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Lord , you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. - Psalm 90:1 (NIV)

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Children Society launched...pg 6Kids Korner...pg 8

Caribbean elections results...pg 11Geothermal drilling postponed...pg 3

Hugo Chavez dies...pg 5

Air Accident Workshop...pg 2

Disaster exercise Green Flash -

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Pope Benedict

XVI resigns

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Over 1.2 billion Catholics around the world are without a Pope afterPope Benedict XVI

“stunned the Roman Catholic Church and the rest of the world”early February by giv-

ing three weeks’ notice that he is stepping down as of

by Bennette RoachFormer Governor Frank Savage served the island

from 1993 to 1997 as the Governor. His experiences here created the opportunity for him to consult and teach on disaster management issues for the FCO and UK-based universities. He is offi cially retiring for active service for the FCO at the end of March 2013.He was the organiser and chief planner for the disaster exercise. On Monday before the two-day exercise, he explained that it would be a simulation exercise, conducted within the DMCA, under his direction assisted by Toney Bates from the FCO and a team from the Pan American

The main disaster response agencies in Montserrat were tested last week in a simulation exercise called ‘Green Flash’.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he delivers his Christmas Day message from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 25, 2012, in Vatican City.

Health Organiza-tion, PAHO, led by Dr. Roselyn Bascom Adams.

“The exer-cise is designed to test the response of several agen-cies on island,” Governor Savage explained at the beginning, outlin

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Montserrat to host Air Accident Invest igat ion

Training workshop

P o p e r e s i g n s

CLICO INTERNATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE

RUDOLPH A.E. DYETT having made sworn deposition that Policy No. B26679 on his life has been lost, and having made application to the Directors to grant a duplicate of the same, notice is hereby given that unless objection is raised within four (4) weeks of the date hereof the duplicate requested will be issued.

Dated 20th February, 2013

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.

BRADES, Montserrat (March 6, 2013) – Montser-rat is preparing to host a two-day air accident inves-tigation workshop on 14-15 March, according to the Governor’s Offi ce.

Head of the Gover-

yesterday, February 28.The Bavarian-born pon-

tiff cited his deteriorating health and “advanced age” — he is 85 — as the reason he is bowing out after nearly eight years as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

In doing so, Benedict becomes the first Pope to resign the offi ce in nearly 600 years.

In 2012 it was written, “Since his 2010 book, “Light of the World,” in which he said that if a pope felt “no longer physically, psychologi-cally, and spiritually capable of carrying out the duties of his office,” he would have “the right, and in some cir-cumstances the obligation, to resign.”

He emphasized that car-rying out the duties of being pope — the leader of Roman Catholics worldwide — re-quires "both strength of mind and body."

"After having repeatedly examined my conscience be-fore God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths

due to an advanced age are no longer suited to an adequate exercise of the Petrine min-istry," he told the cardinals. "I am well aware that this ministry, due to its essential spiritual nature, must be car-ried out not only by words and deeds but no less with prayer and suffering,” he said at his resignation.

So, there should have been no surprise when The As-sociated Press reported, “Pope Benedict XVI announced Feb. 11 that he would resign on February 28 because he was simply too infi rm to carry on — the fi rst pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.”

On the stroke of 8p.m. on Thursday, February 28, 2013, as bells chimed and pilgrims stifl ed sobs, the Swiss guards who had been standing outside the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo retreated inside, their duty done. The man they had come to protect, three hours before, was no longer eligible for their care. In spec-

tacular style through cloudless skies, he had arrived a pope. But he was now, in his own words, "simply a pilgrim".

Last October, Benedict started using a movable plat-form to carry him down the central aisle in St. Peter’s

Basilica, and he leaned on a cane before boarding the plane for a recent weeklong trip to Cuba and Mexico. He his now the sixth-oldest pope since at least the 1400s; the oldest, Pope Leo XIII, died in 1903 at age 93.

His predecessor, Pope John Paul II, died in 2005 at age 84 after years of failing health. After his death, it was

revealed John Paul considered resigning twice, on his 75th and 80th birthdays, but de-cided to continue serving “as long as (Jesus), in the mysteri-ous designs of his providence, will want.”

The Feb. 28 resignation allows for a fast-trackCon-clave to elect a new pope,

since the traditional nine days of mourning that would follow a pope's death doesn't have to be observed. It also gives the 85-year-old Benedict great sway over the choice of his successor. Though he will not himself vote, he has hand-picked the bulk of the College of Cardinals — the princes of

the church who will elect his successor — to guarantee his conservative legacy and en-sure an orthodox future for the church.The resignation may mean that age will become less of a factor when electing a new pope, since candidates may no longer feel compelled to stay for life.

nor’s Offi ce, Mark Turner confi rmed Wednesday that about 30 members of fi re, police senior government offi cials, as well as repre-sentatives from SVG Air, Fly Montserrat, the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation

Authority and the Gover-nor’s Offi ce are to be a part of the training.

The workshop is being delivered by senior investi-gators from the UK Air Ac-cident Investigation Branch (AAIB) and designed to provide key Overseas Ter-ritories’ personnel with the skills and knowledge neces-sary to manage an aircraft investigation during the fi rst 48 hours of an incident. According to Tom Regan of the Governor’s Office, the course will look at best practices and will also con-sider lessons learnt from the islands’ response to aviation incidents in 2012.

A similar workshop will be delivered in the British Virgin Islands during the following week.

Mark Turner, Head of the Governor’s Offi ce


Geothermal drilling not yet underway after a failed start

Guides Association Advisor visits as Guides celebrate

week and Thinking Day

Improved performance in CSEC January sitting 2013

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ISLAND OF MONTSERRATA.D.2013

[PROBATE DIVISION]LEGAL NOTICE

In the Estate of EDWARD MEADE, 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 EDWARD MEADE deceased, late of 2080 First Avenue, Apt 3107, New York, NY, 10923 and formerly of St Patrick's, Montserrat who died on the 21st day of December 2012 be issued to MARY M. WILLIAMS of 39 Larkin Lane, Garnerville, NY, 10923, the sister of the 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 February 2013

Marcelle E.M. WattsAttorney at law for the Applicant

MONTSERRATREGISTERED LAND ACT, 1978

SECTION 34NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO REPLACE LOST LAND CERTIFICATES

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

NAME REG. SECTION/REFERENCE DATE ISSUEDMargaret Hodge St. John’s 14/18/047 June 13, 2006Paradise Investments Ltd St. John’s 14/10/032 April 15, 2008

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

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


Sgd. Jamiel M. GreenawayREGISTRAR OF LANDS

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 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 26th day of January 2013

Marcelle E.M. WattsAttorney at law for the Applicant

The Montserrat Re-porter reported at press prematurely in anticipation that geothermal drilling was due to start last week Wednesday night. The drill-ing was scheduled to begin began at seven o’clockon Wednesday, February 23 as announced the day before at the blessing and opening of the drilling at the bottom of Weekes near the Cork Hill main road.

