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aerial search team spotted the
plane at 12:34 on the afternoon
of January 19. The Guyana Civil
Aviation Authority (GCAA) said
that the wreckage had been
spotted that day , but the site
was not accessible by helicopter
and the densely forested ter-
rain had made access to the site
a lengthy process.
Guyana Plane Crash Claims Canadian Pilot
C
anadian pilot,
Blake Slater and
the Guyanese
Cargo Loader were found
dead on January 20
early morning among the
wreckage of the single-
engine aircraft that went
down on January 18 in
dense jungle.
Spokesman for Trans Guyana
Airways, Kit Nascimento said
the pilot's body was located. A
family member of Cargo Loader
Dwayne Jacobs Newton said
Transport Minister, Robeson
Benn informed her that he also
perished.
Slater and Newton were the
only persons aboard the Cessna
Caravan aircraft that was on
a shuttle from Olive Creek to
Imbaimadai. The
13-seater Cessna
Caravan with reg-
istration number
8R-GHS disap-
peared mid-morn-
ing (local time) on
January 18, with
offcials indicating
that the last con-
tact with the pilot
was Mayday call
which was trans-
mitted to another
aircraft within the
area at the time.
Slater had radioed
that he was experiencing en-
gine failure and the plane was
descending.
Discovery of Slater's body
came less than one day after an
Panadmiration!
T
wo members of the award
winning Pan Fantasy
steelband Tarik 'Zentel'
Nicholls and Chiineey M. Li gave an
admiring glance at each other during
a sterling performance at the January
18 Snowfakes on Steel concert held
of PC Ho Chinese Cultural Theatre.
It was an entertaining concert that attracted
a capacity audience. All the entertainers were
well received by the cheering audience.
Photo by Eddie Grant
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teacher of compassion, love and
fearlessness. If love is sweet as a
flower, then my mother is that
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Guyanese Canadian Designer
Heading Home For Mash
A
talented son of the soil
resident in Canada, is
readying himself to travel
home to launch what he dubs
his Guyana Get Fit 2014 Mash
Band, which will be launched as
soon as he arrives.
John Slingshot Drepaul has related
that he is ready and raring to go this
year; and will, of course, bring to the
platter his customary glitz, colour, and
the laughter associated with his entrance
at the annual Mashramani celebrations.
While he has indicated that his Mash
Band will be launched in the shortest
possible time, he noted that the Guyana
Get Fit theme was chosen as his strat-
egy to tackle an important health issue
and raise awareness of the need for
Guyanese to adopt healthy lifestyles.
He disclosed that his costumes would
be depicting the dangers of obesity and
its related illnesses, and the need for
individuals to get ft in 2014 to ensure
they live longer and healthier.
The female costumes are indeed
colourful and enticing, but are certainly
not scandalous, according to Drepaul;
while the male pieces would be a fusion
of creativity, showcasing sporting activi-
ties as methods that can be used to get
ft and stay healthy.
With a certain refreshing originality
reinforced by an indomitable will, Sling-
shot as he is more popularly known, has
been contributing largely to the world of
music and entertainment, both locally
and internationally.
John Slingshot Drepaul and
his wife Ingrid have participated
in many Mashramani celebra-
tion. Their presence has brought a
remarkable breath of fresh air to
the event, with a wonderful and
wholesome portrayal of very good
themes, both along the route to the
National Park and around the city.
Slingshot is a household name,
because his music and videos,
particularly the latter, are radio and
TV favourites. He is today turning
many heads in the Caribbean with
his all-embracing pieces.
This self-taught musician, en-
tertainer, and calypsonian, whose
authentic singing style is quite re-
freshing, has a most colourful past.
Born at 41 William Street, Kitty,
Slingshot attended schools in Kitty,
Campbellville, Queenstown, and No
63 Village on the Upper Corentyne in
East Berbice. Although he was born in
Demerara, Slingshot grew up in what he
is convinced is Guyanas rural paradise,
the Corentyne, Berbice, with No. 63
Beach as his expansive backyard.
This would later prove to be the ideal
landscape and inspiration for most of
his poetry, songs, and short stories.
Slingshot lived on his own in a beach
house at No. 63 Beach from age 13, with
no assistance from family. His stepmother
had evicted him from the family home to
fend for himself, and he rose to the chal-
lenge. Growing with no parental control
and/or guidance was admittedly tough,
but Slingshot recounted that he somehow
was able to make it through the rain.
He used his unfortunate circum-
stances to his advantage and juggled
attending high school and performing
with The Lonely Bulls, a string combo
he had put together. They performed at
events along the Corentyne Coast and
especially in New Amsterdam. When
the group disbanded, he utilised his
musical talent to organise an existing
group he afterwards named Sons of In-
dia. With them, he experimented with a
fusion of English and Indian music. The
word Chutney was not as yet coined.
During the early 80s, Slingshot and his
band, Tropical Waves, enjoyed immense
popularity among West Indian party-go-
ers in New York. They were the opening
act at Madison Square Garden for Jamai-
can pioneering dancehall reggae artiste
Yellowman, along with Trinidads
Mighty Sparrow and Calypso Rose.
In the mid-80s, with Signs of the
Zodiacs, a Brooklyn-based 13-piece
brass band, Slingshot blossomed into a
versatile, dynamic and innovative enter-
tainer. He still credits that group with
the disciplined brass arrangement that
can be felt in his musical compositions.
Slingshot entered Guyanas Mashra-
mani 2004 Road March competition for
the frst time with his band titled, Wake
Up, My Guyana with Slingshot. It won
the hearts of everyone and placed frst
in the semi-costumed big band category.
From November 22 to 29, 2004,
Slingshot got his fellow Guyanese
artistes together and recorded a song
(Youre Not Alone), which he and a
co-lyricist wrote for the disadvantaged
children of Guyana. For this and his
deep concern for the welfare of others,
as well as his undying love for Guyana,
always expressed in his lyrics, Drepaul
was awarded the Mayors Award of Ex-
cellence for outstanding achievements
in the feld of music.
The GT Lime 2005 Award for Chari-
table Works was given to him at a 2005
dinner/dance event, and he was among
those selected by The Guyana Cultural
Association Folk Festival 2005 Award
Committee for its Wordsworth McAn-
drew Award.
Slingshot performs regularly at all
West Indian carnival celebrations. He
has made several guest appearances in
clubs; on numerous TV and radio pro-
grammes in New York, UK, the Caribbe-
an, and Guyana; and has so far released
fve CDs: Sweet Island Woman; Remem-
bering; Home Sweet Home; Jump for
Carnival; and Mash Fever. This Man
for All Seasons has an engaging Christ-
mas CD, titled A Very Merry Guyanese
Christmas, and his musical videos, as
indicated above, are captivating.
Slingshot and his wife Ingrid have
written, composed, and arranged over
500 songs, and have recorded eight CDs.
Their compositions cover all genres of
music to include Calypso, Soca, Reggae,
Waltz, R&B, Chutney, and something
they call Chulhaa. They have created
an almost unique sound that is truly
Guyanese, and with their innovative
compositional and musical creations,
have moved beyond Slingshots rural
geographic surroundings and crossed
over the racial divide.
In November 2008, Slingshot was
presented with Guyanas Accolade Award
for his Soca composition Pirates, dur-
ing the countrys frst nationally recog-
nised music awards. Previously, he was
honoured by the Caribbean American
Chamber of Commerce of Florida, Inc.
with a Certifcate of Appreciation in
acknowledgement of his contribution to
the 2004 hurricane relief effort.
Slingshot was unanimously judged
the Miami 2005 Soca Monarch after
edging out a predominantly Trinidadian
line-up. He became the only non-Trin-
idadian and Guyanese to ever win
the Miami Soca crown. He also placed
third in the 2005 Miami Calypso Mon-
arch competition.
Adopted from Guyana Chronicle!
John
Slingshot
Drepaul
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SUZIE
As a small business owner of
SRB Marketing and Event Plan-
ning Sue is a very busy Momtre-
preneur, always keenly involved
in the school activities of her
two young daughters. In her me
time she dabbles in background
acting for TV Shows and movies.
A truly Sizzling Suzie B.
Grenada Celebrates 40
Years of Independence
O
n Friday, February
7th, 2014, the tri-
island State of Gre-
nada, Carriacou & Petite
Martinique will celebrate
its 40th Anniversary of
Independence under the
theme Uniting our people,
restoring hope for a bright-
er tomorrow. In commemo-
ration of this special milestone,
the Grenadian community in
Toronto, Canada will host the fol-
lowing events:
A Thanksgiving Church Service
will be held on Sunday February
2rd, 2014. St. Bernards Catholic
Church, 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
at 1789 Lawrence Ave. West,
Toronto, Ontario (Between Black
Creek & Jane Street)
Flag Raising Ceremony at
Queens Park Legislative Build-
ing, 111 Wellesley St. West (South
Entrance facing University Ave.), on
Thursday February 6th, 2014, at 12:00
Noon. Following the Ceremony, there
will be a Reception at Queens Park
Fish Friday on Friday February 14th,
2014. The venue is to be announced (TBA)
Independence Gala hosted by the
Grenada Association (Toronto) and the
Consulate General of Grenada in To-
ronto will be held on Saturday February
15th, 2014. Spirale Banquet Hall 888
Don Mills Road, commencing at 6:00
p.m. Tickets are $100.00 per person.
Showcase Grenada Expo & Literary
Night featuring music, cultural perfor-
mances and products from Grenada will
be held on Saturday February 22nd,
2014, at the Japanese Canadian Cul-
tural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. Toronto at
2:00 p.m.
Spice It Up is scheduled for Saturday,
March 8th, 2014. The venue is to be an-
nounced (TBA)
Publisher/Editor: Tony McWatt
Contributors: Sandra Ann Baptiste, Akua Hinds,
Christine Reid, Sir Ronald Sanders,
Legal: Oumarally and Baboolal
Graphic Design: Adryan Manasan (www.echodesign.ca)
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The Harsh Effects Of Being Less Well-off
T
hroughout the Carib-
bean, people feel less well
off. The only people who
may be exceptions to this gener-
al sentiment are those in Guyana
whose per capita income (now
US$3,410.00) has increased in
recent years. But even in Guy-
ana, the per capita income level is so low
higher only than Haiti (US$760.00)
in the Caribbean Community that any
perception among the majority of doing
better is marginal.
