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MOD Assistant Direction (BS-17) Past Papers pdf MCQs

MOD Assistant Direction (BS-17) Past Papers pdf MCQs

MOD AD (BS-17) Solved Past Papers 2008 MCQs in PDF Here, you will find Ministry of Defence Past Papers Solved MCQs of the 2008 Exam. You can also download these MOD AD (BS-17) Past Papers in pdf. Click Here to Download the Syllabus of MOD AD (BS-17) 2021 MOD AD (BS-17) Past Papers pdf MCQs These are the MCQs which are taken from the past papers of the MOD AD tests. 1. In which country is the…

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if you want…elaborate on the england nt as government au …please ?

I’m gonna put this in a read more because it’s very… full on almost

so this was an idea that me and a friend came up with a few weeks back based on the fact marcus would be a better prime minister than bojo and it’s stemmed into an idea I’ve got after I’ve finished my prompts, where they’re all part of the government in the uk and each member has been assigned a role

marcus: prime minister: this is pretty self explanatory, the amount this man has done for the country is honestly unbelievable and he deserves more credit.

jesse: personal bodyguard to pm: protective jesse just kills me and can you imagine just how protective he'd be over marcus??

hendo: private secretary to the pm. so basically hendo would help with communication, managing the pms diary and basically helps marcus get stuff done.

trent: executive assistants to the secretary. he works with his dad thats all i'll say

luke: executive adviser to the secretary. so luke would work very closely with trent and hendo and would basically would give them support surrounding the party and would help write speeches and such.

pickers: chief of security: no man would fuck with this man. just picture pickers screaming at a member of the security team if they fucked up even the smallest amount, it's a beautiful image.

harry m: chief of staff. so he'd work closely with marcus and would be close to him and would be a big help to marcus when he trying to make a decision about something.

dec: Downing Street Press Secretary: dec bless him isn't the smartest tool in the book, but he knows how to work people into his corner. so he would be excellent at changing how the british media view the government.

mason: Director of communications. so mase would be in charge of the communication internally within the government and externally, so this may include contact media and doing statements.

harry k: campaign manager. so harry would be in charge of doing campaigns for under represented groups and working within a group with charities and such.

stonsey: bodyguard 1. listen if john stones was in a suit i wouldn't say boo to a goose. he's one of the bodyguards who go everywhere with marcus.

kyle: bodyguard 2. same with kyle.

tyrone: home secretary. honestly tyrone would have the most demanding job but after seeing him take on p*til, i'm all for it. he is basically in charge of everything, he'd be legally countable for the national security and making sure that our communities are safe etc.

chilly: secretary of state for health and social care. so chilly would be have control of the financial control for the nhs and stuff and would be in charge of the nhs's performance and would be able to give money to mental health

reece: lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice. so this is actually two roles but they're basically together anyway. so he'd be in charge of the courts, prison and probation and would even be part of the supreme court.

jack: secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport. so he would help to promote and grow englands cultural and artistic heritage and help businesses and communities to grow by giving them the money and opportunity to do soon.

kalvin: personal driver. listen kalv turning up with sunglasses on knowing he's the Shit that gets to look all fancy is so personal to me

phil: the leader of the house of lords. phil would basically be in charge of all the government business which goes down at the lords and would provide assistance to everyone

buk: campaign managers apprentice. listen buk is my son and harry taking him under his win is so soft to me im gonna cry

raheem: secretary of state for defence. so raz would basically be in charge of military operations and defence operations and has overall responsibility for the ministry of defence.

jadon: secretary of state for housing, communities, and local government. so he's in charge of helping support local governments in the regeneration, housing, planning, building and the environment.

dom: secretary of state for education. dom would be in charge of the department for education, which covers pre-school, primary school, secondary school, the school curriculum, free school meals etc.

eric: chancellor of the exchequer. money. eric is essentially in charge of money. he's in charge of tax and public spending for each year and has to do a budget every year.

dele: secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs. dele is in charge of protecting the biodiversity the countryside and the marine environment. he also helps with keeping british farming going.

trips: secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs. trips is in charge of british relations with foreign countries and governments and has oversight into MI6 and promotes british interests abroad

conor: secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy. conor is in control of science, research and innovation within britain, is in charge of the policy surrounding climate change etc.

deano: bodyguard 3. listen deano in a suit >>>> plus i know from when he was on loan with my hometeam nobody fucks with this man.

ben: attorney general. ben is a legal adviser to both the queen and the government, ben's got a bit of a busy job bless him, he's the superintendant to the crown prosecution office, the serious fraud office and working with government lawyers.

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Drone strike whistleblower (Washington Post) In 2013, Daniel Hale was at a peace conference in D.C. when a Yemeni man recounted through tears how two family members had been killed in a U.S. drone strike. He said they’d been trying to encourage young men to leave al-Qaeda. Hale, 33, a former intelligence analyst, realized he had watched the fatal attack, which he and his Air Force colleagues viewed as a success. Now he was horrified. It was such experiences, Hale told a federal judge on Tuesday, that led him to leak classified information about drone warfare to a reporter. “I believe that it is wrong to kill, but it is especially wrong to kill the defenseless,” he said in court. A U.S. district judge sentenced Hale to 45 months in prison for violating the Espionage Act, saying the documents Hale disclosed went beyond his “courageous and principled” stance on drones. Hale had shared three dozen documents with a journalist. One document revealed that during a five-month stretch of an Afghanistan operation, 90 percent of people killed were not the intended targets.

3 tech giants report combined profits of more than $50B (AP) Three tech companies—Apple, Microsoft and Google owner Alphabet—reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter, underscoring their unparalleled influence and success at reshaping the way we live. Although these companies make their money in different ways, the results served as another reminder of the clout they wield and why government regulators are growing increasingly concerned about whether they have become too powerful. The massive profits pouring into each company also illustrated why they have a combined market value of $6.4 trillion—more than double their collective value when the COVID-19 pandemic started 16 months ago.

Mexico’s Cuba aid (Foreign Policy) A shipment of food, oxygen, and medical supplies bound for Cuba is expected to set sail from the Mexican port of Veracruz today, as President Andrés Manuel López Obrador makes good on his promise to provide humanitarian assistance to the island following protests earlier this month. The vessel follows in the wake of another ship carrying aid that left Mexico on Tuesday, and the delivery of 126,000 barrels of diesel fuel from Mexico’s state-run Pemex earlier this week. On Monday, López Obrador called on U.S. President Joe Biden to “make a decision” about the U.S. embargo given that “almost all countries of the world” are against it.

Europeans increasingly frustrated as White House maintains Trump-era covid travel restrictions (Washington Post) European lawmakers and business groups voiced mounting criticism of the Biden administration on Tuesday, after the White House said its restrictions on international travel would remain in place for the time being. Whereas vaccinated U.S. tourists have been allowed to return to much of Europe for weeks, most Europeans continue to be unable to travel to the United States under a ban that was first imposed by President Donald Trump in March 2020. The White House said Monday that the continuation of existing travel restrictions was attributable to concerns over the highly transmissible delta variant. But the delta variant has long been in the United States, already accounting for the majority of new known cases, and many European nations are now starting to outpace the United States in vaccinations: 49 percent of Americans are fully inoculated, compared with more than 46 percent of European Union residents. As vaccinated American tourists are traveling back and forth for their summer holidays in Paris or Rome again, European allies or partners of the Biden administration are finding it increasingly difficult to defend the U.S. stance, which critics say has divided European families and posed serious challenges to businesses.

“Seditious” sheep: inside Hong Kong's crackdown on children's books (Worldcrunch) The Hong Kong National Security Police was on the move again recently, although this time the surprising target was a series of children's stories. On July 22, authorities arrested five people over conspiring to publish seditious publications. The accused are members of the General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists, as Hong Kong-based media The Initium reports. The operation against them marks the first time the National Security Law has been used to target stories directed at children. The three books in question center around an imaginary village of sheep. Authorities say the books are "creating hatred and instilling anti-government ideas among children." In a press conference, Steve Li, senior superintendent of the Police National Security Department, said that the images of sheep fighting wolves and of sheep being eaten up by wolves are an attempt to incite violence and hatred against the regime. "Sheep are gentle animals, but highlighting that they can attack is publicizing violence," he said. Li urged bookstores to hand in remaining copies to the police, and encouraged owners of the books to destroy their copies. Teachers, he added, are forbidden from using books for educational purposes. "This isn't about criticizing the government," Li explained. "It's that actions, books and so on, should never make people hate the government."

Kuwait bans unvaccinated citizens from travelling abroad (Reuters) Kuwait on Tuesday said only citizens who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus will be allowed to travel abroad starting on Aug. 1. A government statement said the rule excepted children under age of 16, those with a health ministry certificate saying they cannot be vaccinated, and pregnant women who have a pregnancy proof certificate from authorities. All arrivals will have to be home quarantined for seven days unless they take a COVID-19 PCR test inside Kuwait that comes out negative.

As Tigray war intensifies, Ethiopia parades new army recruits (Reuters) Thousands of Ethiopian army recruits paraded in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to bid farewell before leaving for training, potential future participants in a bloody eight-month-old conflict in the north that continues to spread and intensify. The mayor’s office said 3,000 young people would join the ranks of Ethiopia’s National Defence Force (ENDF). Some recruits spoke of pride in describing their motives. Others mentioned economic need. The conflict between the central government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the party that controls the Tigray region, is spreading to other parts of northern Ethiopia, and youth from other parts of the country are joining federal forces in the fight. Fighting first broke out in Tigray in November when the government accused the TPLF of attacking military bases across the region—an accusation the group denied. The government declared victory three weeks later when it took the regional capital Mekelle, but the TPLF kept fighting and has since taken back most of Tigray.

Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers (AP) As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure. Step One: Turn off phone. Step Two: Turn it back on. That’s it. At a time of widespread digital insecurity it turns out that the oldest and simplest computer fix there is—turning a device off then back on again—can thwart hackers from stealing information from smartphones. Regularly rebooting phones won’t stop the army of cybercriminals or spy-for-hire firms that have sowed chaos and doubt about the ability to keep any information safe and private in our digital lives. But it can make even the most sophisticated hackers work harder to maintain access and steal data from a phone. “This is all about imposing cost on these malicious actors,” said Neal Ziring, technical director of the National Security Agency’s cybersecurity directorate.

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Aerobility to Expand Fleet with Former MOD Vigilant T1 Gliders

The MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation has sold 63 decommissioned Vigilant T1 aircraft to Aerobility, an UK-based charity which provides flying experiences to those with disabilities and injured ex-military personnel. The first batch of 10 motor gliders will be modified and refurbished by German company GROB Aircraft SE – the original manufacturer and Design Authority – to meet civil certification standards. The remaining aircraft will be engineered and recertified in the UK, where the charity has identified a qualified engineering partner in Southern Sailplanes, based in West Berkshire. Hampshire-based Aerobility will initially more than double its fleet with eight Vigilants thanks to a grant from the Department for Transport (DfT); meaning they will be able to help about 2,600 people into the air every year compared to 1,000 currently.

Clive Walker, head of the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) in DE&S, said, “I am very pleased to see the RAF Vigilant T1 gliders move on to a new lease of life, in particular supporting the excellent work of Aerobility in creating flying experiences and opportunities for those who might otherwise never get the chance to fly.” Glider modifications will include new engines, propellers and refurbished cockpits, and the charity hopes the first glider will be ready to fly in the summer of 2021. Aircraft that aren’t used for flights will be refurbished and sold to generate revenue for the charity, pay for the ongoing costs of their operational fleet and help them branch out into other parts of the British Isles. Aerobility’s CEO, Mike Miller-Smith MBE, said, “Acquiring these aircraft will help us transform the lives of an even greater number of disabled people by giving them the unrivalled sense of freedom through the magic of flight. We are extremely grateful to the Ministry of Defence, Department for Transport and our various partners for supporting us in this ambitious project. Not only will it help us build capacity for our future operations, it will enable us to expand the charity to support more disabled people and to do so at additional locations around the UK.” The sale will create four full-time engineering jobs, one project management role and one administration position at the charity. They will also need a full-time co-ordinator and a part-time flying instructor, with all positions being filled by candidates with a disability where possible. PODCAST Your browser does not support this audio element. See latest Travel News, Interviews, Podcasts and other news regarding: Aerobility, RAF. 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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 10/21/2019

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your daily news cap for Monday, October 21st, 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 Daily Nation Newspaper (DN).

BUT CHIDS GOVERNMENT – THE BARBADOS UNION OF TEACHERS (BUT) is dissatisfied with what it says is Government’s lack of response to the viral outbreaks affecting teachers and students across the island. Following a service at the Ann Gill Memorial Methodist Church yesterday to mark the start of Teachers Week, BUT president Sean Spencer said he was not seeing the desired level of communication or cooperation.“The issue is, we’re not hearing from either ministry (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health) about best practices in this situation. You’d think they’d be working together,” he said. (DN)

ON BOARD – Many commuters are hopping on board the plan to place GPS devices on public service vehicles (PSVs). In both the Constitution River and Cheapside terminals yesterday, passengers spoke about the rowdy behaviour on some PSVs and welcomed the news that some form of monitoring system was in the works. “That sounds like something which will bring some discipline which is much needed. Maybe they should also include something to detect when they smoking [marijuana] and drinking [alcohol]. “My problem is these ideas start but then don’t continue, so I hope this follows through,” said Andrea Grazette, adding she also liked the idea of a mobile app. (DN)

TAXI OPERATORS TO GET THEIR DUE – Taxi operators in Barbados have been told that too long they  have accepted the crumbs of three or five per cent of the gains from the tourism industry and that they will be “plugged into the visitors’ economy”. That message of hope was delivered by the Minister of Tourism and International Business, Kerrie Symmonds as he gave a feature address to the Bridgetown Port Taxi Co-op Society Ltd’s 30th anniversary dinner at the Copcabana on Bay Street, St Michael, Saturday night. “Your history is one of struggle. But your 30-year celebration is one of diligence, the dedication to duty, the hard work of all of you who have made the co-op what it is today . . . . “The social and economic injustice which you guys have gone through 30 years ago must be seen as behind you and you must be plugged into the visitors’ economy.  When you have 255 operators at the Bridgetown Port, you cannot accept that between three to five per cent of the cruise ship business goes to the 255 people. Then who is getting all of the rest?” asked Symmonds. (DN)

FINANCE MINISTER LEADS DELEGATION TO IMF, WORLD BANK ANNUAL MEETINGS -  Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, led Barbados’ delegation to the just-concluded International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, DC from October 14 to 20. The delegation included the Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados (Alternate Governor of the IMF), Cleviston Haynes; the Director of Finance and Economic Affairs (Alternate Governor of the World Bank), Ian Carrington; and other officials from the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank of Barbados. While in Washington, the Barbadian delegation attended the Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Meeting and participated in the Caribbean Caucus Meeting facilitated by the World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg. The delegation also met with Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF Managing Director, and Tao Zhang the IMF Deputy Managing Director, and participated in the Small States Forum with United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, and World Bank President, David Malpass. Aside from the obligatory meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, the delegation held bilateral discussions with partner countries, financial institutions and private sector investors. The Minister also held talks with the external creditor committee to wrap up the debt negotiations that led to the in principle settlement of the external commercial debt restructuring. Minister Straughn thanked the members of the committee for their patience and their continued commitment to Barbados, as the deal allows the Mia Mottley administration to put the country’s public debt on a sustainable trajectory and to restore macroeconomic fundamentals. The Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the IMF bring together Ministers of Finance, central bankers, development partners, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organizations and academics, to discuss issues of global concern, especially the world economic outlook, poverty eradication, economic development, and aid effectiveness. (BT)

REDUCED PUMPING AT DESALINATION PLANT MAY CAUSE LOW LEVELS – Ionics Freshwater Inc is advising the public that it has been forced to reduce pumping at its desalination plant because of technical issues being experienced on Sunday. The reduction in pumping from this facility on the Mighty Grynner Highway MAY result in low levels to customers of the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) in some parts of St Michael, St James, St Peter and St Thomas. This situation is currently receiving the attention of the plant’s engineers. The BWA will service any affected customers via water tanker as a temporary measure. Ionics Freshwater Inc apologizes for any inconvenience caused. (BT)

FOGGING SCHEDULE OCTOBER 21 TO 25 – The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ fogging programme will continue in four parishes next week. On Monday, the St Peter districts to be fogged are Diamond Corner, Lower Castle, Upper Castle, Gays Road, Mount #1 & #2, Boscobel, Collins, and the environs. The team will be in St James on Tuesday, spraying Sion Hill, Sion Hill Terrace with avenues, Westmoreland, Porters Road, Lancaster, and surrounding areas. On Wednesday, the St George districts of Bird Hill, Sinclair Road, Coral Drive, Bakers Close, Grace Drive, Haggatt Hall Development, Cutting Road, Mapp Hill, Dash Valley, Hanson Heights, and the environs will be sprayed. Areas to be fogged in Christ Church on Thursday, are Sargeant’s Village, Bartlett Road, Sargeant’s Village Tenantry Road, Browne’s Road, Smith Road, Warners Gardens, and neighbouring districts. The team will return to St James on Friday, to fog Paradise Heights, Hopefield Close, Wanstead Drive, the 2nd, 4th and 6th Avenues of Wanstead Terrace, West Terrace, West Terrace Gardens with Avenues 1 to 16, Oxnards, Violet Circle, Cherry Drive, West Terrace Heights and surrounding areas. Fogging takes place between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. each day. Householders are reminded to open their doors and windows to allow the spray to enter. (BGIS)