That was TMR’s press night but on invitation we

had travelled to Cork Hill, that was the intention, to witness the start of the drill-ing. On arrival at the gate, we found it closed and after unsuccessful enquires were forced to vacate the privi-lege. We would not learn until the following day, too late for the press, that the engines never started and the drilling did not begin.

Director of Public Works in a report to ZJB news eventually confi rmed that the rig which came

from Dominica where it had been parked up for a number of months…“they found a number of issues. Some of the cables have been chewed by vermin, which should be replaced. The computer system that drives the rig failed…”

Sources said that the problems may be more than has been advertised, Beards-ley reported that parts had to be sourced from Iceland and that they had a potential new start date of March 6.

CaribbeanNewsNowBarbados -- Perfor-

mance in the Caribbean Secondary Education Cer-tifi cate (CSEC) January 2013

sitting has improved over that January of 2012. This year 49 percent of the entries achieved Grades I – III, the acceptable grades at CSEC,

compared with 45 percent last year.

Of the 13 subjects of-fered at the January sitting, performance improved on

nine, declined on three and remained the same on one subject.

English Literature or English B was the subject with the most improved per-formance when compared to 2012. There was a 30 percent improvement in performance this year with 62 percent of the entries achieving accept-able grades, compared with 32 percent in 2012. There was improved performance on all three profi les this year: drama, poetry and prose fi ction. The decline in per-formance in 2012 was due

mainly candidates using the incorrect texts to prepare for the examination.

Improved performance was also seen on biology, chemistry, information tech-nology, mathematics, phys-ics, principles of business, social studies and human and social biology. Performance on English A remained the same as in 2012 with 43 per-cent of candidates achieving acceptable grades.

Although offi ce admin-istration was the subject with the highest percentage of candidates achieving ac-

ceptable grades – 85 percent -- this represents a slight decline when compared with performance in 2012, when 88 percent achieved similar grades. Principles of accounts also witnessed a decline in performance with 52 percent of candi-dates achieving accept-able grades compared with 62 percent in 2012. There was also a slight decline in performance in Spanish this January: 66 percent of entries achieved acceptable grades compared with 69 percent last year.

Girl Guide Associa-tions Advisor Mrs. Ann L lewyn Jones v i s i t ed Montserrat during the week

February 10 – 18, 2013. During this time Mrs. Jones said that the purpose of the visit this time is,“to support

the Girl Guide movement in Montserrat, do some training and anything else


Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. - Psalm 90:1 (NIV)

When someone asks our sons where they are from, they have no quick and simple answer. This is because their father’s career sent our family packing every few years — from Hawaii to California to Texas to Virginia and several points in between. We really have no place we can call our hometown. Yet in all these places we consistently felt the presence of God, finding our true and permanent home among fellow believers. The buildings, sizes of the congregations, and worship schedules varied; and the local speech patterns and accents changed. But these differences were slight compared

Always Homewith the common bond we shared. The fellowship we find with God’s people has given us stability, comfort, and security wherever we have lived. Society seems more transient than ever with continual changes in location, careers, health and financial circumstances, and family structure. Few people manage to live long without enduring some major life changes and the stresses that come with them. Like the Israelites who wandered in the wilderness, we may feel as if we are strangers in this world. What a comfort to know that we cannot move beyond the reach and love of God!

Prayer: Dear Lord, help us to feel your presence wherever we go and to fi nd our true home in your love with your people. Amen.

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E D I T O R I A L F E E D B A C KMr. Gerald - Thank you

for this informative perspec-tive on land ownership issues on Montserrat. I don't quite know what to make of it yet as I am early into learning all I can about the island and its people.

Myself, I am a 58-year-old Canadian, a former ge-ologist, farmer and teacher and perhaps unwisely retired, now exploring possibilities for making a new home out-side of Canada with perma-

nent residency in the back of my mind.

It seems that one must fi rst break through an abun-dance of tourist-promotion information to get a sense of what is really on offer as a way of life in the Carib-bean.

Your piece has filled some gaps in my attempting to understand what is happen-ing on Montserrat at this time. Land and residency issues appear likely to complicate

Keep your eyes on Little Bay, Montserrat"

Comment: ‘No VAT for Turks and Caicos Islands’

life on the island for some time. I will continue with my research nevertheless.

I will check in on your newspaper from time to time with the hope that the pieces of the puzzle will one day fall into place. Keep well.

All the best,Stephen McIntyreLangley, British Co-

lumbiaCanadaE-mail :limcintyre@

shaw.ca

E-mail :[email protected] is dead. There is no

set of circumstances that could ever revive it. However, de-mocracy is barely alive. The response from the UK was ill considered and creates more problems than it solves.

What is the legal basis for an instruction from the Secretary of State to not bring a piece of legislation (VAT Ordinance) into force. I am not aware that there is any legal basis for such an instruction. Law that has been assented to, must be brought into force with all due diligence with full regard for the will of the legis-lature. To do otherwise would be constitutionally impossible. If such a circumstance were to be accepted, law could be approved and assented to; but the executive or others could simply not operate the law. In such circumstances there would be little point in a legislature or Royal assent and we would be

at the mercy of rule by decree. The Repeal Bill was ap-

proved in the House and sent up to the Governor. The statutory options that are available to him are clear. He must either assent to the Bill or refuse to assent. There are a number of different routes in the event that he is unwilling to assent, all of these options require the matter to be referred to the Secretary of State for a decision.

It appears from the evi-dence that the matter has indeed been referred to the Secretary of State but the basis of that refer-ral is unclear.

Faced with a decision un-der the statutory framework the Minister has two options; either an instruction to refuse assent or an instruction to assent.

There is no possible option to decide not to make a decision and circumvent the due process by instructing the Governor to indefi nitely delay assent. If the Minister has instructed the Gov-

ernor not to assent to the Repeal Bill this decision must be clear and transparent. If the Minister has not instructed him to with-hold assent, the Governor must assent to the repeal without further delay.

We are entitled to expect the "rule of law" in the TCI. This procedure is clearly unlaw-ful and unconstitutional. On a practical level we are entitled to have certainty and closure in this matter... any uncertainty is not in the public interest and damaging to our economic in-terests.

