Vol. 30 No. 171 St.

John’s, Antigua Wednesday, July 27, 2022

28-year-old bar & King family creates

history in calypso
restaurant displaced, arena - Pg 8
owner says no Judge admits his
alternative space has ‘arithmetic’ was off;
killer gets lesser
been provided - Pg 3 sentence, victim’s mother
outraged - Pg 8

cover photo
From left) thalia, trevor and Kimberly King will, for the first
time be competing against each other on the calypso Monarch
stage. (photo contributed). See story on page 8
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28-year-old bar & restaurant displaced, owner

says no alternative space has been provided

Before and after photos of Mary’s New horizon Bar and restaurant before removal by DcA prior to demolition
(photos by Johnny Jno-Baptiste and Makeida Antonio)
By Makeida Antonio owner of a 28-year-old bar side the building with heavy demolish the building that
makeida.antonio@an- and restaurant to remove duty equipment, ready to housed a well-established
tiguaobserver.com valuable items after the De- begin the process of demol- bar and restaurant owned by
velopment and Control Au- ishing the building to make a Hispanic Mary Valdez and
It was an emotional thority (DCA) issued a way for the ongoing port ex- which has been in operation
scene on Lower Newgate notice for its removal. pansion project. since 1994.
Street yesterday as family Around 7am yesterday, A final notice was deliv- Mary’s New Horizon
and friends assisted the DCA officials converged out- ered by DCA on July 15 to Bar and Restaurant is one of
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Charles Fernandez, con- the property to be cleared so

tended that Valdez ignored that development in the area
several notices to relocate as can be completed.
well as attempts to set her up “One person is holding
in a temporary location. up the opportunity for hun-
several buildings that would John’s Harbour to accommo- Fernandez told State dreds of Antiguans to get
eventually have to be relo- date a fifth cruise berth. media last week that Global employment. We have given
cated to make way for the Government officials, in- Ports Holding has lamented her the assurance that when
further expansion of the St cluding Minister of Tourism the time spent waiting for the project is completed, she
will be able to apply for a
space and she will be put at
the front of the line in terms
of occupying or acquiring a
space to operate,” Fernandez
argued.
He suggested that ac-
cording the stipulated com-
pletion timelines, the project
was now facing cost over-
runs as a result of the de-
layed demolition.
However, Valdez said
she never said she would not
move, she was simply un-
able to relocate because she
has not yet received the keys
or any document to a build-
ing as was promised by
Prime Minister Gaston
Browne.
Observer spoke to
Valdez on Monday night to
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gain more insight into the could build the kitchen and
situation, prior to the demo- he gave me permission to do
lition of the area. it. But [Browne] said I am a
“They gave me five days liar and the land doesn’t be-
to move. I didn’t move be- long to Fuller. I don’t know
cause I don’t have anywhere who the land belongs to. I
to go, I am waiting for the have been renting private.
key. After that, they said He has the preference, he is
they will come tomorrow to the Prime Minister, he can
break the building but [the do it, but I believe that re-
Prime Minister] said he is spect is important,” she
not going to give me any- added.
thing for me to move,” she Late yesterday after-
said in an interview. noon, one of Valdez’ family
While providing more members told Observer that
information, Valdez shared the owner had been given a
she was also disheartened new deadline of Friday July
about the exchange between 29 to remove the detached
herself and Prime Minister kitchen from the premises
Browne which she believed before the DCA proceeds
displayed a lack of respect with the demolition.
towards her. Observer also ap-
“In the back, I have a proached Town and Country
kitchen to move, but I Planner Clement Antonio for
haven’t found land to move comment, however, he de-
the kitchen. I asked Fuller if I clined to do so.
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King family creates history in calypso arena

