#Roslyn Mould

[nepenathe]

This is something I wrote listening to Roslyn on repeat...

DATE OF EXPIRATION

I’ve always had this feeling that I’ve never been destined to grow old

That my expiration date is simply sooner than everyone else’s

When I came into this world I was two days out from beginning to sour

When I realised my place on this earth was to bring peace to others and have non left for myself

THE ROT SET IN

It started in my bones and I’ve felt it slowly consume every part of my self and soul since

I’m sure by the end all’s that will be left is a shell, a carcass, fermented flesh dragged from one day to the next

I think the decay has become superficial enough for others to notice

So I’ve withdrawn, removed myself from peoples lives one by one

It is the most selfless act I have ever made

I’ve released them from having to endure the stench that I reek

Stopped the corruption of their lungs from the toxins that my body now permits

I'VE SURPASSED MY USE BY DATE

I’ve lost my taste, moisture, rising effect, having nothing left to add or give to the existence of others

So now I’ll wait, I’ll wait for the last of my fingers and toes to be invaded by the black mould that grows

Holding onto the knowledge that once I have expired

Peace will finally be mine

-by me

[emotionalcontaigion]

This is something I wrote at 2am listening to Roslyn on repeat, I can’t really share it with anyone so I’m putting it on here

DATE OF EXPANSION

I’ve always had this feeling that I’ve never been destined to grow old

That my expiration date is simply sooner then everyone else’s

When I came into this wold I was 2 days out from beginning to sour

When I realised my place on this earth was to bring peace to others and have non left for myself

THE ROT SET IN

It started in my bones and I’ve felt it slowly consume every part of sense and soul since

I’m sure that by the end alls that will be left Is a shell, a carcass, fermented flesh dragged from one day to the next

I think the decay is becoming superficial enough for others to notice

So I’ve withdrawn, removed myself from people life’s one by one

It is the most selfless act I have ever made

I’ve released them from having to endure the stench that I must reek

Stoped the corruption of there lungs from the toxins that my body now permits

I’VE SURPASSED MY USE BY DATE

I’ve lost my taste, moisture, rising effect

Having nothing left to add or give to the existence of others

So now I’ll wait, I’ll wait for the last of my fingers and toes to be invaded by the black mould that grows

Holding onto the knowledge that once I have expired

Peace will finally be mine

-by me

[britishhumanistassociation]

We're very excited to be hosting Humanists International board member Roslyn Mould - the first African woman on the board of Humanists International and an experienced humanist activist and organisation-builder with the Humanist Association of Ghana and Western Africa Humanist Network - for this very special event, co-organised with the Association of Black Humanists. Join Roslyn and Andrew Copson in London on 28 October for what promises to be an extremely insightful talk on humanism in Africa. Register here: https://ift.tt/2oCU3yV https://ift.tt/2nWq1WC

[in-sightjournal]

Why I am an Atheist - Part 1

Why I am an Atheist – Part 1

Author: Roslyn Mould

Numbering: Issue 1.B, Idea: African Freethinking

Place of Publication: Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Title: African Freethinker

Web Domain: http://www.in-sightjournal.com

Individual Publication Date: December 22, 2018

Issue Publication Date: TBD

Name of Publisher: In-Sight Publishing

Frequency: Three Times Per Year

Words: 1,586

ISSN 2369-6885

Keywords: atheism,…

[nettculture]

Amazing artworks from Mount Beauty based artist & illustrator Bec Winnel @becwinnel-blog at http://www.becwinnel.com/ "Roslyn", pencil, pastel, acrylic, moulding paste and diamonties on paper, 28 x 35cm, 2015, © Bec Winnel

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Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a01

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a02

Akram Khan’s new Giselle is a work of immense confidence and scouring anger. Reimagining one of ballet’s most-loved classics, the story of a village girl betrayed by a nobleman, this production is another big, ambitious risk taken by English National Ballet under director Tamara Rojo. It proves to be a triumph for the company and its choreographer. – Zoë Anderson, THE INDEPENDENT, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a03

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a04

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a05

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a06

This first act may be the most thrilling hour of dance I’ve seen all year. Khan and his crack team work with electric intelligence. Scraps of Adolphe Adam’s original music skim like memories through Vincenzo Lamagna’s pounding, intense score. Mark Henderson lights the dancers from all angles so they look eerily displaced in the dust-swirled air… Khan triumphantly nails the core of the old story and makes it speak to an itinerant new world. – David Jays, THE SUNDAY TIMES, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a07

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a08

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a09

Full of visual spectacle, every image is exactingly composed thanks to designer Tim Yip and Mark Henderson’s lighting – there’s lots of dramatic silhouette, or the light just catching the wild hair of the Wilis (spirits), who look like they’ve escaped from a Japanese horror film, pointe shoes stabbing the floor like needles. This is an epic Giselle, and a triumph. – Lyndsey Winship, THE EVENING STANDARD, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton

Khan’s choreography has never looked better. Working with such finely tuned ballet dancers has given his movement more uplift, especially in the extremely tender duets for Giselle and Albrecht. Yet it’s the sensational group dances that resonate most: earthbound, visceral, feral and intense, and moulded with a sculptural beauty. – Debra Craine, THE TIMES, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a13

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a11

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a12

The whole company dances superbly and are a pleasure to watch, and one of the most impressive elements in the evening was Vincenzo Lamagna’s music. With just a hint of the original score, Lamagna moved from profound evil to tender love while never breaking the story’s thread. At least ENB is marketing a winner. – Jeffery Taylor, THE SUNDAY EXPRESS, 2017

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton

Mr. Khan has found a movement language that combines an earthy, rooted physicality with balletic grace and power, and he both invokes the detailed hand moves and gestural richness of kathak, and discretely alludes to the original choreography. The first act is filled with an exhilarating group dance. The second act, with its frightening streaming-haired wilis has horror-movie frissons and beauty in equal parts, with a moving and brilliantly inventive pas de deux for Giselle and Albrecht… Bravo to the entire company, which performs with impressive commitment, clearly energized by Mr. Khan’s work. The gamble was worthwhile. – Roslyn Sulcas, THE NEW YORK TIMES, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a15

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a16

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a17

Albrecht and Giselle’s final pas de deux is entrancingly sad. She’s not dead, but she’s not quite alive, either. They circle each other, their touches feather-light. He embraces her; she slips through his arms and vanishes, never to return. Flaws and narrative lacunae notwithstanding, this is a hugely impressive production and ENB’s dancers do it full justice. – Luke Jennings, THE OBSERVER, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton

It would be something of a spoiler to describe how Khan reproduces the spook-factor of the original second act, in which the so-called wilis, the ghosts of betrayed young girls, hunt down passing men and take their revenge. Let’s just say he matches it, surpasses it even. The person behind me was audibly enthralled, and quietly sobbed throughout the final minutes. – Jenny Gilbert, THE ARTS DESK, 2017

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a19

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a20

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton a22

The gamble paid off. Akram Khan’s bold reimagining of Giselle has proved a critical and commercial success for Tamara Rojo’s English National Ballet. – Louise Levene, FINANCIAL TIMES, 2017

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton

The power of this evening lies less in the plotting than in the visually transfixing world created on stage. The wall is used to monumental effect: a sinister class barrier in Act 1, it becomes a portal into the industrial hell of Act 2, where Giselle and the ghosts of other betrayed women dance vengeance on their men.