The scandalous decision to continue down this path serves no other purpose than loss of time. The Governor's state-ments and radio commentary were typically ill judged and lacking in any grace. I urge that there is an immediate reconsid-eration of the UK and Governor's position to avert any further controversy.

The Haitian Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe, said on Monday that his government has declared a war on corruption and demanded a transparent management of public funds as several dozen State functionaries and other accomplices await trial after being indicted on corruption charges in the Caribbean country, ravaged by a terrible earthquake 3 years ago.

“I want to make it clear for everybody and I really want to send a clear message that we will not tolerate corruption within this govern-ment,” Lamothe told HCNN in an interview. “We want transparency as we declare a war on corruption,” he stated.

Lamothe instructed all Ministers, Secretaries of State and other State fund managers to declare their personal assets to relevant au-thorities to prevent illicit enrichment.

“The people’s money should be invested in projects benefi ting the population. it should not end up in the pockets of any govern-ment offi cials or other functionaries managing public funds,” Lamothe warned.

This topic is an undoubtedly an unpleasant one for many, for one reason or another. That is so because of the easy manner in which the practice can creep up on the perpetrators and those who may even unconsciously practice corruption.

But remember what we say is the simple recipe for corruption! But, it may only be simple for those people who have known nothing less. Some people were born into corruption, even those mind you who will righteously believe everyone else but they are corrupt. The recipe we refer to is: “Selfi shness breeds greed, and those two together will easily result in corruption. Some add power, to the equation.

THE AGBOGBOMEFIA OF the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, said not long ago, Ghana, like other African states, despite the abundance of resources, was still wallowing in poverty due to the selfi shness and greed of some politicians who put their interest and want for power before the needs of the people who brought them to power.

He stressed, “Selfishness and greed breed corruption, which undermines our development efforts. The worst culprits are politicians who suddenly become businessmen. The meth-ods these political businessmen adopt in taking business from others or frustrating their work undermine our progress.”

While this African made these remarks the hope and dream following rituals and festivals was ‘Our Politics Must Bring Peace, Unity and Development.’

Many years ago the language of corruption was more prevalent than now, but the curse of corruption is no less serious now than then. One thing there is no admission, not publicly anyway, by any of our public about corruption in Montserrat.

One of the Commissions brought about by the passing into law the 2010 Montserrat Constitution is that dealing with Integrity. So far, the Commissions have been delayed from being initiated for all kinds of reasons, with the Governor admitting that there is little excuse for the delays. One reason he gave was the diffi culty he said had to be overcome was fi nding persons willing to serve on the Commissions, especially within the Diaspora. The problems with the delays we be-lieve they are born out of corruption.

The latest information is that two of those appointed to the Integrity Commission have either been revoked or they withdrew themselves.

It’s been said before in our writings that no one person can be corrupt. It takes many persons participation. That Integrity Act needs action to clear the Legislative Assembly.

Failure to get the Integrity Act in motion is an act of corruption


The president and congressionalleaders unveil a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks inside the U.S. Capitol

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies

Statue of Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Activist, is unveiled

Story Highlights• She's the fi rst Afri-

can-American woman to be honored with a full-length statue in Statuary Hall

• Obama said Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, can inspire us today

• Obama: 'Rosa Parks tells us there's always some-thing we can do'

W A S H I N G T O N — President Obama said Wednesday that Rosa Parks' example in 1955 -- confront-ing segregation by refusing to give up her seat on a city bus -- should inspire all Americans to face up to today's challenges.

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children who are hungry, neighborhoods "ravaged by violence" and families hobbled by unemployment or illness, Obama said, too many people simply throw up their hands and say there's nothing they can do.

"Rosa Parks tells us there's always something we can do," Obama said during a ceremony to unveil a statue of Parks at the U.S. Capitol.

"She tells us that we all have responsibilities, to our-selves and to one another."

Obama and congres-sional leaders retold Parks' story, of how she refused to comply with the demands of a white bus driver in

Montgomery, Ala., to give up her seat to a white pas-senger on Dec. 1, 1955. Obama said that "singular act of disobedience launched a movement" that lasts to this day.

Drawing a picture of Parks at the time of her arrest -- "alone in that seat, clutch-ing her purse, staring out the window" -- Obama said, "that moment tells us about how change happens or doesn't happen, the choices we make or don't make."

Today, the bus sits in the Henry Ford Museum near Detroit, where thousands of visitors board it and remem-ber — including, in 2012, President Obama.

She has now become the fi rst African-American woman to be honored with a full-length statue in the Capitol's National Statuary Hall, joining past presidents, members of Congress, mili-tary leaders -- and Jefferson Davis, president of the Con-federate States of America during the Civil War.

In the short term, Parks' arrest six decades ago in-spired a boycott that led to integration of Montgomery's buses, led in part by a young pastor named Martin Luther King Jr. Obama said, "with that victory, the entire edifi ce of segregation, like the an-cient walls of Jericho, began to slowly come tumbling down."

In the long run, Parks' courage inspired countless

others to sit in, march, or oth-erwise battle discrimination, paving the way for nation-altering legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- and, ultimately, the election of an African-American president.

"It's because of these men and women that I stand here today," Obama said.

Obama also said: "In a single moment, with the sim-plest of gestures, she helped change America -- and change the world." (Nelson Mandela, a former prisoner who rose to become presi-dent of South Africa, once called the 1989 incident in which a man in China stood in front of a government tank a "Rosa Parks moment.")

Parks, who died in

2005, has been the subject of many commemorations. The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp in her honor on Feb. 4, the 100th anniversary of her birth. The crowd at the statue unveiling included more than 50 of Parks' relatives.

Obama also pointed out that Parks did much more than a bus protest. Throughout her long life, Parks worked on issues rang-ing from poverty to discrimi-nation in the legal system to voting rights -- the latter another newsworthy topic in Washington on Wednesday.

Across the street from the Capitol, the Supreme Court held a hearing on a law that Parks partly inspired and which made Obama's politi-cal career possible, the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

In a 3-year-old case, the high court is being asked to throw out Section 5, the steel spine of the Voting Rights Act. It forces nine states with a history of racial discrimi-nation -- Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia -- and municipalities in seven oth-ers to get federal approval for any changes in voting procedures.

Obama did not mention the Supreme Court case, focusing instead on Parks' life and legacy.

"This morning, we cel-ebrate a seamstress -- slight in stature but mighty in courage," Obama said "She defi ed the odds, and she de-fi ed injustice."

By CNN Staff(CNN) -- Venezuelan

President Hugo Chavez has died after a long battle with cancer, Vice President Nico-las Maduro said Tuesday.

In a national broadcast, Maduro said Chavez died Tuesday at 4:25 p.m.(3:55 p.m. ET).