By Carlena Knight rally. I used to be singing in Thalia added. lypso, seniors competition,
Carlena.knight@antiguaob- the house with my guitar Meanwhile, former Jun- Leeward Islands and
server.com when I am making my songs ior Calypso Monarch Kimmy Montserratian events.
and they picked it up so fast said it is an honour for her to The Smirnoff Calypso
A shared love for music and so easy, so I always knew compete alongside her fam- Monarch competition will
is what the King family at- that they had the ability to ily members. begin at 8pm at Carnival City
tributes their success to, as become calypsonians. They “I am honoured to be on in the event dubbed ‘One
the three calypsonians – a fa- weren’t pushed into it. They competing with my dad and night, Double the Experi-
ther and his two daughters – just fell in line,” he added. my sister. I grew up looking ence’ with two separate com-
prepare to compete in this Older daughter Thalia — up to them in the calypso petitions taking place in one
year’s Calypso Monarch who has seven crowns to her arena and I am making my show.
competition on Friday night. name — echoed her father’s entry again into calypso. It is The Social Commentary
The trio, Trevor “King sentiments, says it is all love a different experience for me and Bacchanal segments will
Zacari” King, Thalia “Queen and support being shared be- and I am looking forward to each feature 10 competitors.
Thalia” King, and Kimberly tween her little sister and fa- what the future years have in Kimmy will open the
“Kimmy” Kingcreated his- ther. store. I don’t intend to back Bacchanal segment followed
tory before even touching the “It’s all comradery. We out next year; I will be back by Epic Byke, Omari, Tian
big stage at Carnival City, as are a musical family and we in the Bacchanal session Winter, Sammie C, Redding,
they are the first family to ad- love what we do. When we again next year,” Kimmy King Zacari, Queen Thalia,
vance to the finals of a major are in the same space when said. King Vicious and Supa D.
Carnival competition. music is involved, it’s always This is not the first time Tian Winter will get the
And, to add to the in- a vibe because if we are not that Thalia and her father are ball rolling in the Social
trigue, the three singers will competing, we are partying; facing off with each other but Commentary segment, fol-
face off in the Bacchanal seg- it’s always a vibe. It is a great is the first time that younger lowed by Lyricksman,
ment. feeling to know that we are sister, Kimmy will be in the Ge’Eve, King Zacari, Queen
King Zacari, who has making history and all three midst. Thalia, Peetron, De Bear,
been performing in the ca- of us have made it into the Among the Point/Villa Stumpy, Supa D, and Sam-
lypso arena for 32 years, told competition. It is going to be natives, there are 14 crowns mie C.
this newsroom that it is a a great show come Friday,” derived from the Junior Ca- Tickets cost $50.
great feeling to be coming up
against his girls. Judge admits his ‘arithmetic’ was off; killer
“I never see myself com-
peting against them, but I am gets lesser sentence, victim’s mother outraged
very elated to be in the com-
By Latrishka Thomas
petition with both of them
Latrishka.Thomas@an-
because they can never beat
tiguaobserver.com
me. They will gently push
me aside and bang them—
The 14-year prison sen-
the rest of [the competitors],”
tence of convicted killer Ka-
he joked.
reem Richards was reduced
“I never see myself actu-
to 12 years yesterday after
ally going up against them.
the judge admitted to mak-
The pleasure is always mine
ing a mistake in his initial
to have them in the same
sentence last week.
contest,” Zacari explained.
On Friday, Richards was
His son, Romel, will also
taken to Her Majesty’s
be competing at Carnival
Prison to serve what was left
City but in the Party
of a 14-year sentence for
Monarch competition.
killing his friend, 29-year-old
The six-time monarch
Ogwambi “Jahijah” Marshall
explains that he never
in 2018.
pushed his children into
When Richards was
music while they were grow-
being sentenced, Justice
ing up, but it was through his
Colin Williams began with a
love for the artform that his
starting point of 20 years and
children have found their
deducted 2 years based on
own passion.
mitigating factors and then
“It wasn’t my doing. Jocelyn Marshall, mother of murder victim, ogwambi “Jahijah” Mar-
shall, holds a framed collage of pictures of her deceased son. (photo by took one third off for the
They picked it up quite natu-
Latrishka thomas) guilty plea.
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The judge somehow judge’s decision in the first said: “This is really ridicu- was remanded to prison
ended up at 14 years and instance. lous; they advantage me.” since his first court appear-
after it was pointed out to “I feel real real disap- Richards stabbed Og- ance that year.
him that the numbers did not pointed about that because wambi Marshall of Christian But a few days into his
add up, he called the convict no one can kill a man and get Valley 10 times during a fight trial in June 2022 he decided
back to court yesterday and them little bit of sentence. I which erupted from an argu- to plead guilty to
corrected the sentence. get no justice. No justice I ment over derogatory re- manslaughter by way of
Jocelyn Marshall, the get,” she said. marks made about his provocation.
mother of the victim, told And, reacting to the re- sexuality. That lesser charge carries
Observer that she was al- duction of the initial sen- He was subsequently a maximum prison sentence
ready dissatisfied with the tence, the emotional mother charged with murder and of 35 years.