HOLDER: PHIL CAN DO IT – West Indies skipper Jason Holder has thrown his full support behind newly appointed head-coach Phil Simmons. Bursting with confidence after leading the Barbados Tridents to their second Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Twenty20 trophy, Holder says he is optimistic about once again working with the former test player. Simmons, who was announced head coach of the regional side last week on a four-year contract by Cricket West Indies (CWI) in a media statement, played an integral role in the Tridents reaping CPL supremacy. In an exclusive interview with NATION SPORT, Holder who was recently relieved of the limited over captaincy, said he is anticipating improved performances from his team under Simmons. “I’ve worked with Phil on numerous occasions before. He has obviously been the coach of the West Indies team and he just won a title here with the Barbados Tridents. Phil and I have a really good relationship and I expect good things from him,” Holder said. (DN)

EASY 7-0 WIN FOR BDFSP – Rashad Jules’ hat-trick was the standout performance on Saturday night as his Barbados Defence Force Sports Programme (BDFSP) side easily brushed aside Abrahams United Silver Sands 7-0 in their Group 3 football game at the start of the Capelli Cup Championship stage at the Wildey Turf. Nicholas Best also contributed a brace to the BDFSP cause to send a resounding message to the other teams about their serious intentions. In the opening game, Crane & Equipment Ellerton secured a hard-fought 2-0 win over Pride of Gall Hill, courtesy of well-timed goals by Damien Walcott and Shaquan Clarke. For the first 20 minutes, Silver Sands dealt admirably with the challenge posed by the Defence Force. An error in the defensive ranks in the 24th minute allowed Best to sneak in the box and head home from close range following the mix-up.  (DN)

NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE ADAPTING TO CHANGING WORLD – The National Library Service is adjusting its mandate to meet the demands of a swiftly changing world, Minister of the Creative Economy, Culture and Sports, John King said. On Sunday, the National Library Service commenced celebrations for the organisation’s 172nd anniversary, where King showered library officials with praise for being a gateway to knowledge and culture in society. “The resources and services they offer create opportunities for learning, support literacy and help to shape the new ideas and perspectives that are central to the creative and innovative society. They also help to ensure effective record of knowledge created and accumulated by past generations,” he said. “In a world without libraries, it would be difficult to advance research and preserve the world’s cumulative knowledge and heritage for future generations. Whatever the cost of our libraries, it’s cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” The Culture Minister reflected on the year, 1847 which saw the Public Library Act passed. He however pointed out that since then, demands on the National Library Service have transformed from providing physical books to internet access, mobile service to assist schools in rural communities, photocopying, outreach initiatives, audio books for the visually impaired and access to e-books among other services. He said library officials remained cognizant of the age of technology and are attempting to move Barbadians toward digital literacy by facilitating a number of discussions on key topics. “In the near future, the library plans to host presentations on technological issues such as block chain, cyber security and social media. I encourage you to listen out for these events and support them with your presence,” King urged.(BT)

HEALTHY ST. ALBANS – The students at St Alban’s Primary prefer to drink water more than anything else. In fact, when the boys and girls of the St James-based institution are feeling thirsty they quickly find the water-cooler, a tap, or buy bottled water, or reach into their school bags for the water they brought from home. Hundreds of bottled water are sold at the school weekly. According to principal Wendine Prince, the students do not have other choices since the school banned the sale of carbonated beverages in 2016 when she took up the leadership position. Two brands of juices that have low sugar content are only sold on Thursdays. “When I came here, what I observed was that children were eating very unhealthily. At break time you would see them with all types of sodas, and all types of sweet snacks. “It bothered me because if we do not take care of our children’s health now what will happen to Barbados’ future is that we will have an unproductive society because most of the time people will be ill. “So I decided at the beginning of the school year in 2016-2017 that we are going to stop selling any sodas, or juices which are just as unhealthy as sodas if they are loaded with sugar,” she said. Prince recalled that when she broke the news to teachers at the school that only bottled water would be sold they told her that students would not respond well to the new development since they were accustomed to sweet drinks. “But when we implemented it in 2016, a few weeks after the janitor came back and said ‘Ms Prince, the children are purchasing the water very well.’ And I said to her ‘it would happen because you are now changing the culture’. “So once you start to change the culture, eventually children realize this is what is happening at the school. There are no other alternatives, so we drink water. At times we would sell mauby, and the mauby wasn’t selling as well as the water because they had started getting accustomed to the water,” she said. The principal said that after realizing that not all students had the finances to purchase water daily, she approached an old scholar, Wendy Alleyne, about purchasing a water cooler. The school is now in process of acquiring another water cooler, due to an overwhelming response from students to the first one. “Our objective is to have a water-cooler on each block for the children. Children will change how they eat if we the adults make sure that we are providing them with healthy alternatives. There is a parent who is a nutritionist and I have asked her to provide us with a list of healthy alternatives to the snacks that we were selling to the children. She provided us with that list and we are now working on changing our offerings to the children concerning snacks”. The school is now selling fruits to students on particular days, and according to Prince the response to that initiative has also been overwhelming. The principal said she believes that the school has a greater responsibility than simply teaching academics. She stressed that students must also be taught how to live healthy lifestyles. “It is not the Ministry of Health. We have to lead the role as teachers and we too have to model the behaviour. I have implemented an exercise programme at the school and we also push athletics. “We bought a whole set of skipping ropes and we realize some students can’t skip. In the past, skipping was something that everybody could do, but not now. So we are promoting healthy movement and eating because the two must go together,” Prince said. (BT)

NOW THE CHILDREN CAN PLAY – After ten years of waiting, the students at St Silas Primary, Orange Hill, St Michael finally have a new play park to call their own. On Thursday, participants of the Prince’s Trust International Team Programme who played a significant role in designing the park officially handed over the facility to the school. Principal Sharon Sealy said she was excited when the participants chose St Silas as the place where they wanted to carry out their community project. She said for the past 10 years, the school made several attempts to reopen the facility so the 143 students would have somewhere to play. “But finances was against us. So this opportunity was one we grabbed with both arms because the children wanted it and they were asking all the time ‘ma’am when are we going to get the play park fixed that we can get into it?’ Now we have a brand new play park by the efforts of the young people and that makes it even more special,” Sealy said. The Royal Barbados Police Force (RBPF), in conjunction with Prince’s Trust International, a registered charitable organisation in England and Wales, embarked on a partnership to deliver the Team Programme in Barbados. The programme is designed to assist young people between the ages of 16 to 25 who are unemployed or not engaged in any formal aspects of educational or vocational training, and who may be considered “at risk” because of these factors. Team coordinator for the Prince’s Trust International Programme, Sergeant Hallam Jemmott said the BDS$1000 the participants raised through a fundraising effort was added to donations made by business places and individuals. The total cost of the project was over BDS$3000. “For the next two weeks the participants will go into job placements where they will be placed at various business places. That was designed to give them an opportunity to see what the world of work is, to look at their attitude and their aptitude towards work. “The whole idea of the programme is to get them into the world of work. So rather than sitting down home doing nothing you prepare yourself for work” Sergeant Jemmott said. The Sergeant said that while there have been several success stories coming from the Prince’s Trust Programme in Barbados, he was proud to report that at least two graduates have joined the RBPF and others were now working in various sectors.(BT)

MAURICE BISHOP’S UNIQUE REVOLUTION – Today marks the 36th death anniversary of Maurice Rupert Bishop who led New jewel Movement members in the first – and only so far – revolutionary takeover of a government in the English-speaking Caribbean. As was relayed during a recent symposium commemorating the tragedy of Bishop’s death, there are examples of discontent among the populations of many Caribbean countries, but none so provoking as the circumstances in Grenada that saw Bishop and NJM overthrow the administration of prime minister Eric Gairy and establish a People’s Revolutionary Government in 1979 until he was deposed and, along with a number of colleagues, executed by firing squad on October 19, 1983. Head of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Campus Department of History and Philosophy, Dr Henderson Carter, said that the Grenada revolution is so important that it should warrant a lecture by Professor Brian Meeks (on which Barbados TODAY has already reported) and a symposium as well. “There are generations of young people born after 1979 who have no idea of what happened in Grenada during the 1970s under Eric Gairy, and during the period under Prime Minister Maurice Bishop,” he said in opening remarks in the Cynthia Wilson Arts Lecture Theatre last week. Panellists were retired journalist, Tim Slinger; Chair of Africana Studies at Brown University, Rhode Island, USA, Professor Brian Meeks; Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Cave Hill, Dr Wendy Grenade; and Associate Professor of Caribbean and Diaspora Studies, Arizona State University, USA, Dr David Hinds. Testimony by Grenade,  a Grenadian, of experiences from a pre-teen at the time of the revolution, perhaps more than other historical accounts, pointed to the uniqueness and lasting impact of the 4 ½ years of revolutionary government that ended in a dispute over  the form of party and government leadership needed. That dispute fractured NJM and saw militia of one faction executing Bishop and government ministers Fitzroy Bain, Norris Bain, Evelyn Bullen Jacqueline Creft, Keith Hayling, Evelyn Maitland, and Unison Whiteman. “I was in a ‘Gairyite household, a Pentecostal household, but in the Anglican high school,” she said, adding that, “a contradiction of worlds produced me because at home you would be hearing this revolution is about anti-God. Then you go to school and you’re a 12-year-old little girl and you understanding Apartheid and imperialism in Form One.” Stating that the Anglican high school’s revolutionary education “helped to bring balance to my little mind” she added: “it’s no surprise that a number of us who were high school children during that period, we end up questioning [colonial] empire and we are dealing with issues of social justice”. “Something happened in that period that produced a particular type in me… in many of us.” Hinds listed rebellion in Union Island; protests in Guyana leading to the assassination of Walter Rodney; insurrection that fell a Dominica government; a St Lucia radical vote for change to a leftist government; and revolution in Suriname, all in the 1970s and 1980s, as the influencing atmosphere for Maurice Bishop and the NJM. “All of these rebellions and insurrections were happening in the Caribbean at the same time of the Grenadian revolution.” While endorsing Hinds’ analysis, Professor Meeks offered that causal factors of the Grenada revolution were more and different. Distinguishing between popular upheaval, a revolutionary situation, and a revolution, he said: “in the Anglophone Caribbean, in the 1970s, there was only one revolution. It was the revolution in Grenada”. Meeks, a former lecturer in political theory, comparative politics and Caribbean political thought at four universities in the US, Suriname, and UWI, added Trinidad and Tobago to the list Dr Hinds had put forward. He however said of the lot, except Suriname, “there was a period of upheaval but in only one country was there a revolution, an overthrow of the state and an attempt to reconstruct the society on entirely different foundations”. “There were special conditions in Grenada which led to a revolutionary situation.” He said that unlike most of the Caribbean that experienced labour unrest between 1936 to 1938 giving rise to trade unions and political parties, “this is postponed in Grenada and it happens in 1951” when Gairy was elected to the colony of Grenada’s Legislative Council. “Gairy comes to the fore, but his very existence, his personage, doesn’t fit the bill. And the middle classes … are very unhappy with him. The upper classes are very unhappy with him.” Discriminatory practices of Gairy, who was in and out of office, served as Premier and led the country to independence in 1974, was at the same time angering working class Grenadians. “So what we were having is this crisis at the top in that the people who are the economic and social elites are not having the political leader. They’re hostile to him. There is no united top, a crisis from below as people are not seeing the benefits of Gairyism. This crisis at the top and crisis from below is the context in which the New Jewel Movement emerged as an organisation.” (BT)

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The traditional Chinese Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, situated near the city centre, is one of Singapore’s most visited. People flock to it daily in the belief that praying to the Goddess of Mercy brings good fortune. Many devotees also stop at the Hindu Sri Krishnan temple right next door to light joss sticks; it happens so often that the Hindu temple’s management have erected an altar to the Goddess of Mercy by their entrance.

It’s a scene that’s symbolic of the religious diversity among the 5.7 million people of different races, religions, nationalities and backgrounds crammed onto a tiny island. In 2014, the Pew Research Centre ranked Singapore as the most religiously diverse country in the world.

Making sure that everyone gets along presents unique challenges, and in Singapore the government and courts have a broad set of tools ostensibly fit for this purpose, including laws meant to prevent hate speech and even hurt feelings. However, simmering tension over how those laws are applied – or not – came to a boil in March when teenage blogger Amos Yee was given political asylum in the US after a court there ruled that he had been subjected to political persecution.

Yee first shot to fame in 2015 when, shortly after the passing of Singapore’s first prime minister and founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, he released a YouTube rant targeting the revered elder statesman – with swipes at Christianity thrown in for good measure. He also published a blog post with a cartoon of Lee in an explicit sexual position with the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. All this got the then-16-year-old arrested, kickstarting a process that ended with a sentence of four weeks’ imprisonment for “wounding religious feelings” and distributing obscene content.

Shelley Thio, a human rights activist who has supported Yee during both his prosecutions, told Southeast Asia Globe that while she didn’t always agree with his actions, she felt it was important to uphold the principle of free speech.

“He shouldn’t have been charged to begin with,” she said. “When he was charged it wasn’t for hate speech, it was politically motivated because of Lee Kuan Yew. And they gave him very heavy penalties for a first offence.”

The whole saga repeated itself the following year, when Yee was convicted once more for making comments against Christianity and Islam, such as: “With all due respect, Christians, you can shove that faith up your ass. Faith! Faith! I’d be damned at this retardation of humanity. F**k you, Christian shits.”

The state has not shied away from taking on cases where it deems speech to be ‘divisive’ or hateful. An imam from India was fined about $2,900 and deported in early April for making controversial comments about Christians and Jews during one of his Friday sermons. Stern warnings were also issued to university professor Syed Muhammad Khairudin Aljunied, who expressed support on Facebook for the sermon, and to Terence Nunis for putting the video of the sermon online. The police said that Nunis had broken the law by making the video public, rather than reporting it to the authorities.

Yee’s case, however, drew new levels of criticism from human rights and free-speech groups around the world; criticism that was validated when a US immigration court judge granted Yee asylum at the end of March.

The response from the Singaporean establishment was one of defensive outrage. The US “allows such hate speech under the rubric of freedom of speech”, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a terse statement. “Singapore takes a very different approach. Anyone who engages in hate speech or attempts to burn the Qur’an, Bible, or any religious text in Singapore, will be arrested and charged.”

The government was backed by both the Law Society and the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS), groups who represent the legal fraternity in the country. “Singaporeans jealously guard the multiracial, multicultural and multi-religious harmony that we have. When antisocial miscreants share their views with a view to incite hate, we fully back the efforts of the Attorney-General’s Chambers to prosecute and hopefully rehabilitate such individuals,” Sunil Sudheesan, the president of the ACLS, wrote in a letter published in the Straits Times.

Yet many argue that Yee’s actions did not meet the standard definition of hate speech, which usually requires the speaker to encourage causing harm to others. The teenager was charged under a section of the Singapore Penal Code that deals with the “deliberate intention of wounding the religious or racial feelings of any person” – a far lower bar than inciting violence or discrimination against any particular group.

“The post-hoc claim that Yee was guilty of ‘hate speech’ – coming not just from the government but, more disappointingly, from a criminal lawyers’ association – may score political points with conservatives, but it’s not dispassionate legal analysis,” said Cherian George, an associate professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University and author of Hate Spin: The Manufacture of Religious Offense and its Threat to Democracy.

While Singapore has laws specifically criminalising incitement, there is also legislation outlawing a wider range of speech through broader terms such as promoting “feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or classes”, as written in the Sedition Act. In 2015, a husband-and-wife team were charged with sedition for articles on their website The Real Singapore. One article, for example, falsely claimed that a scuffle that took place at a procession during the Hindu festival of Thaipusam had been sparked by a Filipino family, playing on anti-immigrant sentiments in Singapore.

When such cases get to court, deciding what has or hasn’t crossed into illegal territory can get fuzzy. During the trial, the prosecution produced online comments from people who were infuriated by the articles, evidence that they said supported allegations that the couple had caused “feelings of ill will and hostility”.

“When it’s so broad, how do you prove it?” asked Priscilla Chia, who assisted the couple’s defence team as a trainee lawyer. “It’s a very fine line and you don’t know when it’s actually crossed.”

The existence of such broad legislation means that the system is vulnerable to abuses of power, said Thio. “We can see from their past actions that they have used legislation against people who oppose or criticise their policies. I strongly advocate for free speech, because I think governments in power can abuse these instruments against its own people.”

While there are those who say all these laws are necessary to preserve social harmony between the many groups represented in the city-state, there are other segments of the population asking why the laws don’t seem to apply to them.

“It is not unusual for the LGBT community in Singapore to experience hate speech in different contexts, most notably on social media, through comments made by individuals, and in public statements by influential newsmakers, such as politicians or religious leaders,” said Leow Yangfa, executive director of counselling organisation Oogachaga.

In 2014, the aforementioned university professor Syed Muhammad Khairudin Aljunied published a Facebook post likening homosexuality to “diseases”, adding: “We will stop these cancers in their tracks!” While his more recent religion-related comments led to his suspension from the National University of Singapore and a stern warning from the authorities, his comments about homosexuality only resulted in him being counselled by the university for “provocative, inappropriate and offensive language”.

In November 2016, Bryan Lim Sian Yang, a 36-year-old corporate consultant, was fined $2,500 for threatening to “open fire” on the LGBT community in the aftermath of the shooting at a gay club in Florida. It was a rare case of prosecution for violent speech against LGBT people in Singapore but was seen by many as largely symbolic, as he dodged a far more serious charge of encouraging violence, which could have earned him a five-year prison sentence.

“Within the local LGBT community at least, there seems to be an understanding that there is no available protection against homophobic and transphobic hate speech,” said Leow.

