nation that wanted a new type of governance characterized by humility, honesty, inclusiveness, respect and trust.

We came to offi ce at a diffi cult time on the platform of people power, and I have never allowed that to escape my mind. Our record over the year has not been perfect, but it has been persistent. We have restored trust; brought back respect and decency to governance while making important progress in some key areas.

Our mission of uplifting the Jamaican people and working toward eco-nomic independence was challenged during the past year by the slippage of the Jamaican dollar. The Net International Reserves also dipped, but not our reserve of courage, determination and resilience in the face of the international economic environment and domestic challenges. Yet, our confi dence in the Jamaican people has never been stronger.

Despite the challenges, last year we made concrete achievements. We successfully reduced the rate of murders, shootings, robberies and sexual offences. There was an 18% increase in the recovery of fi rearms and a 14% increase in the recovery of ammunition.

In relation to unemployment, the JEEP programme surpassed our origi-nal Phase One target of 5,000 persons and employed over 17,000 persons by July of last year. Some six (6) billion dollars have been allocated to Phase Two of JEEP expected to employ over 40,000 persons. We have also partnered with the private sector to launch the Jamaica Employ Pro-gramme, aimed at creating more productive jobs for Jamaicans.

I congratulate and thank those employers who have heeded the call to employ at least one additional staff member, as part of this initiative and those who have expanded their businesses and created additional employment.

In terms of road rehabilitation we spent over 1.1 billion dollars repairing roads all over the country. We also spent over 1.1 billion dollars on special projects including river training, repairing bridges and cleaning gullies.

In health, eight health centers were refurbished at a cost of 100 million dollars and four Centres of Excellence are being set-up. Our agreement with Cuba will see that country providing us with almost 500 additional health professionals. This includes doctors, nurses, medical technologists and nursing tutors.

In tourism, the January to November fi gures reveal that Jamaica earned nearly 1.8 billion US dollars, a three per cent increase over the previous year. Tourist arrivals registered a 2.3% increase with 1.7 million stop-over visitors.

My fellow Jamaicans: I have always been fi rm that while we attempt to balance the books, we must also balance people’s lives. The most vul-nerable must not be left behind on the track of economic development.

What we hear here is uplifting and we applaud it with longing, as we wait to hear if there are dissenting voices as to the veracity of the lady Prime Minister’s claims. We would have loved to run a comparison of our Premier’s statement as presented in the Legislative Assembly in December ,and will do so in due course

Restoring trust, respect and decency to governance


UK requests Misick’s extradition from Brazil

PROVIDENCIALS, Turks and Caicos Islands - Following an appeal for him to be sent home, the United Kingdom authorities have requested the extradition of former Turks and Caicos Premier Michael Misick who was arrested in Brazil last month on an international warrant.

According to the TCI Attorney General’s Office in a statement, under an agreement with Brazil, the British authorities have 60 days from the date of arrest to formally request his extradition.

“Michael Misick is the subject of an extradition request made law-fully and properly, in accordance with the relevant Treaty in place between the UK and Brazil, as extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands,” the Attorney General said . “As such, he is currently being held in accordance with the terms of this Treaty, under a provisional warrant of arrest.”

“It is intended that this request be submitted in Jan 2013,” the state-ment said. “Following this MrMisick will have the opportunity to consider

whether he wishes to contest his extradition.”

Only recently, in hand written letter from his maximum security jail cell in Brazil where he is being held since his arrest on Friday December 7, 2012, the 46 year old Misick said his human rights were being violated.

This was followed up by a letter from his sister Alith Misick Gardiner to the TCI Sun newspaper,

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G r e n a d a P r i m e M i n i s t e r a n n o u n c e s d i s s o l u t i o n o f P a r l i a m e n t

Grenada (CMC) – Prime Min i s te r T i l lman Thomas Wednesday night announced that he had asked Governor General Sir Caryle Glean to dis-solve Parliament paving the way Grenada Prime Minister, Tillman Thomas

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Shot of Murphy’s (corner) and the surrounding areas

Develop Murphy ...by Shirley Osborne

I have worked for the Montserrat Tourist Board in two periods of my life and have travelled much in many parts of the world, for work and for play, in every kind of seat: fi rst-class in aeroplanes, sleeper-class in trains, as barefoot sailor, even hitchiking on the autostrada, and I can tell you with no fear what-soever of being proved wrong, that travellers of every sort, in every part of the world, have a special interest in the local, not-at-all fancy, even sometimes a little bit grubby offerings of the countries they visit.