Flanked by Cabinet min-isters, Maduroteared up as he announced the news.

"We must unite now more than ever," he said, calling on Venezuelans to remain peaceful and respect-ful.

In the coming hours, Maduro said, plans for Chavez's funeral would be announced.

He did not specify when elections would be held.

"Our people can count

on having a government of men and women committed to protecting them," Maduro said.

The announcement came hours after Maduro met with the country's top

political and military leaders about Chavez's worsening health condition and sug-gested someone may have deliberately infected Chavez with cancer.

Venezuela's defense

minister echoed Maduro's calls for unity and peace.

Adm. Diego Molero said Venezuela's military is in a "process of deploying ... to ensure the safety of all Venezuelans" and support

the country's constitution in the wake of Chavez's death.

Molero pledged support to Maduro and National As-sembly President Diosdado Cabello, two top officials who were close allies of the Venezuelan president.

Word of Chavez's death drew swift expressions of sorrow and solidarity from regional allies.

"The national govern-ment expresses its solidarity in light of this irreparable loss that puts the Venezuelan people and all the region in mourning and at the same time sends its heartfelt con-dolences to the family of the late champion of Latin America," Ecuador's foreign ministry said in a statement.

Venezuelan president Chavez visits Bogota, Colombia


The Montserrat Children Society, Inc. launched

Red Cross delivered toys to Primary Schools

On February 8, 2013 a group of 15 volunteers, launched a new non-profi t or-ganization called the Montser-rat Children’s Society under the Mission Statement, “Children who have urgent needs may be assisted regardless of race, nationality, or disability.”

The launch too place at the Hill Top Coffee Shop, St. Pe-ters, which saw presentations live and by video from the UK on children’s issues in Montser-rat, and the Caribbean. The presentations centred around securing the well-being of chil-dren is often outside the scope of government. According to a release announcing the launch, it explains, “This means there are still many children whose needs are neglected and they, and their parents, often have no place to seek help. The society hopes to fi ll this gap and be their voice to raise awareness on the

issues they face.”The project offi cer is Trevor

Howe who chaired the proceed-ings of the launch, while Mrs. Janice Panton who resides in London, England and who gave the feature address by live video using the skype technology.

Mrs. Panton is the presi-dent of the Society and in her address spoke about the need to help children who are sexually

abused.“ T o -

day, we have reached a point w h e r e a s a community we want to provide to all vulnerably chi ldren, the support that would enable them to have

equal opportunity and access in all areas where they can develop to their full potential,” she said as she began the main part of her presentation.

She revealed the birth of the organisation when she an-nounced that the initiative to establish the Society,“came from professionals working with vulnerable children in Montser-rat,”

W h i l e speaking to the UK’s Spe-cial Educa-tional Needs (SEN) for chil-dren who are assessed as

needing additional support, she then spoke on the issueChild sex abuse, which she said,“happens in every society, and Montserrat is no exception.”

“Where this occurs these vulnerable children need safe havens and support from within the community in addition to the professional support given,” she said

The president noted that It is no coincidence that the major-ity of founding members of the Montserrat Children’s Society Inc. work within the caring pro-fession, social workers, doctor, Minister of religion or are profes-sionals from the justice system and environmental health.

Several of the these found-ing members on the ground

spoke at the launch which ended with a brief cocktail reception.

The other members of the Executive of Montserrat Chil-dren Society are Vice president Dr. Asher Gopal, Secretary Tri-cia Francis, treasurer inspector Courtney Rodney, communica-tions officer Delis Daley and project offi cer Trevor Howe.

Children at Montserrat Pri-mary schools finally received toys that were to be in their hands at Christmas just passed. The Montserrat Red Cross early in February presented toys to children in the island’s primary schools. On February 8, it was the Catholic St. Augustine school’s turn to receive.

Eloise Irish, treasurer, Direc-tor Pauline Everett and Carlene Farrell a board director, showed up at the children’s regular morning assembly for the occasion where they delivered the toys destined to reach the hands of every child at the school as they said they had done previously at the other schools, Lookout, Bradesand Light house academy.

The Red Cross notes that this initiative was made possible through the generous donation of toys form Spin Master in Canada. The director also said unfortu-nately the toys did not arrive in time for Christmas but perhaps

receiving them at a later date is an even nicer surprise

She told the St. Augustine pupils that the Red Cross is ex-tremely grateful to Spin Master

for their continued support to the children on Montserrat and knows the children would appreci-ate toys.

Meanwhile, the school’s

Principal Miss Ann-Marie Dewar expressed words of thanks to the Red Cross branch on behalf of the children who themselves showed their appreciation.

Janice Panton


Green Flash a success...cont’d. from page 1

St. Patrick’s Day DinnerHosted by

the Catholic Community

Cultural CentreSaturday, March 16, 2013

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

EC$60.00In Aid of the Catholic Church & School

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.


Hogarth SergeantSolicitor for the Applicant

ing further: “…it will be largely a simulation exercise, it will be conducted within the DMCA and all of the Montser-ratian players will be there making decisions based upon the evolving situation and we’ll be running them through sev-enty two hours of a simulated exercise program…” he told the media.

He noted that the differ-ence of the exercise from previ-ous was being joined by, “three colleagues form PAHO which I welcome and I appreciate PAHO giving us this resource. So in this particular exercise we’ll have three professionals who can look very closely how it is conducted and how health and hospital respond to this exercise.”

As planned the exercise (Operation Green Flash)was conducted over the two days, Tuesday and Wednesday, with all the simulations including me-dia briefi ngs and reporting. On Thursday Savage held a press briefi ng where accompanied by Bates and Adams he reported that the exercise was a success while weaknesses were discov-ered and recognized.

“…our unanimous conclu-sion when we sat down last night to assess the last two days the last two days, that it had been a very worthwhile experience, that it had been a realistic exercise which had tested all the components of Montserrat’s disaster prepared-ness plan and we were struck by the enthusiasm of all the

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participants and impressed with the high caliber of quite a large number of people making up the sub committees,” he said.