Unemployment has risen in several
countries, affecting families across the
board. They either have less collective
income or those fortunate enough to
be employed have to contribute to the
survival of those without jobs.
Disposable incomes for all have
declined as higher costs for utilities and
higher income and value added taxes
devour increasingly larger portions of
wages and salaries.
Again, with the exception of a small
number of countries, the decline in
real family incomes has adversely af-
fected the construction industry with a
decelerating effect on economies. The
construction of individual homes or
housing schemes is a provider of jobs
and has a multiplier effect on econo-
mies, stimulating economic growth.
Because of tight constraints to make
ends meet, families are less willing to
take on mortgages that they might be
unable to repay. In any event, Banks and
other fnancial institutions are them-
selves reluctant to lend for anything
but projects that have the most secure
collateral. Many of them are already
holding mortgages and loans that are
in default of payment by their cus-
tomers. They are fnding diffculty to
recover their money, even if they repos-
sess properties.
Businesses, faced with contracting
domestic markets in several Caribbean
countries, have also been wary of invest-
ing in expanding existing businesses or
creating new ones. Hence, they too are
making no contribution to industries
such as construction, and they are tread-
ing lightly in incurring additional debt
and in taking on more employees.
A serious consequence of all this is a
shrinking middle-class in many Carib-
bean countries and an enlarging poor
and near-poor. A grave consequence is
the increase in violent crime by some
who are most deprived probably
linked to drug traffcking and addiction.
Yet, while Caribbean countries indi-
vidually are in this grip of economic and
social hardship to one extent or another,
collectively the region is rich in real terms,
both in natural and human resources. If
the resources of the Caribbean community
were harnessed for the beneft of the region
as a whole, a halt could be brought to the
current decline and a process of steady im-
provement could begin. There is, however,
a reluctance to do so. Instead there is a
resolute insistence by governments to deal
with the problems in a national context
only a major component in most cases is
beseeching and borrowing.
Well-minded advocates for national
solutions even suggest that to look at re-
gional options is time wasting and dis-
tracting. But, those who advance this
argument have not explained how the
majority of small Caribbean economies
would overcome their physical small-
ness; the smallness of their domestic
economies; the severe restraints on rais-
ing money on the international capital
market to build much needed infrastruc-
ture; and their individual lack of capacity
to bargain in the international com-
munity for better terms of trade, credit,
and investment. Even Guyana, Belize,
Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and
Tobago with their bigger size and greater
natural resources cannot by themselves
overcome these obstacles.
To overcome them, resources need to
be combined for a common good; pro-
duction needs to be integrated to make
best use of resources human and
natural; sovereignty needs to be pooled
both to bargain more effectively and to
become attractive to investors and to
international lenders.
It seems that many governments of Ca-
ribbean Community (CARICOM) coun-
tries are not ready to collaborate to make
themselves more competitive in produc-
tion; more attractive for investment;
and more worthy for credit. Therefore,
perhaps the time has come for a smaller
coalition of willing countries to embark
on such a course, separate and apart
from the rest of CARICOM countries. In
doing so, none of them would be required
to give up their nationhood or national
control of their borders; their culture;
their legislatures; their taxes or their lo-
cal environment.
Not all decisional areas raise issues of
the same political prominence in every
country. It is possible to separate out
some on which action might move ahead
by countries that are willing to partici-
pate. In other words, a coalition of the
willing could establish a more custom-
ized approach, based on interests and
capacities. Such an initiative, while
bringing benefts to the participating
states, would help to re-build confdence
among the Caribbean people through
the demonstration that regional integra-
tion makes good sense.
Among the collaborative enterprises
that the willing could consider are
specifc areas of investment in one or
more country to which the participating
states could stand as joint borrower, joint
owner and joint benefciary. These could
focus on energy, value-added manufac-
turing, food production and tourism.
Individual Caribbean countries may
not be considered acceptable risks for
loans and investment, particularly in to-
days market, but a combination of them
would be an attractive proposition. Not
many areas of the world offer the back-
ing of a wide range of commodities
and services that the Caribbean has:
bauxite, manganese, asphalt, oil, gas,
sugar, rice, nutmeg, coffee, cocoa, a va-
riety of fruits, fowers, animal, poultry,
fsh, forestry, gold, diamonds, tourism,
fnancial services, and the potential for
geo-thermal and solar energy..
Of course, governments must devise
national solutions to all their problems,
not only the economic ones. This calls
for innovative ideas; for practical plans
and creative management; and for
implementation capacity. But, Caribbe-
an governments are fortunate in having
a further string to their bow regional
collaboration. Both paths should be
pursued simultaneously.
There is nothing to lose, and there
would be a good shot at curing some
of the ills that now befall each country
without exception.
The writer is a Consultant, Senior Fel-
low at London University and former
Caribbean diplomat.
Sir Ronald
Sanders
McAttack Is Back!
G
iven that were still in the
very early stages of the
New Year, Ive decided
to revive one of my former life
pleasures. Commencing this Is-
sue I will be doing a Brain Lara
by having a third bite at the
reintroduction of my McAttack
Cricket column.
Although I have written about
Caribbean Cricket periodically within
the past two or three years, its been
ages since Ive done so under the
McAttack Bi-Line. If memory serves
me correctly, in fact it might not have
been used since I last wrote for Carib-
bean Camera.
For those who may not know, the
name McAttack was coined during a
Toronto & District Premier Division
match, at King City during the mid-
nineties. I was writing cricket columns
for Caribbean Camera at the time and
was approached at the match by an ar-
dent cricket fan. The conversation went
as follows:
Him: Youre Tony McWatt the Cricket
Writer.
Me: That I am
Him: Youre a very aggressive writer.
Youre always on the attack. Youre a real
Mac Attack.
The other cricketing fans present
couldnt stop laughing at the exchange
and from that day, many of them started
calling me McAttack. Hence it wasnt
long after that I inevitably decided to
use it as the Bi-Line for my Caribbean
Camera cricket columns.
So why now the reintroduction?
There are actually a few good rea-
sons, to my mind at least. The first of
which would be that none of the other
current community newspapers have
anyone writing seriously about West
Indies cricket. There is of course the
dubious citicizen joker who writes
the occasional column. But given
that hes prone the practice of grossly
inflating the number of printed copies
of his paper, no one but the most nave
and or ignorant now takes anything he
says or writes seriously.
My thinking therefore is that the
expressions of my opinions on the
current and ongoing state of affairs
in West Indies cricket may stimulate
some interest and dialogue amongst
members of our community. Who
knows maybe some useful suggestions
for a means of escape for the West
Indies from its current malaise and
its recapturing of former glories may
even yet be forthcoming.
The second, far more selfish reason,
is that I simply love arguing and dis-
cussing West Indies cricket. Having
done so all my life, although admit-
tedly Ive tried at times in the past to
distance myself from doing so, its an
old haunt that keeps coming back. So
Ive finally decided to give in fully to
the pleasures of doing so.
The fact that the two long established
and revered Tonys of Caribbean cricket,
Messrs Cozier of Barbados and Becca
of Jamaica, are now both in the twi-
light of their careers hasnt escaped me
also. If my writings can be fractionally
nearly as good as theirs have been for
so many years, I will be doing quite well
for myself. The standards have been set
very high by those two esteemed gentle-
men, for whom I have always had the
greatest respect and admiration. Even
an attempt to duplicate their efforts will
therefore be a challenge well worth the
undertaking.
So heres to the reintroduction of my
McAttack writings. Hopefully this time
around they will stimulate as much dis-
cussion and debate as they did the frst
and second times around. Wish me luck.
Cheers. TMc.

Tony McWatt
BRIDGETOWN, The
Barbadian winner of
the J$173 million Super
Lotto November jackpot
claimed his prize at the
Barbados Lottery on
Wednesday, January 15.
Vincent Haynes
received the equivalent
B$3.29 million at a
press conference held
at the Barbados Lottery
offce in Barbados.
Haynes received his
cheque from Denny
Brewster site manager
for the Barbados Lottery in the presence
of Sonia Davidson of Supreme Ventures
Limited (SVL) and Junior Smith of the
Betting Gaming & Lotteries Commis-
sion (BGLC).
The winning numbers, which were
purchased through a Quick Pick bet,
were: 05, 06, 19, 21, 31 and Super Ball
07 at a price of J$250 or BD$5. Quick
Pick bets are numbers randomly select-
ed by the lottery system. Haynes pur-
chased his ticket at 3Ks located in the
Super Centre at Holetown, in the parish
of St James in Barbados, SVL said.
IMF, BARBADOS
WORKING
CLOSELY
TOGETHER
BRIDGETOWN, Notwithstanding
his verbal clash with International
Monetary Fund (IMF) boss Chris-
tine Lagarde a year ago, over the
institutions harsh economic fxes
for developing countries like Bar-
bados, Central Bank Governor Dr
DeLisle Worrell says the IMF is now
working closely with Barbados.
During his frst Press conference
for 2014, Worrell, a former IMF
economist, said the country had its
reserves back up to the $1 billion
mark and so IMF fnancial support
was not needed.
Last month, Minister of Finance
Chris Sinckler announced that
Government would cut as many as
3 500 workers from the public sec-
tor, with half of them likely to come
from statutory corporations.
We are working closely with the
IMF. We dont need an agreement
which would involve borrowing
from the IMF. We have reserves
which are more than adequate
but at the same time we value the
technical assistance and advice
that we get from the IMF and we
are actively engaged with them
using that technical assistance . .
. in the area of tax administration
and our revenue collection, the
governor said.
$3.29 Million Lotto Winner
I never used to check my lottery
tickets but would leave them in the car
and my wife would fnd them and check.
For this one though, I just had a feeling
and decided to check the numbers on-
line with my son. I was so surprised to
fnd that the numbers were the winning
ones, said Haynes who added that he
has plans to build a new house.