In France, with its much vaunted haute-cuisine, and in Italy with its equal and different fabulous cucina, you will fi nd that just about every adult resident has a favourite restaurant that is not the four-star eating place on the most fashionable street, with the snobby maitre’d, but is, rather, what Italians some-times call a trattoria – a little, not-at-all fancy place in some hidden corner, where the food is totally local, very tasty, and the atmosphere anything but generic or pretentious. Many visitors to France and Italy look, especially, for places like these. Ditto, China.

“What if, instead of, Murphy’s got to go…help Murphy sheem-up a little bit, and actually help Montserrat?”

for a general election in Grenada within 90 days.

In a brief radio and televi-sion address, Thomas did not name the date for the general election that was constitution-

ally due by October this year, but widely expected before that month.

“I wish to advise that today I advised his Excellency the Governor General to dissolve the

Parliament of Grenada. This act paves the way for the setting of an election date within the next 90 days”.

He said he would be an-nouncing the election date “shortly” in order to give all nationals who are eligible to

vote an opportunity to be reg-istered.

“All such persons who are

area below is that promised to Murphy years ago


Romeo discourses with Diaspora during festival 50 celebrations

VACANCY NOTICEPAHO/WHO Offi ce of Barbados and the Eastern

Caribbean Countries

Country Program SpecialistSaint Lucia

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO – Offi ce of Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries invites applications for the position of Country Program Specialist, Saint Lucia.

Basic requirements:

Essential:- a university degree in any of the health related sciences, public policy or international health development from a recognized institution.Desirable:- a master’s degree in a health-related or social science discipline would be an asset

Experience: Essential:- 7 years of national experience in a senior management position with increasing responsibility for design, review, implementation and/or evaluation of health development and cooperation projects and familiarity with international cooperation mechanisms at the national levelDesirable:- experience in multi-country project management and implementation would be an asset.

- Languages: very good knowledge of English. Knowledge of Spanish would be an asset.

This is a locally recruited post and is only available for citizens of CARICOM. A written test or oral presentation and interview may be held for this position.

Full details of the vacancy can be accessed from the following website(s) at http://new.paho.org/ecc/ or www.who.int/employment/vacancies/en/.All applicants must apply on line in order to be considered for the position. However, candidates will be contacted only if they are under serious consideration.

Deadline for the receipt of applications is January 14, 2013

Montserrat’s leader of the opposition the Hon. Donaldson Romeo on De-cember 27, 2012 took the opportunity to hold what he referred to as “mean-ingful consultations”, with Montserratians who were on island for festival 50 celebrations. He said the primary aim of the meeting was to get their view on the Montserrat’s

redevelopment process: “I have been asked repeated-ly to do something to give Montserratians a chance to air their views…”

He asserted that the meeting was also sort to allow Montserratians in the Diaspora to suggest ways in which they can contribute to the island as he (Romeo) believes that Montserratians in the Diaspora have a critical role to play in the islands future. “I want you to get out of this meeting at least the understanding at least form the opposition point of view that you especially those who are visiting Montserrat will play a very important role in what happens in our

future for Montserrat,” he said.

Romeo told the small gathering whom he espe-cially thanked for show-ing as he did not expect a crowd because the meet-ing was planned at short notice. He said, that they in the Disasporacan sup-ply a lobby, “such a lobby of course would be in support of the government

Carrs Bay town and port development.

O n e p e r s o n present believes that the access prob-lem for Montserrat should be solved, not by giving sub-sidies but allowing competi t ion. He said, “says com-peti t ion and not subsidies would help allevitate the islands transpor-tation problems…

You can use the money for other things enhanc-ing the airport for in-stance, using the money to expand the sea port get better facilities also,” adding, the government needs to decide that it needs both air and sea access which I think is the access strategy…”

The meeting lasted well over two hours with several presentat ions of comments, sugges-tions and expression of concerns by the visitors. One media brother called for there to be a strong and effective media in Montserrat. “We need the media, a vibrant watch-dog in Montserrat to hold their (government) feet to the fire.”