Reverend Miak Siew is the executive pastor of the Free Community Church, which operates under the slogan “Welcome Home”, encouraging people from diverse backgrounds to join in its activities. For him, Singapore’s tight grip on speech does the opposite of protecting society.

“By putting harmony as the ultimate goal in society, we have only quelled or silenced the disagreements but not resolved them,” Siew said. “And that builds a very insecure society.”

“How do you inoculate people from bad ideas?” he added. “You teach them how to reason, you teach them different arguments, you let them see things in a certain way,” he added. “Allowing all these things into the public square actually allows people to see more than one perspective, and gets them trained to weigh things against each other. But by banning it, you’re driving it underground.”

As a pastor and LGBT rights advocate, Siew is familiar with how a lack of recourse has pushed LGBT Singaporeans to rely on other methods outside official recourse to deal with prejudice and discord: “Maybe it’s because we have no choice but to live with it,” he said. “Well, we learn to engage in other ways. We learn to engage in dialogue or debate.”

George, whose book explores the regulation of hate speech in the US, India and Indonesia, points out that Singapore isn’t alone in having laws that go beyond hate speech to criminalise insult. “In most countries, such prohibitions invariably backfire, because the hurting of feelings is inherently subjective,” he said. “So the law gets weaponised by the most intolerant segments of society – the opposite effect of promoting tolerance and harmony.”

Ultimately, Thio feels there should be more trust in the people to make up their own minds: “We are intelligent people, and we can decide what’s right and what’s wrong if we’re fully informed, instead of being fed the information [the government] wants to feed us.”

[ligaziemi]

Bilderberg 2017 Tegoroczne spotkanie odbywa się w dniach 1-4 czerwca w Westfields Marriott Hotel w miejscowości Chantilly, w stanie Virgina, w USA. Warto przypomnieć, że Stowarzyszenie Bormanna (Bormann Brotherhood, Brown Eminence) stworzyło NATO za pomocą loży P2, nowy twór skupiający organizacje okultystyczne i struktury najemno-militarne, został oficjalnie nazwany Grupą Bilderberga. Każdy myślący człowiek, jest przyszłym wrogiem ... Martin Bormann Plan spotkania obejmuje następujące panele dyskusyjne : 1. Globalny Terroryzm 2. Przyjęcie euro przez wszystkie państwa zrzeszone 3. Wycofanie gotówki i wykorzystanie pieniądza elektronicznego 4. Zmniejszenie populacji świata 5. Niezależność państw europejskich w kontekście powstania Stanów Zjednoczonych Europy 6. Walka z globalnym ociepleniem poprzez zmniejszenie populacji ziemi 7. Pozyskiwanie funduszy na rzecz programu multikulturowości ( Paneuropa i uchodźcy ) 8. Mieszanie narodów w celu zniesienia tożsamości narodów europejskich 9. Agenda 2030 10. Przyszłość Stanów Zjednoczonych i Francji pod przywódctwem Donalda Trumpa i Emmanuela Macrona 11. Polityka Rosji w kontekście Europy, Ameryki i Bliskiego Wschodu Rozmowy oficjalne (iluzja) : 1. Administracja Trumpa, 2. relacje transatlantyckie, 3. finansowanie NATO, 4. kierunek Unii Europejskiej, 5. spowolnienie globalizacji, 6. bezrobocie i spadające dochody obywateli, 7. wojna informacyjna, 8. wzrost populizmu, 9. Rosja i międzynarodowy porządek, 10. Bliski Wschód, rozprzestrzenianie się broni atomowej, 11. Chiny oraz bieżące wydarzenia. I znów mamy nawiązanie do liczby 22 i wielkich arkan : http://czuwajacy.blogspot.com/2017/05/wielkie-arkana-22-czyli-gupcy-i-ich.html http://czuwajacy.blogspot.com/2017/05/dowody-zastosowania-tarota-w-planowaniu.html Na spotkaniach pojawił się team Trumpa : Henry Kissinger, Wilbur Ross i Chris Liddell, szef IMF - Christin Lagard, Cui Tiankai, a także Eric Schmidt szef Alphabet - Google, szefostwo Carlyle Group, KKR, George Osborne, prezydent Turner International, Sir Nicholas Houghton, Radosław Sikorski ... Pełna lista przedstawicieli zorganizowanej grupy przestępczej : Bilderberg 2017: Przewodniczący: Castries, Henri de (FRA), Former Chairman and CEO, AXA; President of Institut Montaigne Uczestnicy: 1. Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG 2. Adonis, Andrew (GBR), Chair, National Infrastructure Commission 3. Agius, Marcus (GBR), Chairman, PA Consulting Group 4. Akyol, Mustafa (TUR), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College 5. Alstadheim, Kjetil B. (NOR), Political Editor, Dagens Næringsliv 6. Altman, Roger C. (USA), Founder and Senior Chairman, Evercore 7. Arnaut, José Luis (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut 8. Barroso, José M. Durão (PRT), Chairman, Goldman Sachs International 9. Bäte, Oliver (DEU), CEO, Allianz SE Baumann, Werner (DEU), Chairman, Bayer AG 10. Baverez, Nicolas (FRA), Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 11. Benko, René (AUT), Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, SIGNA Holding GmbH 12. Berner, Anne-Catherine (FIN), Minister of Transport and Communications 13. Botín, Ana P. (ESP), Executive Chairman, Banco Santander 14. Brandtzæg, Svein Richard (NOR), President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA 15. Brennan, John O. (USA), Senior Advisor, Kissinger Associates Inc. 16. Bsirske, Frank (DEU), Chairman, United Services Union 17. Buberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA 18. Bunn, M. Elaine (USA), Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 19. Burns, William J. (USA), President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 20. Çakiroglu, Levent (TUR), CEO, Koç Holding A.S. 21. Çamlibel, Cansu (TUR), Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper 22. Cebrián, Juan Luis (ESP), Executive Chairman, PRISA and El País 23. Clemet, Kristin (NOR), CEO, Civita 24. Cohen, David S. (USA), Former Deputy Director, CIA 25. Collison, Patrick (USA), CEO, Stripe Cotton, Tom (USA), Senator 26. Cui, Tiankai (CHN), Ambassador to the US 27. Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), CEO, Axel Springer SE 28. Elkann, John (ITA), Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles 29. Enders, Thomas (DEU), CEO, Airbus SE 30. Federspiel, Ulrik (DNK), Group Executive, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S 31. Ferguson, Jr., Roger W. (USA), President and CEO, TIAA 32. Ferguson, Niall (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 33. Gianotti, Fabiola (ITA), Director General, CERN 34. Gozi, Sandro (ITA), State Secretary for European Affairs 35. Graham, Lindsey (USA), Senator 36. Greenberg, Evan G. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Chubb Group 37. Griffin, Kenneth (USA), Founder and CEO, Citadel Investment Group, LLC 38. Gruber, Lilli (ITA), Editor-in-Chief and Anchor "Otto e mezzo", La7 TV
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McAuliffe, Terence (USA), Governor of Virginia 70. McKay, David I. (CAN), President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada 71. McMaster, H.R. (USA), National Security Advisor 72. Mexia, António Luís Guerra Nunes (PRT), President, Eurelectric and CEO, EDP Energias de Portugal 73. Micklethwait, John (INT), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP 74. Minton Beddoes, Zanny (INT), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist 75. Molinari, Maurizio (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, La Stampa 76. Monaco, Lisa (USA), Former Homeland Security Officer 77. Morneau, Bill (CAN), Minister of Finance Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & Associates 78. Murtagh, Gene M. (IRL), CEO, Kingspan Group plc Netherlands, H.M. the King of the (NLD) 79. Noonan, Peggy (USA), Author and Columnist, The Wall Street Journal 80. O'Leary, Michael (IRL), CEO, Ryanair D.A.C. 81. Osborne, George (GBR), Editor, London Evening Standard 83. Papahelas, Alexis (GRC), Executive Editor, Kathimerini Newspaper 84. Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), CEO, Titan Cement Co. 85. Petraeus, David H. (USA), Chairman, KKR Global Institute 86. Pind, Søren (DNK), Minister for Higher Education and Science 87. Puga, Benoît (FRA), Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor and Chancellor of the National Order of Merit 88. Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times 89. Reisman, Heather M. (CAN), Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc. 90. Rivera Díaz, Albert (ESP), President, Ciudadanos Party 91. Rosén, Johanna (SWE), Professor in Materials Physics, Linköping University 92. Ross, Wilbur L. (USA), Secretary of Commerce 93. Rubenstein, David M. (USA), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group 94. Rubin, Robert E. (USA), Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations and Former Treasury Secretary 95. Ruoff, Susanne (CHE), CEO, Swiss Post Rutten, Gwendolyn (BEL), Chair, Open VLD 96. Sabia, Michael (CAN), CEO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec 97. Sawers, John (GBR), Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners 98. Schadlow, Nadia (USA), Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council 99. Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc. 100. Schneider-Ammann, Johann N. (CHE), Federal Councillor, Swiss Confederation 101. Scholten, Rudolf (AUT), President, Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue 102. Severgnini, Beppe (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, 7-Corriere della Sera 103. Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), Senior Fellow, Harvard University 104. Slat, Boyan (NLD), CEO and Founder, The Ocean Cleanup 105. Spahn, Jens (DEU), Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Ministry of Finance 106. Stephenson, Randall L. (USA), Chairman and CEO, AT&T 107. Stern, Andrew (USA), President Emeritus, SEIU and Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project 108. Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO 109. Summers, Lawrence H. (USA), Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University 110. Tertrais, Bruno (FRA), Deputy Director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique 111. Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital 112. Topsøe, Jakob Haldor (DNK), Chairman, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S 113. Ülgen, Sinan (TUR), Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics 114. Vance, J.D. (USA), Author and Partner, Mithril 115. Wahlroos, Björn (FIN), Chairman, Sampo Group, Nordea Bank, UPM-Kymmene Corporation 116. Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 117. Walter, Amy (USA), Editor, The Cook Political Report 118. Weston, Galen G. (CAN), CEO and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd and George Weston Companies 119. White, Sharon (GBR), Chief Executive, Ofcom 120. Wieseltier, Leon (USA), Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy, The Brookings Institution 121. Wolf, Martin H. (INT), Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times 122. Wolfensohn, James D. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn & Company 123. Wunsch, Pierre (BEL), Vice-Governor, National Bank of Belgium 124. Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Turner International 125. Zients, Jeffrey D. (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council 127. Zoellick, Robert B. (USA), Non-Executive Chairman, AllianceBernstein L.P Przesłanie do ludzi młodych i inteligentnych, którzy nie chcą należycie do stada i być zależnymi od iluzorycznych fetyszy : Kontroluj tych, którzy chcą kontrolować, dekonstruuj i scalaj zdekonstrowane. Ucząc się, zapamiętujcie tylko to co warte waszej uwagi, abyście nigdy nie zapomnieli o swojej tożsamości, bo tylko wtedy wchodząc świadomie w struktury systemu, możecie być świadomie użyteczni dla Lechii, która odrodzi się na szczątkach tworu tymczasowego, jakim była i jest Polska ... Jeśli jesteś młody i masz w sobie tyle siły aby działać na rzecz Lechii, Wolność i Równości zgłoś się, do nas ... 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Bilderberg Group meets just outside of DC as Deep State steps up war on Trump. Here’s the attendee list.

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Top global political and business leaders of the Bilderberg Group will meet just miles from the White House this week, as “Deep State” actions to take down President Donald Trump grow more intense.

“The Bilderberg Group meeting in Chantilly, Virginia, will attract 131 elites on Thursday – from politicians and bankers to business titans and European royalty,” The Daily Mail reports. “They will discuss transatlantic relations, the future of the European Union and ‘a progress report’ on the Trump administration behind closed doors at the four-day meeting.”

It has not been revealed what the “progress report” on Trump means. Chantilly, in suburban D.C., is 30 miles from Washington.

Among those participating in this year’s Bilderberg Group meeting are Trump’s Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Trump advisers Peter Thiel and David Petraeus, U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham and Obama CIA Director John Brennan.

The meeting comes as leaks from within the U.S. government’s security community, intended to cripple President Trump, worsen.

“At least 180 federal employees have signed up for a workshop next weekend, where experts will offer advice on workers’ rights and how they can express civil disobedience,” former Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich gleefully notes.

“Federal workers are in regular consultation with recently departed Obama-era political appointees about what they can do to push back against the new president’s initiatives…,” Reich notes, “…The State Department has emerged as the nexus of opposition to Trump’s refugee policy, in part because it has an official dissent channel where Foreign Service employees can register opposition without fear of reprisals. The channel, formed in 1971, has been used to raise policy objections to the Vietnam War and other conflicts. Several hundred employees signed the dissent cable objecting to Trump’s refugee policy.”

WHO’S ATTENDING THE 2017 BILDERBERG GROUP CONFERENCE?

CHAIRMAN Castries, Henri de (FRA), Former Chairman and CEO, AXA; President of Institut Montaigne

PARTICIPANTS

Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG

Adonis, Andrew (GBR), Chair, National Infrastructure Commission

Agius, Marcus (GBR), Chairman, PA Consulting Group

Akyol, Mustafa (TUR), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College

Alstadheim, Kjetil B. (NOR), Political Editor, Dagens Næringsliv

Altman, Roger C. (USA), Founder and Senior Chairman, Evercore

Arnaut, José Luis (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut

Barroso, José M. Durão (PRT), Chairman, Goldman Sachs International

Bäte, Oliver (DEU), CEO, Allianz SE

Baumann, Werner (DEU), Chairman, Bayer AG

Baverez, Nicolas (FRA), Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Benko, René (AUT), Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, SIGNA Holding GmbH

Berner, Anne-Catherine (FIN), Minister of Transport and Communications

Botín, Ana P. (ESP), Executive Chairman, Banco Santander

Brandtzæg, Svein Richard (NOR), President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA

Brennan, John O. (USA), Senior Advisor, Kissinger Associates Inc.

Bsirske, Frank (DEU), Chairman, United Services Union

Buberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA

Bunn, M. Elaine (USA), Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Burns, William J. (USA), President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Çakiroglu, Levent (TUR), CEO, Koç Holding A.S.

Çamlibel, Cansu (TUR), Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper

Cebrián, Juan Luis (ESP), Executive Chairman, PRISA and El País

Clemet, Kristin (NOR), CEO, Civita

Cohen, David S. (USA), Former Deputy Director, CIA

Collison, Patrick (USA), CEO, Stripe

Cotton, Tom (USA), Senator

Cui, Tiankai (CHN), Ambassador to the US

Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), CEO, Axel Springer SE

Elkann, John (ITA), Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Enders, Thomas (DEU), CEO, Airbus SE

Federspiel, Ulrik (DNK), Group Executive, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S

Ferguson, Jr., Roger W. (USA), President and CEO, TIAA

Ferguson, Niall (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Gianotti, Fabiola (ITA), Director General, CERN

Gozi, Sandro (ITA), State Secretary for European Affairs

Graham, Lindsey (USA), Senator

Greenberg, Evan G. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Chubb Group

Griffin, Kenneth (USA), Founder and CEO, Citadel Investment Group, LLC

Gruber, Lilli (ITA), Editor-in-Chief and Anchor “Otto e mezzo”, La7 TV

Guindos, Luis de (ESP), Minister of Economy, Industry and Competiveness

Haines, Avril D. (USA), Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Halberstadt, Victor (NLD), Professor of Economics, Leiden University

Hamers, Ralph (NLD), Chairman, ING Group

Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation

Hennis-Plasschaert, Jeanine (NLD), Minister of Defence, The Netherlands

Hobson, Mellody (USA), President, Ariel Investments LLC

Hoffman, Reid (USA), Co-Founder, LinkedIn and Partner, Greylock

Houghton, Nicholas (GBR), Former Chief of Defence

Ischinger, Wolfgang (INT), Chairman, Munich Security Conference

Jacobs, Kenneth M. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Lazard

Johnson, James A. (USA), Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners

Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. (USA), Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC

Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies

Kengeter, Carsten (DEU), CEO, Deutsche Börse AG

Kissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.

Klatten, Susanne (DEU), Managing Director, SKion GmbH

Kleinfeld, Klaus (USA), Former Chairman and CEO, Arconic

Knot, Klaas H.W. (NLD), President, De Nederlandsche Bank

Koç, Ömer M. (TUR), Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.

Kotkin, Stephen (USA), Professor in History and International Affairs, Princeton University

Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, KKR

Kravis, Marie-Josée (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Kudelski, André (CHE), Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group

Lagarde, Christine (INT), Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Lenglet, François (FRA), Chief Economics Commentator, France 2

Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chairman, KBC Group

Liddell, Christopher (USA), Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives

Lööf, Annie (SWE), Party Leader, Centre Party

Mathews, Jessica T. (USA), Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

McAuliffe, Terence (USA), Governor of Virginia

McKay, David I. (CAN), President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada

McMaster, H.R. (USA), National Security Advisor

Mexia, António Luís Guerra Nunes (PRT), President, Eurelectric and CEO, EDP Energias de Portugal

Micklethwait, John (INT), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP

Minton Beddoes, Zanny (INT), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist

Molinari, Maurizio (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, La Stampa

Monaco, Lisa (USA), Former Homeland Security Officer

Morneau, Bill (CAN), Minister of Finance

Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & Associates

Murtagh, Gene M. (IRL), CEO, Kingspan Group plc

Netherlands, H.M. the King of the (NLD)

Noonan, Peggy (USA), Author and Columnist, The Wall Street Journal

O’Leary, Michael (IRL), CEO, Ryanair D.A.C.

Osborne, George (GBR), Editor, London Evening Standard

Papahelas, Alexis (GRC), Executive Editor, Kathimerini Newspaper

Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), CEO, Titan Cement Co.