He lauded praise on the participants in the exercise and spoke of the weaknesses. “I think the strength as you’d expect in Montserrat is really the intellectual input that the majority of participants bring to the task. I mean I’ll praise Montserratians. You might not

praise yourself but you’re among the best educated people in the Caribbean. when you set your minds to resolve a task, there are few other countries or territories who can bring that sort of intellectual approach,” he said

Of the weaknesses, he said, “…in this particular case was lack of familiarity with the new plan, occasionally a little bit of obstinacy amongst one

or two members…the old guard not always appreciating the new way of doing things and the second part of the exercisewas a full drill quite a large drill,” ex-plaining further and praising the youths. “…nineteen fantastic students from the Community College, they put an Oscar win-ning performance…”

Reporting with Savage

was Tony Bates who pointed out that he had a dual role in the exercise. “I essentially had a dual role in this exercise, I was on the one hand an assessor and observer of the exercise. On the other hand I was also as far as possible exercising my own role in the situation that we were exercising which is hurricane situation. so I spent

much of my time with the gov-ernor’s offi ce coordinating what would be the UK government’s response to a hurricane both in the preparedness stage and the response stage…effectively we worked through what my systems would be in London to coordinate that response which involves drawing in a range of organizations and agencies not just in the region but more wide-ly such as in the UK, in Miami, in Bridgetown, in Montserrat of course,” he said.

The exercise chief com-mander had explained, “The test we give them was quite a demanding one, they didn’t know it but we reran hurricane Hugo. The 72-hour-period we give them to look at over a four hour period became more challenging each twenty four hours and we’re impressed…” he had said.

Meanwhile Dr. Bascom Adamsfrom PAHO report her views on the exercise. She was involved in observing activities surrounding the hospital. “I think Montserrat on a whole would be pleased to know how well the health sector performed in the simulation exercise or the drill part of the exercise,” she began.

“…from a high level of staff, from the chief medical offi cer all the way down to the orderlies and the stretcher bear-ers, they were able to indicate

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Kids time - In your own korner

One afternoon, Jo-Jo the elephant was sprint-ing up the hillside when he tripped and sprained his ankle. As he lay on the ground near the bottom of the hill, Jo-Jo hoped somebody would come by and notice him. Before he knew it, Jo-Jo had fallen asleep. While he was asleep, Jo-Jo dreamed he was at the top of the hill munching on some peanuts. Three hours later, Jo-Jo woke up and realized that he was still at the bottom of the hill waiting for someone to come help him.

When Jo-Jo opened his eyes, he noticed some-thing on his trunk. His eyes crossed as he tried to get a better look at the small figure sitting at the top of his trunk right between his big, brown googley eyes. Finally, Jo-Jo realized that the small figure was an ant. What Jo-Jo didn’t know is that while he was asleep, he rolled over and landed on a giant ant hill.

Jo-Jo asksed the ant, “Is there a good reason why you’re sitting on my trunk?”

The ant replied, “Yes, a very good reason. You

Hello everyone – It is kid’s time with Auntie Lyka “In Your Own Korner”. In the month of March we will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. This is the time of Road race I wish all of you the best of luck and make sure you give your house a point atleast. Rember read a book as you go along. Books takes you places.

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

landed on my house.”“Well,” Jo-Jo said, “I sprained my ankle and I

can’t get up. If you carry me to the top of the hill, I can show you where there are lots of good crumbs to eat.”

The ant liked the deal, and agreed to help Jo-Jo. The ant got underneath Jo-Jo’s back and with his all might, tried to lift Jo-Jo up the hill. No matter how hard he tried, it was impossible for the ant to lift Jo-Jo.

Sixteen members of the ant’s colony came to help him. All sixteen ants got underneath Jo-Jo’s back and with all of their might, tried to lift Jo-Jo up the hill. Jo-Jo didn’t budge. It seemed impossible to move him! Suddenly, the first ant had another idea.

He decided to call all of the ants in his colony to come help them move Jo-Jo. If they all worked together, they were sure they could lift Jo-Jo to the top of the hill. Then, they would have all the crumbs to eat.

So, the whole colony of ants got underneath Jo-Jo’s back and with all their might, they lifted Jo-Jo and car-ried him to the top of the hill. When they got to the top of the hill, every-one was smiling. Jo-Jo crawled to a huge mound of peanuts and the ants raced to a crumb utopia. And they all lived happily ever after.

This story about the elephant and

Together We Can Do Anythingby Julian Hinkson, 10 years old

Crossword PuzzleCOLOUR BY NUMBERS

ACROSS1.Numbers, numbers4.Writing tool6.Playtime8. What happened in the past11. School transportation13.Ruler of the school14.Small electronic machine used for numbers15.Used for coloring

DOWN1.La la la la2.Measuring stick3.Used for sticking things together5.Removes chalk7.Used to carry things to school9.Experiements10.Where food is served12.In charge of the class

the ants shows that if we all work together, we can accomplish more than a single person can imagine. But to make a difference everyone has to contribute his own piece of the puzzle. It’s not going to be easy, but we can do anything with a little help!

About the author...Julian Hinkson is ten years old with close family

ties to St. Lucia. He loves to play soccer, enjoys drawing, especially cartoons, and aspires to become a claymation animator. He attends Hoffman-Boston Elementary School and his favourite books are Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) by Jeff Kinney, Alex Rider (series) by Anthony Horowitz, and Bud not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.

Find how alarm clock

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]


Farewell Reception in honour of Savage - one of several before this

cont’d. on page 6The Government of Montserrat (GOM) has received a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to two million fi ve hundred thousand United States dollars (USD2,500,000) toward the cost of Second Power Project - Montserrat, and intends to

apply the proceeds of this loan to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of GOM and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan Account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. No other party other than GOM shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.

MUL now invites sealed bids from capable bidders for the construction of the power sta-tion and the supply and installation of the necessary equipment (the Works).

Description of the WorksThe Works include but is not limited to the following:

(a) Electrical and Mechanical Works: The installation and commissioning of one medium-speed diesel generator of approximately 1.5 MW nominal output, the associated ancillary equipment, switchgear and a control, instrumentation and communication system.

(b) Civil Works and Buildings:(i) construction of a power station building to house three diesel generators with

provision for future expansion including control, switchgear and battery rooms;(ii) security fencing and gates, gatehouse and perimeter lighting;(iii) bulk fuel storage tanks, water tanks and workshop;(iv) ground improvement works, earthworks, landscaping and drainage system; and(v) building services, fi re-fi ghting equipment etc.

This procurement opportunity is open to capable fi rms from all countries. Bidders will be required to submit full qualifi cation information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualifi cation to perform the contract if the bid is accepted. Tender and qualifi cation information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents.

Submissions that do not provide the information required, or that do not demonstrate the prospective contractor’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.

Bid Documents may be obtained from the fi rst address below for a non-refundable fee of two hundred and fi fty United States dollars (USD250). Requests may be made by personal application or in writing. Written applications must be clearly marked: “Request for Bidding Documents for the Brades Power Station - Montserrat”. Payment should be by cash, wire transfer, bank draft or bank guaranteed cheque made payable to MUL. Information to effect a wire transfer can be obtained from the fi rst address below. Applicants who request that documents be forwarded to them must submit an account number from a local courier agent that accepts freight collect charges. Documents will be promptly dispatched following payment, but under no circumstance will GOM or MUL be held responsible for late delivery or loss of the documents so transmitted.