The Legislative As-sembly member closed the meeting by calling on persons present especial-ly those who presented to make a difference and do something about the promises and statements made during the meet-ing.

of Montserrat w h e n … g o v -ernment ne-gotiates with our main aid donor Britain and whatever other agencies there are…”

One major level of con-cern expressed by the gather-ing was the high level of

imports into the island with nothing being ex-ported. They were con-cerned about the level of local investment opportu-nities, and how locals will be able to benefit from the ongoing Little Bay and

Hon Donaldson Romeo, Opposition LeaderMembers of the Diaspora


Extraditing Misickcont’d. from page 5

ISLAND OF MONTSERRATA.D.2013

[PROBATE DIVISION]LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate of CHRISTIANA FRANCIS, deceasedNOTICE is hereby given that after the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice, an application will be fi led at the Registry, High Court of Justice for a Grant of Letters of Administration of the Estate of CHRISTIANA FRANCIS deceased, late of Davy Hill, Montserrat who died on the 26th day of December 2012 be issued to HENRY DUBERRY of Woodlands, Montserrat, the son of the said deceased and one of the persons entitled to a share in the Estate.

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.

FURTHER any person objecting to the issuance of a Grant of Letters of Administration to the said applicant should notify the Registrar of the High Court of Justice whose address is: Offi ce of the Registrar General, Brades, Montserrat not later than fourteen (14) days from the publication of this notice. Dated the 11th day of January 2013

Marcelle E.M. WattsAttorney at law for the Applicant

TERRITORY OF MONTSERRATHIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

A.D. 2013LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate JAMES CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM FAGAN aka JAMES A. FAGHAN, 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 for a Grant of Probate to the estate of JAMES CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM FAGAN aka JAMES A. FAGHAN who died on the 25th. August 2010 be granted to MARY ELIZABETH FAGAN Executrix of the deceased.



Dated this 02 day of January, 2013


who said her brother was “crying out for help” as he was arrested unlawfully.

Her letter stated that “Mike is being made to suffer in one of the worst prisons in the world even though he was never charged with any crime. He left the island without being questioned by Special Investi-gation and Prosecution. The Attorney General and SIPT representation to the Brazilians that he escaped lawful custody in order not to avoid being prosecuted is a blatant misrepresen-tation of the facts. He has no right being detained in a maximum security prison. To be placed in a maximum security prison is wrong he was never convicted of any crime in Brazil or the Turks and Caicos Islands. His

being placed in such a prison clearly shows that FCO and SIPT will stoop to any level to humiliate the former Premier.”

A TCI Sun report noted that Misick, an attorney-at-law, has been living outside of the country for about two years and on the basis of alleged political persecution in the Turks and Caicos Islands, he sought political asylum in Brazil where he has been living since October 2011 and had legal permission to reside and work until April 2013.

His request for political asylum was denied in November 2012 and he was in the process of appealing the decision when he was arrested by Brazilian police in association with British lawmen who work for the SIPT.

On the day of his arrest he said

that he indicated to a SIPT police of-fi cer Anthony Noble, that he wanted to return home to the Turks and Caicos Islands to face justice, but this request was denied.

He has since issued a hand-written letter from his maximum security cell, asking for local, regional and international assistance in secur-ing his release from Brazilian jail so that he will be allowed to return to the Turks and Caicos Islands to be questioned by the SIPT.

The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) attorney general’s chambers has denied that the former premier, Michael Misick, has been unlawfully arrested or that he is being treated any worse than any other British prisoner held in custody in Brazil.

The islands’ legal offi cial also stated that the former leader was being offered consular assistance by both the UK and the Brazilian government. In a statement released on Wednesday the TCI authorities said that the request for his extradi-tion would be submitted this month and if it is not contested Misick will be ‘speedily’ returned to TCI to face questioning.

Misick has already declared publicly that he wants to return to his native country and that he will not contest the order.

Misickwas arrested in Rio last month and has since been held in a high security prison in Brazil in what are believed to be particularly uncomfortable conditions.

Former Premier of Turks & Caicos, Michael Misick

There were no questions or discussion surrounding the fact that the Minister of Finance, the Hon Premier Reuben Meade had sought to take monies budgeted to get the Commissions created under the new 2010 Constitution installed and functioning, to pay garbage collection bills.