Petraeus, David H. (USA), Chairman, KKR Global Institute

Pind, Søren (DNK), Minister for Higher Education and Science

Puga, Benoît (FRA), Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor and Chancellor of the National Order of Merit

Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times

Reisman, Heather M. (CAN), Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.

Rivera Díaz, Albert (ESP), President, Ciudadanos Party

Rosén, Johanna (SWE), Professor in Materials Physics, Linköping University

Ross, Wilbur L. (USA), Secretary of Commerce

Rubenstein, David M. (USA), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group

Rubin, Robert E. (USA), Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations and Former Treasury Secretary

Ruoff, Susanne (CHE), CEO, Swiss Post

Rutten, Gwendolyn (BEL), Chair, Open VLD

Sabia, Michael (CAN), CEO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Sawers, John (GBR), Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners

Schadlow, Nadia (USA), Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council

Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc.

Schneider-Ammann, Johann N. (CHE), Federal Councillor, Swiss Confederation

Scholten, Rudolf (AUT), President, Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue

Severgnini, Beppe (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, 7-Corriere della Sera

Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), Senior Fellow, Harvard University

Slat, Boyan (NLD), CEO and Founder, The Ocean Cleanup

Spahn, Jens (DEU), Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Ministry of Finance

Stephenson, Randall L. (USA), Chairman and CEO, AT&T

Stern, Andrew (USA), President Emeritus, SEIU and Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project

Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO

Summers, Lawrence H. (USA), Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University

Tertrais, Bruno (FRA), Deputy Director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique

Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital

Topsøe, Jakob Haldor (DNK), Chairman, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S

Ülgen, Sinan (TUR), Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics

Vance, J.D. (USA), Author and Partner, Mithril

Wahlroos, Björn (FIN), Chairman, Sampo Group, Nordea Bank, UPM-Kymmene Corporation

Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

Walter, Amy (USA), Editor, The Cook Political Report

Weston, Galen G. (CAN), CEO and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd and George Weston Companies

White, Sharon (GBR), Chief Executive, Ofcom

Wieseltier, Leon (USA), Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy, The Brookings Institution

Wolf, Martin H. (INT), Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

Wolfensohn, James D. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn & Company

Wunsch, Pierre (BEL), Vice-Governor, National Bank of Belgium

Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Turner International

Zients, Jeffrey D. (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council

Zoellick, Robert B. (USA), Non-Executive Chairman, AllianceBernstein L.P.

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Bilderberg Group meets just outside of DC as Deep State steps up war on Trump. Here’s the attendee list.

Photo: Public Domain

Top global political and business leaders of the Bilderberg Group will meet just miles from the White House this week, as “Deep State” actions to take down President Donald Trump grow more intense.

“The Bilderberg Group meeting in Chantilly, Virginia, will attract 131 elites on Thursday – from politicians and bankers to business titans and European royalty,” The Daily Mail reports. “They will discuss transatlantic relations, the future of the European Union and ‘a progress report’ on the Trump administration behind closed doors at the four-day meeting.”

It has not been revealed what the “progress report” on Trump means. Chantilly, in suburban D.C., is 30 miles from Washington.

Among those participating in this year’s Bilderberg Group meeting are Trump’s Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Trump advisers Peter Thiel and David Petraeus, U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham and Obama CIA Director John Brennan.

The meeting comes as leaks from within the U.S. government’s security community, intended to cripple President Trump, worsen.

“At least 180 federal employees have signed up for a workshop next weekend, where experts will offer advice on workers’ rights and how they can express civil disobedience,” former Clinton administration Labor Secretary Robert Reich gleefully notes.

“Federal workers are in regular consultation with recently departed Obama-era political appointees about what they can do to push back against the new president’s initiatives…,” Reich notes, “…The State Department has emerged as the nexus of opposition to Trump’s refugee policy, in part because it has an official dissent channel where Foreign Service employees can register opposition without fear of reprisals. The channel, formed in 1971, has been used to raise policy objections to the Vietnam War and other conflicts. Several hundred employees signed the dissent cable objecting to Trump’s refugee policy.”

WHO’S ATTENDING THE 2017 BILDERBERG GROUP CONFERENCE?

CHAIRMAN Castries, Henri de (FRA), Former Chairman and CEO, AXA; President of Institut Montaigne

PARTICIPANTS

Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG

Adonis, Andrew (GBR), Chair, National Infrastructure Commission

Agius, Marcus (GBR), Chairman, PA Consulting Group

Akyol, Mustafa (TUR), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College

Alstadheim, Kjetil B. (NOR), Political Editor, Dagens Næringsliv

Altman, Roger C. (USA), Founder and Senior Chairman, Evercore

Arnaut, José Luis (PRT), Managing Partner, CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut

Barroso, José M. Durão (PRT), Chairman, Goldman Sachs International

Bäte, Oliver (DEU), CEO, Allianz SE

Baumann, Werner (DEU), Chairman, Bayer AG

Baverez, Nicolas (FRA), Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Benko, René (AUT), Founder and Chairman of the Advisory Board, SIGNA Holding GmbH

Berner, Anne-Catherine (FIN), Minister of Transport and Communications

Botín, Ana P. (ESP), Executive Chairman, Banco Santander

Brandtzæg, Svein Richard (NOR), President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA

Brennan, John O. (USA), Senior Advisor, Kissinger Associates Inc.

Bsirske, Frank (DEU), Chairman, United Services Union

Buberl, Thomas (FRA), CEO, AXA

Bunn, M. Elaine (USA), Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Burns, William J. (USA), President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Çakiroglu, Levent (TUR), CEO, Koç Holding A.S.

Çamlibel, Cansu (TUR), Washington DC Bureau Chief, Hürriyet Newspaper

Cebrián, Juan Luis (ESP), Executive Chairman, PRISA and El País

Clemet, Kristin (NOR), CEO, Civita

Cohen, David S. (USA), Former Deputy Director, CIA

Collison, Patrick (USA), CEO, Stripe

Cotton, Tom (USA), Senator

Cui, Tiankai (CHN), Ambassador to the US

Döpfner, Mathias (DEU), CEO, Axel Springer SE

Elkann, John (ITA), Chairman, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Enders, Thomas (DEU), CEO, Airbus SE

Federspiel, Ulrik (DNK), Group Executive, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S

Ferguson, Jr., Roger W. (USA), President and CEO, TIAA

Ferguson, Niall (USA), Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Gianotti, Fabiola (ITA), Director General, CERN

Gozi, Sandro (ITA), State Secretary for European Affairs

Graham, Lindsey (USA), Senator

Greenberg, Evan G. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Chubb Group

Griffin, Kenneth (USA), Founder and CEO, Citadel Investment Group, LLC

Gruber, Lilli (ITA), Editor-in-Chief and Anchor “Otto e mezzo”, La7 TV

Guindos, Luis de (ESP), Minister of Economy, Industry and Competiveness

Haines, Avril D. (USA), Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Halberstadt, Victor (NLD), Professor of Economics, Leiden University

Hamers, Ralph (NLD), Chairman, ING Group

Hedegaard, Connie (DNK), Chair, KR Foundation

Hennis-Plasschaert, Jeanine (NLD), Minister of Defence, The Netherlands

Hobson, Mellody (USA), President, Ariel Investments LLC

Hoffman, Reid (USA), Co-Founder, LinkedIn and Partner, Greylock

Houghton, Nicholas (GBR), Former Chief of Defence

Ischinger, Wolfgang (INT), Chairman, Munich Security Conference

Jacobs, Kenneth M. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Lazard

Johnson, James A. (USA), Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners

Jordan, Jr., Vernon E. (USA), Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC

Karp, Alex (USA), CEO, Palantir Technologies

Kengeter, Carsten (DEU), CEO, Deutsche Börse AG

Kissinger, Henry A. (USA), Chairman, Kissinger Associates Inc.

Klatten, Susanne (DEU), Managing Director, SKion GmbH

Kleinfeld, Klaus (USA), Former Chairman and CEO, Arconic

Knot, Klaas H.W. (NLD), President, De Nederlandsche Bank

Koç, Ömer M. (TUR), Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.

Kotkin, Stephen (USA), Professor in History and International Affairs, Princeton University

Kravis, Henry R. (USA), Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, KKR

Kravis, Marie-Josée (USA), Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Kudelski, André (CHE), Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group

Lagarde, Christine (INT), Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

Lenglet, François (FRA), Chief Economics Commentator, France 2

Leysen, Thomas (BEL), Chairman, KBC Group

Liddell, Christopher (USA), Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives

Lööf, Annie (SWE), Party Leader, Centre Party

Mathews, Jessica T. (USA), Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

McAuliffe, Terence (USA), Governor of Virginia

McKay, David I. (CAN), President and CEO, Royal Bank of Canada

McMaster, H.R. (USA), National Security Advisor

Mexia, António Luís Guerra Nunes (PRT), President, Eurelectric and CEO, EDP Energias de Portugal

Micklethwait, John (INT), Editor-in-Chief, Bloomberg LP

Minton Beddoes, Zanny (INT), Editor-in-Chief, The Economist

Molinari, Maurizio (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, La Stampa

Monaco, Lisa (USA), Former Homeland Security Officer

Morneau, Bill (CAN), Minister of Finance

Mundie, Craig J. (USA), President, Mundie & Associates

Murtagh, Gene M. (IRL), CEO, Kingspan Group plc

Netherlands, H.M. the King of the (NLD)

Noonan, Peggy (USA), Author and Columnist, The Wall Street Journal

O’Leary, Michael (IRL), CEO, Ryanair D.A.C.

Osborne, George (GBR), Editor, London Evening Standard

Papahelas, Alexis (GRC), Executive Editor, Kathimerini Newspaper

Papalexopoulos, Dimitri (GRC), CEO, Titan Cement Co.

Petraeus, David H. (USA), Chairman, KKR Global Institute

Pind, Søren (DNK), Minister for Higher Education and Science

Puga, Benoît (FRA), Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor and Chancellor of the National Order of Merit

Rachman, Gideon (GBR), Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, The Financial Times

Reisman, Heather M. (CAN), Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.

Rivera Díaz, Albert (ESP), President, Ciudadanos Party

Rosén, Johanna (SWE), Professor in Materials Physics, Linköping University

Ross, Wilbur L. (USA), Secretary of Commerce

Rubenstein, David M. (USA), Co-Founder and Co-CEO, The Carlyle Group

Rubin, Robert E. (USA), Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations and Former Treasury Secretary

Ruoff, Susanne (CHE), CEO, Swiss Post

Rutten, Gwendolyn (BEL), Chair, Open VLD

Sabia, Michael (CAN), CEO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Sawers, John (GBR), Chairman and Partner, Macro Advisory Partners

Schadlow, Nadia (USA), Deputy Assistant to the President, National Security Council

Schmidt, Eric E. (USA), Executive Chairman, Alphabet Inc.

Schneider-Ammann, Johann N. (CHE), Federal Councillor, Swiss Confederation

Scholten, Rudolf (AUT), President, Bruno Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue

Severgnini, Beppe (ITA), Editor-in-Chief, 7-Corriere della Sera

Sikorski, Radoslaw (POL), Senior Fellow, Harvard University

Slat, Boyan (NLD), CEO and Founder, The Ocean Cleanup

Spahn, Jens (DEU), Parliamentary State Secretary and Federal Ministry of Finance

Stephenson, Randall L. (USA), Chairman and CEO, AT&T

Stern, Andrew (USA), President Emeritus, SEIU and Senior Fellow, Economic Security Project

Stoltenberg, Jens (INT), Secretary General, NATO

Summers, Lawrence H. (USA), Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University

Tertrais, Bruno (FRA), Deputy Director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique

Thiel, Peter (USA), President, Thiel Capital

Topsøe, Jakob Haldor (DNK), Chairman, Haldor Topsøe Holding A/S

Ülgen, Sinan (TUR), Founding and Partner, Istanbul Economics

Vance, J.D. (USA), Author and Partner, Mithril

Wahlroos, Björn (FIN), Chairman, Sampo Group, Nordea Bank, UPM-Kymmene Corporation

Wallenberg, Marcus (SWE), Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB

Walter, Amy (USA), Editor, The Cook Political Report

Weston, Galen G. (CAN), CEO and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd and George Weston Companies

White, Sharon (GBR), Chief Executive, Ofcom

Wieseltier, Leon (USA), Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy, The Brookings Institution

Wolf, Martin H. (INT), Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times

Wolfensohn, James D. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn & Company

Wunsch, Pierre (BEL), Vice-Governor, National Bank of Belgium

Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Turner International

Zients, Jeffrey D. (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council

Zoellick, Robert B. (USA), Non-Executive Chairman, AllianceBernstein L.P.

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¨    Energy Crisis in Pakistan

¨    Economic Challenges in Pakistan

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¨    Cooperation, Competition in the Arabian Sea

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      @   The World Issues

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¨    China as a Potential Superpower

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¨    Proxy wars: Role of External Elements

¨    Adverse Impacts of Climate Change on the World and the Measures Recently Adopted by the Paris Conference to Address this Issue

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¨    Prospects and challenges to the construction of “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.” How will CPEC become a game changer for the region?

¨    Water Crisis and National Unity

¨    Crisis of Good Governance in Pakistan: Need for reforms and institution building

¨    Discuss the Kashmir problem in its entirety; throwing light on its background and prospects of possible solutions to this core issue between India and Pakistan?

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Brunei: Huawei’s Foothold in Southeast Asia

The Chinese telecommunications enterprise Huawei Technologies’ purpose in the race to lay the groundwork for 5G, the most current advance in mobile telephony, has sparked issue across the Western earth. The United States has pressured its European allies to keep away from the Chinese phone firm, warning of “the threats that Huawei’s presence in their networks provides,” although Australia has prohibited Huawei from supplying any materials for 5G infrastructure there. In Southeast Asia, nonetheless, the Chinese phone organization has obtained a hotter reception. No nation signifies this significantly-reaching craze improved than Brunei.

“Getting a foothold in any Southeast Asian place — albeit a scaled-down place — offers Huawei an option to showcase what it can do and what is appropriate to the location,” observed Edward Tse, main executive of the consultancy Gao Feng Advisory Enterprise and author of China’s Disruptors: How Alibaba, Xiaomi, Tencent, and Other Firms Are Altering the Procedures of Company.

A Bruneian internet site claimed in February that a Huawei government expressed curiosity in bringing 5G to the Southeast Asian sultanate, proposing that the technological know-how could improve bandwidth in Brunei to as considerably as 1.2 gigabytes for every 2nd for uploads and 1.4 for every second for downloads. A Twitter account belonging to the Bruneian Power, Manpower, and Marketplace Ministry then retweeted the report, seeming to ensure the source’s authenticity in addition to Brunei’s fascination in the venture.

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“An expansion of Huawei’s already-significant footprint in Brunei to involve 5G infrastructure is not likely to bring about main controversy in the sultanate,” pointed out Donald K. Emmerson, editor of the forthcoming book The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 20-1st Century and director of the Southeast Asia System at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Centre.

Presented that the Swedish telephone enterprise Ericsson has instructed that Brunei will have to wait around until as late as 2022 for 5G, Huawei appears to be to be transferring nicely ahead of its Western levels of competition there. Bruneians have even taken to Reddit to complain about the opportunity for a delay in 5G installation.

“Brunei needs overseas immediate investment decision for its lengthy-time period application to diversify its economic climate away from oil and gas creation, and China has stepped up as an enthusiastic spouse,” explained Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim, editor of China and Southeast Asia in the Xi Jinping Era and a senior analyst at Wikistrat, a consultancy that specializes in gamification and geopolitics. “A opportunity source of conflict may be observed in the sultanate’s and China’s competing promises in excess of Louisa Reef in the South China Sea, but the Bruneian authorities has opted for a small-vital solution to this situation.”

However regulate about the South China Sea has quick come to be one of the most divisive territorial disputes in the 21st century, Brunei has done its greatest to sidestep this controversy. The Southeast Asian sultanate has opted to prioritize international direct financial investment around territorial integrity, declining to push the subject of the South China Sea in trade for Chinese largess. China, in switch, has included Brunei into the Belt and Road Initiative, a task to develop China’s financial sphere of impact.

“Brunei has happy China by trying to keep silent about its modest claim in the South China Sea and by refusing to be part of the a few other Southeast Asian claimants in a common entrance versus China’s possess significant assert,” Emmerson instructed The Diplomat, referring to the trio of Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. “Beijing has returned the favor by scaling up its involvement in Brunei’s economic climate.”

The Bruneian approach has presently observed some return on expense for the connection amongst Huawei and the Southeast Asian sultanate. Huawei has long collaborated with Telekom Brunei Berhad, a nearby leader in the telecommunications sector in reality, the partnership extends all the way back again to 2004. Huawei has also invested in teaching the up coming technology of Bruneian engineers, hosting workshops in the Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen for six Bruneian college students last 12 months. The Chinese firm even appears to manage accounts on Fb, Instagram, and LinkedIn committed to its existence in Brunei.

“The Bruneian authorities has been looking for financial investment in new technologies as section of its economic-diversification generate,” Lim instructed The Diplomat. “Foreign immediate investment in 5G technology, which include from Huawei, could aid this, specifically due to the fact the successful rollout of 5G infrastructure could pave the way for the mass deployment of other emerging systems — like autonomous automobiles. In concept, this could enhance the sultanate’s movement up the technological worth chain.”

As the global overall economy moves absent from fossil fuels, Brunei is seeking for means to diversify its very own financial system, which is dependent on the petroleum sector. The fifty percent-dozen Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf are struggling with a related problem, and, like Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Brunei has realized mixed success. The Southeast Asian sultanate’s economic system shrank by 2.5 per cent in 2016 because of a concurrent drop in the value of oil, a dilemma that could resurface soon. For its aspect, the Economist Intelligence Device has concluded that Brunei will “remain dependent on oil and gasoline for the foreseeable long run.”

