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Today’s Scripture

Week Ending Friday, March 15, 2013

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.

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Cardinal Bergogliois

Pope Francis

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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argenti-na elected pope, takes name Pope Francis

Newly elected Pope Francis greets the people

MSS celebrates Commonwealth Day...pg 6

Kids Korner...pg 8Facebook is spying on you...pg 10

Former Delta employees plead guilty...pg 3

Man from Baker Hill...pg 5

Britain slams Turks & Caicos...pg 2

Friday, March 15, 2013

Britain slams Turks and Caicos Premier’s Caricom speech

cont’d. from page 1

cont’d. on page 5

Dr. Rufus Ewing, Premier of Turks and Caicos

Cardinal Bergoglio is Pope Francis

TERRITORY OF MONTSERRATHIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

A.D. 2013LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate of PRISCILLA IRENE RYAN, 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 f Justice for Letters of Administration to the Estate of PRISCILLA IRENE RYAN late of Judy Piece, Montserrat, who died on the 04th. February 2013 should be granted to ASRIEL RYAN lawful husband 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 26th day of February, 2013

Hogarth SergeantSolicitor for the Applicant

VACANCY NOTICEDIRECTOR OF TOURISM

(MONTSERRAT TOURIST BOARD)Applications are invited from suitably qualifi ed persons to fi ll the position of Director of Tourism, Montserrat Tourist Board.

The main aim of the job is to achieve signifi cant growth in tourism numbers and tourism spending in Montserrat. The selected applicant will be expected to maintain strategic leadership in the Montserrat tourism industry.

The suitable candidate will haveA degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management. A post graduate qualifi cation in • Tourism and/or Hospitality Management and membership in a relevant international organization would be assets. Minimum of fi ve to seven years of active participation in a leadership and/or • management role in the tourism industry.

Appointment will be made on a contractual basis for an initial period of two (2) years.

Full details of the position may be obtained by accessing the Montserrat Tourist Board’s web site at www.visitmontserrat.com or www.jobs.gov.ms. Telephone contacts: 664 491 2230 or 664 491 8730.All applications must be submitted on or before Monday 25 March 2013.

The e lect ion of a new Pope was signaled by white smoke from the Sistine Cha-pel chimney on Wednesday evening.

About an hour later, the name of the new Pope was read out.

He began h i s add ress to the crowds by offering a prayer for his predecessor.

In a l ight -hearted mo-ment, he said his fellow car-dinals had gone to the "ends of the Earth" to find a bishop of Rome.

He went on to ask the crowd to "pray to God so that he can bless me", be-fore calling on the world to set off on a path of love and fraternity.

"HabemusPapamFrancis-cum," was the first tweet by the papal account @pontifex since Benedict stood down last month.

The e lect ion was met with thunderous applause at the cathedral in Buenos Aires,

Pope Francis' home city.— The cardinals of the

Roman Catholic Church broke E u r o p e ’ s m i l l e n n i u m - l o n g stranglehold on the papacy and astonished the Catholic wor ld Wednesday, e lect ing Jesuit Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as the 266th pope.

“The duty of the con-clave was to appoint a bishop of Rome,” said Bergoglio, 76, who took the name Francis, the first pope in history to do so. “And it seems to me that my brother cardinals went to fetch him at the end of the world. But here I am.”

Bergog l iowas be l ieved to have been the runner-up in the 2005 conclave, which yielded Francis’s predeces-sor, Pope Benedict XVI. Last month, Benedict became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign.

Short ly after h is e lec-tion, Francis called Benedict, now known as pope emeritus, with whom he will meet in the

coming days. Francis, who will be of-

ficially installed in a Mass on Tuesday, is a pope of firsts. He chose a name never before used in the church’s 2,000 -year h istory , s igna l ing to V a t i c a n a n a l y s t s t h a t h e wants a new beginning for the faith.

“ I t ’ s a gen i us move , ” Marco Pol it i , a papal biog-rapher and veteran Vatican watcher, said of the choice of Bergoglio. “It’s a non-Italian, n o n - E u r o p e a n , n o t a m a n of the Roman government. It’s an opening to the Third World, a moderate. By taking the name Francis, it means a completely new beginning.”

“It ’s h ighly s ignif icant for what Francis means,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, referring to Saint Francis of Assisi, who was known for his total vow of poverty. “It means that he is here to serve.”

Lombardi added that af-ter weeks of focus on a Vati-

can scandal over the leaking of papal letters, and on talk about who exercises power and authority in the church, the selection of the humble Jesuit, who used to take the bus and cook fo r h imse l f , amounted to a “ refusa l of power” and “was absolutely radical.”

F o r m a n y B e r g o g l i o ’ s hemisphere of or igin, home to the largest percentage of

Catholics in the world, that was potentially the most im-portant “first” for the future of the church.

“We know how longed-for this was by the Catho-l ics in Latin America,” said Lombard i . “This is a great response to th i s ant ic ipa -tion.”

That reaction was pal-pable in St. Peter’s Square a s B e r g o g l i o , a f t e r b e i n g

introduced with an announce-men t o f “ habemuspapam” (we have a pope ) , wa lked t h r o u g h c r i m s o n c u r t a i n s and onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basi l ica to address the crowed, which greeted him with cheers of “Viva i l papa!”

Clad in white and sur-rounded by scarlet-clad cardi-nals, he looked over a stately book and blessed the faithful below him. Then, in a gesture that many interpreted as a greater embrace of dialogue, he asked the crowd to “pray for me, and we’l l see each other soon .” F ina l l y , w i th avuncular simplicity, he bid the crowd, “Good night, and have a good rest.”

By Caribbean News Now contributor

LONDON, England -- In a strongly worded letter on Tuesday, Brit-ain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague described Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Premier Dr Rufus Ewing’s speech last month to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of gov-ernment as a substantial misrepresentation to the

people of the TCI and to the leaders of the Carib-bean.

“I have seen the speech you gave to CARICOM heads of government on 18 February about the rela-tionship between the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United Kingdom. I regret to say you substantially misrepresent both the past and the present situation to both the people of the TCI

and to the leaders of the Caribbean,” Hague said.

Hague went on to re-mind Ewing that the pre-vious government run by his Progressive National Party (PNP) “left behind a chaotic situation including -- through incompetence, abuse of power and corrup-tion -- rapidly deteriorating public finances.”