Submissions in sealed envelopes, marked “Confi dential - Tender for Brades Power Station - Montserrat” and with the name and address of the bidder on the outside of the envelop, must be received at the fi rst address below not later than 14:00 hours on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Bid opening will take place immediately after the deadline for submission, in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend. Simultaneously, qualifi cation information only must be submitted to the second address below.

Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of three hundred thousand United States dollars (USD300,000) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency.

GOM/MUL reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for GOM’s/MUL’s action. GOM/MUL will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.

1. Address For Correspondence, Bid Submission and Bid OpeningThe Managing DirectorMontserrat Utilities LimitedDavy Hill MONTSERRAT, W.I.Tel: (664) 491 2538Fax: (664) 491 3143E-mail: [email protected]

2. Address For Completed Qualifi cation Information OnlyProcurement Offi cerCaribbean Development BankP.O. Box 408Wildey, St. Michael BB11000 BARBADOS, W.I.Tel: (246) 431 - 1600Fax: (246) 426 - 7269Email: [email protected]

GOVERNMENT OF MONTSERRAT/ MONTSERRAT UTILITIES LIMITEDSECOND POWER PROJECT

INVITATION FOR BIDS

clearly demonstrated,” she concluded.

The exercise which brought observers from PAHO, CEDEMA, Dutch St. Maarten as well as three from the FCO saw new committees, according to

Green Flash a successSavage, “since we were here last…there is one covering Law Enforcement, police, ports, customs, shelters and welfare issues, recovery and damage assessment…” mostly he admit-ted was a combination of public servants and utilities.

During the report govern-ment officials and residents were urged to continue to be vigilant and prepared for any disaster, as there are others besides the volcano that can affect the territory.

At the end of it all, Gover-nor Frank Savage was special guest at a reception hosted by current Governor Adrian and Mrs.SuJue Davis at their resi-dence in Woodlands. This was to say one probable last time, farewell to Governor Savage who said that every time he visited Montserrat, it was like coming home. “Coming back to Montserrat is like coming home…” he began his response to brief remarks by his host Gov-ernor Davis and Premier Reuben Meade, adding later, “I don’t like my own family like this,it’s like coming home to family

Meade was Chief Minister when the Governor arrived in Montserrat for duty in 1993 and during the time the volcano raised its devastating face in 1995. The Premier spoke of his days with the Governor and in particular during the crisis, re-calling that today he would say he is one of the two or maybe three Governors he favours.

The former Governor re-sponded, speaking briefl y of the volcanic crisisand referred to some of the things the Premier

said of their time during that period. “I’ve always said I can’t remember a cross word with Reuben. We both had the same agenda there were slightly dif-ferent routes to get to the fi nal destination…” he said.

AS to whether this time is his last, revealing that he had never drank Runway Ghaut water until this time. “I’ve never drank form Runaway Ghaut. Well today I did so you’ll probably never see me again,” he joked.

He revealed that he re-gretfully lost time during the last ten years with his plan to write a book, explaining: “…the book about the eruption.There has been books, but nobody’s written the book about how Montserratians dealt with this crisis…”

Finally,“Thank you all for everything you did for us (his wife Veronica). I do continue to do what I can for Montserrat.” he concluded.

That was before he re-ceived the gift of a ‘Memento Magazine’ of newspaper (clip-pings) articles compiled by The

Montserrat Reporter of stories during his time in offi ce here. It will aid him tremendously in writing his book delivered on behalf of, as Richard Aspin,MC for the evening describes, “the longest serving committee in that number (that took part in the exercise) - the information and education committee…”He introduced: “…and there are still two surviving members from when it was set up nearly seventeen years ago, one of them is the president of the Frank Savage fan club, please give a warm welcome to Mr. Bennette Roach.”

I read the introduction of the booklet prefacing it with very brief comments on both the Governor and Premier’s brief remarks, and my own recollec-tion of those early hectic and uncertain days.

Following the presentation of the book to Savage, Colin Fergus on behalf of the Royal Montserrat Defence Force also made a presentation. Fergus described, a “token of our ap-preciation for all the support and friendship which you have

shown to the RMDF over the years and during the time as Commander in Chief.” He said it was a replacement for one he (Savage) received previ-ously but must have mis-placed.

The Emerald Com-munity Singers entertained with specially selected rep-ertoire songs, to end that section of the evening’s event.

Copies of the book are available on order from Montserrat Printing & Pub-lishing Inc. through (The Montserrat Reporter).

Audio of the presenta-tions at the receptionmay be heard atwww.the-montserratreporter.com


Ferry Schedule for the period of March 1st – March 31st

NB. Schedule is subject to safe sea conditions. *MNI = Montserrat ANU = AntiguaNo advance ticketing is required, as travelers can purchase their tickets upon check in. However, to facilitate ticketing, check in and otherclearances at the point of sale at the ports, passengers are asked to check in 90 minutes in advance before the scheduled time for departure.

The fares for the ferry service are EC$300 return (EC$150 one way) for adults and EC$150 return for children under 12 years. Each passenger isallowed 2 pieces of baggage free and any additional baggage is charged at EC$50.00 per piece.

For further information on the service contactMr. Roosevelt Jemmotte at 664 496 9912 in Montserrat or Jennifer Burke in Antigua at 268 7789786.

Date Event Venue Time

Sat, March 9th Twenty20 Cricket Little Bay Cricket Ground 1:00 p.m.

Sun, March 10th Fishing Competition (Spare Fishing/Trawling) Fisherman’s Village, Little Bay 7:00 a.m.(Weigh – in)– 3:00 p.m.

Mon, March 11th St. Patrick’s Day Lecture Montserrat Cultural Center 7:30 p.m.

Tues, March 12th Carr’s’ Bay Town Center Tour Little Bay Market 2:00 p.m.

Under the Mango Tree Musical Youth Jamboree and FunNight

Salem Village 7:00 p.m.

Wed, March 13th Emerald Community Singers in Concert Salem Primary School 7:30 p.m.

Thurs, March 14th Montserrat Rhythm Night (Special Feature: Sounds of Drums

& Rude Boys String Band Album Launch)

Salem Village 7:00 p.m.

Fri, March 15th Business and Customer Appreciation Day Island wide All Day

Goat Water Sale with the Rude Boys String Band Little Bay Market 11:00 a.m.

Pub Crawl Salem – St. John’s 7:00 p.m.

The Culture of Live Music – Band Clash in the Park Salem Park 8:00 p.m.