The Hon Lowell Lewis only expressed surprise, “…I didn’t realize that so much money had been allocated to it, some $2,736,000 (two million, seven hundred and thirty six thousand dollars) towards an exercise which is almost over, at the end of which we have a piece of paper

our Constitution, which requires us to get permission from a Brit-ish civil servant to implement promises we make to the people who elect us.”

No questions asked, as the Premier presented the last Supplementary Appropriation Bill confi rming that Government had

bage collection because as some people say when the parts of the body have an argument certain parts decide to shut off then everybody realize how important it is and garbage collection is one such…” he said.

The Premier added that “the funds for the garbage contract have been reallocated from the Legislature,” and explained,“these funds were originally allocated to fund the commission secretariat but plans have not progress in this area s expected.”

Concerns and questions now abound from the public that the Commissions have not been installed and nonfunctioning; how could government fall behind on their payment for a service as im-

portant as garbage collection?The entire Supplementary

bill as approved in the December 18, 2013 Legislative Assembly sought, “to sanction the amount of nine million, one hundred and seventy four thousand, seven hundred and forty dollars re-quired by departments to cover the development expenditure for a number of infrastructure projects.”

See: Supplementary bill pics

2010 Constitution Commission funds allocated, shoved aside to pay outstanding garbage bill

owed, according to sources almost $500,000 to the garbage collection services company Diamond Ltd. “

T h e b i l l “…provides for expenditure to meet the obliga-tions on the gar-bage collection contract…I am absolutely certain that everyone will support allocating funds for the gar-


Kids time - In your own korner

When a woman carries water on her head, you see her neck bend outward behind her like a crossbow. Ten liters of water weighs twenty-two pounds, a fifth of a woman’s body

weight, and I’ve seen women carry at least twenty liters in alumi-num pots large enough to hold a television set. To get the water

from the cement floor surrounding the outdoor hand pump to the top

of your head, you need help from the other women. You and another woman grab the pot’s edges and lift it straight up between you. When you get it to the head height, you duck underneath the pot and place it on the wad of rolled-up cloth you always wear there when fetching water. This is the cushion between your skull and the metal pot full of water. Then your friend lets go. You spend a few seconds finding your balance. Then with one hand steadying the load, turn around and start your way home. It might be a twenty-minute walk through mud huts and donkey manure. All of this is done without words. It is an action repeated so many times

during the day that even though I have never carried water on my head, I know exactly how it is done.

Hello everyone – It is kid’s time with Auntie Lyka “In Your Own Korner”. A new year has started. I know alot of you have made your resolutions. May this new year bring many opportunities your way. May your resolutions for the days ahead stay firm turning all your dreams into reality and all your efforts into great achievements. Aspire to reach the top.

Pre-School CornerHello to you my preschool friends. This week we will look at COLOURING ALPHBET PICTURES. I hope you enjoy Letter S

Do not worry that no one will be at the pump to help you. The pump is the only source of clean drinking water for the vil-lage of three thousand people. Your family, your husband and children rely on the water on your head; maybe ten people will drink the water you carry. Pump water, everyone knows, is clean. Drinking well water will make you sick.

Every month, people here die from diarrhea

and dehydration. The pump is also where you hear gossip from the women who live on the other side of the village. Your trip to the pump may be your only excuse for going outside of your family’s Muslim home alone.

When a woman finds her balance under forty pounds of water, I see her eyes roll to the corners in concentration. Her head makes the small movements of the hands of some-one driving a car: constant correction. The biggest chal-lenge is to turn all the way around from the pump to go home again. It is a small portion of the ocean, and it swirls and lurches on her head with long move-ments. It looks painful and complicated and hor-

rible for the posture and unhealthy for the vertebrae, but I wish I could do it. I have lived in this West African village for two years, but cannot even balance something solid, like a maango, on my head, let alone a pot filled with liquid. When I lug my ten liter plastic jug of water to my house by hand, it is only a hundred meters, but the container is heavy and unwieldy. Changing the jug from one hand to the other helps, but it is a change necessary every twenty meters. Handles do not balance. On your head, the water is sym-metrical like the star on top of a Christmas tree. Because my life has never depended on it, I have never learned to balance.

WaterRachel Schneller (Mali 1996–98)

Join the dots to form a butterfly and colour the picture

Number Fun

Dot to to and Colour 1. If 7 is equal to 13 then what is 16 equal to?