“As a result, TCI was, in effect, bankrupt. In 2009 the UK government pro-

vided emergency funding to enable public workers to be paid. In 2010 we provid-ed a guarantee that enabled the TCI government to borrow up to $260 million at an affordable interest rate in order to enable the government to maintain essential services while bringing public finances back under control,” he


Launch of the Rude Boyz String Band - ‘Revival Album

Delta former employees plead guilty and await

sentencing in the High Court

TERRITORY OF MONTSERRATHIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

A.D. 2013LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate of CATHERINE LOUISA CHRISTIANNA RYAN, 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 f Justice for Letters of Administration to the Estate of CATHERINE LOUISA CHRISTIANNA RYAN late of Enfi eld England who died on the 30th. April 2011 should be granted to JOSEPHINE ANN RYAN daughter 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 17th day of February, 2013

Hogarth SergeantSolicitor for the Applicant

ISLAND OF MONTSERRATA.D.2013

[PROBATE DIVISION]LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate of GERARD MAJELLA JOSEPH CASSELL, 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 GERARD MAJELLA JOSEPH CASSELL deceased, late of Barzeys, Montserrat who died on the 27th day of January 2013 be issued to UNA T. CASSELL of Barzeys, Montserrat, the wife and personal representative of the said deceased and the sole person entitled to share in the Estate.

ALL persons claiming to be benefi cially interested in the Estate are requested to send writ-ten 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 26th day of January 2013

Marcelle E.M. WattsAttorney at law for the Applicant

Following the arrests in November, 2011of two former Delta Petroleum Limited, female employ-ees who were charged with theft totaling together over ECC$239,000, the case appeared before High Court last week.

At the time of arrest, Royer faced 69 counts of

theft totaling $150,605.55, while Hussey was charged with 42 counts of theft totaling $88,692.99. They werejointly charged with forgery, uttering forged documents, obtaining property by deception and conspiracy to defraud Delta Petroleum Ltd.

Misses Yolanda Roy-

er and Daunelle Hussey appeared eventually ap-peared in High Court and both pleaded guilty to theft. Royer also pleaded guilty to money launder-ing.

Hussey pleaded not guilty to that particular last charge but according to reports, the prosecution will not offer evidence on the matter.On the other charges facing Royer and Hussey the prosecution has offered no evidence.Thesewere two counts of uttering a forged document and two counts of forgery of certain document with intent to defraud. Royer and Hussey were remand-ed in custody until this Thursday for sentencing.

The presiding charge with Thomas W. R. Asto-van ordered social enqui-ries to be done for both Royer and Hussey.

Following is a release by the Montserrat Tourist Board- Culture Division in collaboration with the Rude Boyz String Band announc-ing the release of their fi rst Album ‘Revival’, launched officially on Thursday, 14th March 2013, 8:30 PM at Gary Moore Wide Awake Bar in Salem, as part of Rhythm Night on the St. Patrick’s Festival Calendar.

The release last weekend, said therewill be guest appear-ances from De Beer and others. This collaboration is two-fold aimed at raising the profi le of our rich musical heritageand fund-raisinginitiative for our Christmas Festival 2013.

On offer will be the Rude-Boyz 10 track album including classic tunes such as Beloved

Montserrat, alongside popular folks songs like ‘Fine Twine’ and Salem Gal’

The Rude Boyz String Band was started around 1997 and today is one of the islands most popular string bands. The band is captained by Joseph ‘Primo’ Silcott on Ukulele, and second man Alston Cabey on Tumba. Other members include: Jester ‘Iceman’

Weekes on Guitar & Vocals , Win-spere ‘ Punch’ Thomas on Mouth Organ & Vocals, Johnathon ‘Ta-man’ Thomas on Triangle, Norris ‘Nall’ Duberry on Gradge , James Nathaniel Allen on Guitar and Reuben Lee aka George Gerald on the Boom Pipe.

All are invited to attend what will be a media launch and party to remember. Everyone is encouraged to come out and sup-port this venture and by so doing contribute to the revival of our indigenous music.

In publicizing this album there will be a series of promotional vid-eos this year including the making of the Album, where you can get to know the band members and the instrument’s they play.

What sets The Montserrat String Bands apart is that most of the instruments are locally made, from local materials, for instance, the boom pipe is made from 1 ½” metal pipe, the triangle 3/8’s steel rod and the Gradge has been made by local tin smith’s. Local crafts-man still involved in the art of making these instruments include,

Papa Samuel and the Semper Fam-ily from Davy Hill.

These instruments work together in pure harmony will the mouth organ bringing out the basic melody, rythmn on the ukulele, a triangle with it’sringing, tingling sound , a gradge with it’sshak-shak shake, and the boom pipe which emits a sound echoing that of a stereo set with the bass turned up to high volume, giving depth and body to the harmony of the band.All this amidst the heartbeat of the African Tumba drum. The music of The Rude Boyz String Band truly brings alive the native spirit of our island and ancestors.

Until the 1960-70s almost every village in Montserrat had its own string band and despite the drum machines, synthesizers, digitalization, internet downloads and ubiquitous DJ, the island can still boast active groups. It is a credit to person’s like Joseph Silcott, Martin &Budkinthat the Island can boost active groups like the Rude Boyz and The Oriole String Bands.

Traditionally string bands played for no more than the joy of the music, a plate of food and a drink. A new generation of heri-tage-conscious Montserratians ac-tive in the Culture Division are now sensitizing islanders and visitors of the importance of ensuring respect and hopefully remuneration for these folk heroes. The overall aim being to preserve and develop one of the region’s most distinctive and delightful hybrid musical forms.

We are also taking the music viral with a website http://www.rudeboyzstringband.com, going live during the St. Patrick’s Festival 2013. Social media networks including TUMBLR, FACEBOOK, PINTEREST and YOUTUBE are also being worked on.

The CD will also be available for sale online, and at a number of stores on island, including Kar-ishma’s, Arrows Manshop, Johnny Mecca Fashions, Last Chance Souvenir Shop, The Montserrat Tourist Board, and Little Bay Pub-lic Market Retail Complex.

String Band ‘Revival’ – Bring-ing back we Culture


Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment. - John 7:24 (NRSV)

One spring day I heard the distinct rat-a-tat of what had to be a woodpecker. I thought the bird I saw was drilling in a light pole for insects to eat. But as I watched, I discovered that the busy bird was pecking on the plastic globe of a streetlight. What a dumb bird! I thought. There would be no bugs to gain where it was pecking. But as I watched what seemed like a futile effort, it occurred to me that I do not know much about such birds. I might not fully understand the behavior I was seeing. The next day I researched woodpeckers on

Always Homethe Internet. I found that what I saw was probably a downy woodpecker whose drumming wasn’t for food but was actually a mating call and an announcement about the bird’s territory. The bird wasn’t dumb after all. I was ignorant. Then I remembered the words of Jesus: “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment” (John 7:24). My experience with that bird reminded me that when I strive to learn about an issue before I jump to conclusions that might not be correct, God will help me to make right judgments.