Participating territories in the Super
Lotto are the Dominican Republic,
Jamaica, Barbados, St Kitts & Nevis,
Anguilla, Antigua, St Maarten and the
US Virgin Islands
Trini Fugitive
Possibly Hiding
In Bim
BRIDGETOWN, United States law
enforcement authorities are seeking
the publics assistance in locating a
Trinidadian man wanted in that country
for allegedly killing his sister and an
ex-girlfriend in 2002. Andre Neverson
is believed to have fed the United States
and may be residing in Barbados or
other Caribbean islands, the US Embas-
sy here said in a statement on Thursday.
Neverson allegedly murdered his
sister by shooting her in the head and
stomach on July 8, 2002. The next day,
he allegedly abducted a former girl-
friend. She was found dead two days
later with a mortal head wound.
The US Embassy statement said at the
time of both murders, he was on parole
in the State of New York for attempted
murder in the second degree, assault in
the frst degree and criminal possession
of a frearm.
In November 2002, Neverson, armed
with a handgun, allegedly entered the
home of another ex-girlfriend in an at-
tempt to visit his daughter. The womans
brother interrupted the unannounced
visit, and Neverson fed with no fur-
ther incident. The New York City Police
Department searched the area for the
felon, but never located him.
Neverson has been classifed as one
of the U.S. Marshals Services 15 Most
Wanted Fugitives. He is also wanted
by the U. S. Department of Homeland
Security Bureau of Immigration and
Customs Enforcement, Division of Pa-
role for New York State and the NYPD.
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about 62 tall and 240 pounds (last
reported). He has brown eyes, black hair
and a muscular build.
Due to his past criminal history and
the nature of his alleged crimes, Nev-
erson is considered armed and danger-
ous, the US Embassy statement said.
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Dominica Records First
Case Of Chikungunya
SUCCESS
STORIES
NEEDED SAYS
SPENCER
ST. JOHNS, Antigua, Prime Minis-
ter Baldwin Spencer has defended
the regional integration movement
and appealed to regional broadcast-
ers to play a meaningful role in
educating the Caribbean population
about the achievements of the 40
year-old institution.
He reminded delegates that last
year, the Trinidad-based Caribbean
Court of Justice (CCJ) delivered a
ruling on the landmark case involv-
ing the Jamaican national, Shanique
Myrie, who claimed she had been
discriminated against by Barbados
when she sought to enter the island a
few years ago.
We hear very little about how a
private sector business operating in
the CSME has been able to beneft
from the regimes, or how an artisan
has been able to move through the
region as a skilled national, or even
how successful regional bodies like
CXC (Caribbean Examination Coun-
cil) or CARDI (Caribbean Agricul-
tural Research and Development
TAIWAN FUNDING
FOR ST LUCIA
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Taiwan
is providing an EC$13.1 mil-
lion (One EC dollar = US$0.37
cents) grant to St. Lucia to fund
three projects identified by the
Kenny Anthony administration.
A government statement said that
EC$8.3 million will be used for
the Constituency Development
Programme (CDP); EC$$4.2 m
for the St. Judes Hospital Recon-
struction project and just over
half a million dollars to upgrade
the islands fishing industry.
Prime Minister Anthony said
given the tough economic situation
facing St. Lucia he was thankful for
the funding.
Earlier this year, Ambassador
Chang presented a US$200,000
cheque towards the rehabilitation
of the island following the passage
of a low level trough that killed six
people and left millions of dollars
in damage.
ROSEAU, Dominica, Although
Dominica has recorded its frst case
of the chikungunya virus, health
offcials have said that there is no
cause for alarm.
We can confrm that we have the
frst local case of chikungunya in
Dominica,(but) there is no need for
any alarm at this time, said Chief
Medical Offcer of Dominica Dr
David Johnson, adding that it was
very importantly for us we want to
establish if there are any other cases
in Dominica.Chikungunya is a viral
disease, carried mainly by the Aedes
aegypti mosquito and causes a
dengue-like sickness.
Symptoms include a sudden high
fever, severe pain in the wrists, ankles
or knuckles, muscle pain, headache,
nausea, and rash. Joint pain and stiff-
ness are more common with chikun-
gunya than with dengue.
The symptoms appear between
four to seven days after the bite of
an infected mosquito. The majority
of clinical signs and symptoms last
three to 10 days, but joint pain may
persist longer. Severe cases requiring
hospitalisation are rare.
CARPHA executive director Dr.
James Hospedales told the Carib-
bean Media Corporation (CMC)
the Caribbean is at risk, exactly
what will happen in the weeks and
months ahead we dont know be-
cause it has not been here before
but we are at risk.
He said a few reasons, this is a
new virus to the region and there-
fore the vast majority of people are
susceptible.
Dr Johnson said the Dominican
person infected with the disease had
started showing signs of the sickness
in mid-December, and confrmation
was given this week by CARPHA.
He said an emergency meeting
was then convened for stakeholders
to examine their rapid and coordi-
nated response.
He said houses would be in-
spected for mosquito breeding and
treated around the island.
She was charged and appeared at
the Whim Magistrates Court before
Magistrate Rabindranath Singh on the
charge of possession of narcotics for the
purpose of traffcking.
She was refused bail and remanded to
prison until February 14th.
Female Drug Dealer Nabbed
Finance Minister Spends $1.5 Billion In 2 Months
GORGETOWN, Heavily armed
men early January 20 morning
staged a daring attack on a
Trinidad-owned tug, shattering
its navigational equipment and
threatening to burn the vessel.
The tug is in Guyana to collect
a shipment of sand to take to
St. Lucia, sources said.
The incident occurred
aboard the Motor Tug Seven
Mako near Dr. Grantley Wal-
drons sand mining conces-
sion at Sand Hills,. The con-
cession is located about 15
miles from Timehri Docks,
from where the first shipment
of sand from that location was
due to be loaded.
The Antigua and Barbuda-
registered MT Seven Mako is
owned by the Trinidad-based
Coastal Shipping. The vessel
arrived here on January 16 with
a consignment of stone.
Sources said six pirates ar-
rived by speed boat and en-
tered the tug about 12:30 Mon-
day morning. They mashed up
all the navigational equipment
and destroyed the cabins and
took away all the valuables they
had, the source said. The com-
pany would have to repair or
replace the equipment before
the tug could depart for St.
Lucia with the estimated 5,000
tons of sand.
Waldron dismissed sugges-
tions that the incident was
a pirate attack and he sug-
gested that it might have been
linked to failed legal efforts to
get him off the concession. He
won a court case in Decem-
ber 2013 that now in essence
gives him uninhibited rights
to mine sand in the area. it
doesnt look like piracy. It
looks like pure terrorism and
vandalism, he told Demerara
Waves Online News.
The sand miner- exporter
plans to beef up security for
vessels arriving at his conces-
sion, in the wake of this inci-
dent. Waldron said that prior
to entering the vessel, the men
tied up two security guards
who were armed with batons.
The sources said the six-mem-
ber crew- fve Guyanese and
one Dominican- were forced
to lie face down while the men
smashed millions of dollars
worth of satellite identifcation,
three GPS, Echo Sounder and
other vital navigational equip-
ment. The men carted off with
US$400, GUY$75,000, cellular
phones and personal items. The
perpetrators broke down the
cabin doors and gathered all
the crew members in one loca-
tion where they were ordered
to lie down.
No one was injured by the
Guyanese men who were
armed with long guns and hand
guns that all appeared brand
new. They just came to that
boat, did that damage and
went away, said the source.
They kept demanding drugs
and money, police sources said.
The men then threw gasoline
around the vessel and threat-
ened to burn it, according to
sources.
Waldron vowed not give up
on a business that he started at
least 20 years ago.
GEORGETOWN, In the last two months
of 2013, the Finance Minister tapped
into the Contingencies Fund and caused
just about $1.5B to be spent.
He has now gone to the National Assem-
bly to seek approval for the monies to be
replenished.
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh
on January 16 tabled Financial Papers
Four and Five of 2013 detailing the
expenditure. According to the details
of one of the Supplementary requests
to the 2013 Budget, between Novem-
ber 6, last year and December 31,
$121.9 was transferred to the Ministry
of Public Works and the expenditure
was incurred in relation to providing
additional support to Transport and
Harbours Department.
That department had initially been
allocated $300M in the budget.
The Ministry of Education said
that it used $13.5M to clean sever-
al schools after the heavy downpours of
rain while another $19M was spent on
additional security.
Initially the Ministry was provided
with $271M for its security expenditure.
The Ministry of Home Affairs was also a
benefciary of monies allocated over the
two month period.
The Financial Paper details that
$69M was used in relation to increased
travelling by ranks to conduct inves-
tigations, especially in interior loca-
tions. The Ministry was initially given
$616.5M for local travel and subsis-
tence. The Guyana Defence Force (GDF)
was also the recipient of $100M Dr. Ashni Singh
GEORGETOWN, As the law enforce-
ment authorities step up their cam-
paign against drug dealers in Guyana,
a female drug dealer was nabbed with
a quantity of drugs on January 15 at
an illegal backtrack crossing at No79
Village Corentyne as she was about to
board a boat on her way to the Dutch-
Speaking Republic.
The woman who gave her name as
Ifudh Hoyte, 36 of 54 Crane Hous-
ing Scheme and of Waterloo Street,
Nickerie, Suriname was nabbed
around 06:30 hrs with 1.5kg of com-
pressed marijuana by the Berbice
Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS) and
Police operatives.
The law enforcement offcials, acting
on information, were on the lookout,
and after observing the womans suspi-
cious movements as she was about to
board a boat, moved in and carried out
a search on her belongings.
The woman who is a regular travel-
er was nabbed with the drugs stashed
in two parcels wrapped with scotch
tape in a haversack she was carrying.
She was taken to the Skeldon Police
Station where the contents were
checked and weighed.
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Ontario ad.indd 1 3/20/13 10:55 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana The Guy-
ana government says a multi-sec-
toral approach is needed to deal
with the number of suicides in the
country. Since the start of the year,
20 people have committed suicide,
while several others are recovering
from failed attempts.
Health Minister Dr Bheri Ramsa-
ran met with Chief Medical Offcer
Dr Shamdeo Persaud and chief
psychiatrist Bhiro Harry to discuss
the issue of mental health say-
ing afterwards that suicide is not
only a mental health problem, but a
cultural issue as well.