Khan’s choreography rises to the scale of his set design. He uses his 40-strong cast to impressive effect, not only in the big, thrumming ensemble dances, but also in the elaboration of choreographic imagery; the fluid weave of bodies that rise protectively around the dying Giselle, the human threshing machine created by the Wilis as they wield their warrior staves, their feet drumming lethally on pointe.

Stylistically, Khan has steeped himself in the language of ballet, but reinvented it with a rhythmic and visceral heft and a new gestural vocabulary. – Judith Mackrell, THE GUARDIAN, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton

Ever since Matthew Bourne’s ‘gay’ Swan Lake 20 years ago, we’ve become used to the idea of revamping sacred ballet classics. But in taking on Giselle, Akram Khan hasn’t simply jumped on to a trendy bandwagon: he has produced something profoundly different – and very special indeed…

But this is also English National Ballet’s triumph. The corps rises magnificently to Khan’s taxing demands… A final bravo to ENB’s director, Tamara Rojo, who commissioned the ballet. It may well rank as a masterpiece of 21st-century dance. – Rupert Christiansen, THE MAIL ON SUNDAY, 2016

Akram Khan’s Giselle, English National Ballet, © Dasa Wharton

English National Ballet ON TOUR with Akram Khan’s Giselle until 6 May 2018

Akram Khan’s Giselle – ENB’s smash hit in words and pictures Akram Khan’s new Giselle is a work of immense confidence and scouring anger. Reimagining one of ballet’s most-loved classics, the story of a village girl betrayed by a nobleman, this production is another big, ambitious risk taken by English National Ballet under director Tamara Rojo.

[thechasefiles]

The Chase Files Daily Newscap 4/10/2019

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your daily news cap for Friday, October 4th, 2019. There is a lot to read and digest so take your time. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Government Information Service (BGIS), Barbados Today (BT), or by purchasing a Weekend Nation Newspaper (WN).

PUBLIC INEFFICIENCY TURNING OFF INVESTORS – A “tardy, obsolete and poor” public service is causing Barbados to lose out on millions of dollars in foreign investment, former central bank governor Dr DeLisle Worrell has claimed. Declaring there was no shortage of capital, he argued that while local and international investors showed great interest in Barbados and the rest of the region, inefficiencies have become a major stumbling block. In his October newsletter, Worrell said: “The truth of the matter is that declining international competitiveness, not finance, is strangling investment in Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean.  “A significant upgrade in the quality of our public services is not the only factor in economic recovery, but it is the single most important key to unlocking the investment potential of Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean.” The veteran economist said there was often talk about the hundreds of millions of dollars of “idle funds” at commercial banks that should be put into investment in order to create employment and grow the economy. But he stressed that every investment project would require a number of goods that were not made locally, and would therefore require spending of precious foreign reserves to obtain. He explained: “A basic feature of economies as small as Barbados is that all business investment, from hairdressers to supermarkets to power plants, has to be financed mainly in foreign currency, not domestic money. “That is because the domestic currency cannot be used to acquire essential inputs from abroad, such as equipment, vehicles, materials, fuels and other inputs.  “This is true whether the project is large or small, private or public, for domestic production or export.  “It follows that all investment of necessity requires a substantial proportion of foreign finance.  “This means that the Barbados dollars in banks cannot be put to use in financing investment projects; for that, the banks will need to receive a larger supply of foreign exchange, from tourism, international business, manufactured exports or other sources.”  He added that an abundance of local currency finance would have no effect in the absence of investment projects that offered a competitive rate of return, and were undertaken by reputable, well-regarded companies. Instead, said Worrell, the key reviving investment and economic growth was to improve competitiveness. He declared: “Government services that are tardy, obsolete and of poor quality, along with deteriorating infrastructure, are causing the Caribbean to lose out to the competition. “Public sector inefficiency continues to cost the Barbadian economy hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.  “Meaningful improvement in the efficiency of public administration and the delivery of public services will be rewarded with a recovery in investment. “As is well known, there is no shortage of investor interest in Barbados’ competitive tourism, and in renewable energy, from Barbadians and foreigners.  “These investors, local and foreign, have access to the foreign exchange they need for the intended investment.  “Government administrative difficulties of one kind or another block the way to the realization of this investment.” (BT)

CUSTOMS & BUSINESSES TO MEET – Ahead of meetings tomorrow between the business community and the Comptroller of Customs, a major distribution company is reporting some improvement with the new Asycuda World system, which left dozens of containers stuck in the Bridgetown Port. But some companies are bracing for thousands of dollars in losses if shipping companies refuse to waive storage fees incurred during the upsetting slowdown in late September. In addition, concerns have been raised about new customs tariffs, which could cause certain goods to increase by 100 per cent. President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trisha Tannis said she would be better able to address the issues after the discussions. However Andy Armstrong, Marketing Director at major distributor, Armstrong Agencies Ltd told Barbados TODAY some operations at the port have “settled”. (BT)

SCOTIA BANK SHIFTING TO CUSTOMER DEMAND – Customer demand still drives change among the nation’s banks, as one commercial bank declared it was doing all it could to keep up. Manager of Premium Relationship Banking at Canadian-owned Scotiabank Carla Boyce said the bank continues to innovate solutions to meet customers’ changing needs.  Scotiabank, which has pulled out of a number of Caribbean countries while maintaining a presence here, has closed branches and urged clients to use online banking and automated teller machine services. Boyce said: “Today, customer expectations are driving fast technological changes. “Our customers are demanding easy, global and seamless mobile services as well as experiences.  “Banking is adapting to meet those demands.”  As part of Scotiabank’s digital focus, she said, it was now investing more than $5.5 billion (CA$3 billion) annually in technology across its network. She said the bank was ensuring it maintained a high level of security as it made the technological changes. “We are excited to introduce improvements that will benefit customers and help them save time and money,” said Boyce. The bank’s digital thrust, she added, has seen the introduction of a number of upgraded services including a digital branch in Warrens, special alerts to provide increased protection and security and smart automated teller machines. Boyce declared: “You can expect other enhancements to services over the next 18 months,” at the bank’s Premium Banking A-Class showcase at the Simpson Motors showroom in Warrens. Sales Manager at Simpson Motors Penny Johnson said she was delighted to work with Scotiabank on the sale of the new Mercedes-Benz A200 sedan, adding that her company was also keen on keeping up with customers’ changing demands. Johnson said: “Like Scotiabank, our brand Mercedes-Benz is fast developing new and revolutionary technology to satisfy the needs of a younger, more connected and fast pace customers.”  She said the new A-Class model was one example of such technology, pointing out that it came with a voice command ‘Hey Mercedes’ that offers a number of personalized features. The vehicle, which comes in hatchback or saloon version, retails around $160,000. (BT)