Prayer: Gracious God, send your Spirit to remind us not to judge. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Letters/Opinion

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The Montserrat Reporter

E D I T O R I A L

Last week’s Editorial headline, “Failure to get the Integrity Act in mo-tion is an act of corruption”, drew reaction from some persons willing to express their thoughts about it, if only in a limited way. Generally, they felt the article was directed entirely at the politicians.

The hope was that although it was built around the Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe addressing his intentions to ‘All Ministers, Sec-retaries of State and other State fund managers to declare their personal assets to relevant authorities to prevent illicit enrichment’. That really was the only part that had to do with the failure of Montserrat’s govern-ment failing to show serious intent to avoid some form of corruption by enforcing the Integrity Act and bring into action.

Right after that was this sentence, “The people’s money should be invested in projects benefi ting the population. It should not end up in the pockets of any government offi cials or other functionaries managing public funds.” That does refer to a long list of persons even in our small numbers.

Near the end we suggested that corruption requires the participation of many. No one person is corrupt although one can sow the seeds because of human weaknesses so many just follow unwittingly most times.

So what to do about it? As mentioned, wherever it exists, it is bound to thwart progress and development. The best person will never be hired, elected or appointed for the job. This is especially so in the public sector, because those responsible to put into place conditions that challenge cor-ruption are already corrupt, changes are more diffi cult to enforce.

Look at how South Africa tackled corruption. Taken from an article of a year ago. “South African civil society initiative Corruption Watch. received more than 500 complaints from the public in the fi rst month of its existence, with municipalities, traffi c cops and the health sector the most frequently complained about.”

The government made laws that also include banning all public servants from doing business with the government, Public Service and Administra-tion Minister announced…”

Headlines read: SA govt to fast-track corruption cases; SA govt to fast-track corruption cases.

In Montserrat almost all sectors are steeped in corruption in one form or another. That makes it all the more diffi cult. See the diffi culty fi nding people to serve on some Commissions! Can it be consciences are awak-ing? Or a small few get their voices heard, and the wrong people are being asked.

As we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with week-long activities, one of the benefi ts is said to be to bring revenue to the country. However, while the success of Festival 50 is touted, it is doubtful the size of the success. St. Patrick’s week of festivities were completely overlooked and a country that suffers terribly when it comes to promotion forgot about it.

Why the celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day? It is gradually losing its origin – the feast of St. Patrick; and we hear less and less of: “the Irish people exiled by Cromwell, and African slaves who arrived on Montserrat ... the failed slave uprising on March 17, 1768,” which led to the celebra-tions of St Patrick’s Day.

The history of what went on then, does not make good reading, but should be taught and discussed so we can all learn the root of these suf-ferings. Learn who were behind it all and today they are at the head of it all. Even when it appears that they take action to repair the damage, those actions are just as corrupted.

When the celebrations take place, note who and what St. Patrick stood for, and that Montserrat was colonised by the British and Irish in 1632. France later held it briefl y, but from 1783 it remained British. Its colonial economy was based on cotton and sugar plantations that used African slave labour, and the story goes on.

We would like “to be like the South Africans. Let us hear its said: “We want to ensure that the public is conscious about what has happened…sometimes when people talk about corruption if you can attach a number to actual persons, you will understand that this fi ght against corruption, we do it in a very meaningful way.”

Know the reasons we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and the origin of our corruption

F E E D B A C K

Keep your eyes on Little Bay, Montserrat"

Comment: “Geothermal drilling not yet underway after a failed

Feedback: “Geothermal drill-ing not yet underway”

Feedback: “Geothermal drill-ing not yet underway”

Capt. John clarifi esFeedback – Geothermal

drilling not yet underwayWinston Pond…Wheth-

er the government is good or bad, the government will be the only owner of the geothermal power because government are to do for the people, what the people can-not do for themselves

T h e b e n e f i t f r o m Montserrat resources is for all Montserratians.

Please read below

Capt. John clarifi esE-mail :safe500@hot-

mail.comPlease read be low

(Clarified from the above numbers)

77. The total cost to DFID in 2012/13 is up to £8.5m. This is comprised of:

Area of support Fund-ing source Cost $US or Cost GBP

Technical Cooperation (Geothermal Unit and ad-

visory support to GoM and DFID) + 10% contingency Programme 556,600 US or 350,880 GBP

Project Preparation Works + 15% contingency Capital 1,477,750 US or 931,560 GBP

Exploratory Drilling + 10% contingency Capital 11,373,120 US or 7,168,000 GBP

Totals = 8,450,440 GBP

Capt. John

E-mail : [email protected]

Brilliant article! And very true..You've blatantly expressed most people's subconscious wor-ries. I'm hoping and praying those in control rethink the plans. I've visited Montserrat as a tourist

and adore it for its uniqueness in comparison to other Caribbean islands. Montserrat has so much to offer as it stands so why not build on those unique selling points rather than being lazy and copying what others have done?And as you point out, can

be to the detriment of the locals. I hope they have the courage to put their people fi rst and use resources from inside to enhance Montserrat's character. If you've got something unique then people (tourists & money) will fol-low!

This is not the great news many were hoping for....but it is at least positive news that the process has begun. Do any of you have a best guess as to when electricity will fl ow?....and....will Foxes Bay, Richmond Hill, and surrounding areas be serviced?

Many thanks....and keep the news coming!Tobin

E-mail :[email protected]

A magnificent start in re-building the Montserrat economy and gaining a stronger relation-

ship with European community and world bank after the vol-canic eruption in 1996, which destroyed nearly all of the capital and plunged the economy. A

successful start has begun, new factories are needed, cars, trucks, planes, boats all need energy to operate fully.

I Forde


Land in the South! Now What?

Britain slams Turks and Caicos

Montserrat Red Cross Patron Community Project

JOB VACANCY

The Montserrat Development Corporation is seeking the services of a suitably qualifi ed individual to fi ll the position of Accountant.The applicant should:• possess a BSC in Accounting or in a similar fi eld and at least fi ve (5) years working

experience.• Be computer literate.• Be profi cient in Excel and Microsoft Offi ce computer programmes.• Possess a sound knowledge of QuickBooks.• Have an extensive knowledge and experience of accounting and fi nance.• Be highly organised with a keen eye for detail.• Possess strong analytic and problem solving skills.• Have excellent communication and organisational skills.• Be able to work as part of a team.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifi cation and experience.For full details of the post, kindly contact the Montserrat Development Corporation at the New Market Building, R W Griffi th Drive, Little Bay or at [email protected] .Interested persons should apply to reach the Executive Chairman no later than March 20, 2013.