2.Which is correct: Seven and five is thirteen or Seven and five are thirteen?

Answers1 31, because I multiplied it by 2 and subtracted one. 2. Neither statement is correct because 7+5=12.

Number Teaser

See you next week right here

In Your Own Korner. Where we will have funKids write your stories, tell us about your-selves. Email or post - Write to Aunty Lyka, at P.O. Box 306, Davy Hill, or send email to: [email protected]


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As at September 30 2012 ABANDON PROPERTY – OVER 15 YEARS.

The following customers are hereby advised that the balance on their account will be transferred to the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, if no claim is made within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice. All claims should be made to “Bank of Montserrat Ltd, Brades, Montserrat”.


Leading causes of death

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ABANDON PROPERTY – OVER 15 YEARS........cont’d from page 9

Outsourcing causes undue hardship to parentsThe Government of Montserrat may be proud that it

has begun its outsourcing programs, but there are some unhappy ‘victims’.

Some reports say the process to the outsourcing of the school bus service, school food program, and the cleaning services implementation was not a smooth one, particularly with many parents voicing concerns about the functionality of the transportation program. Some concerns were raised about the competency of the school bus drivers and the safety of the vehicles used to provide the service.

One parent who believes that her situation is identical to many others, provided information and in expressing their hurt and concern, writes as follows:

“I would like to know what the Government is re-ally trying to do. Are they working towards keeping poor people’s children out of the educational system? It would seem so to me. From this year, 2013, I don’t see how I can afford to send my children to school.

“I have one child in Primary School and one in Pre-school and at this same time last year my total expense of sending them to school was $69.00 per semester. Now the same semester costs have jumped to $900.00 per semes-ter. The undue fi nancial pressure is just the beginning of the stress. It seems that the excessive stress and fi nancial pressure on single working mothers caused by the new outsourcing was not a consideration to those making the decisions!

“As of January the outsourced school bus is not taking preschool children anymore. As a working mother I have relied on my older child carrying the preschooler to school and bringing him home on the bus.

Add to that the added expense of the outsourced school lunch program which used to cost $30.00 per term and is now $20.00 a week and you have a total monthly school ex-pense of $280.00 which is $840.00 per term. High society wealthy Montserratians are only paying $550.00 per term

in sending their children to St. Augustine, what an outrage! Mr. Meade’s government is doing all they can to raise the 50% of Montserrat’s budget by making poor people pay it all, the rich need to shoulder the burden, not us!

Ag.Permanent Secretary, formerly Director of Educa-tion Glen Francis , in a ZJB report did not speak to the new costs, but, says about the new bus service, “…we will provide the oversight and we have a mechanism for terminating the contract or to make demands on the contract to improve service…we have a mechanism that ensures that children are safe, the busses are safe and the service quality.”

Our investigation shows however, that the Primary school bus fee remains at $1.25 (Secondary at $5.00) and the preschooler now can ride on the bus at $1.25 per week, making the outlay to this parent to be $42.50 per week from $5.75. Substantial increases will occur in September this year.

Breakdown of feesNew Rate Per Week Old Rate Per Week New Rate Per Semester (12 weeks) Old Rate Per Semester Difference

School Bus Fees 5 1.25 60 15 45

School Lunch Fees 20 2.5 240 30 210

Preschool Fees 20 2 240 24 216

Public Bus Fees ( to carry and pick up Prechooler)

30 0 360 0 360

75 5.75 900 69 831

(67%), Colombia and Venezu-ela ( 66%), Ecuador (65%), Peru (60%), Bolivia and Gua-temala (57%).

In view of these data, it can be concluded that the best prevention against these

diseases is a healthy lifestyle, including physical exercise, a balanced diet and family so-cializing, instead of watching television.

Author and journalist Cle-mente Ferrer has led a distin-

guished career in Spain in the fi elds of advertising and public relations. He is currently Presi-dent of the European Institute of Marketing.

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St. Kitts-Nevis eyes first ever

solar farm

Grenada Parliament dissolved

The following papers were laid on the table;-1.