Committee to begin hearing applications

for expungement of criminal records soon
By Latrishka Thomas
Latrishka.thomas@an-
tiguaobserver.com

In about two weeks,

some convicts who have al-
ready fulfilled their sen-
tences could have their slates
wiped clean.
Earlier this year, Parlia-
ment passed amendments to
the Criminal Records Reha-
bilitation of Offenders Bill, to
allow for criminal records to
be expunged.
Although the Bill had
been passed in Antigua and
Barbuda since 2013, it had
never been enforced.
The law now provides
for a committee to hear ap-
plications from offenders,
and Minister of Legal Affairs
Steadroy Benjamin told Ob-
server that this should begin
shortly.
“The law was recently
changed, and now we have
Minister of Legal Affairs Steadroy Benjamin
amended the committee in
accordance with amend- once they make the applica- an expungement should be which will consist of an at-
ments to the Act. So, within a tion to the necessary author- granted,” he explained. torney-at-law with at least 10
fortnight, the committee will ity then that application will If a person successfully years of experience, or who
function and consider the be placed before the commit- has their record cleared, they has held judicial office as a
newest applications which tee for its consideration. will “be deemed to be a per- Judge or Magistrate, the
have in fact been made with “Once a person has son who has never been Commissioner of Police or
respect to the expungement served their sentence, ac- charged with, prosecuted his nominee who may act in
of records for persons who cording to the sentence and for, convicted of, or sen- his absence, the Labour
have served their sentence,” the number of years attached tenced for, the offence to Commissioner or his nomi-
Benjamin stated. to the offense, once those which that conviction re- nee who may act in his ab-
Benjamin explained that have expired then the com- lates”, and can therefore tell sence, the Chief Welfare
certain conditions apply, as mittee will examine the per- potential landlords, employ- Officer or his nominee who
set out in the legislation. son’s behaviour, will ers, licensing agencies and may act in his absence and
“The act sets out the pro- determine whether the per- others that. the Chief Probation Officer
cedure to be followed, how son has been rehabilitated The application must be or his nominee who may act
the application is made and and will determine whether made to the committee in his absence.
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Rising sea levels, drought, hurricanes