Last month, a news report on ZJB radio an-nounced that the authorities found cocaine worth more than $5 million in the south of Montserrat. Probably I will never hear anything further on the matter; …, probably. So speculation must be in order.

Is Montserrat a transhipment point for illegal drugs? And if so, should it surprise? After all, year after year, ZJB radio broadcast to the world that the lands in the south of Montserrat are unsafe for normal business and out of bounds for Montser-ratians. Did we invite the drug dealers to the south of Montserrat by our proclamation? Whether that is so or not, we have serious trouble brewing on our hands; because our proclamations have manifested into criminal attraction.

Yes, lands in the south, now what?We must be aware that many Montserratians

enter into those areas to hunt and kill the wild goats and pigs; and some persons are even allowed to carry guns to shoot those animals. Just suppose,

By Man from Baker Hill yes suppose that Montserratians with guns un-expectedly come upon drug dealers trading their cargo!

This is not a laughing matter. Anything can hap-pen when people with guns meet other people with guns. But I shall leave it there for the time being.

But in the mean time I will reflect on an article I recently saw in The Montserrat Reporter that was written sometime in 1996. That article was cap-tioned ‘Land in the north, What Now’. The writer seemed to be begging the authorities to seriously consider educating Montserratians on matters of zoning and acquisition of lands.

Now this is a laughing matter, because 17 years have passed and Montserratians are still struggling with land acquisition, land for public and private cemeteries and squatters rights. Still, you might ask, so what is the connection between lands in the south and lands in the north? And I shall say this. Montserrat needs commitment from its political leaders to take prompt actions that will yield social and economic benefits. We must not wait another 17 years to stamp out the use of the south for the drug

trafficking or other illegal or uneconomic activity.Lands in the south, now what! Well, now that

the volcano has reshaped the lands in the south, that area must also be subject to zoning. It must be allocated to what it is most economically suitable.

The allocation must not be left to drug traders. Neither should the lands in the south be allocated for the illegal shipment of our goats and cattle to other islands.

It is no secret that the southern lands have been reconfigured into magnificent feeding grounds for grass feeding animals…. Therefore we must develop a meat industry around our lands in the south. We must move beyond the wanton slaugh-ter of animals or the unregulated herding of our pigs, goats, sheep and cattle. We could consider a halfway abattoir in Cork Hill that will make it easier for animal herders to trade their catch. In this way we can have more authorized presence in the so called unsafe areas and possibly slow down or even prevent the use of the lands in the south for tran-shipment of drugs. Come on, let’s give it a try!

Oh yes, lands in the south, now what!

continued.Hague said that Britain

accepted broad responsibil-

ity for good governance in its Overseas Territories and referred to the 2008-2009 Commission of Inquiry in the TCI, which concluded

that there was a high prob-ability of systemic cor-ruption among ministers, members of the legislature and public officials in the

then TCI government.The inquiry document-

ed detailed information on corruption, dishonesty and abuse of public office by former premier Michael Misick and other ministers in the previous PNP gov-ernment and recommended criminal investigation. As a result, Britain suspended parts of the TCI constitu-tion providing for minis-terial government and the House of Assembly.

Subsequent investiga-tions have led to 12 former ministers and others being charged and the attorney general is seeking Misick's extradition from Brazil to the TCI.

“Misick is resisting return to TCI and seeking political asylum,” Hague said.

He also pointed out

that a prominent interna-tional law firm was ap-pointed to recover misap-propriated assets and has so far recovered $16.6 mill ion, with a further $2.6 million ordered to be paid, as well as nearly 2,500 acres of Crown land recovered; all to benefit the people of the TCI.

Britain’s Foreign Secre-tary William Hague

The British Interim Administration implement-ed a broad programme of reform to deal with this situation and to help pre-vent it being repeated. It established a robust frame-work for good government and sound public financial management and integrity and accountability in pub-lic life.

“These steps should help minimise the chances of a few corrupt people exploiting the assets of TCI for their own benefit, in-stead of these assets being available for the good of all the community. We will allow neither this frame-work to be rolled back nor the delivery of good and honest government to be undermined,” Hague said.

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Red Cross Patron in Montserrat Mrs.Sujue Da-vis has reported on the activities emanating from the AED Project which she initiated earlier this year.

She reports that fol-lowing some,“further con-tributions, the total amount of money we have raised from the events on 24 No-vember and 12 January is

$34,669.”She said further that

they now have a hard-back copy of the" His-tory of the Abbey Road Studios",“which we are planning will be available in the library as a reference book.”

She also revealedplans are, following negotiations with the National Trust, to

place the book donated by Sir George Martin in the National Museum.

Mrs. Davis further re-ports meetings have been held to understand, regard-ing the AED project, the ex-act nature and responsibili-ties of some positions and how the Patron Community Project can support them.

An Action Plan was

generated that would in-clude three goals:

1. An ‘Everyday Red Cross Training’ to be held April 8 from 1:00 – 4:00pm at Government House. The focus of Everyday Training would include basic fi rst aid and CPR.

2. An endorsement of the AED Pilot Scheme for Lookout and Salem, to

commence upon receipt of two AED and trainer AEDs.

3. Extend this Red Cross Everyday Training to local organizations like the MPOA (Montserrat Prop-erty Owners Association), the Montserrat Yacht Club and the Montserrat Animal Protection Society and other interested parties. Mrs.Sujue Davis


Montserrat Secondary School hosts Commonwealth Day festivities

GIU – The students at the Montserrat Sec-ondary School on Mon-day presented the i r

Students at the Montserrat Secondary School perform at the Commonwealth Day celebrations on Monday March 11, 2013.

annual celebrations for Commonwealth Day.

T h e h i g h l i g h t o f th is was in keep ing

wi th the theme “Op-portunity Through En-terpr ise , ” where the S tuden t Leade rsh ip Team launched their new business initiative ca l led MSS D igPro . MSS DigiPro is a stu-dent managed media house that aims to cel-ebrate and market local businesses through the use of ICT and Social Media.

O n M o n d a y, t h e group showcased the new television promo for the Bank of Montser-rat and MS Osborne, their first clients. Rep-resentat ives of both compan ies were on hand to receive copies of the new TV ads and the accepted thanks for choosing to support the new venture.

Honourable Minis-ter of Education Colin Riley said in his greet-ings that he is always excited to come to the school and see the new developments. He not-ed that today’s MSS

was much better than the one he went to as a student and he added that the future for the school and the students leaving the school was very bright.

He commended the students behind MSS Dig iPro and sa id he was going to be throw-ing some business their way.