STRIKE ACTION AT TREASURY BUILDING – Some government workers operating from the Treasury Building in Bridgetown are outside the building, protesting work conditions there. Nation Online understands the latest grievance is about the air conditioning, but this only adds to the list of problems. Notes circulating on social media among staff said “enough was enough” and it was “time to take a stand.” Those notes listed headaches, sinus problems, mental fatigue and high absenteeism among workers. Staff members were awaiting the arrival of their union representative while management is at this time meeting in an effort to resolve the matter. There have been environmental issues in the Treasury Building before. In January 2018, a pungent odour drove staff from the Accountant General's Office from the building. There were reports of mould spores found on the compound and some staff were relocated. Recently, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the building would be converted to high-rise housing. (WN)

BRA WORKERS BEING MOVED – In two weeks, the Treasury Building in Bridgetown will be almost empty. Minister in the Ministry of Finance Ryan Straughn made this promise to scores of frustrated workers at the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) who walked off the job yesterday around 10 a.m. They had become even more fed up with what they described as unbearable conditions in the “sick building” which was compounded by faulty air conditioning. Straughn told some of the 160 BRA workers they would be relocated to the nearby Bridge Street Mall by October 14 where the Rural Development Commission (RDC) and the Urban Development Commission (UDC) are housed.  (WN)

SMITH STILL IN TALKS WITH NUPW OVER DISMISSAL – Former general secretary Roslyn Smith and the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) are still battling about whether she was wrongfully dismissed. NUPW president Akanni McDowall provided this update yesterday, while noting that the parties were still negotiating. “We met with the Labour Department on September 20, and those discussions were cordial. Sister Smith brought her representatives and we put forward our case. There were some interesting points made during the meeting. “Suffice [it] to say, those discussions will continue and once we have a conclusion to the matter, we will be able to report to the press in a more fulsome manner,” McDowall told the media yesterday. (WN)

FULL MARKS – Principal, teachers and students at the Belmont Primary School have given the upgrades carried out at the plant by the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training a passing grade. The school, which reopened last Monday, September 23, closed early on its first day after staff and pupils complained of a strong paint odour following works conducted over the summer vacation. Some parents also took issue with the water-borne portable toilets which were temporarily placed at the school by the Ministry until the prefab bathroom which was being built offsite, was installed. However, there were many smiling faces last week when the school reopened. Principal Pamela Ifill said they were “pleased” with the work carried out by the Ministries of Education and Transport, Works and Maintenance to ready the school for the start of classes. “As you can see from the smile on my face, we are quite happy. We returned to school [last Monday] and everyone has expressed their joy and pleasure at the upgrades that we have seen. The prefab building that was really termite infested, a lot of woodwork has been done on that. It is almost like a brand new building and the children are comfortable in there. I am also happy to say that we’ve had an upgrade in the nutrition room facilities – again a problem with termites – so cupboards have been refurbished, the netting has been replaced. “But one of the biggest joys is that of the refurbished bathrooms for the boys. For a very long time, we have been putting up with bathrooms that had a lot of issues – old plumbing, for example. So it is really overwhelming to see the upgrade that has been done. Even the girls have new facilities. Even though the building is the old building they are accustomed to, everything in it has been replaced so there are totally new fittings,” Ms Ifill reported. She said that worthy of note was that for the first time, boys now had sinks in their bathrooms. Prior to the new facilities, they had to leave the bathroom and go to another area of the school to wash their hands. The Principal said parents and teachers were also happy with the improvements, which included the repaving of the yard and fixing the roads leading to the school. (BT)

TASTIER SCHOOL MEALS ON THE WAY – The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is reviewing the School Meals/Food and Nutrition Policy for private and public primary and secondary schools to offer healthier and more “appetizing” options for students. Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw made the disclosure yesterday during the Heart & Stroke Foundations’ media launch of the model schools initiative. The initiative is part of the foundation’s Childhood Obesity Prevention campaign dubbed Switch It Up. Six schools: The St. Michael School, Alexandra School, Reynold Weekes Primary, Christ Church Foundation School, The Rock Christian School and Queen’s College became no sugar zones from Tuesday, October 1. “We have started the process of looking at the school meals policy in relation to nutrition because that obviously is something that, from our preliminary discussions, has not really been reviewed over the years. “I encounter a number of children who complain about the school meals service sometimes; they are not satisfied with the type of food. And I think the time has now come for us to be able to evaluate what we are giving to students, to be able to look at ways we can prepare meals in a more exciting way. We are dealing with a lot of issues in relation to what children eat at home and then what we are saying to them that they must come to school and eat,” Bradshaw explained. While lauding the Heart & Stroke Foundation for its training of vendors and school canteen operators, the Education Minister said Government needed to create a balance between entrepreneurial activity among vendors and ensuring there were healthy school environments. She said the draft food and nutrition policy framework would focus on the sale of dishes prepared by canteen concessionaires, serving sizes sold to students and the types of snacks sold by vendors. Bradshaw contended that persons should not view the draft framework as the demise of vendors but as a “prime opportunity” for Barbadians to take entrepreneurship to a different level. (BT)

PASS THE LAW AGAINST JUNK FOOD – New regulations restricting the sale of unhealthy food in school should be backed by legislation, Government has been told. During the second phase of a mass media campaign of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Barbados (HSFB), local and international stakeholders in health, youth advocates and at least one religious organisation called for school meals and canteen guidelines to be solidified in law. HSFB president Dr Kenneth Connell told various stakeholders at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed that an opinion poll indicated that 88 per cent of Barbadians have strong concern about childhood obesity, 92 per cent back a national policy and 72 per cent support the banning of sugar sweetened beverages. And while decisions have been made to restrict sugar-sweetened drinks in some schools, he urged media executives to make Barbadians more uncomfortable about the worrying trends. “Media has the power to make our governments uncomfortable such that there are eager to bring about change,” he said. At the event, students from numerous “model schools” joined master of ceremonies, Carl Alff Padmore in a number of exercise routines to promote healthy lifestyles. (BT)