GUEST and deforestation threaten
Opinion Latin America and the Caribbean
“Increasing sea-level rise retary General of the World how complex risks can be,
By Alison Kentish
and ocean warming are ex- Meteorological Organisation. adding that shocks that affect
The highest deforestation pected to continue to affect Head of the United Na- one sector can create damag-
rates since 2009. The third coastal livelihoods, tourism, tions Office for Disaster Risk ing consequences in another,
most active hurricane season health, food, energy, and Reduction (UNDRR) Mami impacting the most at-risk
on record. Extreme rainfall, water security, particularly in Mizutori said as the second communities.
floods, and landslides dis- small islands and Central most disaster-prone region in “The Covid-19 pandemic
placed tens of thousands of American countries,” said the world, Latin America and offers a quintessential exam-
people. Rising sea levels. Gla- Professor Petteri Taalas, Sec- the Caribbean are proof of ple of how interconnected
ciers in Peru lost more than
half their size. Add the devas-
tating impacts of the Covid-
19 pandemic to the mix, and
2021 was a challenging year
for Latin America and the
Caribbean.
That’s according to
the World Meteorological Or-
ganisation’s State of the Cli-
mate in Latin America and
the Caribbean 2021 report
published on July 22. It is the
United Nations weather
agency’s  second annual re-
port.
It states that “sea levels in
the region continued to rise in
2021 at a faster rate than glob-
ally, notably along the At-
lantic coast of South America
south of the equator, and the
subtropical North Atlantic
and Gulf of Mexico,” a wor-
rying development for the
small island states of the
Caribbean and large popula-
tions concentrated in coastal
communities.
The 2021 Atlantic hurri-
cane season brought 21
named storms that included
seven hurricanes and was the
sixth consecutive above-aver-
age season.
It adds that extreme rain-
fall led to tens of thousands of
homes being destroyed or
damaged and hundreds of
thousands of people dis-
placed
The record-setting
drought in Chile continued in
2021, marking the 13th con-
secutive year of the “Central
Chile Mega-drought,” which
placed the country at the cen-
tre of the region’s water crisis.
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risks can create severe up- become a shared responsibil- ices and improve basic ob- sources and increasing food
heaval, particularly when in- ity across sectors. Getting on serving systems. We have insecurity,” said ECLAC’s
tersecting with climate track to achieve the Sendai major gaps in island states, Subregional Office Chief
change impacts. Last year, the Framework for Disaster Risk Africa, and some parts of Diane Quarless.
fallout from hurricanes Eta Reduction and the Sustain- Latin America, and that needs Quarless added that for
and Iota collided with linger- able Development Goals re- to be improved,” the WMO small states in the region, the
ing Covid-19 impacts. The re- quires decision makers to Secretary-General said. post-disaster need to continu-
sult was that 7.7 million adopt comprehensive climate The report’s launch coin- ally source or reassign al-
people in Guatemala, El Sal- and disaster risk manage- cides with the impending ready scarce resources has
vador, and Nicaragua faced ment that puts people first, peak of the annual Atlantic eroded the ability of countries
high levels of food insecu- using current data and timely hurricane season. According to build back better. ECLAC
rity,” she said. information.” to officials of the United Na- is supporting the call to
While the report outlines The report also recom- tions Economic Commission strengthen and expand early
the dire impacts of extreme mends the expansion of ac- for Latin America and the warning systems to improve
weather and climate change cess to multi-hazard early Caribbean (UNECLAC), forecasting and planning for
on the region, it is also pre- warning systems (EWS). In- there is no question that multi-hazards.
scriptive in its calls for long- vestment in these systems has countries in the region, par- The State of the Climate
term regional and national been touted as one of the ticularly the small states of in Latin America and the
solutions. most powerful tools to adapt the Caribbean and Central Caribbean report provides
One of these is a ‘risk to to climate change, and UN America, remain highly vul- science-based, timely infor-
resilience’ goal. Secretary-General Antonio nerable to the impacts of a mation for policymakers on
The UNDRR head says Guterres has challenged the changing climate the realities of climate change
the  Bali Agenda for Re- WMO to present an action “2021 was yet another and weather-related events
silience is a critical instrument plan that ensures all people very active season. Many and the best course of action.
in understanding the nature everywhere are covered by an countries experienced major The representatives of the
of risks and promoting miti- early warning system in the flooding and landslides that UN agencies involved in
gation and adaptation meas- next 5 years. The WMO is ex- were compounded by a vol- sourcing and compiling the
ures. The document promotes pected to present that plan to canic eruption in St. Vincent report says that the region has
policies to shield communi- the 2022 UN Climate Confer- and the Grenadines, causing the needed data. It is now
ties from climate and other ence in Egypt in November. major dislocation, damage, time to act.
disasters and thwart a pre- “Altogether, there is a and loss, and there was heavy Thoughts and views ex-
dicted global rate of 1.5 disas- need for a 1.5 billion US dol- rainfall and floods across pressed in guest opinions do not
ters a day by 2030. lar investment in the next 5 Guyana, Suriname, and re- necessarily reflect the opinion of
“First and foremost is the years to get 100 percent cov- gions of Central America, af- Observer Newsco, its manage-
need for risk management to erage of early warning serv- fecting housing, fresh water ment or staff.
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hind the Burning Flames