T h r o u g h o u t t h e morning celebrat ion, the MSS choir and stu-dents from the Form two music class per-formed under the di-rection of teacher Re-becca Chalmers. The four students vying for president of the Student Council also gave short speeches to encour-age their classmates to vote.

Following the cer-emony, visi tors were able to view the many IT presentat ions de-veloped by students to highlight activit ies at the school since the school year began.


Women on Montserrat observe International Women’s Day 2013

Women on Montserrat ob-serve International Women’s Day, 2013

International Women’s Day (Friday, March 8, 2013, was not lost this year in Montserrat as several events took place marking its observation. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) local branch joined its other branches globally in celebrating women all over the world,observing Interna-tional Women’s day, as they have for several years.

This year RBC hosted a one hour round table event for women. The event explored the topic: “Women in Business, are we seen as equals”.Personal Fi-nancial Services Record accounts offi cer at the Royal Bank local branch Carol White facilitated the discussion which was held at its conference room in Brades.

The women there over one hour, discussed a wide range of issues relating to women, sug-gesting that women in Montser-rat though not quite “there yet”, do enjoy a certain front posi-tion in many aspects of life in Montserrat.

Miss White gave her per-spective on the discussion to TMR. She said the round table discussion was in observance of International Women’s Day and Royal Bank of Canada one of its core values is diversity and we are committed to respecting people and encouraging people whether they be male, female, in

respect of religion, creed, sexual orientation and age.

“Every year we celebrate IWD day,” she said, concluding, “Well, there needs to be more discussion on women in business, and we need to take it out to the wider community, in youth

groups, church organization and so on,” expressing the general outcome of the discussions.

Meanwhile, to observe In-ternational Women’s Day the Ministry of Health and Social Services organised a movie and discussion for women on island

Friday evening at the Montserrat Cultural Centre. The theme for the event was “Women Gaining Momentum”. Over 50 women turned out to watch the Tyler Perry Movie “For Colored Girls”

According to ZJB radio, Mrs. Teresina Fergus from Social

Services says this movie was selected as it highlights a lot of issues which have a profound impact on women such as do-mestic violence, child protection, and HIV, as well as issues related to trust.

Following the movie there

was a spirited discussion around the issues which were underlined in the movie.

Dr. Clarice Barnes also speaking to ZJB radio on the observance said: “We are looking at issues of equality. Equality should not be seen just in terms of women’s equality because women’s equality cannot happen unless there is an equality to do with racial equality and you know social and economic equality. We can’t look at equality for women unless we are looking at equal-ity for youth. We are looking at forms of discrimination being rolled away and until we do that then we can’t expect that equal-ity of women will happen.”

She shares her ultimate wish. “I would say my ultimate wish for women and girls in Montserrat is for us all to reach to the point where we have true knowledge of who we are individually, who we are as a na-tion and that we can contribute to our personal and community and national development in a manner which suggest that we understand that we should at all times be fighting, not for ourselves individually but for social justice and for the ending of all oppression that violates any attempt that we are making at developing as a just society,” she said.

RBC International Women’s Day round table discussion

RBC International Women’s Day round table discussion


Kids time - In your own korner

Once upon a time there was a large coconut tree which grew high on top of a hill in the rain-forest. There on that tree was a bunch of the juiciest coconuts you ever saw. On a very hot day in the middle of the summer, the coconuts started falling.

Among the bunch of coconuts that fell, there was one special nut, who felt he was meant for greatness. The day he fell from the tree he set out on a mission to find his destiny. He rolled down the hill and met many creatures, like a frog named Hermey.

Hermey asked, “Hey, what’s your name?”He said, “My name is Mr. Coconut.”They both became friends.Mr. Coconut then met a bird named Twitch.

She was looking for some worms for her babies. When Mr. Coconut rolled in a dirt patch some worms appeared. Twitch picked them up with her sharp beak and put them in her nest. She thanked Mr. Coconut and they became friends as well.

As Mr. Coconut continued his journey he soon reached the sea. He heard someone cry-ing, “Help! Help!”

Mr. Coconut looked around and found a crab

Hello everyone – It is kid’s time with Auntie Lyka “In Your Own Korner”. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. This is the time for school sports. Do your best and represent your house. If you set a goal for yourself and are able to achieve it, you have won your race. Your goal can be to come in first, to improve your performance, or just finish the race it’s up to you.

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

stuck under a rock. Mr. Coconut rolled away the rock and set the crab free. The crab thanked Mr. Coconut and they became friends.

When Mr. Coconut reached the sea, he started to sing his song: “Mr. Coconut, look out, here he comes! Mr. Coconut, look out, here he comes!” He went home and told all the other coconuts about his great adventure.

When night came he went back up into his tree and there he lived happily ever after.

About the author...Akeile Benjamin placed second in the 12 and

younger age category of the 2012 Wadadli Pen writing competition in Antigua. She is is a fifth grade student at the Wesleyan Junior Academy.

About the illustrator...Joshua Wong is sixteen years old and lives in

Sangre Grande, Trinidad. He enjoys drawing, as well as playing the guitar and keyboard. Joshua is a student at Northeastern College.

The Adventures of Mr. Coconutby Akeile Benjamin, 10 years old

Crossword Puzzle

NEW TWISTS ON OLD PROVERBS!

DRAW A FISH

MAZE

1. As you shall make your bed so shall you ... mess it up.2. Better to be safe than ... punch a 5th grader.3. Strike while the ... bug is close.4. A rolling stone ... plays the guitar.5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a ... blister.

Answers.1. As you shall make your bed so shall you lie on it.2 Better to be safe than sorry 3. Strike while the iron is hot.4. A rolling stone gathers no moss.5. A journey of a thousand miles begin with a step.

Mr. Coconut by Joshua Wong, age 16

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]


Summary Report of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly held on 5th March, 2013.