He said the Ministry of Health
would be working closely with
various government ministries and
other stakeholders in a bid to re-
duce the high rate of suicides here.
The Indian Arrival Committee
(IAC) in a January 12 statement said
it was extremely perturbed over
the incidents of suicide.
It said that suicide seems more
prevalent in the East Berbice region
and that it believes this warrants
interventions of national magnitude
and calls on the authorities to de-
clare the current situation of suicide
a national priority.
Dr Persaud said the Ministry
of Health was strengthening the
Gate Keepers Programme to
build capacity among faith-based
organizations and other with
emphasis placed on suicide-prone
communities.
The Gate Keepers Programme
was established by former health
minister, Dr Leslie Ramsammy.
Among those who have commit-
ted suicide since the start of the
year were Toneisha Edwards, 19, a
student of the University of Guyana,
who drank poison and Nandranie
Oudit, 32, of who also ingested a
poisonous substance.
The woman committed suicide
fve weeks after her 16-year-old
son, a third year secondary school
student, killed himself over a sour
love affair.
Over the weekend, 15-year-old
Leah Grant, a student of the Brick-
dam Secondary School, died at the
Georgetown Public Hospital after
ingesting a poisonous substance at
school on January 10.
Car Thief Sentenced To 56 Months In Jail
HEAVY
RAINS HALT
SUGAR LAND
PREPARATIONS
GEORGETOWN, Chief Executive
Offcer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar
Corporation (GuySuCo), Mr. Paul
Bhim has disclosed that the re-
cent heavy rains have halted land
preparations across the industry.
According to him, other current ef-
forts include, factory maintenance,
cleaning of canals and fertilising
and chemical weed control.
Bhim said milling is expected to
start early next month on some
estates, while other factories will
begin operations in the third week
of February.
We are not working (grinding)
now, so the turnout is not very
good, he explained, referring to
the number of employees at work.
Bhim explained that, currently, dur-
ing the off-grinding period, three
of the estates have their entire
workforce on one week leave, while,
at the remaining four, only part of
their employees are off the job.
Statistics from the Ministry of
Agriculture, factory attendance
yesterday was 78 percent, with the
average for the week, to date, be-
ing 76 percent.
Sugar production came in at a
dismal 186,500 tonnes for 2013
and the 2014 target has been set at
230,000 tonnes.
Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Leslie
Ramsammy told the Guyana Chron-
icle that the new target is possible
and emphasised that GuySuCo
needs a good year to support the
turnaround of the sector.
GEORGETOWN, Andrew Taylor was
on January 15 sentenced to 56 months
imprisonment for robbery with aggrava-
tion. Before Magistrate Judy Latchman
at the Georgetown Magistrates Court,
the 35-year-old prisoner pleaded guilty
to the offence that, on Saturday, Decem-
ber 28 last, at La Penitence Market in
Georgetown, he robbed Kataya Da Silva
of his motor car.
Police Sergeant Vishnu Hunt,
prosecuting, said that on the day in
question, at around 13:00 hrs, the
virtual complainant was at La Peni-
tence Market removing some bags
from the trunk of motor vehicle PRR
7690 when he heard the engine start
and, upon checking, he saw Taylor in
the driving seat.
Da Silva held on to the side of the
vehicle, attempting to hold the steer-
ing wheel and prevent the vehicle from
moving any further, but Taylor dealt
him a cuff to his mouth and continued
driving, dragging the latter for sev-
eral metres before Da Silva managed
to raise an alarm and public-spirited
citizens came to his rescue. Among Da
Silvas rescuers was a licensed firearm
holder who fired two shots in the air,
and Taylor subsequently crashed and
exited the vehicle.
He attempted to escape through
Fourth Street, Alexander Village, but
was apprehended by police.
Claiming he was under the influence
of cocaine, Taylor offered to com-
pensate the virtual complainant, and
begged the court for leniency.
Magistrate Latchman said she had
taken into consideration the convicts
plea, since he did not waste the courts
time and had accepted responsibility
for the offence.
No Voluntary Government
Compensation For Sodomy Claimant
GEORGETOWN, Government has effec-
tively ruled out voluntarily compensat-
ing the man who a policeman sodom-
ized with a condom-covered baton and
instead preferred for the matter to be
tested in court. Speaking with reporters
after a January 16 post-cabinet press
briefng, Head of the Presidential Sec-
retariat Dr. Roger Luncheon suggested
that government was unlikely to offer
23-year old Colwyn Harding any money
in light of moves to the court.
I dont believe that you got a choice if
you say that you are going to court, he said
when asked if government was prepared to
await the outcome of a court case.
In a case involving a youth whose testi-
cles and penis were soaked with methylat-
ed spirits and set ablaze during a murder
probe, the High Court had awarded him
millions of dollars in damages.
Hardings lawyer, Nigel Hughes,
has given Police Commissioner Leroy
Brumell until Thursday to pay GUY$100
million to his client for assault and
injury amounted to a violation of his
constitutional right to protection from
inhuman treatment.
Told that Harding has since developed
septicaemia, Luncheon- a well-respect-
ed medical doctor- opined that God
obviously is on his side because the
incident occurred two months ago.
Harding claimed that a named police-
man inserted a wooden baton in his
anus on November 15, 2013 when he
was arrested at Timehri North in con-
nection with a number of stolen items.
He was charged on November 18 for
assaulting a peace offcer and disor-
derly behaviour. After he was placed on
GUY$50,000 bail he was remanded to
prison. The policeman has been placed
under close arrest and others have been
transferred from the Timehri Police Sta-
tion to other stations.
The Police Commissioner has since
directed the Offce of Professional Re-
sponsibility to take over an incomplete
probe that had been spearheaded by
the Commander of A Division, George
Vyphuis.
SUICIDES MOUNTING
20 ALREADY FOR 2014
Work In Progress
KINGSTON, President Elect of the
Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA)
Doran Dixon has urged those re-
sponsible for fxing the crime prob-
lem to start treating the situation as
desperately serious.
MANDEVILLE, Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade Minister AJ Nicholson
says relations with CARICOM part-
ner Trinidad and Tobago is a work in
progress following bitter controversy
late last year over the deportation of
Jamaicans from that country.
Nicholson and his Trinidadian coun-
terpart Winston Dookeran had a hast-
ily arranged high profle meeting in
Kingston late November to avert what
was being described in some circles as
a trade war.
Jamaicans had responded angrily
threatening to boycott Trinidadian
goods after 13 Jamaicans were
turned back at the Piarco International
Airport in Trinidad in what was said to
be a breach of CARICOM rules relating
to free movement.
Though the meeting between Nich-
olson and Dookeran reportedly went
well, with the two men arriving at a
mutually acceptable understanding on
the movement of nationals, Dookeran
was publicly criticised by a Cabinet
colleague on his return home leading to
more disquiet.
However, in a question and answer
session following a January 16 presen-
tation to lay magistrates in Mandeville,
Nicholson played down the problems.
In every integration movement,
whether it is in Europe and South
America or anywhere, you are going to
have challenges, he said.
We could never expect that after
that dialogue (with Dookeran) every-
thing was going to be honky dory, but it
is a work in progress, Nicholson said.
He confrmed that dialogue with
Trinidad and Tobago would continue at
the beginning of March when he visits
the twin-island republic.
Jamaica is the second largest im-
porter of Trinidadian goods behind the
United States and has a trade defcit
with its Caricom partner in excess of
US$2 billion, mainly fuelled by petro-
leum, lubricants and related products.
Trinidadian companies also hold a
huge stake in the Jamaican economy
and employ thousands here.
Nicholson argued that it was the
duty of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
and other CARICOM partners to iron
out the diffculties and to ensure that
CARICOM citizens are given due re-
spect at points of entry.
He referred to what he described as
bellyaching and quarrelling regard-
ing travellers being searched at airports
including Piarco International. But ac-
cording to Nicholson, Jamaicans needed
to accept that searches at points of
entry was an ongoing reality globally..
How many more young produc-
tive persons will have to die before
we come to the realisation that we
are in a crisis and those who have
the duty... to stop this must begin to
take it desperately serious? Dixon
questioned as he addressed the
January 19 funeral service for Mona
Primary School teacher, 26-year-old
Paul Watson, at Andrew Memorial
Seventh-Day on Hope Road in Kings-
ton yesterday.
Watsons life was snuffed out by
criminals who shot and killed him
along with his friend Omar Camp-
bell at a bar in Bay Shore Park,
Harbour View, in Kingston on Janu-
ary 4. Three other people were also
injured in the incident.
It cannot continue to happen,
and as a country we are killing those
who are our future, Dixon lamented
during the refection on behalf of
the Mico University College where
Watson earned a teaching diploma,
specialising in social studies and
physical education.
The JTA executive, who remem-
bered the slain teacher as a unique
and hard-working individual said,
Watson was a different kind of
youth; he was the kind of person
who got involved and was into
everything.
The JTA executive was among a
long list of friends and family who
brought glowing tributes as they
reflected on the life of Watson,
who was remembered as a ward of
the state who defied the odds and
excelled in his profession as a bril-
liant, helpful and caring teacher.
He was described as not only a
teacher but a friend, counsellor,
justice of the peace and father to
many children.
Evident at the service was the
great love and respect that the stu-
dents, teachers, parents and people
who had encountered Watson had
for him, which some could only ex-
press through their tears.
CRIME SITUATION DESPERATELY SERIOUS
$1 Billion Designated For Agro Park Funding $1 Billion Designated For Agro Park Funding
JAMAICAN
FORMER
MINISTER
FACING
DEPORTATION
FOR TEENAGER
RAPES
NEW YORK, A former New
York minister has pleaded
guilty to raping two teenage
girls, one of whom belonged
to his congregation. Pros-
ecutors say the Reverend
Michael Clare was convicted
of rape on January 15. Under
the terms of the plea deal,
he will be sentenced to fve
years in prison and will regis-
ter as a sex offender.
Clare is from Jamaica and
faces deportation. He was the
pastor of the Harvest Worship
Centre International in the
Bronx. He admitted perform-
ing the acts with a 13-year-old
girl in 2007 at his home and
with a 14-year-old girl later.