Sat, March 16th Freedom Hike with Scribers Adventures Route: Duberry Cassava (‘The Cot’

to National Trust)

6:00 a.m.

Freedom breakfast with Nurses Union National trust, Salem

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Montserrat Cultural Centre 7:00 p.m.

African Music Festival Main Concert Salem Park 9:00 p.m.

Sun, March 17th St. Patrick’s Day Church Service St. Patrick’s Church, Lookout 9:15 a.m.

African Music Festival ‘Fun in the Sun’ Open Air Concert Salem Park 2:00 p.m.

Junior Calypso Finals Salem Park 7:30 p.m.

Mon, March 18th Freedom Run and Walk Cudjoe Head to Salem Park 6:00 a.m.

Slave Feast Salem Village Centre 1:00 p.m.

DAY Depart Arrive Depart Arrive Depart Arrive Depart Arrive CommentsMontserrat Antigua Antigua Montserrat Montserrat Antigua Antigua Montserrat

Sunday NO FERRY SERVICE

Monday 6:30 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 4:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 PM M.V. CARIBE QUEEN

Tuesday NO FERRY SERVICE

Wednesday NO FERRY SERVICE

Thursday 6:30 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 8:00 PM M.V. CARIBE SURF

Friday 6:30 AM 8:30 AM 6:30 PM 8:30 PM M.V. CARIBE QUEEN

Saturday 6:30 AM 8:30 AM 6:30 PM 8:30 PM M.V. CARIBE QUEEN

Montserrat’s St. Patrick’s Festival 2013Montserrat’s St. Patrick’s Festival 2013

ECCB Governor appeals to private

sector to form representative body

Guides Association Advisor visits

St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Cen-tral Bank Sir K Dwight Venner is calling on the private sector in the sub-region to form a body to have their interests rep-resented on the govern-mental level. Sir Dwight speaking recently at the St. Kitts Nevis chapter of the Caribbean Growth Forum, noted that the pr ivate sector in the Eastern Caribbean cur-rency union usually lack

they want me to do…”The Association advi-

sor praised the local Guides Association whom she admires for keeping go-ing even through the dif-ficulties of the volcanic crisis which caused the evacuation of over 70% of the population. “I just have admiration actually for the people who keep it going…” she said, adding that she had took on her role as advisor two and a half years ago, “but it’s so important to come out and just see actually what hap-pens on the ground.”

Jones had she had vis-ited Montserrat almost im-mediately and remembered the conversation about the new Guides Headquarters that had begun construc-tion at Davy Hill. She told The Montserrat Reporter that she was pleased to observe that some progress had been made. “…but I think it’s finally moved forward but anything like this takes time,” she said, adding that she believed the location is ideal among a residential area, and that the area provides for a, “camp site, enough that the children can play outside and inside, have cookouts, sleep over nights…It is what the whole program is about so I don’t see a problem.”

The advisor says she is responsible for six Over-seas territories associations in the Caribbean area along with Gibraltar, Asscension Islands, Saint Helena and the Falklands. She was due to travel to Anguilla for another week, where she expects to connect with her husband, whose job also keeps him on the road.

Mrs. Jones met during the week with local offi-cials including, Commis-sioner of the Girl Guides movement here Angelia Skerritt. The Guides cele-brated Guides week, which began on the Sunday with activities throughout the week that involved Guides, Brownies and Rainbows, with a Community project and a fun-day on the Satur-day at Little Bay

One of the functions among many others she undertakes, the Governor’s wife Mrs. SuJue Davis is the Guides Ambassador in Montserrat. She hosted a reception for the senior Guides in honour of the advisor’s visit, at Govern-ment House.

World Thinking Dayis observed by millions of guides around the world, this year on February 22. The activities of Guides week took place during that week and the day served as one of the highlights of the week.

cont’d. from page 3 The Her husband Lord Baden Powell founded scouts a couple years before they I think in 1910, then in 1912 The Girl Guides movement was founded by Lady Baden Powel in 1912 after her husband Lord Baden Powell founded the Scouts movement in 1910.

On February 22 each year, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world celebrate World Thinking

Day when they remember the principles of the move-ment which are centered around honesty.

Ambassador SuJue Davis encouraged girls on the island to join the Girl Guides movement in an address to the Movement here. She reminded that the movement started just over a century ago, as she com-miserated that the Guides movement bring tremen-dous benefits to girls and

young women. Girl Guides, Brown-

ies and Rainbows joined the Guides worldwide in observing thinking day on Friday, a day set aside to reflect on the founding of the worldwide move-ment by Bareness Baden … more than a century ago, Mrs. Davis says the Guides bring tremendous benefits to girls and young women.

She told them: “The

aim of the movement is to help girls and young women develop emotion-ally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive con-tribution to their commu-nity and the wider world. The Guides promise to do their best and to help other people, is important for all of us to remember as we strive to build a better more tolerant and more prosper-ous Montserrat.”

creativity and is averse to risk. He believes the current business struc-ture of the private sector that is heavily import de-pendent, must change if the Eastern Caribbean is to experience economic growth.

To hear the Gov-ernor speaks on th is ma t te r, V i s i t : h t tp : / /www.winnfm.com/news/local/3406-eccb-gover-nor-appeals-to-private-sector- to- form-repre-sentative-body


Historic victory in Grenada More calls for motion of no confi dence in parliament

DLP retains government in Barbados general elections

Haiti’s PM Lamothe declares war on corruption, demands transparency

By Pe te r R i cha rds ST . GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC –

65-year-old Keith Claudius Mitchell entered into the history of Caribbean politics when he led his New National Party (NNP) to a clean sweep of the 15 seats at stake in Tuesday’s general election, becoming the fi rst po-litical leader here to achieve the feat, having previously done so in 1999.

Mitchell, whose NNP had been booted out of office in 2008 by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of outgoing prime minister Tillman Thomas, said however he hoped to leave a legacy of having united the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.

Preliminary results showed that the NNP, which had only four seats in the last parliament, had been able to attract many of

Dr. Keith Claudius Mitchell, Prime Minister, Grenada

PM Freundel Stuart

Dwyer Astaphan, Attorney-at-Law, St. Kitss

62, 146 people who were eligible to cast a ballot in the general election.

“As I watched your faces through the campaign...I am even more deeply committed that all of us must be a united family,” Mitchell told supporters who had gathered at the Tanteen playing ground on the outskirts of the capital to celebrate the victory.

“I have accepted the awe-

some responsibility that you have placed on my shoulders, me and my team,” he said, adding he was accepting the challenge with “the greatest humility”.