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

(a) Financial Secretary Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure 2013 - 2016;(i) BNTF (Cycle 5) Accounts for the Financial Periods ended April (ii) 2011 – March 2012, January, 2010 – March 2011, January 2009 – December 2009; Schedule of Virements #1-4 of April – March 2012/2013;(iii) S R & O No. 77 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (iv) (Motor Vehicle) (Exemption) Order 2012; S R & O No. 80 of 2012 Customs Duties and Consumption (v) (Kenneth Greenaway) (Exemption) Order 2012; S R & O No. 1 of 2013 Registration of Births and Deaths (vi) (Amendment of Fees) Order 2013; S R & O No. 2 of 2013 Marriage (Fees) Order 2013;(vii)

S R & O No. 3 of 2013 Bills of Sale (Payment of Fees) (viii) Order 2013; S R & O No. 4 of 2013 Stamp (Amendment of Fees) (ix) Order 2013; S R & O No. 5 of 2013 Telecommunication Service (Tax) (x) Order 2013; S R & O No. 6 of 2013 Magistrate’s Court Order 2013;(xi) S R & O No. 7 of 2013 Liquor Licence (Fees) Order 2013;(xii)

S R & O No. 8 of 2013 High Court (Adoption Proceedings) (xiii) (Fees) Order 2013;

S R & O No. 9 of 2013 High Court (Civil Proceedings) (xiv) (Fees) Order 2013; S R & O No. 10 of 2013 High Court (Probate Proceedings) (Fees) (xv) Order2013;

S R & O No. 13 of 2013 Animals (Trespass and Pound) (xvi) Regulations 2013;

S R & O No. 14 of 2013 Cadavers (Importation) (Fees) (xvii) Regulations 2013;

S R & O No. 15 of 2013 Universities and Colleges (Student (xviii) Permits) (Amendment) Regulations 2013;

S R & O No. 16 of 2013 Immigration (Permanent Residence (xix) Permit) (Fees) Regulations 2013; S R & O No. 17 of 2013 Immigration (Amendment) Regulations (xx) 2013.

(b) Attorney General S R & O No. 76 of 2012 Magistrate’s Court (i) (Appointment of Place for Sitting) Order 2012; S R & O No. 78 of 2012 Eastern Caribbean Supreme (ii) Court Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012; S R & O No. 79 of 2012 Tax Information Exchange (iii) Agreement (Federal Republic of Germany) Order 2012; S R & O No. 11 of 2013 Complaints Commission Act (iv) 2011 (Commencement) Order 2013.

The First Reading of the following Bills took place:2. ‘Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2013’i.

First Reading 5th March 2013The Bill seeks to amend section 3 of the Immigration Act (Cap 13.01) by empowering the Deputy Governor to appoint a Chief Immigration Offi cer and other immigration offi cers.

‘Revised Treaty of Basseterre Establishing the Organisation of Eastern ii. Caribbean States Economic Union Bill 2013’

First Reading 5th March 2013The Bill seeks to give the force of law to the Revised Treaty of Basseterre establishing the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Economic Union and the Protocol of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union in Montserrat, and for related matters.

The Second and Third Readings of the following Bill took place:3. Micro and Small Business Act 2013i.

First Reading 22nd January 2013Second Reading 5th March 2013Third Reading 5th March 2013

The Bill was passed with minor amendments as follows: In clause 3 2(a) replace the number (ii) besides customs or revenue with the number (iii). In Clause 15(2) replace the word clauses with the word sections.

National Honors and Awards Bill 2013ii.

First Reading 22nd January 2013Second Reading 5th March 2013Third Reading 5th March 2013

The Bill was passed with minor amendments a list of which can be obtained from the Legislature Department.

Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2013iii. First Reading 22nd January 2013Second Reading 5th March 2013Third Reading 5th March 2013

The Bill was passed with no amendment.

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

G o v e r n m e n t o f Montserrat Website

Judith C BakerCLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

Car ibbeanNews-Now

ROSEAU, Dominica -- The Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) is a rela-tively new technology in the region which allows fishers to capture more fish with less effort, but in order to reduce the risk of overfishing, sound monitoring and management measures must be put in place.

This is why the Sec-retariat of the Caribbe-an Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have col lab-o ra ted to o rgan ize the CRFM/JICA FAD Fishery Management Workshop for OECS Countries, due to be held on Wednesday in

New technology al lows f ishers to capture more

f ish with less effort

Joke: Smartest Person

Dominica.The CRFM/J ICA

Wo r k s h o p o n FA D Fishery Management will build on work com-pleted under the FAD pilot component of the CARICOM/CRFM/JICA Project: Study on For-mulation of a Master Plan on the Sustain-able Use of Fisheries Resources for Coastal Community Develop-ment in the Caribbean, which commenced in 2009 and was com-pleted in 2012.

The CRFM/J ICA FAD fishery manage-ment workshop wi l l review and share re-search resu l ts and best practices in the construction, use and management of FADs as tools for sustainable

development, manage-ment and conserva-tion of large pelagic re-sources in the region.

Officers in charge of FAD fisheries man-agement in the six of the OECS countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines; officers of regional and international organi-zations/institutions in-volved in FAD fisheries management activities; and Okinawa Environ-ment Club represen-tatives of Japan are expected to participate in the upcoming meet-ing.

The full reports are available at www.cari-com-fisheries.com

5 people were on a plane, the pilot, a lawyer, a doctor, a priest and a boy. The pilot came out of the cockpit and said that he has bad news. "We are going to crash and I only have 4 parachutes." The pilot grabs one and says "I got us this far, I deserve to go" so he jumped. The doctor grabbed one and said "I save a million lives, this world needs me" and he jumped, the lawyer grabbed one and said "I am the smartest person in this world, the world needs my brains." the priest turns to the boy and says "I have had a long life. You can take the last parachute." the boy replies, "no we can both go! The smartest person in the world took my backpack."


Facebook is spying on you

Did you know. . .

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:

Economic Statistician, Regional Statistics(i) Senior Project Offi cer, Donor Resources, Finance(ii)

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

Applications in English Language with full curriculum vitae details, including nationality, work experience, educational 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 27 March 2013.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF MONTSERRATPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of JAMES JOSEPH CURRY JR., deceasedNOTICE is hereby given that an application will be fi led at the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice of Montserrat for a grant of letters of administration of the Estate of JAMES JOSEPH CURRY JR., deceased, late of 17310 Rustington Drive, Harris, Texas 77379, United States of America, who died on the 21st February 2012, to be issued to JEAN E H KELSICK the lawful attorney of RICHARD CURRY of 0N426 Sunset Avenue, West Chicago, Illinois, 60185, United States of America, the son of the said deceased.

ANY person claiming to be benefi cially interested in the Estate is requested to send written particulars to Kelsick & Kelsick, attorneys-at-law, P.O. Box 185, Bladen House, Brades, Montserrat, within 14 days from the date of the publication this Notice.

ANY person objecting to the issuance of the grant should notify the Registrar of the High Court of Justice not later than 14 days from the date of the publication of this Notice.Dated this 5th day of March 2013.

Kelsick & KelsickAttorneys-at-Law

A billion people worldwide use Facebook to share details of their lives with their friends. Trouble is, they also might be unintentionally divulging matters they consider private—to friends…coworkers, clients and employ-ers…marketing companies…and even to competitors, scammers and identity thieves.