Bronx District Attorney
Robert Johnson says in a
statement the victims wish-
es were considered for the
plea deal.
Jet Ski Operators Urged
To Register Vessels
KINGSTON, More than $1 billion in
grant funding has been earmarked
for investment in the islands agro
parks it has been revealed. At the same
time, Minister of Agriculture Roger
Clarke, who has come under pressure
from farmers following losses at a St
Thomas agro park, has vowed that all
will be done to ensure the success of
the projects, given their importance to
Jamaicas growth strategy.
The minister and a team, which
included representatives from the Inter-
American Development Bank (IDB);
Agro Invest Corporation (AIC), the
managing agency of the islands agro
parks; and other ministry offcials were
responding to a recent Media article
which highlighted the
concerns of farmers at the
Plantain Garden River
(PGR) Agro Park in St
Thomas.
The farmers, who are
left owing the St Thomas
Co-operative Credit Union
loans of $300,000 each
despite having lost their
onion crop, blamed the
failure of their crops on
AIC not ensuring the ir-
rigation system was installed in a timely
manner, while the state-agency argued
that they were playing catch-up with the
farmers who went ahead in
Clarke however, noted that some les-
sons were learned from the failure of the
onion crop at PGR, and these mistakes
will never be repeated, and that the
original agro-park concept will now be
adhered to at this facility.
Permanent secretary in the agricul-
ture ministry Donovan Stanberry said
the European Union will be investing
more than $400 million and the IDB
$540 million to put critical infrastruc-
ture in place at some of the agro parks.
By the end of the fnancial year we
would have had signifcant infrastruc-
ture in place, he said.
Stanberry, at the same time, ex-
plained that the agro park model is a
tripartite one. The Governments re-
sponsibility, he said, is to identify lands
in its portfolio and put in place requisite
infrastructure to ensure consistent pro-
duction and to assist with marketing,
while the farmers are responsible for
investing in the production.
Roger Clarke
KINGSTON The Maritime Authority of
Jamaica (MAJ) has issued a call for the
operators of private jet skis to register
their vessels.
Private jet ski operators in Jamaica
are required by law to register their per-
sonal water craft (PWC). In 2013, The
MAJ intensifed its call for owners and
operators to have their vessels regis-
tered early in the new year of 2014, the
MAJ said in a January 15 Release .
Operators who have not yet regis-
tered are strongly urged to come in to
the MAJ to complete the process, the
release stated.
According to the MAJ, arrangements
to have its surveyors and marine inspec-
tors carry out an inspection on the ves-
sels at a suitable location.
Late last year, the seizure of nearly
one dozen privately owned jet skis
sparked a massive protest in Mam-
mee Bay, St Ann. The seizure came as
a result of a six-month ban that was
imposed on the use of the vessels in
marine recreational areas.
KINGSTON, Self Start
Fund (SSF), the small busi-
ness lending agency, says
it is taking drastic actions
against borrowers in a bid to
recover an estimated J$40
million (One Jamaica dollar
=US$0.01 cents) in arrears.
We are pursuing them
through the courts, seizing as-
sets where we have the rights
to, and undertaking other
methods in order to encour-
age them to pay back loans,
said SSF general manager,
Sezvin Hamilton.
Loans are accessible to indi-
viduals in agriculture, trading,
services and manufacturing-
type businesses, up to a
maximum of J$750,000 at an
interest rate of 23 per cent
per annum.
The government realises
that security is a problem for
a lot of start-ups and small
businesses, so they have
been working on the Act,
which will allow people to
register their security online
and the lenders would get
a chance to see what asset
has been committed to what
and to whom, and they will
be guided by that when they
are taking assets and security
from customers.
We have had many cases
where customers have given
the same asset to several
lending institutions knowing
full well that what they are
borrowing far exceeds the
value of the asset, he said
noting that even up to now,
lenders did not have sys-
tems in place to verify that
these assets were actually
able to accommodate secu-
rity claims.
Hamilton said the estab-
lishment of the Credit Bu-
reau provides some amount
of comfort to a lender, as
they were now able to take
into consideration, issues
such as the credit rating of a
customer.
Hamilton said that the SSF
was now on a mission to re-
brand and reposition itself in
line with the changing fnan-
cial landscape and meet the
needs of the micro, small and
medium enterprise (MSME)
sector.
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PORT OF SPAIN,The death of Queens
Counsel Karl Hudson-Phillips on
January 15 has brought to an end an
era of legal luminaries in Trinidad and
Tobago, Prime Minister Kamla Bisses-
sar has said. His death was unexpected
as he had travelled to London, England,
a few days ago for a family reunion.
Mr. Hudson-Phillips leaves a void
in the legal profession in Trinidad and
Tobago. He was a lawyer par excel-
lence, and a legal luminary who brought
dignity and honour to his profession. He
was very articulate and he earned the
respect of all, the Bench, the Bar, and
the general public.
He served the State well for several
years, and although he was part of the
coalition of parties which formed the
Government in 1986, he never offered
himself for political offce. Even in our
darkest days following the 1990 at-
tempted coup, Mr Hudson-Phillips was
appointed lead counsel for the prosecu-
tion against the insurrectionists.
Mr Hudson-Phillips always offered
timely advice to the legal profession. He
would surely be missed. Mr Hudson-
Phillips, at age 80, was still active in the
law, and offered advice to many of the
young lawyers with whom he was as-
sociated in his 53 years at the Bar.
He was called to the English and local
Bar in 1959. He was Attorney General of
Trinidad and Tobago from 1969 to 1973
before he went into private practice.
Mr. Hudson-Phillips became a Queens
Counsel after only 11 years in practice.
He was well-known in England and
the Caribbean. He became a Judge of
the frst International Criminal Court
(ICC) panel in the Hague.
Mr Hudson-Phillips was the lead
prosecutor against 19 persons charged
with the murder of Grenadian Prime
Minister Maurice Bishop and members
of the Peoples Revolutionary Govern-
ment in 1983 in Grenada.
He was also the lead counsel for the
State in the extradition of former insur-
ance executive, Dennis Davidson, from
Orlando, Florida in 1987.
During his career, Mr Hudson-Phillips
served as President of the Law Associa-
tion of Trinidad and Tobago, and was
lead counsel to several high-profle
cases in this country
At one time, he served as a member of
the Law Reform Commission, and was a
regular advocate in the Privy Council in
London.
Mr Hudson-Phillips was awarded
the Order of Trinidad and Tobago for
his sterling contribution to the law. On
behalf of the Government and people of
Trinidad and Tobago, I offer my sincere
condolences to the family of the late
Karl Hudson-Phillips, and may his soul
rest in peace.
KARL HUDSON-PHILLIPS PASSES
PORT OF SPAIN, Prominent Queens Counsel Karl Hudson Phillips has
died in London. He was 80.
Hudson Phillips was a former attorney general and judge of the Interna-
tional Criminal Court (ICC).
Hudson-Phillips has been involved in many high-profle cases through-
out the Caribbean, as both prosecutor and defender. In 1999 he was
elected President of the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago.
Former attorney general Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj tweeted that family
members found the prominent attorney not breathing and called an am-
bulance. He died in his sleep, Maharaj said.
SM Jaleel Denies
Involvement In
Drug Bust
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Local Beverage
Manufacturer, SM Jaleel & Co Ltd,
Monday sought to distance itself
from a multi-million drug bust in the
United States insisting that it has had
an unblemished reputation around
the world for over 30 years.
The company has launched a series
of media advertisements to clear its
name as newspaper reports indicate
that investigators from the United
States have arrived here to investigate
the US$600 million cocaine bust.
SM Jaleel & Co Ltd is Trinidad and
Tobagos number one exporter of non-
petro chemical products, employing
over 2000 people in Trinidad and
the Caribbean. Given that SM Jaleel
ships over 6000 containers per year,
along with the unblemished reputa-
tion around the world for over 30
years, SM Jaleel is a natural target,
the advertisements read, insisting
that the company did not export the
container of juices with cocaine to the
USA.
On January 16 Federal offcials
announced that they had found 732
pounds of cocaine last December 20
concealed in cans of fruit juice at the
Port of Norfolk in Virginia.
Investigators estimate the cocaine
had a wholesale value of about US$12
million and a street value of up to
US$100 million.
Customs and Border Protection
Area Port Director Mark J. Laria
called the seizure a record for a single
interdiction in the port of Hampton
Roads.
This was a cold hit. There was no
specifc intelligence, Laria said.
The cocaine was found inside a
shipping container that originated
from Trinidad and Tobago. It was
destined for New York.
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, A High Court
judge has dismissed claims fled by
two insurance agents challenging
the constitutionality of the Central
Bank (Amendment) Act 2011, which
they said prevented them from tak-
ing legal action against the Colonial
Life Insurance Company (CLICO)
that received a multi-billion dollar
government bail out after it went
bankrupt a few years ago.
Justice Ricky Rahim dismissed the
claims fled by Myron Rudder and
Barbara Kanhai who had argued
that the legislation was in viola-
tion of their rights under Sections 4
and 5 of the Constitution and also
infringed on the principle of the
separation of powers.
In his 62-page judgement Rahim
dismissed the claims saying that
they were not filed prior to the
Act coming into force on Septem-
ber 20, 2011.
Additionally, Rudder and Kanhai
were also ordered to pay 80 per cent
of the legal costs incurred by CLICO.
They said as a result of the agree-
ment, they were employees of CLI-
CO and not independent contrac-
tors as they were at all times subject
to the companys direct control.
Successive Trinidad and Tobago
governments had pumped billions
of dollars (One TT dollar = US$0.16
cents) into the company, part of the
CL Financial empire, that encoun-
tered fnancial diffculties in 2009.
Rudder told the court that as a
result of the collapse, CLICO was in
breach of the agreement. He said
also that the company had failed to
pay him commissions, managers
bonuses and managers premium
income benefts totalling more than
TT$1.4 million.
CLICO had refused to pay the
money but agreed in August 2011
to have an arbitrator appointed to
settle the dispute.
However, Rudder said in March 2012,
CLICO terminated the agreement with
him, while kanhai said her agreement
was terminated in June 2012.