CHANGE HABITS & LIVE LONGER – Many people’s jobs are killing them slowly, says president of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados, Dr Kenneth Connell. The physician and University of the West Indies lecturer said both employees and employers needed to make their workplaces healthier as occupational habits were contributing to shortened lifespans in Barbados. “We spend more than 60 per cent of our week at work, which is actually a large health environment, so we need to incorporate health into work, whether it’s by making healthier food options or getting exercise at work. Some seem to think exercise has to be on a treadmill but it doesn’t have to be,” he said. Connell was speaking to the media during a break in the second day of the three-day 2019 Human Resource Management Association of Barbados Inc. People Leadership Conference, themed Connect. Share. Grow. (WN)

QEH ASKING FOR URGENT BLOOD DONATIONS – An urgent call has been made for O negative blood donations at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The donations will replenish the Blood Bank’s supply and ensure that blood products are available for patients with serious medical needs like cancers, blood disorders, premature babies, cardiac procedures and trauma victims. Volunteers between the ages of 18 and 70, who weigh at least 110 pounds, and are in generally good health are asked to donate blood at the National Blood Collecting Centre located at Ladymeade Gardens, St Michael, between 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on weekdays or 8 a.m. and 12 noon on Saturdays. The National Blood Collecting Centre will also be closed on Saturday, October 5, 12 and 19 to facilitate industrial works. During this time the Centre will remain open as usual from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (WN)

RULE UNDER REVIEW – The five-minute rule is now under review. That’s the word from Chairman of the Transport Authority Ian Estwick, who has revealed that the authority’s board of management will now make the final ruling on whether the controversial rule stays or not. Estwick’s comments have come 24 hours after he reported that the rule, which limits public service vehicles (PSVs) operating in the Constitution River Terminal (CRT) to just five minutes in the loading bay, was being enforced. His comments came as a shock to the two bodies which represent PSV owners and operators – the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) and the Association of Public Transport Operators – which said they put forward proposals to the authority’s acting Director Maria Boyce during a meeting on Monday, which they were promised would be presented to the board. However in a brief interview with Barbados TODAY this evening Estwick said the board would have the final say on the matter. “All I will say is that the rule is currently under review. I’m not saying yes or no to if it will remain, the board will decide on that,” he said. Estwick disclosed that the board would meet to review the proposals next week. (BT)

ARCHER’S FAMILY TOLD TO GET LAWYER – Unable to get the money owed him by his lawyer while he was alive, paraplegic Stephen Archer’s family may have to turn to another lawyer in a bid to unlock the funds, the head of the Barbados Bar Association has said. But while declaring that the association does not condone lawyers’ misbehaviour by lawyers, president Rosalind Smith-Millar has said it is not a “magic solution” to conflicts with clients. When questioned specifically about Archer’s complaint, Smith-Millar said the bar association could not act solely on a newspaper report. Archer, died two weeks ago, having never been paid by an unidentified lawyer the proceeds of a personal injury award. Fifteen days after he celebrated his 30th birthday in 1997, a telephone pole fell on him occasioning him significant bodily injury. The utility company fulfilled its legal obligations to Archer and paid $2.7 million in compensation to his attorney-at-law on his behalf, he had told Barbados TODAY in April. But he revealed that he was never given a cheque nor was it ever deposited on his personal account. Smith-Millar told Barbados TODAY it would be up to Archer’s family members to take up the matter as there was nothing the Bar could do. She said: “If the deceased has the right to some kind of property, their estate continues to have that right. “So whoever is entitled to Mr Archer’s estate would need to go and get legal advice as to how they can deal with the estate and the estate then would be able to do whatever is necessary. “Now, the Bar Association per se, does not even know who the lawyer is and is not authorized to pick up people’s fire-rage. “We cannot read a news report and launch an investigation and do something. “We don’t know who it is; we don’t know if the things we read in the newspaper are true; we don’t have any standing to just chase after whatever the problem is.” She said it would have been the paraplegic’s responsibility to report the matter to the Bar’s Disciplinary Committee if he believed he was not being treated fairly by his legal representative. Smith-Millar continued: “If Mr Archer in his lifetime had realized he was not being treated properly by his attorney-at-law there is the Disciplinary Committee to whom complaints are made. They are not made to the Barbados Bar Association. “We are not a magic solution. There is a committee, there is a process that has to be gone through. “We do not at all condone misbehaviour by lawyers – understand that very clearly – but we cannot just read a newspaper and decide to go and investigate and launch some kind of action. “We cannot do that because we are not authorized to do that.” Up to his death, Archer would not name the lawyer at the centre of the dispute. (BT)

BAYLANDERS MUM ON GUN PLAY – Residents of Bayville, St Michael, were mum on Thursday, avoiding reporters seeking eyewitness accounts of the gunfire that rocked Jessamine Avenue in the wee hours of this morning. Some members of the community denied any knowledge of the incident. “It happened right by my place but I ain’t giving wunna no news,” a resident told Barbados TODAY. But one resident, who spoke briefly and anonymously, said there had been a steady increase in conflict leading to gunplay among rival gangs and was concerned that many gun-toting youth are teens. While police have not linked gang violence to the most recent shooting, they revealed Leandrew Sharvar Coward, 33, of 2nd Avenue, Paddock Road, was the victim after being shot multiple times about the body after 2 a.m. Officers from Hastings Police Station responded and Coward was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by a private vehicle where he underwent emergency surgery. He was listed in critical condition. In a release, police said their investigations were continuing and asked anyone with information to contact the Hastings Police Station at 430-7608/7612, Police Emergency 211, Crime Stoppers 1800-8477(TIPS) or any Police Station. (BT)

POLICE INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN BAYVILLE – Officers at Hastings Police Station are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting. The incident occurred around 2:18 a.m. this morning at Jessamine Avenue, Bayville, St Michael, where 33-year-old Leandrew Sharvar Coward, of 2nd Avenue Paddock Road, St Michael was shot multiple times about the body. He was transported to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by private vehicle. Medical personnel said that Coward has undergone emergency surgery and is in critical condition. Anyone who may have information related to this incident is asked to contact Hastings Police Station at 430-7608/7612, Police Emergency at 211, Crime Stoppers at 1800-8477(TIPS) or any police station.  (WN)