(a) Financial Secretary

i. Montserrat Financial Services Commission Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2011;

ii. S R & O No. 63 of 2012 Public Finance (Management and Accountability) (Forms) (Surcharge) Regulations 2012;

iii. S R & O No. 64 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Toddlers and Tweens Boutique Plus) (Exemption) Order 2012;

iv. S R & O No. 65 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Hullabaloo Land) (Exemption) (No.2) Order 2012;

v. S R & O No. 66 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Paulette Ward) (Exemption) Order 2012.

(b) Attorney General

i. S R & O No. 60 of 2012 Road Traffi c (Amendment) Regulations 2012;

ii. S R & O No. 61 of 2012 Traffi c Signs (Kind and Description) (Amendment) Regulations 2012;

iii. S R & O No. 62 of 2012 Trade Marks (Forms) (Amendment) Rules 2012;

iv. S R & O No. 67 of 2012 Emergency Powers (Unsafe Areas) (Amendment) Order 2012.

2. The fi rst, second and third readings of the following Bill took place:

‘Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2012’

First Reading 18th December 2012Second Reading 18th December 2012Third Reading 18th December 2012

The Bill sought to sanction certain payments from the Consolidated and Development Funds in excess of the sums provided by law for the services of the Government of Montserrat for the period ending on the thirty-fi rst day of March, 2013.

The Bill was passed with minor amendments, to include the following: Vote 30 - correct typographical error in the word ‘territories’

Further details can be obtained from the Legislature Department.

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

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

First Reading 18th December 2012

The Bill seeks to amend the Physical Planning Act (Cap. 8.03) as follows: (1) Clause 2 amends section 2 of the Act by inserting two new defi nitions, namely, a defi nition of “beach sand” and “fl oor of the sea”. (2) Section 15 is amended by excluding the mining of beach sand from the defi nition of development.

‘Universities and Colleges (Licensing and Accreditation) (Amendment) Bill 2012’(ii)

First Reading 18th December 2012

The Bill seeks to amend Sections 14, 16, 19, 20 and 23 of the Universities and Colleges (Licensing and Ac-creditation) Act (Cap. 16.02). Clause 2 operates as the interpretation section of the Bill.

4. The Third Reading of the following Bill took place:

‘Labour Code 2012’First Reading 31st October 2012Second Reading 27th November 2012Third Reading 18th December 2012

The Bill was passed with no amendment.

A Report on a Review of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly was accepted from a Select Committee of the Assembly.

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 o f Montserrat Website

Judith C BakerClerk of the Legislative Assembly

Summary Report of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly held on 18th December 2012.

St Kitts (CUOPM) -- The common goal of the governments of St Kitts and Nevis and Taiwan is to reduce the carbon emission and also capitalize on the best gift from God -- the sun.

Speaking at a ceremony to mark the installation and operationalisation of solar lights on the main road from Sandy Point to St Paul’s, near the Robert L. Brad-shaw Memorial Park, Tai-wan’s resident ambassador Miguel Tsao said renewable energy is a must and also a trend-setter around the world that was gaining mo-mentum in the Federation as a result of the collaboration between Taiwan and the government of St Kitts and Nevis to promote renewable energy.

Looking ahead, the Tai-wan diplomat said there are other important initiatives including the establishment of the fi rst ever solar farm and the second phase of the Agro-Tourism Demonstra-tion Farm early 2013.

“During the past year, we have successfully placed solar panels on the roof of

Government Headquar-ters and set smart LED lights on the Kim Collins Highway and Frigate Bay Road. Both ventures are sig-nifi cant and important. Also these projects were initiated with our joint efforts to tap into the unlimited clean energy source,” said Tsao during the ceremony on the grounds of the Robert Brad-shaw Memorial Park.

He added that the in-troduction of solar lights “clearly demonstrates the strong determination and will of the government of St Kitts and Nevis and the seamless co-ordination of my embassy.”

“I do believe with our concerted efforts we can reach our common goals in promoting renewable energy,” said Tsao.

Tsao pointed out that during the past month no efforts were spared to speed up and accelerate the pace of the project and made an appeal for all citizens to do his or her part to harness renewable energy instead of relying on fossil fuel to build a green island into a reality.

yet to register are urged to do so now,” he said.

Prime Minister Thomas said that said since July 2012, the Parliament “has been cus-tomarily prorogued” and that “along the same time there were a few resignations from govern-ment and many were pondering the government’s options given the prevailing circumstances and the election time frame our country is in.”

He said in order to “respon-sibly and effectively hold a free and fair general election, the election machinery must be in place and ready to facilitate it and conduct such.