However, the Central Bank
(Amendment) Act came into force
on September 20, 2011.
Sick And Lazy Trinis
PORT OF SPAIN, The people of this
country are lazy, making themselves
sick and have created a crisis where the
hospitals are packed to capacity, says
Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan. Khan in
a recent interview said that all the hospi-
tals, including the Port of Spain General
Hospital, the San Fernando General
Hospital, Eric Williams Medical Sciences
Complex, Mt Hope, and even the hospital
in Arima, are flled and the problem of
bed shortage has worsened.
The minister said this crisis has been
fuelled by peoples unhealthy lifestyles
coupled with an ineffcient process at
the hospitals where patients are being
kept for longer than was necessary.
I am looking around now and I
realise unhealthy lifestyles are taking
off even faster. The more I talk about it,
the more people are making sure they
lead unhealthy lifestyles. I think people
have gotten very lazy, so once you have
gotten lazy mentally and physically and
you continue along that trend the crisis
continues, said Khan.
This problem, he said, has reached
epidemic stage, noting that in affuent
countries such as the United States, the
hospital admissions are on the increase
because of unhealthy lifestyles. He noted
that admissions to hospitals in Cuba were
lower where the people are healthier.
Khan said, in this country, people are
making themselves ill by failing to eat
properly and not exercising.
He said most of the admissions in the
hospitals were actually re-admissions,
where week after week the same people
return because they do not take their
medication properly and continue lead-
ing their lives without any change for
the better in terms of diet and nutrition.
Khan said this was causing not only
pressure on the public health system but
a drain on the treasury.
The fast food industries and other
industries are making a tonne of money
while the taxpayers are paying for their
indulgences, he said.
Khan expressed disappointment and
frustration at the situation, citing in-
stances where patients are being kept at
hospitals for months because of an inef-
fcient system whereby they are waiting
to have an X-ray or CT scan done.
He said doctors need to ensure that
the proper investigations are carried out
quickly so that there is more fuidity and
patients can be treated and then sent to
the clinic for follow up care.
Khan said there was no maximum
period as to how long a patient can stay
at a hospital but there is the situation
where people overdo it and hug beds
because of the system.
He said disciplinary action cannot
be taken because all these doctors are
given high performance appraisals.
He added that there is a high ad-
mission rate on weekends because he
understands that doctors do not work
on Saturday and Sunday so patients are
not attended to until Monday.
Dr Fuad Khan
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and you may not be able to take advan-
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Here are some dos and donts
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person that lenders are eager to do
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Do pay bills - hydro, phone, cable - on
time. If youre the forgetful type, set
up direct bill payments from your
bank account. Its painless, and will
help your credit rating.
Do get a credit card - The utmost in
convenience, credit cards have be-
come necessary for everything from
booking a hotel to renting a movie.
Do pay your credit card bills on
time - This will help you build a solid
credit history and avoid high interest
charges.
Do limit yourself to one or two cards -
It makes record-keeping simpler, and
it removes the temptation to abuse
credit. Also, beware of retail credit
cards, as their interest rates are typi-
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major credit card companies.
Dont draw cash advances on your
cards - A personal line of credit is a
much more cost-effective way to give
yourself access to cash when you
need it.
Do establish your own credit iden-
tity - In many families, credit is
held in the name of one spouse. If
the relationship ends, one spouse
may be left without a credit iden-
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to borrow when needed. Managing
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an you reduce your fam-
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This can reduce family taxes and
help preserve income-tested tax
credits and benefits.
If you have a spouse who is in a
lower tax bracket, you and your spouse
can elect to have up to 50 per cent of
eligible income transferred to the lower
income spouse. Eligible income is de-
fned as income eligible for the pension
income credit.
What types of income are eligible?
Under age 65, only income received
directly from a pension plan or received
because of the death of your spouse
qualifes for pension income splitting.
Income from other registered plans,
such as Registered Retirement Income
Funds (RRIFs), annuities purchased
with your Registered Retirement Sav-
ings Plan (RRSP) and Deferred Proft
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federal pension income splitting rules.
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investments will also not qualify. One
exception is when the income is re-
ceived from a Guaranteed Interest Con-
tract (GIC) provided by an insurance
company. A GIC from an insurance
company reports the interest accrued
as annuity income, which qualifes for
the pension income credit at age 65.
The interest element of a non-regis-
tered annuity contract (prescribed and
non-prescribed) is another exception
for those age 65 or older.
Income splitting options
Eligible income
You can split up to 50 per cent of eli-
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spouse. Because of income-tested tax
credits and benefts, such as age credits,
medical expenses and OAS, the optimal
transfer may be less than 50 per cent.
Some analysis will be necessary each
year to determine the amount that will
maximize the reduction in taxes and
minimize the impact on income-tested
tax credits and benefts.
Canada/Quebec Pension Plan
Although not part of the federal initia-
tive with respect to pension income
splitting, these government plans
already allow spouses who are age 60
years or older to share up to 50 per cent
of benefts earned while living together.
Includes a spouse or common-law part-
ner as defned by the Income Tax Act
(Canada).
Spousal RRSPs
Contributing to a spousal RRSP can
also result in tax savings. Under these
rules, RRSP and RRIF income can only
be split at age 65 or older. However,
spousal RRSPs provide income splitting
at any age that is not restricted to 50 per
cent. Also, if your spouse is younger, in-
come can be delayed until the year after
your spouse reaches age 71.
Speak to your advisor
If you are in or near retirement and would
like to discuss your eligible sources of in-
come for the purposes of pension income
splitting, as well as other income splitting
options, contact your advisor.
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with Manulife Securities Inc. This con-
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CANADIAN SUPREME COURT STRIKES
DOWN PROSTITUTION LAWS
I
n the last article, I referred
to legislation that was
passed in 2013 that, in my
opinion, was absurd and anti-
quated. I referred specifcally to the
legislation regarding marijuana and
anti-gay laws passed in various parts of
the world.
In an instance closer to home, on
December 20, 2013, the Supreme Court
of Canada struck down the laws relating
to prostitution and the sex trade. The
Supreme Courts decision was unani-
mous with all nine Judges agreeing that
the current Criminal Code prohibitions
relating to prostitution were too broad
and vague. The laws were found to be
a breach of the Charter of Freedom of
Rights of certain women and as such are
unconstitutional.
The effect is that a void or a vacuum
has been left where law enforcement
offcers are unsure whether or not to
charge people who are engaged in the
sex trade. My guess is that there will
be a sharp decline in these types of
criminal charges because the cases are
almost guaranteed to be thrown out by
the courts. In my opinion, the Supreme
Court has gotten it right and ought to be
congratulated for doing an excellent job.
The ruling itself allows the legislators a
one year period to redraft the laws.
Lets face it, we Canadians are inher-
ently conservative and prudish com-
pared with our American neighbours
and the rest of the world. This is specif-
cally why I fnd the Supreme Courts
ruling so intriguing. Over the years our
judicial appointments have refected
our societal views and hence we have
conservative Judges. This ruling dem-
onstrates that our top court is willing to
step outside the box and go against the
grain, not to mention our Conservative
Federal government.
To appreciate the liberal and forward
thinking reasoning of the Supreme
Court, one must understand that in
Canada, it is not a criminal offense
to sell sex for money. What is in fact
criminalized is:
Keeping a common bawdy house (S.
210 of the Criminal Code);
Living off the avails of prostitution
(S.212);
Communicating for the purposes of
prostitution (S 213)
However, because these laws are
enacted they work to prevent and deter
sex trade workers from taking steps to
protect themselves. For example, if a
worker decides that he/she is going to
sell sex for money, can he or she ap-
proach an off duty police offcer and
hire them as protection? Then answer
is obviously no. How about if that same
individual is assaulted and abused
physically by a customer, are they are
inclined to go to the police and report
the assault/physical abuse? Again, no.
The Supreme Court recognized that sell-
ing sex is an inherently risky business
and the Criminal Code provision serves
to heighten that risk.
The question then becomes one of
safety for those who choose to engage
in what is a legal activity selling
sex. Should sex workers be exposed to
dangerous and risky situations? Should
they be forced into back alleys to ply
their trade? Should they be subjected
to physical abuse without the protec-
tion of the law? The answers to these
questions, if I interpret the Supreme
Courts decision, are a resounding no.
What the court has recognized is that
selling sex is not a criminal offence
and yes we may not like to see prosti-
tutes plying their trade on our streets,
however, our need to eradicate what
some may consider an eye sore does not
override the rights of sex workers to be
free and safe from abuse.
The decision from the Supreme
Court is sound reasoning. It challenges
antiquated legislation and it is recogni-
tion of individuals rights and liberties
without bending to the pressure of the
moral majority.
The foregoing is intended for infor-
mation purposes only and you should
consult a lawyer if you need legal repre-
sentation or a legal opinion.
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1. MORTGAGE BILL
Little Johnny asks his father for a $200 bicycle for his birthday.

Johnnys father says, We have an $80,000 mortgage on the house, and I just got laid off!
There wont be a $200 bike this year.

Two days later, Little Johnny walks out of the house with all his belongings in a suitcase. His
father asks him why hes leaving.

Johnny says, Early this morning, I was walking past your room, and I heard you tell Mommy
that you were pulling out, and Mommy said that you should wait because she was coming too,
and Ill be damned if Ill get stuck with an $80,000 mortgage!
3. ELECTRIFYING INTIMACY
An elderly couple is enjoying an anniversary dinner together in a small town. The husband
leans over and asks his wife, Do you remember the frst time we had sex together over ffty
years ago? We went behind this tavern where you leaned against the fence and I made love
to you. Yes, she says, I remember it well. OK, he says, how about taking a stroll round
there again and we can do it for old times sake? Oooooooh Henry, you devil, that sounds
like a good idea, she answers. Theres a police offcer sitting in the next booth listening to all
this, having a chuckle to himself. He thinks, Ive got to see these two old-timers having sex
against a fence. Ill just keep an eye on them so theres no trouble. So he follows them.. They
walk haltingly along leaning on each other for support, aided by walking sticks. Finally they get
to the back of the tavern and make their way to the fence. The old lady lifts her skirt, takes her
knickers down and the old man drops his trousers. She turns around and as she hangs on to
the fence, the old man moves in. Suddenly they erupt into the most furious sex that the watch-
ing policeman has ever seen. They are bucking and jumping like eighteen-year-olds. This goes
on for about forty minutes! Shes yelling, Ohhh, God! Hes hanging on to her hips for dear
life. This is the most athletic sex imaginable. Finally, they both collapse panting on the ground.