WALCOTT HELD FOR JUICE & BAG THEFT – A 39-year-old man with no fixed place of abode will call HMP Dodds home for the next three months. That’s how long Terrance Allan Walcott will spend at the St Philip facility for stealing 13 juices worth $65 and a $60 bag belonging to Onya Forde on October 2. Police constable Victoria Taitt told Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant that lawmen responded to a report of a man stealing a bag in the area of Shepherd’s Alley, St Michael and was being held by persons. He was caught in the area of Cats Castle. Walcott is known to the law courts for similar offences. (BT)

CALDERON GRANTED $1000 BAIL – A jet ski operator who allegedly threatened to “cut up” and “feed” a complainant to sharks a year ago was granted $1,000 bail and ordered to reappear in court on October 7. It is alleged that Dwayne Irwin Calderon, of Briar Hall, Christ Church used the threatening words “If you don’t come back with the 70, I would cut you up and feed you to the sharks” within the hearing of Ross Morgan which was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. Calderon pleaded not guilty to the October 3, 2018 charge as well as another which allegedly took place on October 1. The accused is charged with using the abusive words, “You’re are a bastard tourist and you owe me money” within the hearing of Jennifer Lepoidevin which was likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The 37-year-old was granted bail and ordered to keep the peace. The complainants who are both tourists will be warned to appear in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant next Monday. (BT)

POLICE DENY ABUSE – The murder trial of Baggio Kristidi Decourcey Daniel, of Block 1A Factory Avenue, Wildey St Michael continued today with a police officer denying that he abused the accused while he was in custody. Sergeant Michael Ifill told the jurors in the No. 5 Supreme Court, “I was not involved or [did I] ever see anybody abuse the accused person”. The sergeant made the comment as defence attorney Marlon Gordon crossed examined him on the matter in which his client is accused of murdering Alex Romel Samuels on February 1, 2012. The deceased was fatally shot while on a minibus along the Pine East West Boulevard. However, under questioning by Crown Counsel Neville Watson, who along with Principal Crown Counsel Krystal Delaney, is prosecuting the case, Ifill said his involvement in the matter was to conduct the identification parade in which the conductor of the van pointed to the accused on the line-up. There were eight other men on the identification parade, the Ifill disclosed. The officer said apart from that function he was not aware of the circumstances in which Daniel got into police custody. Two other persons, a policeman and civilian, gave evidence at today’s sitting presided by Madam Justice Jacqueline Cornelius. The matter was then adjourned to continue at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, October 4. (BT)

RILEY: PICK HAYNES – Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) president Conde Riley thinks that batting legend Desmond Haynes would be a good choice as the next head coach of the West Indies team. “I think he understands batsmanship and that is an area that we have been failing in. Based on experience, he would be a good choice. I think Desmond has a lot to offer. “All three of the candidates for the job are suitable. I wish them well, but Haynes would be my pick,” Riley said. Haynes, former head coach Phil Simmons and current interim coach Floyd Reifer are in the three-man shortlist. (WN)

TRIDENTS OUTPLAY KNIGHT RIDERS – Their bowlers set it up and their batsmen, led by Johnson Charles’ steady half-century, formalised a crucial, seven-wicket victory for Barbados Tridents over defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League on Wednesday night. Charles struck five fours and two sixes in a top score of 55 from 47 balls and shared a vital opening stand of 54 with England opener Alex Hales, as the Tridents successfully chased a modest target of 135 at the Queen’s Park Oval to keep their hopes of a top-two finish in the round-robin stage alive. Hales made 33 – his best score of the season – to give the innings early momentum before Charles took charge to keep Tridents on track for their fifth win, and former South Africa left-hander J.P. Duminy and Ashley Nurse kept their nerve to collect the seven runs needed from the final over, bowled by Knight Riders and new West Indies white ball captain Kieron Pollard, without much alarm. Duminy formalised the result with two balls remaining, when he drove Pollard to long-off for two to give Tridents their first win ever at the Oval and vault the visitors from fifth into the provisional No. 2 spot in the table on 10 points, having completed their full schedule of matches. (DN)

MORE BARBADIANS GETTING INTO FILM MAKING – More Barbadians are picking up a camera for the first time to become budding moviemakers, said the organiser of the annual Barbados Visual Media Festival even as they lament budget cuts and a decline in sponsorship. Damien Pinder, president of the Barbados Film and Video Association, the festival’s organiser,  has told reporters he is pleased with the level of interest shown in the event by both amateur and professional filmmakers. At a media conference to launch the festival’s 2019 edition, Pinder acknowledged that fewer sponsors were on board this year and the organisation had to ‘pay its own way’ for the most part.  He said: “As a non-profit organisation, the Barbados Film and Video Association has had to put more of its funds into the festival than before.  “It is tough but we believe this festival is very important for film enthusiasts and the film industry. (BT)

WALK FOR THE CURE – Two of the island’s top entertainers will headline the entertainment offerings at this Sunday’s BCS Breast Screening Programme/CIBC FirstCaribbean Walk for the Cure. Cultural Ambassador Red Plastic Bag (RPB) will be a part of the Opening Ceremony and Soca Monarch Mikey will take part in the After-Walk Activities for the event which comes off Sunday, October 6. Other entertainment involved in the activities when the runners and walkers return include Dance Fit and the Zumba Bunnies who will keep the energy going after the walk with two exercise sessions. Then TC, Marzville and Mikey will take over to bring a soca feel to the cool down activity. This 2019 edition of the Walk for the Cure will be encouraging all participants to have their water in refillable/reusable bottles in order to cut down on the number of disposable cups and plastic bottles used. Water will still be available for both runners and walkers who are encouraged to responsibly dispose of the cups and any plastic water bottles they may use. Park and Ride arrangements have also been made. The Transport Board will supply a free service to participants from the car parks at Queen’s College and the National Cultural Foundation in West Terrace as well as from the Sky Mall car park. Buses will leave these areas to head to Warrens between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and will return between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will also be a free service running from the Fairchild Street Bus Terminal to and from Warrens at the same times, to accommodate those travelling by bus. For those living in and traversing the area, the roads into Warrens and on the route of the walk will be closed from 2.30 p.m. including the D’Arcy Scott and Everton Weekes Roundabouts and there will be limited access to Hinds Hill, Prior Park, Warrens and the areas surrounding the route. Runners and walkers will leave the area in front of CIBC FirstCaribbean, Warrens and head towards Hinds Hill, turn right at the traffic lights towards Queen’s College, right at the traffic lights into Clermont right through to Simpsons Motors, right onto the Ronald Mapp Highway and into the Massy car park for the after walk activities. Other fundraising activities to be held after the walk include a Celebrity Basketball Match on October 19 at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium; the now annual Paint for the Cure on October 27 at Radisson Aquatica and a Flea Market on November 2 in the car park of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Warrens Head Office. The public is invited to all of these activities. (BT)

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 10/3/2018

Good MORNING #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Wednesday, 3rd October 2018. Remember you can read full articles by purchasing Midweek Nation Newspaper (MWN), via Barbados Today (BT) or Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS).