truck.
But these are just memo-
ries, and everyone’s Carnival
memories will be different;
so the feeling isn’t my Carni-
val memories are better than
yours – though I do feel a lit-
tle sad for the kids who
never got to experience Jam
Pond in the ‘80s.
What is it then? Is it the
way the piece ah iron and/or
a “riddim box” got our

That Carnival feeling

blood pumping and our feet
moving almost of their own
volition, the way our experi-
ences and imaginations
found expression in calypso
and mas, the littered glittery
cast offs of the latter signal-
ing that what mattered was
not the money but the feel-
ing. Maybe.
There was an essential-
ness to Carnival and us that
made the idea of no-Carnival
(two years of no-Carnival,
no less) seem impossible, as
long before 1957, the official
start of Antigua’s Carnival,
there was music and mas, re-
ally all the way back to plan-
tation days.
Pre-1957, Carnival
found life at Christmas, blur-
ring the hard colour-class
lines, if only temporarily; it
was the original time of the
masqueraders when people
dressed as long ghosts, jam-
bulls, other forms of mas-
querade, musicians and
singers, enjoyed a freedom
to move through the city and
Mas — Grace’s Merrymakers With Grace
across the country they did
What is that Carnival dung, wet dung, wet dung as there’s music. not always enjoy at other
feeling? If you had to bottle de place”? My first time in the Car- times of the year.
it what would it look and For me Flames – the nival mas parade was as a Does this mean that Car-
taste like? Does it have a original line-up – will always majorette. Mas was a differ- nival tastes like freedom?
smell? Is it the confluence of be part of that Carnival feel- ent experience. It was a feel- Maybe.
scents we were all drenched ing. Our first flirtation with ing you could literally lose Last Sunday, I went to
in the year Burning Flames Flames we jammed “left to yourself in – pre-all-inclu- the tribute for King Short
directed revellers to “bring right” for hours. Because sives, drunk on nothing but Shirt, a nostalgia trip. The
yuh bucket, bring yuh when you’re caught up in the music, especially if dur- Undefeated King Obstinate
water…bring a teacup ah that Carnival feeling, your ing my Dynamics years we’d sang “Children Melee”, call-
water…let me see you wet stamina goes way up as long secured the prime spot be- ing to mind the childhood

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vision of him prancing feeling that those moments

around in pig tails, though evoked, that feeling of we-
there was no prance left in ness and home? Maybe.
him. When the DJ played Obsti sang “Short Shirt’s
“Party in Space” by Swallow wedding”– a song if you
(RIP), I remembered the know it that, for the grinding
spaceship he brought on alone, can’t have been Short
stage and how calypso Shirt’s favourite. It was such
shows then were theatre to a Carnival moment. As was
me. Artistes like Queen the peanut vendors moving
Thalia and her father King through the crowd, the bouts
Zacari, and Short Shirt’s en- of spontaneous dancing, the
tire oeuvre, though the way the problems of real life
Monarch himself is slowed slipped away, the we- “out
by time, were a reminder dey” feeling of it all, all
that calypso singing is its under threat of rain because
own t’ing, marked not just there is always “100%
by singing ability, though chance of rain” come Carni-
Short Shirt’s range was one val time.
of the most impressive in That Carnival feeling
any genre, but the show- has been for me hard to grab
manship, the emotional res- this year, and is in any year,
onance, the je ne sais quoi impossible to sum up in a
that says this is ours, ah fu word but, like love, you
arwe sudden dis. So, is Car- know it when you feel it.
Majorette nival then that in-the-body You feeling it yet?