Six ways Facebook could be compromising your private information and how to protect yourself…

1. The new Timeline for-mat exposes your old mistakes. Timeline, introduced in late 2011, makes it easy for people to search back through your old Facebook posts, something that was very diffi cult to do in the past. That could expose private matters and embarrassing photos that you’ve long since forgotten posting.

What to do: To hide Timeline posts that you do not wish to be public, hold the cursor over the post, click the pencil icon that appears in the upper-right corner, then click “Hide from Timeline” or “Delete.”

2. Facebook apps steal per-sonal details about you—even details that you specifi cally told Facebook you wished to keep private. Third-party apps are software applications available through Facebook but created by other companies. These include games and quizzes popular on

Six ways your privacy could be compromised

Facebook such as FarmVille and Words with Friends, plus applica-tions such as Skype, TripAdvisor and Yelp. Most Facebook apps are free—the companies that offer them make their money by harvesting personal details about users from their Facebook pages, then selling that information to advertisers.

Many apps collect only fairly innocuous information, such as age, hometown and gender, that probably is not secret. But others dig deep into Facebook data, even accessing information that you may have designated private, such as religious affiliation, political leanings and sexual orientation.

What to do: Read user agree-ments and privacy policies careful-ly to understand what information you are agreeing to share before signing up for any app. The free In-ternet tool Privacyscore is one way to evaluate the privacy policies of the apps you currently use (www.Facebook.com/privacyscore). You also can tighten privacy settings by clicking the lock icon in the

upper-right-hand corner. Select “See More Settings,” then choose “Apps” from the left menu. Under “Apps You Use,” click “Edit” to see your privacy options.

3. Facebook “like” buttons spy on you—even when you don’t click on them. Each time you click a “like” button on a Web site, you broadcast your interest in a subject not just to your Facebook

friends but also to Facebook and its advertising partners.

But if you’re a Facebook user and you visit a Web page that has a “like” button, Facebook will record that you visited that page even if you don’t click “like.” Facebook claims to keep Web-browsing habits private, but there’s no guarantee that the information won’t get out.

What to do: One way to prevent Facebook from knowing where you go online is to set your Web browser to block all cookies. Each browser has a different procedure for doing this, and you will have to re-enter your user ID and password each time you visit certain Web sites.

Alternatively, to eliminate cookies created during a specifi c

browser session, you can use the “InPrivate Browsing” mode (Inter-net Explorer), “Incognito” mode (Google Chrome) or “Private Brows-ing” mode (Firefox and Safari).

There also are free plug-ins to stop Facebook from tracking you, such as Facebook Blocker (www.Webgraph.com/resources/facebookblocker).

To be continued

... that deep breathing is the single most powerful daily practice for advancing your health and well-being?

It might seem unusual, espe-cially to people in America and the western world to regard the simple act of breathing as being an activity that enhances health. That's because most of us think breathing is nothing more than an automatic, involuntary mechanism that our body does in order to stay alive.

"Improper breathing is a com-mon cause of ill health. If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly. There is no single more powerful -- or more simple -- daily practice to further your health and well being than breathwork." -- Andrew Weil, M.D.

Special breathing techniques, such as those practiced in in ancient

cultures and certain Eastern disciplines (such as yoga), have remained largely a mystery to Western civilization. What Westerners often don't realize is that when we turn our attention to our breath -- and increase the volume of our breath -- benefi cial physiological mechanisms are triggered that have a signifi cant effect on health.

For example, when volume, rate and attention level are altered in the practice of breathing, dramatic physiological, and even emotional, changescan and do occur.

According to Roger Jahnke, O.M.D., author of The Healer Within, "The breath is a link to the most pro-found medicine that we carry within us. Within this nearly unconscious gesture, a breath, that we enact 1,261,440,000 (1 and 1/4 billion) times in our life span there is a simple yet profound healing capability."

Various advocates of breath-work offer different breathing tech-niques and practices, such as full chest and abdominal breathing or alternate nostril breathing. The one I have been using since 1997 is one called Vital Breathing. It involves inhal-ing, holding the breath, and exhaling in the following sequence:

Inhale for 1 count Hold the breath for 4 counts Exhale for 2 counts What's important is the ratio

(1:4:2), not the actual number of

counts that you inhale, hold the breath or exhale. For example: If you inhale for 4 seconds, then you would hold your breath for 16 seconds and then exhale for 8 seconds.

If you do 10 repetitions of this breathing exercise 3 times a day (morning, evening and just before bedtime), 5 to 10 minutes a day, you will experience a noticeable shift in your energy level, your mental clarity and your body's ability to prevent and heal diseases.

One of the main reasons why this breathing exercise delivers many health benefi ts is because the com-bined action of the lungs, diaphragm and thorax serve as a 'pump' for the lymph fl uid.

The lymphatic system is often referred to as the sewage system of the body. It cleans up the waste creat-ed by virtually all the other systems of the body. The human body has twice as much lymph fl uid than it has blood. But unlike the circulatory system, which has the heart to keep the blood fl owing, the lymphatic system does not have a 'pump' to push the lymph fl uids around the body. It relies on our breathing and movement in order to perform its function of surrounding every cell in the body; protecting each one by removing dead cells, blood proteins and any other toxins; and excreting them from the body. If the movement of the lymph were to stop

entirely for 24 hours, one would die as a result of the trapped toxins and proteins surrounding our cells.

The practice of Vital Breath-ing creates the muscular movement required by the lymphatic system to circulate the lymph fl uid effi ciently. A lymphatic system that is functioning properly supports every other system in the body, including the immune, digestive, detoxification and ner-vous systems. A sluggish lymphatic system and stagnant lymph fluid, on the other hand, makes the body susceptible to infections, diseases and health conditions ranging from cancer, AIDS, tumor growth, cysts, impaired immune system ... all the way down to cellulite.




Fruitful vineHere's the mighty

parsley in all its glorious benefi ts.

Benefi ts of Parsley1. a good choice for bone

health 2. helps produce a pain

relieving benefi t to re-lax stiff joints

3. will remove gallstones if used properly by taking a pint of the tea daily

4. is a specific for the adrenal glands

5. is powerfully thera-peutic for the optic nerves, the brain and the sympathetic ner-vous system

6. an excellent tonic for the blood vessels

7. can help with expel-ling watery poisons, excess mucus, fl atu-lence (gas), and re-ducing swollen or en-larged glands

8. provide protection against infl ammatory

Know Your Herbs: What is Parsley good for?