“Brunei could advantage from amplified trade with China and more immediate investments,” Tse told The Diplomat, noting that the introduction of 5G would bolster Brunei’s economic climate. “The risks are prospective considerations from other nations around the world in Southeast Asia and possibly the United States.”

Experts have advisable a assortment of tactics that Brunei could adopt to avert the chance of long run recessions, from expanding the assistance sector to marketing halal food items. Even so, courting international direct investment decision could present the Southeast Asian sultanate the most effective option to wean by itself off fossil fuels. Until eventually Brunei finds one more method of broadening its overall economy outside of the petroleum sector, Bruneian officials will probable go out of their way to be sure to their Chinese counterparts — and Huawei.

“If Bruneian criticism of China did crop up, the complete monarchy would do whatever it could to take away the problem or protect against it from receiving out of hand,” reported Emmerson. “Insofar as Huawei’s further growth in Brunei would likely be technologies-intense and consequently not require importing substantial figures of Chinese laborers, the possibility of this kind of discontent arising to start with would be appropriately less.”

Stimuli supported by China, these types of as the Brunei–Guangxi Economic Corridor, Pulau Muara Besar Bridge, and Temburong Bridge, may well come to be the future of Brunei’s financial system. China Harbor Engineering Corporation and China State Building Engineering Corporation, each Chinese point out-owned enterprises, previously have a significant existence in the Southeast Asian sultanate. Now that Huawei has all but staked its claim to monopolizing 5G infrastructure there, the non-public sector in China will most likely dominate the telecommunications industry in Brunei. For its element, Brunei will experience the economic rewards.

“While considerations in excess of stability have been voiced, Huawei’s initiatives have not been banned in Southeast Asian nations around the world, and the company stays a important seller in 5G trials in the region,” observed Lim. “It is possible that Huawei’s 5G investment decision in Brunei will remain similarly uncontroversial.”

Austin Bodetti scientific tests the intersection of Islam, culture, and politics in Africa and Asia. He has done fieldwork in Bosnia, Indonesia, Iraq, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Oman, South Sudan, Thailand, and Uganda. His creating has appeared in The Every day Beast, USA Currently, Vox, and Wired.

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Conferences and workshops

Short course on Palestinian refugees and international law, 2-3 March 2018, Amman, Jordan

The Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford announces its two-day short course on the topic of Palestinian refugees within the broader context of the international human rights regime. This course is suitable for: experienced practitioners; graduate researchers; parliamentarians and staff; members of the legal profession; government officials; and personnel of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations. Full details and an online application form are available here.

8th International Refugee Law Seminar Series, 8 March 2018, London, UK

The University of London’s Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) will continue the “Refugee Law in the New World Disorder” seminar series on 8 March 2018. The seminar titled is “Protecting Syrian Refugees: Laws, Policies and Global Responsibility-Sharing” and will be led by Boston University law professor Susan Akram. The seminar is free an open to the public. More information can be found on the RLI’s website.

What’s so special about Canada? How ordinary Canadians successfully sponsor refugees, 12 March 2018, Sydney, Australia

Professor Audrey Macklin, Chair in Human Rights Law and Director of the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto, will explain Canada’s private sponsorship program, which enables ordinary citizens to take on the responsibilities of resettling a refugee. A sponsor herself, Professor Macklin in 2017 won a prestigious Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellowship to conduct empirical research about the impacts of Canada’s private sponsorship program. Australia is currently establishing the Community Support Program, enabling community sponsorship of humanitarian entrants. As this program gets under way, what can Australia learn from Canada? More information and registration is available here.

“Where next for UK immigration policy?” seminar, 15 March 2018, London, UK

The Westminster Legal Policy Forum will host a seminar titled “Where next for UK immigration policy?” The seminar will focus on the future of the UK’s immigration framework for both EU and non-EU migration. The agenda includes keynote addresses from Rt Hon Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Home Secretary and Dr Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for International Development and Europe, The Scottish Government. The fee to attend the seminar is GBP 230 plus VAT. More information regarding the seminar can be found here.

8th International Symposium on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, 17 April 2018, Brussels, Belgium

Public Policy Exchange will hold its 8th Annual International Symposium on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling at the Thon Hotel in Brussels City Centre. Delegates will explore multi-agency cooperation and supporting victims through person-centred safeguarding amongst other themes. Complete event details and registration can be found here.A 20 percent discount is available to those who book before 9 March 2018.

Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection training on refugees, internally displaced persons, and forced migrants: Protection in law and practice, 16-19 April 2018, Geneva, Switzerland

This course, put on by Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) introduces humanitarian practitioners and policy professionals to the international legal frameworks and standards that protect refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and forced migrants, including international refugee law, the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law, and international human rights law, as well as soft-law instruments. The course is designed for experienced professionals and is crafted to accommodate mixed groups of participants working under different types of mandates, including staff of NGOs, components of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, the UN and other international organisations, donor agencies, and other governmental entities. Course information including the online application form can be found here.

Rwandan Perspectives on Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Sustainable Peace: Enhancing Research, Influencing Policy, 30-31 May 2018, London, UK

Aegis Trust, King's College London (KCL) and SOAS will host a conference to showcase the work of some of the Rwandan researchers who have been supported through the Aegis Research, Policy and Higher Education programme over the last three years. This event aims to show the breadth of opinion among Rwandan researchers based both in Rwanda and in the diaspora - and to examine these authors' fresh perspectives on a wide range of issues concerning post-genocide reconstruction and peace. Registration is free and registration can be done by emailing the the programme’s organisers here.

Canadian Council for Refugees International Refugee Rights Conference, 7-9 June 2018, Toronto, Canada

The Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) has announced its annual International Refugee Rights Conference, to be held at York University 7-9 June 2018. The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues facing refugees and other vulnerable migrants. The conference is designed for representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), academics, government officials, UNHCR representatives, refugees and vulnerable migrants. Special attention will be given to representation from the Global South. Information regarding registration fees can be found here. The online application is available on the conference’s website.

International Institute of Humanitarian Law’s course on peace support operations, 11-15 June 2018, Sanremo, Italy

The International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) is offering a four-day course on peace support operations (PSOs), to be held  in Sanremo, Italy. The aim of this course is to prepare civilian and military staff augmentees for PSOs by examining the wide ranging legal issues underpinning PSO mandates and mission design which shape and govern the conduct of operations of the deployed force. The course is designed for the following personnel: civilian and military staff augmentees to PSOs, planning staffs and their advisors; personnel who work in or with ministries of defence, foreign affairs, interior, or law enforcement; personnel working in international organisations, non-governmental organisations etc and/or missions of the UN and any of the regional organisations. Fees and registration is EUR 1,000. More information on the course and registration  can be found here.

Third annual conference of the Refugee Law Initiative, 18-19 July 2018, London, UK

The third annual conference of the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI), entitled “Refugee Protection in a Hostile World?” will reflect on an apparent strengthening of long-standing currents of anti-refugee feeling and other forms of instability in the world. As this trend increases urgent questions are raised about its present and future impact on refugee protection globally, as well as the interaction between global politics and refugee law. On 1 March, registration fees will be GBP 80, GBP 70 for students, and GBP 55 for RLI affiliates. After 1 March, fees will be GBP 120, GBP 100 for students, and GBP 75 for RLI affiliates. Registration can be completed here and more information regarding the programme can be found on the RLI website.

Special IDP workshop to commemorate 20 years of the UN Guiding Principles on internal displacement, 20 July 2018, London, UK

The Refugee Law Initiative will be hosting a special IDP workshop on 20 July 2018. The 20th anniversary of the adoption in 1998 of the UN Guiding Principles offers a unique opportunity to reflect not only on their influence on internal displacement globally but also on the global state of research and practice on internally displaced persons (IDPs). This special IDP Workshop provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and students to come together to present, debate and reflect on this field and its future. On 1 March, registration fees will be GBP 45, GBP 35 for students, and GBP 25 for RLI affiliates. After 1 March, fees will be GBP 70, GBP 55 for students, and GBP 40 for RLI affiliates. Registration can be completed here and more information regarding the workshop can be found on the RLI website.

International Summer School on Forced Migration, 1-13 July 2018, Oxford, UK

The Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford has announced its annual Summer School in Forced Migration. The short-term program will offer an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach to the study of forced migration. It enables people working with refugees and other forced migrants to reflect critically on the forces and institutions that dominate the world of the displaced. The Summer School is principally designed for policymakers and practitioners working on refugee protection and related issues, normally with several (usually at least five) years of work experience. Participants also include scholars, researchers, practicing lawyers, journalists and activists. We are particularly keen to include those from a refugee background who work for refugee advocacy and community groups. Fees will be GBP 3,250 and a discount of GBP 150 is available for those who pay by 28 March 2018. Full details and an online application form are available here. All enquiries are to be sent here.

Migration Policy Centre’s 14th Migration Summer School, 25 June 2018 - 6 July 2018, Florence, Italy

The Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute is now taking applications for the 2018 Migration Summer School, which will take place in Florence, Italy from 25th June – 6th July 2018. The programme will provide an overview and critical discussion of key issues relating to the determinants, effects, and regulation of international migration. The programme also includes a series of interactive workshops that will allow participants to discuss concrete examples of migration-related policy questions, and to reflect on the various different methods for analysing migration and mobility. Applications are welcome from academic and practice backgrounds to create an enriching mix of postgraduate students, civil servants, international organisation practitioners, NGO workers, journalists, policy analysts and teachers from around the world. Applications are due by 2 April 2018. More information on the programme and how to apply can be found here.

Institute for Peace and Dialogue Institute Summer Academies, 16-25 July 2018 and 25 July - 3 August 2018, Baar, Switzerland

Institute for Peace and Dialogue (IPD) is proud to announce the next International Summer Programs to be held in Switzerland. Applicants can either choose a 10 or 20 day-summer academy or a three-month CAS-research program together with the 10 or 20-day training participation depending on the application. The main goal of the 10 or 20-day summer academy is to strengthen the skills of representatives from state institutions, business sector, INGOs/NGOs, education institutions, religious organisations, independent mediators and politicians through academic trainings in peacebuilding, mediation, conflict resolution, security, human rights, leadership and intercultural dialogue fields. Further information is available on the IPD website.

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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 5/23/2019

Good MORNING  #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Thursday 23rdMay 2019. Remember you can read full articles for FREE via Barbados Today (BT) or Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS) OR by purchasing by purchasing a Daily Nation Newspaper (DN).

DEBT TALKS –Government may sweeten the “formal” debt restructuring terms it is preparing to offer foreign commercial creditors who have not been paid for almost a year. But the Ministry of Finance stressed while the Mia Mottley administration would “work to improve the terms of the anticipated offer”, this would be predicated on the deal not compromising Barbados’ debt sustainability requirements.The debt negotiations update, issued on Tuesday, came as a representative of the foreign investors warned that Barbados being in debt default since last June “does not benefit anyone”.Noting that Prime Minister Mottley attended the last two meetings between Barbados’ representatives and members of the external bondholder committee, the Ministry of Finance said “good faith discussions with the Barbados bondholder committee have intensified since the start of 2019 in the context of a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) between [Government] and the advisors to the committee that was first put in place in September 2018. “[Government] will continue to consult with the affected creditors in the coming weeks, with the view to collating as much feedback as possible – including feedback from the bondholder committee – before moving to finalise the terms of a formal offer to be put to holders of its US dollar denominated commercial debt,” the ministry stated.(DN)

AIRPORT TAKE OFF – Barbados has agreed to a long-term business partnership in the region of 25 to 30 years to completely renovate and refurbish Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), to make it the best small airport in the Western Hemisphere. But in the end, the National Insurance Scheme and workers at the airport will be shareholders in the facility, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has revealed. Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds yesterday signed the agreement with the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank, to roll out the Private/Public Sector Partnership Agreement that will lead to a 27 000 square-metre improvement to the airport, and the establishment of numerous amenities there. “We were in discussions with IFC to see what we could do about the urgent injection of capital and opportunities for joint ventures with the airport,” the Prime Minister said at yesterday’s signing at Government Headquarters. (DN)

MOTTLEY STAYS MUM ON LIAT NEGOTIATIONS– Mum’s the word on negotiations between the Government of Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda over regional airline LIAT. Prime Minister Mia Mottley said yesterday Barbados remained committed to regional air travel, and to LIAT, but refused to provide any details about what would be this country’s next move regarding the financially-challenged airline. “I give you the assurance and the people of Barbados, that when the Cabinet has reviewed, and in a position to do so, I will speak in the place to which we have become accustomed, which is the Parliament of Barbados. I’m not in the habit of sharing correspondence with anyone I’ve written to the press,” Mottley told reporters at Government Headquarters minutes after Government signed a partnership agreement with the International Finance Corporation to refurbish and repair Grantley Adams International Airport. “I don’t think there is anything to alter those basics I hold dearly,” she added. What Mottley did infer was that Barbados would not be interested in a LIAT model close to the one established when the airline came into being 45 years ago.(DN)

CURRENCY DROP MAY HURT TOURISM – Sharp falloffs in the value of the British pound due to uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union could spell trouble for Barbados’ largest tourist market. In an interview, Virgin Atlantic’s Director of External Affairs and Sustainability Nathan Stower described this year’s high season as “decent”, but revealed there has been some concern about the future. Recent Brexit reports indicate that the pound sterling has suffered its longest losing streak against the euro since the latter’s creation two decades ago. According to a May 22 report from The Guardian newspaper, news that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s replacement may be willing to go for a no-deal Brexit, led to currency traders shunning the pound. The pound then slid to $1.2625 against the US dollar- its lowest level since early January. “There’s no doubt that some of the uncertainty in the U.K – the political uncertainty and the economic uncertainty – is starting to have a little bit of an impact, not just in Barbados but to many of our destinations,” Stower admitted. He spoke to the press after the certificate ceremony for Heartfelt Guest Care to Welcome the World training series. “So we’re are kind of hoping for some certainty or some clarity on that situation to give consumers confidence to book ahead and look forward to their holidays to Barbados and the region.” While admitting that Britain’s political and economic issues would not directly affect the region, Stower acknowledged that the pound’s decreasing value could make Barbados’ already expensive attractions even pricier. “The exchange rate has an impact and we have seen the pound slightly weaker against the [United States’] dollar than it has been two to three years ago, so that has an impact on tourists’ ability to come here and spend their hard-earned cash in restaurants and all of the attractions. “We had a very good start to the season, but obviously these bookings were taken 12-18 months ago, so we’re pretty pleased with the high season and actually the next few months are looking pretty decent. He added: “We will be keeping a close eye on the exchange rate and we hope that when we get some certainty on this process, which we are confident we will still get later in the year, the exchange rate will improve so that people who come here can enjoy all that the island has to offer,” he said. Given the level of uncertainty surrounding the critical British market, President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Patricia Affonso-Dass has called on stakeholders to improve their service. “Those destinations that really deliver meaningful experiences are the ones that will stand out when everything goes back to normal. It’s those experiences that people will remember and the destinations that they will come to,” she added. (BT)

BARBADOS ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’ – Now is the perfect time to start a business, a University of the West Indies academic said today as an entrepreneur boot camp was launched at the Cave Hill campus.Acting chief executive officer of the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management, Dr Justin Robinson said Barbados’ low level of taxation should serve as impetus for aspiring business owners.“I want the message to go out there that this is an excellent time to be looking at going into business in Barbados. “Barbados has one of the lowest corporation tax rates in the world at this time, you don’t pay any taxes on capital gains.“So as an investor and entrepreneur Barbados has to be one of the most tax-friendly places to incorporate your business in the world at this particular point of time.”Dr Robinson, who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, said Barbados needed more entrepreneurs as well as new businesses.“We need new Caribbean companies, we need new businesses, we need new sources of economic growth. There is a lot of anxiety and frustration in Caribbean society and I think part of it is we are all fighting over the same pie.“Everyone is trying to get a bigger slice of the same pie and in some way a shrinking pie. What we want to focus on really is growing that pie so that there is more for everybody and everyone can get without anybody else getting less, but to do that you need new ideas, new products, new services and new businesses.”Entrepreneur Christopher Harper, one of the facilitators, explained that there was a need for would-be businesspeople to think differently.He said while he had organised similar programmes with adults with much success, he was excited at the opportunity to educate younger people.Manager of the Government’s Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme Selma Green revealed that YES is offering scholarships to 12 people who had successfully completed an element of the recently launched Building Blocks programme.The five-week long boot camp at the School of Business is to be held from July 9 to August 15, catering to a maximum of 40 young people between the ages of 16 and 21. It is being held in conjunction with the University of the West Indies, Goddard Enterprises and the Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation.With a course fee of $300, the foundation is offering financial assistance to a limited number of entrants, said Marjorie Wharton, the director of Strategic Business Services at the School of Business.(BT)