BERT ‘A DECADE’ LATE – The Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) programme should have been implemented at least a decade ago, said the Barbados-born IMF economist attached to the Government economic recovery council. The Government’s economic advisor Dr Kevin Greenidge, said a homegrown austerity programme should have been implemented at the height of the recession in 2008. “The honest truth, and I am a technician so to speak and not a politician, but we should have entered this programme after the recession of the global financial crisis happened in 2008, we responded not necessarily appropriate on the fiscal,” Dr Greenidge said during an interview with broadcaster Carol Roberts this morning. The economist, attached to the Central Bank of Barbados, further explained that Bridgetown’s failure to cut spending during the 2008 crisis led to the current position. “When there is a global recession, the fiscal should have contracted a bit because it has a shock to the income. We didn’t ease off of the luxury spending, we kept continuing spending the luxuries so to speak, and that was an inappropriate policy to have and then we kept widening that inappropriateness of the policy. “The result of all this rising debt and an unsustainable fiscal position meant we started to run out of reserves. Our reserves went from close to $2 billion (17 weeks of imports) in 2007, to $400 million (five weeks of imports) at the end of 2017,” Dr Greenidge revealed. But he maintained that the BERT programme was designed to help the country out of its economic slump. The IMF’s approval of the programme, leading to over half a billion dollars in funding, means that other international agencies will also follow suit, he said. The first tranche of $100 million from the near $600 million which the IMF pledged to Barbados is to be transferred to the Treasury tomorrow, the IMF economist revealed. “There is support coming in a number of ways, but perhaps the most important one is that the support came with external financing, and some funds which will go to shore up our reserves [of] US $291 million. That is the support over the four years, as it is a four-year programme because our Barbados Recovery Programme is a four-year programme. “You get the external support which came with yesterday’s approval, which we will have access to tomorrow in the amount of US $49 million into the Government’s account and then over the course of the four years, seven different disbursements about $50 million each,” Dr Greenidge disclosed. He also revealed that together with the IMF funds, both the Inter-American Development Bank and the Caribbean had pledged close to $1 billion to Barbados. “In the BERT programme we set own conditions and targets. We are going to improve fiscal position where we are improving from a primary balance of two per cent to the end of March to 3.5 per cent to six per cent the following fiscal year, as that is the size of the deficit we can comfortably afford,” he said. Dr Greenidge also said that putting a cap on the amount of Central Bank financing was also one of the proposed targets. (BT)

IMF FUNDS TOMORROW – By tomorrow US$49 million in International Monetary Funds (IMF) funds will be transferred to the Central Bank. Government economic advisor Dr Kevin Greenidge said access to this first tranche of an overall US$290 million, intended to boost the foreign reserves over four years, followed the IMF Executive Board’s approval of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation plan (BERT) on Monday. Speaking this morning in a Facebook Live interview with veteran broadcaster Carol Roberts, the economist said the money from the IMF was a loan but provided on repayment terms that were very affordable when compared to market rates. The Barbadian, who works for the IMF but has been seconded to Government as an advisor, also said the IMF’s “stamp of approval” of BERT would positively influence other funding agencies and foreign investors in their provision of assistance to Barbados. “It is a significant achievement but the hard work now begins,” Greenidge stressed. (MWN)

NUPW WANTS IMF DETAILS – With some public sector workers expected to lose their jobs, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) is pushing for details of Government’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Barbados Private Sector Association (BPSA), while deeming the IMF deal to be “good news”, wants the authorities to “immediately” address key issues, including cutting Government expenditure and reducing red tape so businesses can boost the economy. These were the immediate reactions on Tuesday from NUPW president Akanni McDowall and the BPSA’s new chairman Edward Clarke. McDowall told THE NATION that the NUPW heard of the IMF approval of the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan, but said the union needed more information from the Ministry of Civil Service.  (MWN)

UNION ULTIMATUM – The embattled head of the island’s main public sector trade union has given the decision-making National Council he chairs an ultimatum to withdraw a debt claim against him. The president of the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) Akanni McDowall had given the council until last Thursday to confirm in writing that it was withdrawing the claim for money owned for use of a union credit card and cell phone. McDowall has retained attorney Ramon O. Alleyne QC, from the law firm Clarke, Gittens and Farmer, to represent him in the matter. But the national council met recently to discuss the letter sent by the law firm and decided to stick to its guns, setting the body on a collision course with its leader, Barbados TODAY has learned. In a memorandum dated August 30, the council informed McDowall of the decision to deduct $600 per month from his stipend in order to settle a debt owed through the use of the NUPW’s credit card and cell phone. The council had said that following an investigation by a committee and the General Treasurer, Asokore Beckles, it found that McDowall was indebted to the union to the tune of $5,371.97. But in a letter to General Secretary Roslyn Smith McDowall’s lawyer said if there was no response on or before September 27 confirming withdrawal of the memo, his client would exercise his right to appeal the council’s decision, alleging that it was taken in breach of the NUPW’s Rules and Standing Orders. “We reserve the right to expand the grounds of appeal on notice to the General Conference as required. We trust that should our client be forced to appeal, his stipend would remain unaffected by the purported decision until the determination of such appeal,” Alleyne wrote. The lawyer also advised the union president that the council’s decision amounted to a disciplinary action not in accordance with union rules. The lawyer also pointed out to the national council that its decision to “sanction” their client was irregularly made at a meeting which had already been adjourned by him as chairman. Through his attorney, McDowall is insisting that when the decision was taken at that meeting, the issue of the credit card and cell phone had already been settled. “As such, we have advised our client that the said sanction is invalid,” the correspondence read, adding that “in the circumstances, we write seeking written confirmation that the said memorandum of August 30, 2018 will be withdrawn,” said the letter. In an immediate response to the correspondence dated September 26, 2018, the NUPW’s main decision-making arm told the attorney that it had no intention of withdrawing the memo and that it would continue to deduct the $600 per month from McDowall’s stipend. Senior union officials are contending that it was not proper or natural justice for McDowall to have been chairing a meeting in which the case being adjudicated involved him. Up to this afternoon, the NUPW said it had not seen any counter to its response from the lawyer’s initial letter. But the union’s national council is expected to have a regular meeting on Thursday where their president’s future is likely to be an agenda item. (BT)