The Caribbean has off ic ia l ly jo ined the Global Earth Hour community

polyarthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis involving two or more joints

9. increases the anti-oxidant capacity of the blood

10. the chlorophyll content helps with bad breath

11. blood purifi er 12. maintains elasticity

of blood vessels and helps to repair bruis-es

13. diarrhea is greatly helped by drinking parsley tea

14. an excellent digestion restorative remedy. It improves the digestion of proteins and fats therefore promoting intestinal absorption, liver assimilation and storage. Because of its high enzyme con-tent, parsley benefi ts digestive activity and elimination

15. dissolves cholesterol within the veins

16. treats deafness and ear infections

17. in women, parsley improves estrogen and nourishes and re-stores the blood of the uterus. Conditions like delayed menstruation, PMS, and the meno-pause (dry skin, irrita-bility, depression and hair loss) can often improve

18. hormone balancing is achieved through the volatile fatty acids contained in parsley

19. parsley is an immune-enhancing multi-vita-min and mineral com-plex in green plant form

20. inhibits tumor forma-tion, particularly in the lungs

21. rub on to relieve the swelling and itch of insect bites

22. helps with jaundice 23. improves kidney activ-

ity and can help elimi-

nate wastes from the blood and tissues of the kidneys

24. helps improve edema and general water re-tention, fatigue and scanty or painful urina-tion

25. helps reduce liver congestion, clearing toxins and aiding re-juvenation

26. helps to make the menst rua l cyc les regular by the pres-ence of apiol which

is a constituent of the female sex hormone estrogen

27. helps with menstrual pain also

28. aids in rheumatism 29. strengthens loose

teeth: In the Middle Ages parsley was used for many conditions including 'fastening teeth' (Scurvy, which is caused by a Vitamin C defi ciency, makes the gums spongy and the teeth loose.)

30. can help prevent colds and ear infections

31. is good for the heart, as it contains folic acid, which promotes cardiovascular health

32. regular consumption of parsley is benefi-cial for lowering blood pressure

33. enhances the sexual functioningWarningsThe products contain-

ing parsley are not advis-able to pregnant women or those who breastfeed. However they can con-sume parsley in foods. Also remember that raw parsley juice is a most potent juice and should never be taken alone in quantities of more than one or two ounces at a time unless it is mixed into a suffi cient quantity of carrot or other juices. Avoid large amounts of parsley if you are pregnant, espe-cially the use of the volatile essential oil

Earth Hour is a symbolic 60 minute period during which participants turn off all non-es-sential lights to raise awareness about the effects of climate change. It will be celebrated this year on Saturday, 23rd March 2013 from 8:30PM to 9:30PM local time. Earth Hour is an annual event which began in Sydney, Australia in 2007 and has since spread across the entire globe. In 2012, official activities took place

in more than 7000 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories. Sadly, the only Caribbean territories listed on the 2012 map of participants were Aruba and Belize.

The Caribbean region is comprised largely of Small Is-land developing states that are very vulnerable to the effects of climate change including extreme rainfall patterns, sea level rise,increased tempera-tures and intensifi ed hurricane

seasons. Caribbean nations are inherently climate sensitive with their lives and livelihoods inextricably connected to the physical environment. In spite of the solid work by Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5Cs) and the Climate Studies Group at The Univer-sity of the West Indiesamong others, the vital information has not been converted to widespread public awareness. Although the action of turning

off the lights for one hour is largely symbolic, Earth Hour provides an opportunity for communities across the region to focus on and begin to dis-cuss Climate Change mitiga-tion, adaptation and resilience strategies.

Earth Hour Caribbean was launched in March 2013 and is a project of Hill 60 Bump – A Caribbean Sustainability Net-work. It acts as a focal point for Earth Hour activities in the

region including the sharing of events, activities, tips, news and climate change relevant information. Earth Hour Carib-bean will also assist in the co-ordination of ‘I Will If You Will’ challenges and the appointment a regional ambassador to cham-pion the cause. For 2013, the following Caribbean countries have been added to the offi cial list of Earth Hour participants: Grenada, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados,

Curacao, Suriname, the Domini-can Republic and Puerto Rico.Earth Hour Caribbean aims to spread the movement to all Caribbean territories and is seeking interested parties in theBahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Haiti, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Dominica, Anti-gua& Barbuda among others.

For ways to participate or to share details of Earth Hour activities across the region contact:


Week of activities mark March 17, 1768 as Montserrat celebrates St. Patrick

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The St. Patrick’s Day festivities celebrated with a week of activities began in earnest in a commercial waynearly or more than 40 years ago. It is not clear however that its commer-cialisation has benefited Montserrat in a way that supports the claim of posi-tive growth, linked to the success of the 50th anniver-sary celebrations the influx of visitors.

Reports claim at the beginning of the week that residents and visitors were ready for an exciting packed week of cultural and live-ly event as St. Patrick’s Week o f a c -tivities sprang into action. The weeklong cel-ebration began wi th a 20/20 cricket festival at the Little Bay playing field on Saturday after-noon.

T h e H o n Minister Colin R i l ey s e rves aschairman of the St. Patrick’s planning com-mittee and he reported that the com-mittee was all set for the week’s first event. The next event should have been a fishing competition at Little Bay which had to be postponed because of a spell of high seas crushing the Montser-rat western coastline up to our press time.

The week of ac-tivities as published

included the St. Patrick’s Day Lecture which was held and claimed as a suc-cess on Monday night when Miss Ethlyn Weekes, vice principal at the Montserrat Secondary School intro-duced as a very willing and fit person, delivered on the topic ‘Montserrat’s Response to Development in a World that is Changing Fast.’ The UWI Open Cam-pus, hosted the lecture as it has done for many years,at the Cultural Centre confer-ence room.

There was also some newness to the schedule of activities via three new

events. A youth jamboree, which was also postponed from Tuesday, March 12; a band clash in the Salem Park Friday,March 15, and the African music festival.

Then there was the usual like the Emerald Community Singers, freedom hyke, pub crawl, R C church St. Patrick’s Day dinner, which takes place on Saturday night, March 16. There will be the church service to take place on St. Patrick’s Day, Sun-day, March 17.

The African mu-

sic festival will include two events, the concert tomor-row March 16 at Salem park and the Fun in the Sun open-air concert also at Salem park the following

day, March 17. That will will also feature the junior calypso show.

The fol lowing day, Monday is a public holiday when the popular slave feast

will take place to wind up the activities and bring the curtains down in Salem, preceded by the Freedom run and walk earlier in the day.

The new stage being set up for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at Salem Park

Picture rembering previous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations Slave Feast at Little Bay, 2009

St. Patrick’s Day cel-ebrations

Hyke

St. Patrick’s Day celebrations - parade enters festival village

the montserrat reporter- march 15 2013

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