The policeman is amazed. He thinks he has learned something about life that he didnt know.
After about half an hour of lying on the ground recovering, the old couple struggle to their
feet and put their clothes back on. The policeman, still watching thinks, that was truly amazing,
he was going like a train. Ive got to ask him what his secret is. As the couple passes, he says
to them, That was something else! You must have been having sex for about forty minutes.
How do you manage it? You must have had a fantastic life together. Is there some sort of a
secret? The old man says, Fifty years ago that wasnt an electric fence.
2. MATERIAL DAMAGE
A yuppie was opening the door of his BMW when a car came along and hit the door, ripping it
off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the yuppie complained bitterly about the
damage to his car.
Offcer, look what theyve done to my Beemer!
You yuppies are so materialistic, its ridiculous retorted the offcer. Youre so worried about
your stupid BMW, you didnt even notice that your left arm was ripped off.
Oh, my God! screamed the yuppie, noticing the bloody stump where his arm used to be.
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lot has to be said about
people who maintain
their culture and live it
day after day. Its carrying a
little piece of where you came
from and incorporating it
ing the very ripe bananas to make
a banana bread. You will be pleas-
antly surprised at how easy it is.
Today I`m going to share a recipe
I got from my cousin, Suzie. Its
quick, easy and delicious. I`m also
going to share my recipe of mak-
ing saltfsh buljol. You can serve
the buljol with bread, bake, boiled
provision, crackers, etc. So enjoy
something homemade today!
Banana Bread
cup mayonnaise
1 egg
3 med ripe bananas mashed
1 cups four
1 cup sugar
cup chopped walnuts (op-
tional)
cup raisins (optional)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
In a mixing bowl, add mayon-
naise, egg, sugar and beat well.
Then add four, baking soda, salt,
vanilla, walnuts and raisins. Peel
and mash the bananas then add to
mixture. Bake in a greased bread
pan at 350 degrees for 60-70
minutesor until it comes out clean
from the centre. Makes 1 loaf.
Saltfsh Buljol
I -11oz pack of boneless saltfsh
2 med to large tomatoes
2 med onions
green pepper
cup olive oil
2 pimento peppers
scotch bonnet pepper
lime
4 - 6 boiled eggs
From your local green grocer buy
1 package of boneless saltfsh.
Boil for 20 minutes. Drain and
cool.
Using your fngertips fake
the saltfsh in a bowl. Add diced
tomatoes, green pepper and on-
ions. Finely chop pimento pepper.
Squeeze lime over the mixture.
Add olive oil and scotch
bonnet (dont cut, easy to remove
if needed) Mix well and leave to
infuse for at least 30 minutes.
Cut boiled eggs in half and place
around the outside (optional).
Great for breakfast, brunch,
lunch, snack or dinner. Enjoy.
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HEALTH MATTERS
Dr. Richard Lai
Dental Surgeon
Winter Activities: Tips To Avoid Injury
BY DR. GEORGE TRAITSES
W
hen snow, ice and
frigid weather blast
into town, watch out,
says Dr. George Traitses. Winter
recreational activities and chores can
pose problems for the outdoor enthu-
siast whose body is not in condition.
Winter sports like skating, skiing and
sledding can cause painful muscle
spasms, strains or tears if youre not in
shape. Even shoveling snow the wrong
way, clambering awkwardly over snow
banks, slipping on sidewalks and wear-
ing the wrong kinds of clothing can all
pose the potential for spasms, strains
and sprains.
Simply walking weather without
layers of warm clothing can intensify
older joint problems outside in the
freezing and cause a great deal of pain.
As muscles and blood vessels contract
to conserve the bodys heat, the blood
supply to extremities is reduced. This
lowers the functional capacity of many
muscles, particularly among the physi-
cally unft. Preparation for an outdoor
winter activity, including conditioning
the areas of the body that are most vul-
nerable, can help avoid injury and costly
health care bills.
Shoveling snow can wreak havoc on the
musculoskeletal system. Dr. Traitses sug-
gests the following tips for exercise of the
snow shoveling variety:
If you must shovel snow, be careful.
Listen to weather forecasts so you can rise
early and have time to shovel before work.
Layer clothing to keep your muscles
warm and fexible.
Shoveling can strain de-conditioned
muscles between your shoulders, in
your upper back, lower back, buttocks
and legs. So, do some warm-up stretch-
ing before you grab that shovel.
When you do shovel, push the snow
straight ahead. Dont try to throw it.
Walk it to the snow bank. Avoid sudden
twisting and turning motions.
Bend your knees to lift when shovel-
ing. Let the muscles of your legs and
arms do the work, not your back.
Take frequent rest breaks to take the
strain off your muscles. A fatigued body
asks for injury.
Stop if you feel chest pain, or get really
tired or have shortness of breath. You
may need immediate professional help.
After any of these activities, if you
are sore, apply an ice bag to the af-
fected area for 20 minutes, then take
it off for a couple of hours. Repeat a
couple of times each day over the next
day or two. If you continue to feel
soreness, pain or strain after follow-
ing these tips, it may be time to visit
a doctor of chiropractic. Ive always
believed in chiropractic care, says
Parra. Ive used a lot of other treat-
ments for injuries and pain, but the
problem doesnt get fixed until I go to
a doctor of chiropractic.
Decoding Dental Language: Understanding
What The Dentist Is Really Saying (Part 1)
C
lose your eyes and think
back at your last dental
visit. You were greeted by
a pleasant warm smile as they
escorted you to the dental chair.
The hygienist came in and comforted
you as she began cleaning your mouth.
Up to now, everything seemed clear
as to what was happening. And then
everything switched around. The hy-
gienist called the doctor in to inspect
your mouth. All of a sudden, it was like
two people started speaking a different
language and you knew it was about
you. The doctor starting saying things
in alpha-numeric codes and words that
seemed crazy.
Carries on 26DO, 27MOD and 15DB
spanning to the defective restoration on
the 15M due to abfraction in the gingival
3rd of the tooth, says the Doctor.
After this article, you hopefully wont
ever be in the situation again where you
hear that and think.WHAT!!!???
The numbers represent the spe-
cifc teeth and the letters identify the
detailed area of the tooth. Each tooth is
represented by a sequence of two num-
bers. The frst number in an adult will
always be 1, 2, 3 or 4; each representing
a quadrant in your mouth. Quadrant 1 is
your top right set of teeth, 2 is your top
left, 3 is your bottom left and 4 is your
bottom right.
The second digit in the teeth number-
ing is the actual site of the tooth. There
are 8 teeth per quadrant using the num-
bers 1 to 8. Starting with 1 in the center
and ending with the furthest tooth at
the back as 8.
The letter part of the code refers to
different areas or surfaces of the tooth.
There are 5 surfaces of the tooth that are
described by using 6 letters (there are
more descriptive surfaces but I will only
cover the most commonly used ones).
M mesial surface is the side surface
of a tooth that is closest to the midline
of the dental arch; opposite to the distal
surface.
D distal surface is the side sur-
face of a tooth that is farthest from the
midline of the dental arch or the side
that is closest to the back of the mouth;
opposite to the mesial surface.
O occlusal surface is the top surface
of the teeth that comes in contact with
the teeth of the opposite jaw when biting
down; it is most commonly known as
the chewing surface of the teeth.
I incisal surface is the cutting edges
of the front teeth.
B buccal surface is the side sur-
face of the tooth that faces the cheek or
touches the cheek.
L lingual surface is the surface of
the tooth towards the tongue.
Next time your dentist says carries
on 26DO, you will know that you have
a cavity on your upper left tooth that is
the 6th tooth from your midline, involv-
ing the side and top.
With a little bit of practice you will
quickly recognize and understand what
the dentist is saying behind your back
when he is talking about where your
cavities are.
SPORTS BEAT
Former 100-metre world
record holder Asafa Powell
says he did not tell a doping
control offcer about most of
the supplements he was tak-
ing because they were new to
him and he could not remem-
ber their names. Powell, one of
Jamaicas outstanding athletes after
lowering the world record in the
100 to 9.74 seconds in 2008, made
the disclosure in testimony during a
January 14 Hearing.
The Jamaican sprinter testifed
that he listed only three drugs on his
declaration form.
Sir, these were new supplements
to me, declared Powell in response
to a question from Jamaica Anti-
Doping Commission (JADCO) attor-
ney Lackston Robinson.
So due to the excitement of the
trials, I couldnt remember.
Powell has been pleading his
case before a three-member
JADCO panel after testing positive
De Ro Looking Forward To Second TFC Stint
G
iven all the hoopla
around Toronto FCs
signings of Jermain De-
foe and Michael Bradley, youd
expect Dwayne De Rosario to
be champing at the bit to line up
alongside his new teammates.
While De Rosario embarking on
his second go-around with his home-
town club is excited about playing
with those veterans from England and
the USA, hes also looking forward to
working with another recent TFC sign-
ing: Jordan Hamilton.
The 17-year-old striker graduated
from the TFC Academy to the frst team
on Jan. 9 coincidentally, the same
day De Rosario was offcially reintro-
duced to the local media. But thats not
the only connection the two share.
Hes like me, hes come from Scar-
borough, hes come from my neighbor-
hood, De Rosario told MLSsoccer.com
earlier this week.
Its no coincidence supporters at
BMO Field serenade the 35-year-old
ex-TFC captain as the man from
Scarborough; De Rosario takes
intense pride in being from east-end
Toronto, an area particularly hard hit
by socioeconomic troubles.
And De Rosario sees his renaissance
at TFC as an opportunity to not just help
Hamilton personally, but to help change
the outlook for young players growing up
in Torontos less advantaged areas.
I know, places like Scarborough,
those kids sometimes feel overlooked,
said De Rosario. Thats where the raw
talent is. So I want to go dive into the
nooks and crannies of those neighbor-
hoods and start pulling out some of
those kids that have the same qualities
I have, or Jordan Hamilton has.