“Given the need to ensure that all Grenadians 18 years and over who are registered to vote to exercise their hard earned franchise and against the background of a new voter regis-tration system my government’s focus was on ensuring that the

new system was properly put in place”.

He told Grenadians that if an election had been called before the new voter registra-tion system had been put in place, the old system with its many problems would have had to be used.

“As a result the isolated calls for an early election before the new system was put in place were in my view irresponsible, self serving and not in the best interest of all Grenadians.”

Thomas said that every national must be given an op-portunity to “participate in a free and fair process of choosing a government” adding “in my view much progress has been made with our electoral preparation”.

He said many people had responded to the calls to ensure that they were registered to vote adding “this has contrib-uted signifi cantly to our state of readiness”.

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Develop Murphy’scont’d. from page 5

JUS WONDERINJus wonderin why we spend

so much time praising medi-ocrity and not strive for excel-lence.

Jus wonderin if de new Davy Hill houses get physical plan-ning permission lek everybody else required to do under de law.

Jus wonderin if HMG not goin review de legal corruption organization dat carryin out de enrichment o de cronies, de privilege few.

Jus wonderin all who De-Bear a talk bout, who a get an nar talk, or who a get a tark say dem nar get, when dem a get, smartly, becarse dem know how and how fu tark.

Jus wonderin if we goin hear in de wash-up all de plans given to de big festival planners since two years ago that would have been a wow in a big way and really bring out de culture that they say it was to be.

Jus wonderin when some high profile people and business goin pay for real PR advice and know how, when and what to diffuse to their advantage.

Jus wonderin if all de wuk dem a do down there at Little Bay Carrs Bay if any bady a go get in a trouble fu de money dem a spend.

Jus wonderin if wa me hear-ing bout MDC and Ac unit a really true.

Jus wonderin column is compiled from contributions by readers and from de community. Please send by email or letter, or by calling. Tel: 496-3844, 491-4715

India, the same.In the game of chess, devel-

opment is “the process of bring-ing one’s pieces into play in the opening phase of a game.”

If this Carr’s Bay/Little Bay development is the opening phase of Montserrat’s new game, perhaps Montserrat would stand a far better chance of success, sustainable success, any kind of success, if it brought ALL its pieces into play instead of chop-ping them off all willy-nilly and grandiose.

Improvement is generally the motivation for development, but I remember, for example, when the vestry at St. Peter’s decided that they wanted to improve the rectory. I was very young at the time, but I remember being appalled from the moment I heard the plans. The people who wanted development and im-provement, because the rectory was old and the roof leaked etc, decided in their infi nite wisdom that what they really should do is tear down the old structure completely, send in the bulldozers to fl atten the gardens and build a modern new rectory.

And that is what they did and produced the not-at-all at-tractive house that now houses the parson. The rectory garden had terraces, stonewalls and hedges; there used to be palm trees, evergreen trees with pine cones, a lily-pond, and steps leading to interesting places. Now, development has left them with a decidedly non-descript building, overshadowed by a

Barbados braces for a potentially crippling strike by the BWU

Barbados, - On Friday, Jan 11 The Barbados Workers Union (BWU) says it intends to call its full membership to support an is landwide strike in an effort to force tele-communications giant LIME to withdraw 97 letters of redundancy which were issued last week.

However, the date and time of the nationwide strike is yet to be released by general

secretary Sir Roy Trotman.The decision to call a

strike followed the breakdown of talks between the unions and LIME at the Labour De-partment under the chairman-ship of Minister of Labour, Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo over the recent laying off of 97 LIME employees from its retail stores and back office.

Byer-Suckoo said she was disappointed that she

pected the parties to return to the negotiation table at some point.

The minister said she was nevertheless hopeful of a resolution to the dispute, since “a lot was at stake” and a strike was not in the interest of either the BWU or LIME.

Addressing more than 300 BWU members f rom across Barbados dur ing a special membership meet-ing last night, BWU General Secretary Sir Roy Trotman accused LIME of deliberately going against protocol and process, and criticized the company’s managing director Alex McDonald of disrespect-ing Minister of Labour Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo during a meeting on Wednesday, which ended in a stalemate.