Mitchell, who will be sworn into offi ce on Wednesday, said “I have asked Almighty God what have I done to deserve this, insist-ing “this is not a Keith Mitchell victory, it is your victory.

He said he wants his legacy of 30 years in public life to be “that I have done all I can to unite the people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique”.

The results was a bitter blow for Thomas and the NDC that sought to portray itself as a united party following the infi ghting that led to the dismissal and resigna-tion of senior cabinet ministers including tourism minister Peter David and foreign affairs minister Karl Hood.

By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,

- Barbadian voters kept with tradi-tion and provided the incumbent party with a second consecutive term in power following a nerve jangling general elections here on Thursday.

According to the preliminary results, the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) won 16 of the 30 seats in the elections with the remainder going to the main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP). In the 2008 general election, the DLP won 20 seats.

Prime Minister Freundel Stu-art in thanking supporters for the narrow victory, said “we are not here tonight celebrating the victory because of any sponsorship or sup-port from the ...fortune tellers of Barbados, the dividers or even the obeah men of Barbados.

"We celebrating tonight be-cause of the confi dence which or-dinary men and women....who have not arrogated to themselves the right to what the future holds,” he told supporters, adding “we are cel-ebrating because this organisation during the last fi ve years touched actual lives by its policies and pro-grammes, not to any sample, but to the population itself”.

The results are in mark con-trast to the opinion polls that had predicted that the BLP, led by 63-year-old former prime minister Owen Arthur, would have won as many as 20 seats, while the DLP would have gained 13 seats at most.

“The people have spoken ...we accept the will of the people,” Arthur said, adding “we were up against a number of factors”.

Both Prime Minister Stuart and Arthur comfortably won their seats, but there was defeat for Labour Minister Esther Byer-Sukoo, who lost to newcomer Dwight Sutherland, an engineer.

Prime Minister Stuart 61, has not yet addressed supporters following the results, but he had earlier indicated that he was confi -dent that the DLP would be returned to offi ce.

He insisted that the DLP had conducted a “very effi cient cam-paign” and that it is sure the public had been fully acquainted with the policies of the party going into the election.

The results could also change as a recount has been ordered in the St. Michael South East constituency where Santia Bradshaw of the BLP won over Patrick Tannis by less than 10 votes.

Never in the history of this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) island since it attainted its political independence from Britain in 1996, has a government failed to obtain anything more than a 10-year term in offi ce.

“Clearly there has been a swing against the government,” said political scientist and pollster Peter

Wickham, describing the results as “an odd election”.

Another political analyst Hartley Henry said that the electorate had sent a message to both parties and more so raises the question as to the leadership of Arthur, who had sought

to regain the government he lost in 2008 by a 20-10 margin.

“The results bring into ques-tion the issue of the BLP leadership. If Arthur is unable to get 16 seats today it would be diffi cult to see him holding power in the future,” he said.

But Arthur told reporters he was not going to comment on his future in the party.

Celebrations broke out at the DLP headquarters and in other areas on the island, after supporters had waited anxiously for the results of the St. Phillip South constituency which was retained by attorney general AdrielBrathwaite by more than 400 votes.

The seat was the last to be declared and earlier supporters of both parties were resigned to a hung parliament after media reports said that the BLP candidate Anthony Wood had won, resulting in a 15-15 tie.

The BLP had made the state of the economy, high cost of living an issue during the three week cam-paign, but the DLP had countered that it had started the process of reversing the situation by imple-menting a number of policies.

But Prime Minister Stuart reminded supporters “we are not

governing in easy circumstances. We had to govern in the context of the worst crisis the world had seen in over 100 years”.

He said he was always con-fi dent that the voters would have rebuffed the policies of the opposi-tion and told supporters that with the election over “we are not going to embark on any revenge”.

Former opposition leader Mia Mottley, who easily retained her St. Michael North-East seat, said the electorate had through the results,

sent a message to both parties.“I think Barbados is in serious,

not only economic crisis, but also in terms of our governance. I think people want serious transforma-tion,” she said, describing the poll on Thursday as “30 by-elections”.

But in his address, while he did not name anyone, Prime Minister Stuart said he is perturbed at a new development that had engulfed the local politics where voters were being bribed.

“In this election when these

corrupters of the youth no longer feel they have to hide and com-mit their nefarious deals. I will be looking at all the laws relating to elections and I am going to stiffen them because an example has to be made of those people...” (CMC) Click here to receive free news bulletins via email from Caribbean360. (View sample)

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byAndre HuieSt. Kitts and Nevis (WINN):

Panelists on WINN FM’s Inside the News on Saturday debated the no confi dence motion in the government of St. Kitts and Nevis, which has not yet been debated in parliament having been fi led by the opposition since early December 2012. Deputy Leader of the opposition Peoples Action Movement Mr. Eugene Ham-ilton dismissed the argument by the government that the budget must be addressed fi rst before the motion of no confi dence is brought before parliament. Mr. Hamilton argued that government will have ample time to pass a budget if an election is called now in the event the prime minister chooses not to face the motion in parliament.

by Rachel BeltPORT-AU-PRINCE,

Haiti (HCNN)-- The Hai-tian Prime Minister, Lau-ren t Lamothe , sa id on Monday that his govern-ment has declared a war on corruption and demanded a transparent management of public funds as several dozen State functionar-ies and other accomplic-es await trial after being indic ted on corrupt ion charges in the Caribbean country, ravaged by a ter-rible earthquake 3 years ago.

Lamothe said his gov-ernment, acting under the leadership of President Michel Martelly, is deter-mined to fight corruption and will mark a difference in the way corrupt prac-tices are dealt with in the country.

" I want to make i t clear for everybody and I really want to send a clear message that we will

Meanwhile, Member of Opera-tion Rescue Mr. Dwyer Astaphan commented on the court ruling last week that rendered the ap-pointment of Jason Hamilton as Attorney General and Senator, null and void. He believes the outcome is an embarrassment to the country

and is calling on the prime minister to call elections.

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not tolerate corrupt ion within this government," Lamothe told HCNN in an interview. "We want transparency as we declare a war on corruption," he stated.

Lamothe instructed all Ministers, Secretaries of State and other State fund managers to declare their personal assets to relevant authorities to prevent il-licit enrichment.

"The people's money should be invested in proj-ects benefiting the popula-tion. it should not end up

in the pockets of any gov-ernment officials or other functionaries managing public funds," Lamothe warned.

63 people, among them a number of State function-aries, have been indicted and will soon face trial on corruption charges because of their involvement in the misappropriation of public funds destined for paying scholarships for under-privileged kids, as part of a vast government program to send children to school tuition-free.

Haitian PM, Laurent Lamothe

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