WHITE OAK PREFERENCE ‘POOR EXCUSE’ –Government’s defence of UK-based White Oak consultancy to restructure the country’s foreign debt, citing inadequate local expertise, was slammed today as “irrelevant” by the Opposition politicians.The team of senators and party spokespersons who are to be formalized into a political party in two weeks, declared that Government’s lack of local alternatives, shed no light on the rationale behind the $54 million price tag for the two-man advisory team.Speaking at a press conference at the Opposition wing of Parliament on Tuesday, spokesman Scott Weatherhead suggested that Government took a cavalier approach to a matter, which could have dire consequences later down the road.“The sum should have been negotiated better…. [Government] did a poor job of negotiation. Maybe they didn’t negotiate at all, maybe there are reasons for not negotiating.”He pointed out that White Oak’s bill was equivalent to ten per cent of the country’s loan from the International Monetary Fund.The entrepreneur also accused Government of being less than transparent with the process.Weatherhead told reporters: “Whether it could have been handled locally is irrelevant. Whether there was no experience locally to tender on the debt negotiation, may be so, but we never saw a tender. “So perhaps the right way of doing things in the interest of transparency was to put the contract out to tender, receive some responses and then advertise that a suitable person was not found locally and that they were going to seek international expertise. “They [Government] should have announced their choice and negotiate the best possible price for the job.”The criticism stems from Chief Economic Counsellor, Ambassador Dr Clyde Mascoll’s dismissal as “ridiculous” the notion that a local economist or firm could have done the job. He also addressed White Oak’s failure thus far to negotiate a settlement for the approximately $3 billion in debt owed to external creditors.“The notion that there is a Barbadian who is qualified and has been restructuring debt is not known to me and if there is one, then that person can step forward.”Adding his voice to a chorus of Government officials defending the White Oak deal,  he stressed that 80 per cent of the gigantic debt owed to local creditors was successfully restructured late last year but admitted that negotiations for restructuring the external debt could continue to be challenging.“On the external side, those people don’t have that kind of affinity for the Government of Barbados. They are purely capitalists and they invested to get a greater return… so yes, there may be some fallout from not being able to negotiate the external debt as fast, but it is not even a year yet and normally it takes longer to do external negotiations,” he said.But Weatherhead argued that Mascoll’s defense of the time that the negotiations were taking, raised more questions than it answered.The Opposition spokesman, who ran on Solutions Barbados ticket in the May 24 General Elections, said: “I think that when you are talking about the kind of debt that Government is trying to negotiate, it is not a small sum and there are a lot of creditors. “So, if a debt negotiator was tendering on that, they would have needed time to understand what is involved in that negotiation. A lot of due diligence should have been done before someone could say this is what we are going to charge.“So, it’s either possible that process happened prior to election that this company knew that they were going to be appointed after the election last May or they had no idea what they were getting into and quoted a high amount. We can’t speculate at this time, but we can say that the process was not transparent.”(BT)

‘UP SECURITY GAME’, BUSINESSES TOLD – The days of physical intruders being the main threat to business security are fast coming to an end, a leading security firm’s executive has declared, and he has suggested that businesses here must seriously consider global realities of cybercrime and corporate espionage coming here. The warning came from the executive vice president of G4S Corporate Risk Services, Robert Dodge, as he spoke at G4S’s Ideation Seminar at Hilton Hotel this morning. He told the audience that given the value of information, Barbadian businesses can no longer see themselves as outside the radar of the growing threat. “Intellectual property in all of its forms, if lost, puts your companies at risk. If that key information leaks, it can put your enterprise out of business. This is what a lot of corporations are facing and while it may not be all here today in Barbados, I can guarantee that it is coming.” The security executive explained that quite often business people are misguided into thinking that the security threats exist on the outside and correct firewalls are all that is need to prevent hacking. But Dodge pointed out firewall protection was insufficient to meet cybersecurity threats, which he said quite often can come from an insider, sometimes unwittingly, and that guarding against this is not a simple task. He identified hotels as quite vulnerable, as they are treasure troves of credit card information and guests’ personal data. The G4S executive said: “I have seen a lot of stuff at hotels around the world and physical security does a great job of keeping out problems such as the prostitution rings and so on. “But we have found things like electronic USB devices that have been uploading ghost key logger software. “Luckily, we found them in time because this could have taken everyone’s credit card information and absconded with them.” In some cases, employees had no idea that the threat was even present, he said. Dodge told the seminar that often physical threats are localised and may affect very few people, while on the other hand, cyber threats can have potentially devastating consequences for many people at a time. He said: “These are the types of things we are seeing where the virtual world meets the physical world. The younger generation that is fluent with this technology is having a serious impact on corporations.“In one’s risk assessment, one must factor in the impact that these threats could have on your business. “In setting your security programme, one’s systems, software, and people must be all aligned towards mitigating that threat.” (BT)

CLO SHOULD GO SAYS FRANKLYN – A local trade union leader is demanding the resignation of Chief Labour Officer Victor Felix over an industrial relations dispute involving a Cabinet minister. Head of the Unity Trade Union Senator Caswell Franklyn is accusing Felix of failing to refer to the Employment Rights Tribunal, a complaint of unfair dismissal he made to him since last year on behalf of a client. Franklyn, an Opposition Senator, told Barbados TODAY this morning that he had filed the complaint sometime in June last year claiming that his client, who had been employed by the Minister when he was in private practice, was fired without receiving pay owed to her, after her former boss was sworn into office following the May 24 General Elections. “Felix has failed to do his job. He should go,” insisted the outspoken legislator. He disclosed that he will also be making a complaint to Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Colin Jordan, regarding the conduct of the Chief Labour Officer. Not only that, Franklyn told Barbados TODAY his client was planning to take Felix to court, but that the only thing standing in her way was a lack of funds to hire a lawyer. However, in his defence, the Chief Labour Officer was adamant he had done nothing wrong in the handling of the complaint by Franklyn and his client. “I am doing the work of the Labour Department in the best manner that I know how, and that I will continue to do,” Felix told Barbados TODAY this morning. Pressed to specify if he had refused to refer the matter to the Employment Rights Tribunal, he replied:”Needless to say, there are matters before the Chief Labour Officer; and we continue to deal with them, using the process we have been using within the labour department to deal with matters.” Asked to state categorically whether or not he had refused to refer the complaint, Felix stuck to his story. “I would say that we are following the process.” When reminded that the case was filed since last year, his response was: “Well, we are following the process. We have a procedure for dealing with issues and we follow that procedure,” Felix emphasized. But Senator Franklyn is not buying Felix’s argument and has told Barbados TODAY that the same procedure to which the Chief Labour Officer refers has been contravened by him. He referred to Section 44 (1) of the Employment Rights Act which states: “Where the Chief Labour Officer is unable, within 42 days of the making of a complaint, except in extenuating circumstances, to effect settlement of the complaint under Section 43, he shall make a report to that effect to the Tribunal.” Barbados TODAY checked the Act and also found that Section 42 (1) said that where an employee believes there is a dispute concerning infringement of any right conferred on him by the Act, he may present a complaint to the Chief Labour Officer. And according to Section 43 (1) where the Chief Labour Officer receives a complaint under Section 42, he shall as soon as practicable enquire into the matter and process the complaint for conciliation and referral to the Tribunal. Senator Franklyn noted that nearly a year has gone since the complaint was filed and “there are no extenuating circumstances. The Minister is not in hospital or anything like that…and still the matter has not been referred to the Tribunal. I have written him (the Minister) and he has refused to respond. There can’t be one law for a minister and another for ordinary citizens.” When contacted, neither the Cabinet Minister implicated in the dispute nor Minister Jordan was available for comment.(BT)

MORE WATER WOES FOR FOUR PARISHES – Water woes continue to affect Barbadians, this time in some parts of St Michael, Christ Church, St George and St Thomas. The Barbados Water Authority (BWA) today announced low reservoir levels at its Fort George Reservoir were causing outages or low pressure in surrounding areas. In St Michael, these include Kent, Upton, Fort George Heights, Wildey, Clapham, Highgate Gardens, Upper Collymore Rock, Flagstaff, Pine and in Christ Church St David’s, Vauxhall, Warners Park, Sargeant’s Village and surrounding districts. There are also low levels at the Shop Hill facility which may affect customers in some St Thomas areas. Pumping has temporarily ceased at the Applewhaites Station which has caused customers in some St George districts to suffer low pressure or outages. These may include Cottage Grove, Market Hill, Bridge Cot, St Helen’s Jericho, Bournes Village, Flat Rock, Locust Hall and surrounding areas. The BWA apologised for the inconvenience and water tankers have been dispatched to assist customers in all of the affected areas, but there may be delays due to heavy demand. (DN)

AT LAST BASE – An increase in bus fare, coupled with ongoing economic hardship, has put a huge dent in the operations of a charity that helps develop disabled young people’s skills to boost their job-seeking chances.The situation is so dire for the First Barbados Association for Supported Employment (First BASE) that the charity may soon close, said its supervisor, Joy-Ann Grazette-Corbin.“We do have financial challenges because our subvention doesn’t cover the cost of everything that we do and we do not have enough persons buying our products in order to support us or keep us going. “So we are looking forward to our fundraiser to keep us at least for a certain amount of time that we are able to give these young people their stipend and keep the place functioning,” She told Barbados TODAY. First BASE has been hosting an annual 5K Walk/Run in an effort to raise the much-needed funds. This year, the event, which attracts a $25 donation, will take place on June 8, starting at 4 p.m. at the Queens Park.The event will afford participants an opportunity to see the work of the students and support them, Grazette-Corbin said.But the registration has been very slow, though she expressed hope things would pick up in the coming weeks.Since bus fare went up by 75 per cent to $3.50 from mid-April, she noted that disabled students were finding it increasingly difficult to get to the Greenwich Village, St James charity each day.In a plea for help from Government and corporate Barbados, Grazette-Corbin said that  while the organisation did not make contact with Member of Parliament for the area, Minister of Home Affairs Edmund Hinkson, letters were submitted to Government explaining the situation and seeking help.  The organisation currently receives a small subvention from the Government’s Disabilities Unit. She said:  “[The increase in bus fare] has put a great strain on us and what we are trying to do. Even up to the fact that right now we are not sure how we are getting paid this month. “They are still able to come, but like I said, right now our stipends are less than bus fare. So we are trying to figure out [to whom] do we speak. “We sent out some letters to Government to see what can be done, if they can travel free or what can happen for them to be able to get here.” With some of the young adults coming from St Philip and Christ Church and needing to take two buses each way, even as they try often to take the cross-country ABC Highway bus, a new challenge of security for her students was being presented, she said.Grazette-Corbin told Barbados TODAY: “We had an incident…. This road is very lonely and two of our young ladies were walking and a gentleman in a truck started to harass them and he wouldn’t leave them alone. “When I contacted the police, the number of the truck was not registered to the person that was driving. It was actually registered to another car. So even in those circumstances we are really concerned. “We would love more government support, more government funding. But I also know that places that deal with people with disabilities would like an opportunity also because most of us have limited space.” First BASE currently has Grazette-Corbin as the lone supervisor along with an acting supervisor catering to ten people. There is a waiting list of more than 200 trainees. “To be able to pay the persons that we need to take care of these young people is more than we can handle on our own. That is one thing we would like the Government to get involved in. If not being able to pay them, being able to provide a facility where I can have more than just ten people. We have a long waiting list,” she said.At least twice a week, the organisation sells a range of natural juices, baked products and crafts at the St James Parish Church.While most of their support comes from taxi operators and tourists, Grazette-Corbin said sales have been down.“Persons support children with disabilities, but then they seem to forget that these children become adults and they can’t just sit at home and do nothing,” she said. “They need to be productive and they can do stuff. When they are doing things, their parents are free to also be productive citizens in society.” The charity provides training and social support for people with developmental disabilities, ages 18 and older, who are expected to leave with skills and get at least part-time work after a year, but they are forced to stay “as long as they like” because job opportunities have dwindled, she added.(BT)

CRACKDOWN ON EARLY SALE OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS – Some food stores and health shops in Barbados are said to have started selling products containing cannabis extracts, despite no changes to the law prohibiting cannabis use. And Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic has revealed that the Bridgetown stores that are guilty would be warned and made to feel the full weight of the law if they continued. Bostic made the revelation during the opening of a training session for health care providers on Therapeutic Prescribing of Medicinal Marijuana Products at the Cave Hill School of Business and Management on Tuesday, where he announced that five medical cannabis products would be added to the drug formulary. “We have been made aware that there are some stores in Bridgetown that are already selling these products, but let me say that we will issue a warning during this week, a reminder of the law,” said Bostic. “After that we will enforce the law in its fullest to ensure that such persons come to a Christian understanding of right and wrong,” he added. The Health Minister did not give details, but one source told Barbados TODAY that it was food stores and health shops that have been selling some of the cannabis-based products including CDB oil, and they have been doing so for some time. There is also speculation that pharmacies have also been selling the product, which is made from cannabis. However, when Barbados TODAY reached out to some health shops and pharmacies they denied having such products for sale while others opted not to comment. “I can tell you that there were food stores and individuals in health shops, who were in possession of CBD oils. Not pharmacies, but people with food stores,” said the source. “The Barbados Drug Service and the inspectors at the Barbados Drug Service are aware and are putting the necessary things in place to correct that because it is still a violation of the laws of Barbados and pharmacists would never engage in that type of thing. We would like the police and various persons to address it because the laws have not yet been changed,” the source added. During the start of the two-day workshop, Bostic told the participants there had to be training and certification before anyone could prescribe or dispense medical cannabis products. “Another question too, is what happens in a year or two, will there be continuous training as the industry develops and more information is made available through research and other things? “So we need to be able to keep this going as part of a continuous medical education and I also believe that the University of the West Indies (UWI) needs to look at this workshop and make it bigger and better and make it not only available to Barbados but to other parts of the Caribbean, and to continue with the training so that we can be assured that we have all the bases covered as the industry develops,” Bostic recommended. Government will also be required to make amendments to existing legislation. Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Cave Hill Campus Professor Eudine Barriteau promised that the learning institution would continue to carry out research and help to educate the public on the issue. “While we await the necessary legislative changes that this campus has been calling for since 2016 . . . that will create an enabling environment to facilitate this critical research, we are however, pressing ahead with our objective through collaborative international partnerships,” she said. She said the university officials have also been using their expertise to envision what an “efficient and sustainable regional policy framework for  medical cannabis” should look like.(BT)

HE SLAPPED MY BEHIND – The woman at the centre of the dispute with the British national who was reprimanded and released after an alleged  bottom-slapping incident, is outraged at how the matter has been handled. Fifty-three-year-old Charmaine Alleyne has suggested that the move by the judicial system is making her look like she was telling lies because she wanted the visitor’s money.James Patrick O’Rouke, 44, pleaded guilty on Monday, to unlawfully assaulting Alleyne in the Sol Top Rock Service Station, and resisting police constable Shaquille McClean in the execution of his duty on May 19.The businessman who spent Monday night at HMP Dodds, was reprimanded and discharged and no conviction registered when he reappeared before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant yesterday. However, Alleyne made it clear she was not happy with the outcome. Alleyne said she was at an area close to the ATM making tea when O’Rouke walked in and started using the machine. She said he told her he thought it was possible to get US from the ATM machine and she informed him that was not the case. “Then he turned and he said something else to me and he shoved the $50 in my bosom. I told him I don’t need his money. “He went over to the cashier to purchase cigarettes. I then went over to the cashier too because I didn’t get my receipt for the tea so I went to look for the receipt. “After he paid for the cigarettes, and on going through the door he slapped me on my behind. So the same time, as I was going through the door behind him a police vehicle came into the gas station. “I went over to them, reported the matter and they went over to the taxi that [O’Rouke and his wife] was in. The police told them what happened and then his wife asked me what happened, so I told her. So then she start to quarrel with him. The police asked him to step out the car and he refused and started to put up a fight. “I never asked him for money. I work every day for my own money,” Alleyne said. She said she was outraged that she had not seen the CCTV footage which O’Rouke claimed cleared his name. However, she said she did see footage “from the gas station that the police showed me”. “Now everybody is looking at me as somebody who is after somebody else’s money. That is violating my character,” she said. Meanwhile, O’Rouke told Barbados TODAY, that the ordeal had left him feeling humiliated, embarrassed and disappointed. Sitting next to his wife, he said he believes he should not have been treated the way he was by police and the judicial system because he did not touch his accuser Charmaine Alleyne inappropriately. “I am very upset. Part of me wants justice; the other part of me just wants to put it behind me. Personally, I will probably just put it behind me and put it down as a bad personal experience,” O’Rouke who is from Willehall, West Midlands, England, said. Today he walked out of the District “A” Magistrates’ Court thanking God that he was saved by the closed circuit television (CCTV) footage of the incident, which did not support the allegation of criminal assault. Explaining why he pleaded guilty to assaulting Alleyne if he had claimed innocence, the businessman said while at the court he sought advice from a “representative”, who told him to plead guilty because the charges were misdemeanours and the punishment would be a slap on the wrist. He said he was told if he pleaded not guilty there was the possibility that he could be remanded for a lengthy time until his case was heard. “I wasn’t sure what to do. I had no representation there. I was in the court and I was about to go onto the stand and I then thought I needed some advice and I asked a representative who was there generally. My statement was not guilty because I had seen the CCTV, the police officers had seen the CCTV and the reason I was kept in custody in Worthings Station for so long was because the lady’s statement did not correlate with the CCTV. There were a lot of discrepancies,” he said. Asked to explain his resisting arrest by the police, he responded: “Of course I am going to resist arrest because I haven’t done anything wrong.” Relating his side of the incident, O’Rouke said he went to the service station around 11 p.m. to get some money from the ATM and to make a purchase. He explained that he got out of the car asked some ladies the location of the ATM and they pointed him in the direction. “I put my card in, I pulled out $500. I assumed I was pulling out US dollars because that is what everyone charges at the resort [Sandals] and we were due to go and swim with the turtles on the glass bottom boat. So I was like, what is this?” he said. O’Rouke said Alleyne then started “chasing him” asking him to give her some money. He said he told her his wife was in the car and asked her to leave him alone. “She was like, ‘give me some money, come on, let’s go’. I was like, ‘take $50, leave me alone. If my wife sees me and you talking she is going to go crazy’. . . I then went to the counter and I bought some cigarettes and I walked off. “So by the time I got literally out of the petrol station, got into the taxi, two police officers literally within 60 seconds, the door was opened, I was dragged out and I was being accused of what I don’t know,” he said. O’Rouke claimed he was physically and verbally abused by the police officers because he resisted the arrest. He said he was hit “severely in the face” leaving his eardrum bruised and hurting. He also claimed that his wife, who was hysterical, was hit in the mouth by one of the officers. He said he was eventually taken to the police station and kept there for hours without knowing what his charges were.(BT)