“The day and the time of the action will be determined and announced when the general secretary determines that,” Trotman said when the meeting ended at 8:15 p.m.

downright ugly fl at, parking-lot kind of thing surrounding it, that from the very beginning, and last I heard, gets swampy and muddy and quite impossible to navigate when it rains.

All they needed to do to the old rectory probably was fi x the roof, and maybe the plumbing, re-place some fl oorboards and so on, like has been done at Government House and Waterworks and, right there in St, Peter’s, Providence Estate!! And preserve something for posterity.

Some years ago, during my second stint at the Tourist Board, I happened to be in Salem one day and found that there were trucks and men and chainsaws and heavy equipment amassed and blocking the road right by the clinic. The assignment? Cut down the guinep tree that stood there. Why? From what I understand, because I asked, the leaves were damaging the roof of the clinic, and medical development required that the guinep tree be removed. Cut down. Chopped up and carted away to where it could do no more damage.

So, these enlightened, pro-gressive, development-minded men at PWD, decided that the intelligent thing to do was to cut down the guinep tree – this old, healthy, fruit-bearing guinep tree that Salem school children, for centuries, from my great-grandmothers’ time, at least, had enjoyed, and that provided shade for women and men waiting for the bus after a hard day’s work in Old Towne and its environs.

So, what if, instead of bull-dozing Murphy and everything he has worked for these 38 years, the government of Montserrat took the time to parse through what is actually offered at Carr’s Bay corner and fi gure out a way to create a win-win-win for everybody.

What if, instead of, Mur-phy’s got to go, the people with the power instead, asked, how can we keep this little bit of Montserratiana, help Murphy sheem-up a little bit, and actually help Montserrat?

What if, instead of looking just to see what can be done for the nameless, faceless “tourists” and “investors” that they insist will come, the MDC instead, fi rst looked at what can be done for the Montserratian individuals and collective with names and faces we all know, who belong here, to whom the island belongs, and who really should be the accorded fi rst consideration, always?

Buildings and infrastructure are development only inasmuch as they serve “the people” well, people!! So, what if, the devel-opment of “THE PEOPLE” of Montserrat were made the most important driver instead of stick-ing with the “development of The Carr’s Bay/Little Bay Area?”

And no! Weed is not the ma-jor issue at this place. First of all, if we’re going to talk about mood-and mind-altering substances and their effects on human beings and their societies, and on Montser-ratian society in particularly, alcohol causes much more pain,

heartache and crime than does weed, more lives are destroyed by alcohol than by marijuana, more injury and destruction, too, and the rum shops across the street are not at issue here.

In any case, even if weed is one of the issues of major import, Murphy is still not the big problem in this regard. The Police is. The police are!(Whichever.) So, how come everybody knows that anybody can buy weed at Carr’s Bay, and who from, but the police don’t know any of this? Are the police altogether impotent or merely deaf and blind?

The Health and Sanitation people can think of no other shops that need their urgent attention? I can tell them of a few, and I am not on Montserrat every day.

The MDC can think of no more intelligent solution than razing everything to the ground?

To replace it all with generic, “modern” structures and busi-nesses like there are gazillions ev-erywhere? Even rundown shacks have their place and utility.

Can the MDC not think of a way to maintain something peculiarly Montserratian instead of trying to turn Montserrat into the Jamaican north coast?

Can the Small Business As-sociation not think of a solution that could help Murphy keep, indeed upgrade his business?

Can Montserratians not think a little beyond the im-mediate and imagine what the place would look like without a Montserratian flavour? The Cultural Officer cannot create a culture to replace this. The Premier and his MDC and his “International” advisors and Montserratian actors can not im-pose, implant, or insert a culture

onto or into Montserrat. That is not how culture works. But they can certainly destroy what little there is left of it. Witness the state of Montserrat today!!

My suggestions, my humble Montserratian recommenda-tions,

Develop Murphy, smart people of the Montserrat Devel-opment Corporation.

Develop Murphy, caring members of the Government of Montserrat.

Develop Murphy and people like him, and watch Montserrat develop, in all its areas – Carr’s Bay, Little Bay and everywhere.

Develop THE PEOPLE, then sit back, I say, sit back and watch real sustainable progress, improvement, advancement, movement forward – TRUE DE-VELOPMENT - happen.

Just watch.

Sir Roy Trotman, BWU General Secretary

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the montserrat reporter - january 11 2013

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