WORKERS CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE - Government will be making a decision on the fate of employees attached to the Town and Country Planning Department as its office has joined the growing list of public buildings plagued by environmental problems. Tuesday morning, frustrated employees walked out of the Garrison, St Michael offices and assembled on the outside. Hours later, teachers at Frederick Smith Secondary School in Trents, St James, also downed tools in frustration over recurring problems, including overflowing sewage in the bathroom. Town Planning workers complained of mould on the walls and termites, the air-conditioning units not working, a leaking roof, rodent infestation and cracked walls. Reports indicated that workers had fallen ill on the job, suffering from respiratory problems. (MWN)

‘HYATT IN 2020’ – The Hyatt Centric resort, a 15-storey hotel earmarked for the Barbadian capital is a go, said the government agency marketing Barbados abroad. The new high-rise hotel will transform the skyline of the capital which has earned a UNESCO world heritage status – a selling point the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) plans to make in ramped-up advertising of the island as tourist destination. “Hyatt hotel is slated to be constructed on Bay Street and it will be opened in 2020. Plans are continuing for that,” announced BTMI Chief Executive Officer William ‘Billy’ Griffith at a tourism conference here. He also said he was banking on growth in visitor arrivals through various activities and renewed marketing of the island as a destination for “soft adventure”. Griffith was giving an update and outlook for tourism in Barbados on Monday during the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2018 being held here under the theme, Rejuvenate, Recreate, Reconnect – New Directions for Caribbean Tourism. The planned $200 million investment hit a snag after it became the subject of controversy when social activist and lawyer David Comissiong opposed the decision by the then Freundel Stuart administration to grant permission for its construction without carrying out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) and hosting town hall meetings. When the high court dismissed Stuart’s challenge to Comissiong’s right to a judicial review, the then Prime Minister and Minister Responsible for Town Planning appealed the ruling, and a hearing is still pending. With a new government in place, Comissiong has insisted that he still wants an EIA carried out. One of the developers of the planned project was quoted recently as saying he was never opposed to carrying out the necessary studies. Asked if he had any idea when the EIA would be done given his assertion that plans for the hotel were on stream for 2020, Griffith said “as far as I am aware the developers are making progress in terms of commencing the construction. I don’t have exact timelines but that is exactly what we have done in terms of what their target is”. Nonetheless, Griffith said Barbados was on stream to increase its long-stay and cruise passenger arrivals in coming months through targeted marketing and campaign themes. He explained that the focus would be on wellness and soft adventure. “We think that Barbados has this really unique ability for lots of soft adventure activities . . . the east coast for example, I think hiking, biking, riding and walking, wind surfing – we are going to bring all of that to life next year,” said Griffith. Barbados was promoted as a destination for culinary experiences this year, after being promoted for sports in 2017. A stronger focus is also to be placed on marketing the island based on the listing of Bridgetown and its Garrison as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, he said. “We have plans to really elevate that aspect of the element of Bridgetown, with the Parliament museum, the new Jewish Synagogue… plus what we want to do is to rejuvenate the city with respect to the cruise ship arrivals,” he added. Griffith also told journalists here that between January and August this year long stay visitor arrivals reached 465,516, a 2.6 per cent increase over the same period last year. There was a 6.8 per cent increase out of the US market; a 2.7 per cent increase from Canada, and three per cent increase from the UK, which remains the island’s number one source market. There was also a 2.4 per cent increase in visitor arrivals from other Caribbean markets, he said. But on the downside, the island witnessed a heavy 28.2 per cent decline in visitor arrivals from the Central and South America market; a 5.8 per cent drop from Germany; an 11.7 per cent decline from Trinidad and Tobago and a one per cent drop from other European cities. But Griffith said he was upbeat by the prospects of a turnaround in the Central and South America market due to the introduction of the twice-weekly Copa Airline flights between Bridgetown and Panama City since July. As for visitor spend, which has been on the decline, Griffith said he was encouraged by Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) estimates of a 15.4 per cent increase for the first quarter of this year. This represents spending of $400 million between January and March this year. The average daily spend per visitor amounted to $208.47 during the three-month period, up from the estimated US$183.55 during the January to March period last year, according to the CTO.  (BT)

LAITY MEETS WITH HOUSE OF WHITE BISHOPS – Eleven members of the House of Bishops of the Anglican Province of the West Indies, are currently in a very quiet but intense meeting, with members of the House of Laity at the Ivan Harewood Centre in Christ Church. Chief Bishop Errol Brooks has posed four questions to the members of the Laity which they are in the process of answering. They have been asked what qualities they are seeking in a Bishop, what their vision is for the church, and how they intend to see that vision realised. (MWN)

IN DIRE STRAITS – While Barbadians sought shelter last week during the passage of Tropical Storm Kirk, Joseph Watts was exposed to the elements. The 75-year-old, of Mellows Hill, St Joseph, found refuge under a torn tarpaulin which he calls home, at the side of the road. During the storm, neighbours said he was drenched and shivering on Friday morning, and had to spend the next two days “drying out”. On Tuesday, Watts, a former mason, was propped up on some dirty sponges in his makeshift home in the sweltering afternoon sun, his only protection being the same tarpaulin. The pensioner was surrounded by buckets of water, dirty clothes and empty styrofoam containers. When asked how he managed with the bad weather, Watts told THE NATION: “I have the tarpaulin. I got wet a bit, but I’m all right. The gentleman said he would come back to help me. I would like to get something soon. I go out and I buy food when I’m hungry.” (MWN)

SEA EGG SEASON NEWS ‘SOON’  - Barbadians will soon know if they can legally harvest the sea egg delicacy this year, according to Chief Fisheries Officer Stephen Willoughby. “We recently concluded our annual survey of the sea eggs and we are now analysing the result . . . and we will make a decision soon as to whether or not there will be a sea eggs season this year,” Willoughby said. He was speaking at the end of a tour this morning by Minister of Martitime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey and Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson of the Millie Ifill Fish Market in Weston, St James. Humphrey cautioned that there was still a ban on harvesting of the sea urchins to allow them to replenish their stocks. “I know some people have made applications to import and sell sea eggs in Barbados during the ban. Our belief is as a Government, as long as it doesn’t damage the local sea egg stock then that is okay. We have to allow our sea eggs to replenish themselves. That hasn’t changed.  There is a point every two years where the ban is lifted on the sea eggs,” Humphrey said.  (BT)