ARTHUR CONVICTED ON AMMO CHARGES – Former Barbados Labour Party candidate Richard DeLisle Arthur has been convicted of illegal ammunition possession. The 57-year-old brother of former Prime Minister Owen Arthur, of Maynard’s, St Peter, is now at HMP Dodds awaiting sentencing. Arthur was convicted in the No 2 Supreme Court this afternoon, by a nine member jury, for illegally possessing 102 bullets at his home on January 31, 2012.(DN)

WRONG MAN –“I was wrongfully convicted.” That’s the declaration from Corey McDonald Noel, of Joe’s River Tenantry, St Joseph as he continues to maintain his innocence despite being found guilty of aggravated burglary by a jury earlier this year. “ I don’t think I was granted a fair trial cause I don’t understand how I get convicted of something that I ain’t do,” Noel told Madam Justice Jacqueline Cornelius yesterday as the sentencing phase of his case continued in the No. 5 Supreme Court. Back in February a nine-member jury found Noel guilty of burglarising the St George home of Virginia Challenor as a trespasser and stealing $157 in cash, a pair of earrings worth $100, a chain worth $150, a pendant worth $500, two rings worth $10,150 as well as two shotguns worth $12,000 and 100 rounds of ammunition belonging to George Challenor on December 8, 2011 while brandishing a sword. However, the convicted man says he remains perplexed by the verdict. “Although I was not involved in the crime the evidence still was not strong enough . . . . So I believe I was wrongfully convicted,” he stated moments before Challenor addressed the court. She explained that the almost eight-year-old incident occurred very suddenly and she believed she was “more worried”about other things than herself at the time. “Yes I went to the FMH to have stitches in the back of my head. I didn’t have any depression after treatment . . . I do not have residual effects. I can only feel a dent to the back of my head,” she said. Challenor also told the judge that she had moved on. “I don’t think about things like that, what has happened, has happened in the past and I am thankful to be alive, happy to be alive and just getting on with my work,” she added. A probation officer then read a report on Noel saying among other things that he was assessed as being at a medium to high risk of re-offending. “He was reportedly involved in an accident at the age of 9 which affected his cognitive and developmental functioning. [This] has been attributed to [Noel’s] display of maladaptive behaviours during his adolescence and adulthood,” the probation officer read. Following that revelation Justice Cornelius ordered a psychological report on Noel in preparation for sentencing. He returns to court on June 14 in the matter in which Senior Crown Counsel Krystal Delaney and Crown Counsel Neville Watson are the prosecutors.(BT)

BAIL GRANTED ON INDECENT ACT CHARGE – A 56-year-old man was granted $1,000 bail yesterday when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court. Jeffery Adolphus Odle, of Grazettes New Road, St Michael was charged with willfully engaging in an indecent act along Grazettes New Road on March 20, with intent to insult or offend Lazine Juman. He denied the charge and was granted bail to reappear before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant on June 11.(BT)

LAND LOSS- Anstey King says all he wants is the balance of his money from accused attorney Vonda Minerva Pile. “I feel stupid now for paying . . . all that money upfront,” King told a nine-member jury this morning as the theft and money laundering case against Pile continued in the No. 5 Supreme Court. Pile has pleaded not guilty to stealing US$96,008.22 belonging to King between April 29, 2009 and October 26, 2010 and engaging in the disposal of the amount during the same time, being the proceeds of crime. Today, King, who is Pile’s former client in a land deal, gave the court presided over by Madam Justice Pamela Beckles his account of the business between the two. Responding to questions by Acting Director of Public Prosecutions Anthony Blackman, King who resides in Brooklyn, New York, revealed that he engaged Pile some years back in connection with purchasing a house at Strathclyde, St Michael. That process he said was “smooth with no problems”. He explained that he was considering moving back here “full time” and needed a property for his business and since he was “confident” after his initial experience working with her he “acquired her services again” for the second time. He said he spoke to Pile sometime in 2009 on whether she knew about potential plots for sale. Pile, he said, took him to a property in Maxwell, Christ Church which was “butting” the main road and she informed him that the price was “$290,000 – $295,000 Bajan. I said fine. I could afford that”. He then returned to New York and the attorney sent the contract stating the price and description of the land. “I sent it back with a deposit of $20,000 US and it was notorised and that was the first transaction,” he told the court. King said he subsequently received a call from the attorney telling him that the person who owned the property was sick and was anxious for the balance of the money. “I don’t normally send all the money but I worked with Vonda before . . . so I got her . . . bank information so I could wire the money to her. My wife wired her $100, 000 US. I was planning on stalling and then come down. . . and close and pay the balance but Vonda called again. She kept calling saying the lady was very anxious, she was sick and needed the balance of the money and so I proceeded then and sent her an additional wire for $25,000 US,” he disclosed. He said he then returned to Barbados to close the deal and went to Pile who sent him to one of her agents. They then ventured to the site. “I said to him this is not what Vonda showed me . . . I said this cannot work I need to get a refund. I went back to her office and told her ‘what your agent showed me is not what you showed me and that I needed my money back’, because this doesn’t make any sense,” King said in his testimony. He said he pinned the attorney down to a date when the money would be returned and she told me April 14 she will give me back my money “in full” but that did not happen at that time.” The witness said Pile subsequently refunded him $48,000. “I was expecting a whole lot more. So I called her back and asked where is the balance. She said she going to send it, she going to send it, she going to send the balance and this went on for a while. But I had known her and we had a transaction before . . . and I was confident . . . I mean I feel stupid now paying somebody all that money upfront . . . but we had a working relationship and I felt [relatively] comfortable,” he explained. King said he subsequently went to the police but that was the “last step”. “. . . I went to the Bar first. I really tried to negotiate with her,” said King who added that he had no other pending transactions with outstanding balances, neither did he owe Pile any money or borrowed money from her. In cross examination by Pile who is representing herself, King was shown the agreement but said that while the signatures were correct, this document did not have a date, and the amount was not the same as the amount he penned his signature to and notorised. He also denied being told by the attorney that the vendor’s property was probated. Pile challenged him saying that the only reason he wanted back his money was because there was no approval by the Chief Town Planner to which he said that was not the case. He also said the conveyance before the court was not the one he received although the signatures to the back were his and that of his notary. When questioned further he admitted that he had not paid Pile her fees for the work she had done. “We did not close the transaction. I normally pay when you close. When you close is when you get paid,” King said even as he also admitted that he went to the police and reported that Pile had stolen his money before the estate was probated. The case continues in the No. 5 Supreme Court tomorrow.(BT)

HALES IN, SMITH SNUBBED -DAYS AFTER England fined and axed Alex Hales from their World Cup squad because of recreational drug use, the Barbados Tridents have embraced the dashing top-order batsman for this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). While Hales was a lucrative first pick for the Tridents, earning US$160 000 when the CPL draft was held at the Gfinity eSports Arena in London, yesterday, the dynamic Dwayne Smith wasn’t retained and went unsold.Astonishingly, England’s Barbadian fast bowling sensation Jofra Archer also went unsold in the auction.Hales later said he was thrilled to be heading back to an island he described as one of his favourite places to play cricket for his maiden CPL outing.The Tridents, who will be led by West Indies’ Test and one-day international (ODI) captain Jason Holder as their marquee player, also secured Pakistan left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz and his compatriots Asif Ali and Imad Wasim.Hard-hitting all-rounder Asif was a round-three pick while wily left-arm spinner Imad was selected in round nine of the draft. West Indies off-spinner Ashley Nurse, attractive wicket-keeper/batsman Shai Hope and all-rounder Raymon Reifer were also retained, while exciting Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane was also chosen by the Barbados franchise.(DN)

FOSTER TAKES BRONZE – National artistic swimmer Gracie Foster has captured gold at the recently concluded Copa International Synchro Panama 2019. Foster beat a slew of athletes from Barbados, Panama, Jamaica and Mexico to finish in third position behind Panama’s Daniela Castillo and Jamaica’s Laila Bailey.

The agile 13-year-old swimmer was part of the historic team that represented Barbados in Martinique at the 2016 CARIFTA Swimming Games. She and seven of her teammates shocked regional synchronised swimmers by convincingly winning bronze in the Under-12 group routine on their first outing to a competition. Artistic swimming, previously known as synchronised swimming, is a challengingsport that combines athleticism, endurance, performance abilities and dance skills. Foster was unable to compete in last month’s CARIFTA Games Artistic Swimming at the Aquatic Centre due to a clash of meets.However, she continued training in Canada where she placed second in her solo routine at the Waterloo International. She now has high hopes for CCCAN in Barbados, which is scheduled for June 24-27. (DN)

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Bajan Newscap 10/13/2017

Good Morning #realdreamchasers. Here is your daily news cap for Friday, 13th October, 2017. There is a lot to read and digest so take your time. Remember you can read full articles via Barbados Today (BT), or by purchasing Weekend Nation Newspaper (WN).

EASTMOND HAS LOST IT – St James South incumbent Donville Inniss has launched a broadside against the leader of the fledgling United Progressive Party (UPP). Slamming what he called “a cheap political joke” after she attempted to blame him for the recent 400 per cent increase in the National Social Responsibility Levy (NSRL), Inniss said Lynnette Eastmond had lost all sense of reason. Addressing a UPP meeting in Haynesville, St James earlier this week to introduce Cristal Austin as her party’s candidate for the St James South constituency, Eastmond said Inniss, who is the current incumbent for the area, had to shoulder the blame for one of the country’s most dreaded taxes. In fact, she charged that since Inniss was the minister responsible for commerce, small business, manufacturing and international business and those sectors were not producing, he would have to shoulder the blame for the burdensome increase in the NSRL, which was hiked from two per cent to ten per cent on July 1. In response, Inniss said: “My dear friend Lynette Eastmond is a politician who hitherto exhibited quite a bit of reason and common sense, but in her quest to get elected, I think this is probably her fourth attempt, she seems to have lost her ability to reason.” In his own defence, he said Eastmond knew full well that when she was still an active member of Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) back in 2010/2011, the Cabinet of Barbados had approved a reduction of the tax on some international business entities in response to changes to the Canadian tax system. With that decision, Inniss said there was an immediate decline in the amount of taxes collected by the state from the international business sector. “Eastmond knows full well, as someone who loitered in the Ministry of International Business as the minister a few years ago, that you cannot measure the contribution of the business sector purely on the basis of the tax take,” he said in taking a further jab at the UPP leader. However, he said it was clear from the time the announcement was made by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler on May 30, that the tax would lead to price increases. (BT)

WORSE SHAPE EVER  - Economist Ryan Straughn is cautioning the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) that if it wins the next election, it will inherit an economy that is in worse shape than when the BLP left office in 2008. Delivering the Eighth Tom Adams Memorial lecture last night, Straughn, who is the BLP’s Christ Church East Central candidate, said while successive BLP administrations had presided over economic activity since 1976, the current Democratic Labour Party (DLP) regime had effectively reversed the gains that were previously made. The lecture, held in honour of the island’s second prime minister, was entitled Transforming Barbados’ economy in an increasingly uncertain world: Lessons from Tom Adams for the 21st century. In distinguishing the track record of the BLP from that of the DLP, Straughn relied on data from the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre and Central Bank of Barbados, along with his own calculations, to show that the current administration had bucked the growth trend for Barbados with its economic figures now receding into the negative column.    The former macro-economic modeling specialist at the Central Bank of Barbados and current financial consultant said the BLP, led by Adams, had introduced a period of accelerated growth when it took office in 1976. Rating the succeeding DLP administration’s performance, he said it was “decent” at first but then it struggled towards the end of its tenure. Moving on to the Owen Arthur era of governance, Straughn said that from the year after the former BLP leader took office, the 1995 to 2007 period saw a successful reproduction of economic growth activity “every year without fail”. He noted that Arthur’s time saw an added $15.5 billion in new economic activity, adding that the former Prime Minister had left the economy with an international credit rating of ‘AA’. However, he pointed out that under the DLP, the country has suffered a series of downgrades and as of September 27 this year international rating agency Standard and Poor’s placed Barbados’ status of credit worthiness at ‘CCC’.  (BT)

STRAUGHN WANTS SUBSIDIZED FARES FOR PSVS – Economist Ryan Straughn wants private service vehicle operators to enjoy subsidised fares just like the government-owned Transport Board. He has also advanced a range of ideas to improve Barbados’ public transportation system that would ultimately make the ABC Highway the transformational piece of infrastructure as he believed late Prime Minister Tom Adams envisioned it. This “partial privatisation of public transportation and the economic enfranchisement of those operating public service vehicles” Straughn argued was necessary then. He said government should now recognise it “does not have to own the bus to deliver subsidised fares for any of its citizens.” “Today there are more than 100 000 private vehicles in Barbados and such accessibility is no longer an issue as it was in 1976”, Straughn told a packed Solidarity House. Exploring the topic Transforming Barbados’ Economy In An Ever Increasing Uncertain World: Lessons From Tom Adams For The 21st Century,  Straughn credited Adams with diversifying Barbados’ economy to “a sophisticated modern economy” during his tenure. (WN)

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINER DROPS OUT – Hundreds of Barbadians booked to cruise on the Carnival Fascination for the next three months have had their plans smashed. Carnival Cruise Line yesterday announced the cancellation of all Carnival Fascination cruises from October 15 through January 28, 2015. The e-mail from the cruise line sent shock waves through the local travel agency business yesterday, stating in part: “We are writing today to let you know that we have been asked by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the relief and rebuilding efforts and Carnival Fascination has been chartered to provide housing for relief workers in the US Virgin Islands. This means the ship’s departures from October 15, 2017 through January 28, 2018 will be cancelled.” The cruise line advised travel agents their clients would “receive a full refund of their cruise fare, as well as air purchased through our Fly2Fun programme, pre-purchased shore excursions, beverage packages and Fun Shop items”. Director of cruise at the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., Cheryl Franklyn, described Carnival’s decision “to lend the Fascination to the rebuilding effort “as honourable. She said that given Barbados’ “very strong” cruise performance to date, “we are still in a position of growth over last year and we should still end 2017 well ahead of 2016”.  (WN)

NO SPECIAL PROTECTION FOR CRIME BIG BOYS – Police aren’t protecting the “big boys”. They just don’t have any evidence to arrest them. That simple explanation was given by Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite as the reason why lawmen had been having difficulty apprehending the kingpins overseeing the criminal activity in Barbados. He contended that while police was able to nab the smaller criminals who were more conspicuous, authorities simply did not have enough evidence to do the same to their “bosses”. “The problem that we are faced with is evidence. You can’t just charge someone because we hear in his community that he is the [gang] leader. These names are not the ones that the police see beside the streets smoking weed, or the ones with the haversacks when the police stop them which are filled with contraband. You can hold the ones in front of you. “So if you give us the evidence and information all of this talk about us protecting the leaders will disappear,” Brathwaite said as he delivered closing remarks at yesterday’s National Consultation on Violence. However, the Minister of Home Affairs promised that legislation would soon be passed which would allow law enforcement to seize any properties belonging to these leaders once they were found to have committed a crime.  (WN)

PRISON REVOLVING DOOR – Most of the inmates at HMP Dodds are familiar with the steel bars and concrete walls at the St Philip prison. And the high level of repeat offenders has one criminologist questioning whether the prison system is working. A recent study by the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU) has revealed that more than half of the prisoners interviewed had been previously incarcerated. In the study, which was carried out six months ago, 438 of the prison’s 900-plus inmates were questioned. Of that number, 236 admitted that they had been imprisoned for offences other than the ones for which they were serving time. Shockingly, 37 per cent or 162 inmates disclosed that they were on bail prior to being arrested for that offence. These statistics were revealed by senior research officer at the unit, Kim Ramsay, during yesterday’s final day of the National Consultation on Violence at the Gymnasium of the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex. In presenting A Profile of HMP Dodds Prison, Ramsay said what was also extremely worrisome was the fact that just under 70 per cent of the prisoners interviewed were between the ages of 20 and 40; 43 per cent were aged 20 to 30, and 23 per cent of young male prisoners were under the age of 18 when they recorded their first conviction. Ramsay said another interesting statistic was that 70 per cent of inmates interviewed had only been educated as far as secondary school, with 63 per cent either dropping out or being expelled from secondary school. She added that most of the women incarcerated were non-Barbadians, mostly Jamaicans and Guyanese. (WN)

70 PER CENT OF INMATES AT DODDS ON REMAND – A new study shows that 70 per cent of inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison Dodds are on remand awaiting their day in court, with only a third of prisoners having already been convicted.This compares to 25 per cent of prisoners on remand back in the 1990s, said Senior Research Officer in the Criminal Justice Research and Planning Unit (CJRPU) Kim Ramsay, while presenting the preliminary findings of an ongoing prison study on day two of a National Consultation on Crime and Violence at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium this morning. She further revealed that 98 per cent of those awaiting trial were male and two per cent female with the majority said to be young people between the ages of 20 and 40, many of who were already known to the court. In fact, the study showed that 37 per cent of them had previously been issued bail, while eight per cent were on probation, four per cent on bonds, one per cent who were either in a drug or counselling programme and six per cent who were wanted by police. However, Ramsay said contrary to what many people believe, many of them were not on bail for murder, even though she acknowledged that 33 per cent were on bail for other violent offences and more than a quarter on bail for robbery. The study of more than half of the population at Dodds, involved 438 males and 16 females. It also reflects society’s concerns about the rising number of violent crimes in the country, with 27 murders recorded here this year, including 21 gun-related killings. As evidence of the type of crimes being committed, Ramsay reported that the overall make up of the prison population had changed over the past two decades, while expressing concern that the majority of inmates at Dodds were currently either gun offenders or murderers. (BT)