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De Rosario who has plenty of
experience helping kids at home
and abroad through his foundation,
DeRo United says he is definitely
looking forward to helping develop a
new generation of local players.
With players such as Doneil Hen-
ry and Jonathan Osorio now regular
contributors for the senior team and
new academy graduates Hamilton
and Manny Aparicio rapidly advancing
through the system the process seems
to already be underway. But in a city as
large, diverse and soccer-mad as To-
ronto, De Rosario knows hes uniquely
positioned to help fnd even more gems
for the Reds long-term plans.
Having that relationship with the
city, Im defnitely going to be adamant
about creating an environment where
we can get these young stars to come
out and shine, he said.
Asafas Memory Loss
for the banned stimulant oxilof-
rone last year.
Powell told the hearing that he
received nine supplements from
Canadian physical therapist Chris-
topher Xuereb, including Ephiphany
D1, which lab tests later found to
contain oxilofrone.
The 31-year-old sprinter said he
started taking Epiphany D1 capsules
and other new supplements after
he and a friend researched them for
up to six hours online and found no
prohibited substances.
At frst, we had no idea what
caused the positive test or where
it came from, said Powell who has
blamed newly hired physiotherapist
Xuereb for the positive test.
But Chris was the only new thing in
my life. Xuereb provided the drugs
to Powell and former teammate Sher-
one Simpson, a three-time Olympic
medallist who also tested positive
during national trials last June.
Powell told the hearing he knew
he was responsible for what he put
into his body, but that in this sport,
there are people you have to rely
on, such as coaches and agents.
Whatever I dont know, I can go
to them, said Powell, who left his
long-time team, MVP Track Club, in
September.
Simpsons disciplinary hearings
started last week and were ex-
pected to last for two days, but have
been adjourned until early February.
Its not immediately clear if Pow-
ells hearings will also be extended.
Jones
Fined
K
enwyne Jones has re-
portedly been fned two
weeks wages by his
English Premier League (EPL) club
Stoke City. According to a Daily Mail
report, late on January 13, the Trinidad and
Tobago senior team captain sent a text mes-
sage to Stoke manager Mark Hughes to say
he was unavailable to play against Liverpool.
The Daily Mail report said the T&T
striker was hit with an 80,000 (ap-
proximately TT$800,000) penalty after
failing to report for Sundays game.
The report continued:
Jones, who has six months left on
his contract, contacted his manager on
January 12 to say he had no intention of
turning up at the Britannia Stadium.
Stoke were unsure whether he would
carry through his threat but it became
evident that the 29-year-old would not
be playing after he failed to attend the
teams pre-match meal at the clubs
Clayton Wood training ground.
Hughes was understandably furious
and his only comment to media who en-
quired after the 5-3 defeat to Liverpool
was that Jones had been unavailable.
The manager and chief executive
Tony Scholes were called to a meeting
with the player and his agent after train-
ing on January 13.
Stoke, who immediately censured the
striker for breach of contract after he
effectively withdrew his labour, believe
that Jones may have another club wait-
ing in the wingsEverton are among his
admirers.
Stoke would save themselves 1mil-
lion in wages but Jones would then be
free to sign for someone else during the
transfer window without Stoke receiv-
ing a fee.
Hughes is baffed by the whole in-
cident, particularly as Jones played in
the FA Cup defeat of Leicester City the
previous week and did well.
Hughes has no intention of allowing
the forward to leave while he remains in
the hunt for additional frepower. Stoke
are committed to bringing in one, if not
two, strikers this month.
Hughes is not going to leave himself
short of options by agreeing to sanction
Jones exit with the club still needing to
safeguard their top fight status during
the decisive second half of the season,
the Daily Mail report ended.
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A
fter years of refusing of-
fers, senior West Indies
players Dwayne Bravo
and Chris Gayle players have
decided to once more sign West
Indies Cricket Board retainer
contracts for the 2013 to 2014
period
WICB CEO Michael Muirhead says
Gayle and Bravos willingness to enter
into contracts with the WICB at this
time speaks for itself.
I would like to believe it was a re
commitment to West Indies cricket from
both of them ( Dwayne Bravo and Chris
Gayle), the CEO said on January 16.
They were advised that they were being
awarded contracts and they accepted,
so it augurs well for West Indies cricket
and we really did not have to go into ne-
gotiations or anything, so it means that
they are re-committed to West Indies
cricket and the fact they are presenting
themselves, making themselves avail-
able at the expense of the other leagues
speaks for itself so I am
happy about that.
Asked if Gayle and
Bravos contractual
agreement would limit
them from participating in
other leagues like the IPL,
Big Bash etc, Muirhead said;
We are actually going to be
having discussions with WIPA
in terms of our approach to the
No Objection Certifcate (NOC)
when they go to the various
tournaments but it has to be a
win-win situation. For West
Indies cricket to thrive and to
grow they have to make
themselves avail-
able. At the
same time, we
dont want to
limit the amount
or prevent their oppor-
tunities to earn, he said
Other cricketers to
make it to the top grade
include Sunil Na-
rine, Darren Sammy,
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
and Marlon Samuels.
While only Kemar Roach was offered
a Grade B contract, seven players were
added to the Grade C list. The board
also announced the list of 10 contracted
women cricketers.
Gayle, Bravo Sign WICB Retainer Contracts
2014 now seems set to be
a defining year for West
Indies Cricket. By the time
the December 31 year end
rolls around, the Regional
team will have either made
significant progress to-
wards regaining long lost
respectability. Or converse-
ly it will become even more
irretrievably entrenched in
the bottom tiers of inter-
national cricket than ever
before.
The realization of the more de-
sirous of the two outcomes, that
of a return to respectability, may
well depend as much upon events
off the field of play as the teams
performances on it. For starters
it should now be clear to all but
the blind that West Indies Cricket
needs a new Selection panel and
the Test team itself a new Man-
ager, Coach and Captain.
Current Selection Chair, Clyde
Butts and his fellow Selectors Court-
ney Browne and Robert Haynes
have clearly outlived whatever use-
fulness they may have possessed.
Their retention of the identical
squad that embarrassingly lost the
two Tests in India within three days,
for the subsequent New Zealand
Series was beyond comprehension
and fully deserving of immediate
dismissal.
My suggestions for a new Selec-
tion panel would be former West
Indies captain Brian Lara as Chair,
assisted by Jimmy Adams and Curtly
Ambrose. Collectively those three
should be able to identify and select
the players with the necessary talent
and temperament to take the West
Indies forward.
Im not sure Ritchie Richardsons
unassuming personality is that
which is ideally suited for the job
as the Teams Manager. As much
as Ive always felt that Barbados
Desmond Haynes would have
been a far better choice as the
captaincy replacement for Viv-
ian Richards at that time, so too
do I now feel that the celebrated
former West Indies opening bats-
man would be a far more suitable
choice as Manager.
Otis Gibsons contract as Coach
was recently renewed for another
three years, so his dismissal may
not be financially feasible any time
soon. It speaks volumes of Gib-
sons coaching abilities however
that as exciting bowling prospects
Davendra Bishoo, Andre Russell
and Shannon Gabriel have all
seemingly regressed rather than
improved under his guidance.
As to the Team Captaincy, much
like the Selectors, Darren Sammys
inadequacies as a Test player should
now be obvious to even his most ar-
dent supporters. A batting average
of 22 and dibbly dobbly bowling
that yields one wicket per innings is
simply not good enough to warrant
a place on any Test team.
Sammy obviously has to go and
the only viable candidate as an
immediate replacement appears
to be the wicket-keeper Dinesh
Ramdin. His performances within
the last year since returning to the
team, both in front of the stumps
with the bat and behind with the
gloves, have been as consistent as
any. He certainly has the relevant
captaincy experience having led
his native Trinidad at all levels for a
number of years.
With a new Selection Panel, Man-
ager and Captain, the West Indies
Test team will be fully equipped to
begin its quest for the retention of
long lost glory. The forthcoming
mid-year Home Series against New
Zealand will be their frst opportu-
nity to do so.
In the interim, the Windies imme-
diate priority will be the defense of
its World T20 Title in March.
The West Indies will start its 2014
World T20 Championship campaign
on March 23 against powerhouse In-
dia. Its remaining frst round match-
es will be against Pakistan and the
yet to be identifed ICC Qualifer.
The Windies just recently an-
nounced its 30 man Provisional
Squad for the T20 World Cup from
which the final 15 will be chosen.
Assuming that all will be fit and
available my final 15 would be
as follows: Chris Gayle, Johnson
Charles, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne
Smith, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samu-
els, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo,
Andre Russell, Darren Sammy,
Jason Holder Samuel Badree, Sunil
Naraine, Ravi Rampaul and Kemar
Roach. Unfortunately as much as
they deserve the opportunity only
15 can go and I see no room for
either Krishmar Santokie or Kevon
Cooper.
From the 1 5 identifed my best
starting XI would be Gayle, Charles,
Smith, Samuels, Simmons, Pollard,
Bravo, Russell, Sammy, Naraine and
Roach. With batting down to #9,
four front line bowlers in Roach,
Narine, Bravo and Sammy, as well as
Gayle, Samuels, Pollard, Smith and
Simmons as backups this team is
fully capable of repeating as Cham-
pions. That is providing they are
fully disciplined in their execution
of all of the basics, batting, bowling
and felding.
An interesting year ahead for
West Indies cricket indeed. One
which certainly promises to be excit-
ing, if not defning!
Squad: Christopher Barnwell, Sulie-
man Benn, Tino Best, Samuel Ba-
dree, Darren Bravo, Dwayne Bravo,
Johnson Charles, Kevon Cooper,
Sheldon Cottrell, Fidel Edwards,
Rayad Emrit, Andre Fletcher, Chris
Gayle, Jason Holder, Delorn John-
son, Nikita Miller, Sunil Narine, Ash-
ley Nurse, Veerasammy Permaul,
Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin,
Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, An-
dre Russell, Darren Sammy, Marlon
Samuels, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl
Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Chadwick
Walton.
Defning Year Ahead
For Windies Cricket!
Tony 'McAttack"
McWatt

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