GOVERNMENT ‘CRACKDOWN’ ON OVERFISHING – Government has announced a proposal to stop overfishing in the island’s waters and reduce the need for local fishermen to sail to Trinidad to ply their trade, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy Kirk Humphrey said this morning. A number of managed and protected marines areas are to be established at various offshore locations in order to boost the replenishment of quickly depleting fish stocks in Barbadian waters, he said. Speaking to reporters after touring the Millie Ifill Fish Market at Weston, St James, Humphrey – who was accompanied by area MP and Home Affairs Minister Edmund Hinkson – revealed that he will be taking a paper to Cabinet within the next two weeks to set up marine protected areas in Carlisle Bay and Folkstone, St James. While the issue of local fishermen being arrested by Trinidadian authorities for fishing in their territorial waters has been partially resolved, he said, his greater desire is to see Barbadian fishermen plying their trade in their own waters. “I think a bigger issue for me really . . . [is] we have to find a way to protect the fish stock in Barbadian waters. There has been a lot of overfishing in Barbados. There’s been fishing in areas where we shouldn’t fish. We fished out the fish and left lion fish – and lion fish as you know is a predatory fish . . . it is killing all the other fish,” he said. Some fishers have thrown down their fish pots and left them in the water resulting in schools of fish being killed, he noted. As the Government will be bringing about change in the industry the Minister of Maritime Affairs suggested that fisherfolk themselves do things differently in the 21st Century. “There are some things that we have to change, some habits Barbadian fishermen also have to change as we try to go forward in a new fishing industry. We [have] spoken in our manifesto and quite recently we have spoken to what we call the marine protected areas . . . managed areas. We’ve done one at Folkestone, but we know we need to improve that . . . and I’m taking a paper to Cabinet very soon to discuss that. We are also going to make Carlisle Bay a marine protected area,” Humphrey disclosed. He explained that the rationale behind this move is not only to allow the fish to restore themselves but help coral reefs, breeding grounds for fish, to recover. “Then you would hopefully start to generate a greater fishing supply in Barbados,” said Humphrey, while touting the governing party’s constitution as being pro-regional. “I think the Labour Party constitution is still the only one in the region that speaks to regionalism. We are not going to stand in Barbados and yell at anybody in Trinidad. We are going to work with our partners in the region to come to some collective understanding that works for both parties,” he suggested. (BT)

FEUD GETTING FULL VENT ON THURSDAY – A 50-year-old man was granted $500 bail today after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge in the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court. Brian Coward, of Paradise Village, Christ Church, admitted before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant that he committed the act against his niece Makeba Kirton on October 1 occasioning her actual bodily harm. Acting Station Sergeant Cameron Gibbons said Coward and Kirton resided in the family home at the aforementioned address. On the day in question, they were engaged in an argument that turned physical and Kirton reported the matter to the police resulting in her uncle’s arrest. However, after hearing the facts the magistrate requested that Kirton be warned for court on Thursday to give her version of what occurred. The matter will therefore continue on October 4. (BT)

MANGO THIEF GETS SIX MONTHS – The thieving and trespassing habit of a 56-year-old man has been curtailed for the next six months. That’s how long Dave Anthony Hewitt, of no fixed place of abode, will spend at HMP Dodds for trespassing on the property of Andrew Foster when he had been forbidden to do so and stealing 57 mangoes from Francis Gibbs on September 28. Acting Station Sergeant Cameron Gibbons told Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant that the two complainants, Foster and Gibbs, reside next to each other and prior to the date of the offence Foster had forbidden Hewitt, who was carrying mangoes in a bag, from trespassing on his property. However, Hewitt, who is known to the court for committing such offences, did not comply. On September 28 Foster was at home when he was alerted that someone was on his premises. When he looked out he saw Hewitt, who dropped the bag of mangoes he was carrying and ran. He was pursued but Foster was only able to take photographs of Hewitt as he walked across the property of a popular supermarket chain. The matter was reported and he was later arrested. “I plead guilty and I ask to have a fine due to the fact that my mum is sick and I don’t want to break her heart. She is 87 years old,” the accused told the court as he pleaded for leniency.  (BT)

ABOUT TURN – Guyana native Kevin Anthony Layne, who denied a burglary charge 14 days ago, has had a change of heart. When Layne, who resides at School Road, Hindsbury Road, St Michael, appeared before Magistrate Douglas Frederick yesterday he pleaded guilty to entering the home of Marcent Skeete as a trespasser between February 10 and 11 and stealing a $1,600 television and $180 DVD player. He had entered a not guilty plea when he first appeared before the magistrate on September 17 with his attorney Ezra Alleyne. Prosecutor Sergeant Rudy Pilgrim told the court that Skeete allowed Layne to stay at his residence, as he had nowhere to go. However, the two agreed that Layne would contribute $120 every week towards the utilities. Layne moved in but only paid for the first week and had not made any other monetary contributions since and as such was asked to leave. On the first aforementioned date Skeete left home leaving the rear door unlocked and his bedroom door opened. He discovered his property missing when he returned the next day. The matter was reported and the items were found at a pawnshop, in The City, with documentation showing Layne as the person who had sold them. In a statement to police, he, however, said that Skeete had given him the items to pawn, which Skeete denied. Layne’s attorney said his instructions were that the complainant had given the items to his client so they could get money to pay the landlord but Layne didn’t bring back the money. However, that submission left Magistrate Frederick with more questions than answers and he has asked that Skeete appears in the No. 1 District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court on October 18 in a bid to settle the matter. The 27-year-old who is in the country illegally will remain on remand at HMP Dodds in the meantime.  (BT)

NO HYPE AT CLASSIC – The increased numbers of regional competitors and their immense success this year confirmed the Darcy Beckles Classic as a Caribbean showpiece. However, the absence of such local stars as Shakira Doughlin, Hadley Hoyte and Vanessa Jones and the subpar performances from Nicholas Smith and Tyrell Force, who had represented Barbados at CAC in Mexico, saw the 11th edition lacking the fire of previous years. Thankfully, Suriname’s Wendel Setropawiro, who captured both the bodybuilding Open and Invitational as well as the constantly improving bikini open champion Andrea Cumberbatch and challenger Lynette Thompson, brought some sparks to the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. In addition, while IFBB Elite Pro Lorenzo Leeuwe did not have a name to match many of the previous guest posers, he showed greater form and executed a routine that gave the fans some excitement on the night. (MWN)

NHC TO OPEN AT 1 P.M. ON MONDAY – The public is advised that the National Housing Corporation (NHC), The Garden, Country Road, St Michael, will open at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 8, to allow staff to attend the funeral of a colleague. The NHC apologises for any inconvenience the delayed opening may cause. (BGIS)

NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS AT MARKETS’ DIVISION –The public is asked to note that the telephone numbers for the Markets’ Division, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, have been changed. The new number for Manager of Markets is 535-5134 or 535-5133, while the Senior Superintendent of Markets may be reached at 535-6207. The maintenance and accounts sections may be reached at 535-6211 and 535-6212, respectively. (BGIS)

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