SON A HEADACHE ���A long suffering Christ Church woman has almost reached the last straw concerning her adult son. Police recently reported the return of 40-year-old Christopher Broome, who had been reported missing on October 4 and returned five days later. It was not Christopher’s  first time leaving home for an extended period of time as evidenced by comments on social media. At his Homestead Drive in Frere Pilgrim home his mother Elsa Broome described her son as wayward with a bad temper. “What happened was a personal matter but he has a bad attitude so he took up our car and went somewhere. He dropped us off at the airport when we were travelling but when we got back and were waiting for him – no Christopher. We had to get a friend to bring us home. That is now our only vehicle as I sold the other one we gave him because he wouldn’t care it so he knew taking it would hurt us,” she said, the “we” referring to her husband. Broome, who is in her 60’s, said her son was a civil servant – on sick leave – and had a seven-year-old child who also lives there. She said he was intelligent, having attended Christ Church Foundation and the University of the West Indies, although he did not finish the latter. However, she said she wanted her son to seek counselling for his temper. “He’s alright but for a big man he does foolishness. He gets too angry and needs counselling. You can’t tell Christopher anything, he does what he likes but he has to buckle up and change or I’ll have to ask him to leave because I can’t take much more,”she said. Christopher was at home when the team passed. However, both his mother and a visiting friend advised against attempting to speak to him. (WN)

EVIDENCE GOING TO THE RATS AT DISTRICT B – Fears that some court cases may be irreparably compromised because of the condemned District B Station in Boarded Hall, St George, is much ado about nothing, said a senior officer. Reports reaching the desk of NATION NEWS tell of a rusting metal container with rodent bitten court exhibits (evidence) inside. A source said: “There is an abandoned container in the yard sent here – I don’t know why. It’s not conducive to a human being entering; when it rains, there is a bad stench and rats. If any of that evidence gets called to court, we would just have to say it's infected, them things does happen. All now an audit is being done.” The source lamented the condition of the entire station on a whole saying it had been condemned. “District B on a whole is condemned, the magistrate and court already move out but they seem to think police officers are immune to ‘dirty-ness’. They need to get out of those conditions,” they said. Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite said he was unaware of the situation and there were already procedures to deal with such matters. However, much later another source said that he visited the station after the interview with the NATION. “Apparently someone from the NATION contacted Adriel Brathwaite about the rat infested exhibit room. He just went to District B to investigate and . . . who was with him told him that there was no truth to it and did not take him to see. Someone took his . . .  who was appalled at what he saw. . . ,” they said. A third source claimed the AG did visit. “The container in bad shape but so is the entire station itself. The AG went there today; he said he heard about it. That container not ideal for exhibits, those should be in a cool location and stored in a manner as close as possible as to when they got into police custody but all that is in the purview of the station sergeant. When contacted a second time and asked about whether he had visited the station, Brathwaite declined comment.  (WN)

OFF TO JAIL – A 20-year-old man who allegedly robbed a 15-year-old schoolboy last Friday was jailed today after he breached a court order. Rawle Anthony Caesar, who has no fixed place of abode, is accused of robbing the 15-year-old of a $200 bracelet and a $200 bangle on October 6. He was not required to plead to the offence as it is alleged that a firearm was used during the crime. However, it was not that charge that landed him in jail today but one which occurred on June 9 when he robbed another schoolboy of a $300 cellular phone. Station Sergeant Glenda Carter-Nicholls said the victim was walking along Montrose Road, Christ Church around 3 p.m., when two men approached him. The men grabbed him, with one pushing his hand in the child’s pocket. The schoolboy held onto his pocket but subsequently released it after being cuffed in the stomach. The culprits then ran away while the boy who informed his parents of the situation was taken to the police station. Caesar was detained earlier this week and interviewed, but denied any knowledge of the incident. However, the boy picked him out in a police identification parade yesterday. “I was there but I didn’t rob him. I didn’t take the cellular phone and I don’t know where the phone went but I plead guilty because I was there,” Caesar told Magistrate Elwood Watts in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court today. “Hog is pork,” Watts replied, explaining to Caesar that he was part of a joint enterprise. “It is the same thing as if you did the deed yourself,” the magistrate added. As a result of today’s guilty plea, Caesar, who was handed a suspended prison sentence on February 8 last year for theft, will have to spend the next six months behind bars. He was also ordered to compensate the schoolboy for the $300 phone by October 16 or he will have to spend an extra month at HMP Dodds. A family member who was present in court today assured the magistrate that the money would be paid by then. Caesar returns to court on November 8  in connection with the October 6 offence. The prosecutor revealed that another man was being sought in connection with that case.  (BT)

MALL THIEF GETS ONE YEAR AT DODDS – A 49-year-old St Michael man began a one-year sentence at HMP Dodds today for burglarizing the Massy Dome Mall and stealing two blowers and a weed whacker. When Owen Gilbert Skeete of Block 13C, Down Hill Drive, Eden Lodge appeared before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant today, he admitted to entering a generator room at the Warrens, St Michael shopping complex sometime between October 6 and 7 as a trespasser. The garden equipment, which totalled $3,700, belonged to Bret Hill. “I want a chance to pay back for the blower,” Skeete, who is known for committing such offences, and was recently released from prison, told the magistrate. However, the one-year prison term was imposed instead, while a restitution order was granted for Hill to receive the recovered equipment. (BT)

ALLEGED BURGLAR HELD UP IN DODDS FOR CHRISTMAS - An alleged burglar, who has been at HMP Dodds Prison for the past nine months and wants to get home to spend Christmas with his baby girl, remains on remand at the St Philip institution. Magistrate Douglas Frederick told Kemar Romal Griffith of Woodsland, Grazettes, St Michael, he was not a fit and proper candidate for bail. Griffith, who is in his mid-twenties, is accused of trespassing on the Silver Fox Arcade on October 13, 2016 and stealing a $400 safe, $10,366 in cash, a $400 laptop belonging to Palace Amusement, as well as an $800 cellular phone and $189.75 belonging to Che Nurse. It is also alleged that he had a firearm with him at the time as well as on October 19, 2016 when he is accused of entering the home of Robert Hawkesworth as a trespasser and stealing a $3,000 television, a $600 tablet, a $300 cellular phone, $300 sunglasses, a $50 car key and seven keys worth $35. “I asking for a chance Sir. It hard on my child mother. All these allegations I know nothing about Sir,” Griffith told the magistrate in the No.1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court. “Christmas coming up Sir. I don’t want to be in jail. My little girl is 19 months and I in jail for nine months,” he added. However, Frederick said: “I cannot in all good conscience give you bail. You [were given] bail for like five house break-ins . . . . I have a duty to protect society [and] you do not take bail very seriously.” Pointing out that one of Griffith’s cases was currently being heard and that he also had “too many cases” pending in the system, the magistrate maintained “I can’t [grant bail] again”. The accused man returns to court on November 7. (BT)

BRYAN ADMITS TO BREAKING TRAFFIC LAWS – A 23-year-old man, who is currently on remand on gun and ammunition charges, was today convicted of several traffic offences. Rochad Kadeem Bryan of Fairy Valley, Christ Church had denied the traffic charges when he first appeared before the court on September 18. However, the unemployed man apparently had a change of heart when he went before Magistrate Elwood Watts in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court today with his attorney Kim Sealy. Bryan pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a traffic stop sign while driving on Church Hill Road, Christ Church on September 15 around 11:30 p.m. He also admitted to operating the motor car without two lighted headlamps while on Cane Vale Road, to having a vehicle which was equipped with only one red lamp in the rear while on Green Hill Road, to not drawing his vehicle to the left and stopping on hearing a police siren and to having no driver’s licence or insurance coverage. Today, his legal counsel asked the magistrate to consider the fact that her client was also facing firearm and ammunition charges. She therefore requested that a fine be imposed on him and that he be given at least three months to pay it. For not stopping at the traffic light, Bryan was fined $250 which he must pay in three months or spend 30 days in prison. For having no front lights or back lamps, he was convicted, reprimanded and discharged. For failing to stop on hearing the police siren, the magistrate said it was “a deliberate act” and fined him $350, which he must pay in three months or spend 30 days in prison. On the driving without due care and attention he was fined $200, which must also be paid in three months. A $500 fine was also imposed on him for not having insurance, with the magistrate warning the accused man that “you can’t drive about like that”. The traffic offender was also slapped with a $300 fine for not having a driver’s licence. Bryan returns to court on November 8 when his firearm and ammunition cases continues.  (BT)

PINELANDS BRUSH ASIDE COUGARS – Make that back-to-back for the champs. Preferred Insurance Brokers Pinelands are still very much the queens of local basketball, having capped their memorable series comeback via Wednesday’s 80-58 title-clinching victory over Lady Cougars in the No.1 Beauty Supplies and Beauty Exchange finals. The Pine actually never trailed in the decisive Game 3, literally running out to a 14-2 lead at the Barbados Community College before closing out the contest by scoring 24 of the game’s last 34 points. It marked a huge turnaround from last week’s tragic finals opener, where the defending champs were surprisingly kept out of transition en route to a shocking 14-point Game 1 upset. Reigning MVP Maria Cumberbatch also bounced back, rebounding from a previously miserable series average of 10.5 points to erupt for a game-high 33. And she got going early and often too, scoring on a jumper and fast-break layup to go along with two free throws that sandwiched triples from Sade Clarke and Toni-Ann Johnson in that 14-2 opening surge. “We came into the series a bit too overconfident and we just put ourselves in a hole but I don’t think they stopped us,” said Clarke. “So we stuck to the game plan after coming back from the loss in Game 1. We’re a running team and we just need to run the floor because they can’t stay with us in the open court.”   (WN)

WOMEN’S T20 BID – BARBADOS plans to submit a bid to host the final of the 2018 ICC Women’s World Twenty20. If successful, it will be the third time the island will stage the showpiece match of a major global event after Kensington Oval was selected for the finals of the 2007 World Cup and 2010 World Twenty20. Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) president Conde Riley revealed yesterday the bid would be contingent on the support of Government and a number of guarantees, adding they were waiting for a meeting with the Minister of Sport and the Minister of Tourism to discuss the bid. “Once we get their blessing, we will proceed. We certainly would like to bid for it. We won the bid on the last two occasions based on the favourable competitive advantage we have as a territory. We certainly would like to bid again,” Riley told WEEKENDSPORT yesterday. “It is dependent on whether Government would provide the guarantees that are required. In the past they did.” Last Friday, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced it had issued a bid document inviting local boards for bid for matches in the 2018 Women’s World Twenty20, which will be played separately from the men’s tournament for the first time. The event will be held in the Caribbean from November 3 to 24 and a bid document outlines the process for local cricket boards and governments while identifying three packages available – semi-finals and final; group matches in two countries which will host ten matches each; and warm-up matches in two countries which will stage two matches each. Pointing to the reasons that would make Barbados’ bid strong, Riley identified the successful staging of the last two ICC finals in the Caribbean, the island’s hotel stock, infrastructure as a tourism destination and administrative capacity. (WN)

FORMER GG SIR CLIFFORD PRAISED FOR DIGNITY IN OFFICE – Barbados’ longest-serving Governor General Sir Clifford Husbands who passed away yesterday at 91 was praised for his dignity in office and a life that reflected the best of Barbados. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and Leader of the Opposition Mia Mottley, both lawyers who interacted with the former prosecutor and justice spoke glowingly of his approach to the various offices he held as he ascended to become Head of State. Sir Clifford who was appointed as Barbados’ sixth Governor General in 1996 and served until his retirement on October 31, 2011, died at his home on Wednesday night around 11:30 p.m. in Mount Stanfast, St James. He had served in the Attorney General’s office, first as a Legal Draughtsman between 1960 to 1963 and then as an Assistant to the Attorney General from 1963 until 1967. He was Director of Public Prosecutons, a Supreme Court Judge, Justice of Appeal and also acted as Chief Justice before taking up the role of Governor General. The former attorney also worked in legal services around the Caribbean, including Grenada, Antigua and Montserrat and the Attorney General’s Chambers in St  Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla. Sir Clifford, as the chief prosecutor, exhibited impressive impartiality, said Stuart never confusing his role as director with securing conviction. Opposition Leader Mottley in expressing deep regret at Sir Clifford’s passing said his 15 years as Head of State was characterised by charm, confidence, competence and a strong sense of duty. “Sir Clifford believed in the importance of the rule of law and the maintenance of the integrity of our public institutions and their critical link to nation building. This was equally apparent across his entire distinguished legal career. “We must not forget that it was the Report of the Steering Committee on Penal Reform which Sir Clifford chaired which paved the way for a new penal system for Barbados in 1998 . . .,” she said. He was predeceased by his wife Lady Ruby Husbands.  (WN)

A DREAM PROPOSAL IN THE CITY - It was like a fairy tale scene from a movie. The hero riding in on his pale steed towards the love of his life, who was waiting for him on a bridge. However, it was all real as Barbados Regiment historian, Lieutenant David Adamson, pulled out all the stops to ensure his long-time partner, Wynnelle Taylor, got a proposal neither of them would forget. Around 2:30 p.m., Adamson emerged from the gates of St Ann’s Fort, carefully riding a palomino horse. Slightly ahead of him drove owner of the Codrington Riding Stables Patrick Croney, giving him periodic riding advice from his window. Croney told the WEEKEND NATION Adamson had taken a crash course in horse riding for the occasion. “I had to do a crash course, as he wants to arrive on horseback. I had a week to teach him how to ride and how to ride on the street, which was stress as it can normally take three months, plus we had to keep it all a secret from the force (Barbados Defence Force) as well as from his madam, so we had a lot of early days and late nights,” he said. It took about 20 minutes for Adamson to arrive at the Chamberlain lift bridge and a few moments more for him to contact Taylor, a secretary at the Barbados Workers’ Union, and ask her to meet him. She was already in ’Town thinking they were meeting for lunch. When she arrived, a member of the Defence Force band in zouave uniform serenaded her with saxophone as she was escorted to her knight on horseback. Adamson dismounted and marched to his lady love, with whom he shares four children, delivering a proposal that brought tears to Taylor’s – and a few spectators’ – eyes. “I was mesmerised the first time I saw you and after 20 years together, I am even more mesmerised now,” he said. “If anything has changed, it has changed only for the better. What I find in you is a virtuous woman who has stood by me through [everything]. “I, who have nothing, have you and that is everything. I cannot give you a million dollars but I can promise a trillion smiles and a trillion seconds of happiness. No other man has proposed on this bridge publicly but I have done so for Barbados and the world to see my love for you.” Adamson placed his ceremonial sword at Taylor’s feet before bending to one knee, presenting her what he called a proposal ring, as he said the actual engagement ring would be much nicer, and then ask for her hand in marriage – to which Taylor gave a tearful yes. They then kissed and danced, to the cheers of the crowd. Afterwards, Taylor could not express her feelings and the pair walked over to the nearby Marina Bar where a special menu had been prepared. As for the wedding, Adamson said he was thinking about May next year, to which Taylor agreed. (WN)

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LePenseur:"Wenn sich die Bilderbücher ... äh ... -berger treffen, dann ist das doch ein harmloses Kaffeekränzchen honoriger älterer Herrschaften, die halt ein bisserl plaudern wollen ... über frühere Zeiten, und über Gott und die Welt. Nicht erwähnenswert. Wer's doch erwähnt, ist ein Verschwörungstheoretiker. Harmlose, ältere Herrschaften? Älter ... nun ja: Jugendliche werden in Führungsetagen generell eher selten zu finden sein. Harmlos & honorig ... nun, das sollte angesichts der Teilnehmerliste doch noch hinterfragenswert bleiben: Bilderberg 2017: Liste der Teilnehmer Vorsitz: * Castries, Henri de (FRA), Former Chairman and CEO, AXA; President of Institut Montaigne Teilnehmer: * Achleitner, Paul M. (DEU), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG * Adonis, Andrew (GBR), Chair, National Infrastructure Commission * Agius, Marcus (GBR), Chairman, PA Consulting Group * Akyol, Mustafa (TUR), Senior Visiting Fellow, Freedom Project at Wellesley College * Alstadheim, Kjetil B. 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(CAN), CEO and Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Ltd and George Weston Companies * White, Sharon (GBR), Chief Executive, Ofcom * Wieseltier, Leon (USA), Isaiah Berlin Senior Fellow in Culture and Policy, The Brookings Institution * Wolf, Martin H. (INT), Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times * Wolfensohn, James D. (USA), Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn & Company * Wunsch, Pierre (BEL), Vice-Governor, National Bank of Belgium * Zeiler, Gerhard (AUT), President, Turner International * Zients, Jeffrey D. (USA), Former Director, National Economic Council * Zoellick, Robert B. (USA), Non-Executive Chairman, AllianceBernstein L.P. Da tummelt sich viel Geld, und noch mehr Macht. Von White-Collar-Kriminalität ganz abgesehen. Von menschlich-moralischer Letztklassigkeit wollen wir erst garnicht zu reden anfangen, denn da ist der Pegel erfahrungsgemäß eng zum wirtschaftlichen und politischen Erfolg korreliert. Nur: bloß Verschwörungstheorie, wenn man das faktisch doch "halbgeheime" Bilderbergertreffen nicht taxfrei als Kaffekränzchen einstuft ... will man uns verkohlen? Die Frage zu stellen heißt ... http://dlvr.it/PJB91N "