Jouvert
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the role and why you are a

viable candidate, then poor
articulation should be mini-
mized.
Be confident with your
resume. Be ready to explain
any gaps in your employ-
ment and provide reasons
why you left each previous
employer. Be able to explain
how previous experience
make you a suitable candi-
date for the role for which
you are being interviewed. If

Preparing for a
you have no prior work ex-
perience, but have been in-
volved in clubs, charities,
church, or community work,

winning interview
be prepared to discuss this.
Here are a few addi-
tional pointers which we
would like to share to assist
our readers. Speak in stan-
In our last article, we company would be benefi- example the online gaming dard English. We have been
shared advice on how to se- cial and speaking with some- companies, while others, seeing an increasing number
cure an interview through a one who held a similar such as in banking and in- of interviewees who cannot
carefully crafted resume. position in the company surance are more formal. maintain a conversation in
Now, that you have been in- would be even more useful. Don’t let your personal ap- standard English.
vited to the next phase, this Fluency about the company pearance rule you out of con- Be honest. Skilled inter-
publication will present and specifics of the role are sideration. viewers can tell when an in-
helpful tips to prepare you beneficial in the interview. Second is nervousness. terviewee is not being
for a successful interview. Self-knowledge is key. Body language betrays one’s truthful and when chal-
Many interviewees are Candidates must expect to ar- nerves to interviewers and lenged, this could lead to ad-
unsuccessful for three main ticulate their motivations, val- practice can help a nervous ditional nervousness. Avoid
reasons. They are either un- ues and personality traits and candidate. Clammy palms, speaking ill of current or for-
prepared, too nervous, or be able to apply them to the excessive sweating, shaky mer employers. Even if can-
unable to articulate why position for which they are in- voices, poor posture, restless didates have had genuinely
they are an excellent candi- terviewing. Online personal- hands, and failure to main- unpleasant experiences, re-
date. This article is designed ity tests can help with this. tain eye contact all indicate vealing this in an interview
to confront these challenges. Top recruiters are mov- nervousness. If you are for- is frowned upon.
First is preparation. Can- ing away from standard in- tunate to have someone do a At the end of the inter-
didates must know some- terview questions that mock interview with you, view, thank the inter-
thing about the organisation. candidates prepare formu- have them point out any ev- viewer(s) for selecting you.
Whether it’s from their web- laic answers for. However, idence of nervousness on Ask about the next steps and
site, annual reports, policy there are certain standard your part. timeframe for a hiring deci-
statements or employee questions that you should Prior to an interview re- sion. Ask for feedback on
newsletters. We recommend still be prepared to answer. peating positive affirmations how you did in the inter-
investigating the market, Interviewees must be in front of a mirror, breathing view. You are now in the po-
company culture and the able to answer questions techniques and other natural sition to learn about your
current financial situation of without hesitation, about calming aids help the overly chances of being selected
the company and its prod- their goals and aspirations, nervous candidate. Arriving from the body language of
ucts or services. reasons for applying, leader- late for an interview is one the interviewer when an-
If this is not possible, ship style, how they manage reason that can make an in- swering these questions.
then contact people with pressure or conflict and their terviewee flustered. Plan to The adage is true: “If
similar positions to gather salary expectations and be arrive for your interview 10 you fail to prepare, you must
knowledge about the career able to provide examples minutes early so that you prepare to fail.” Nothing
field. We are a small commu- where necessary. can sit quietly and compose beats preparation. Prepara-
nity so it is highly likely that Pay attention to the com- yourself. tion, practice, and the confi-
you will know someone pany’s dress code and dress Then poor articulation. dence of being
working at the company. accordingly for the inter- If you have prepared well for professionally qualified for
Firsthand knowledge view. Some company dress the interview, have good the position are the keys to a
from an employee of the codes are more relaxed, for self-knowledge, understand successful interview.
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Our Neighbours
HAITI: UN delivers aid
directly to Haitians caught
residents of cité Soleil in haiti queue for UN relief items (UN photo)
sure an open humanitarian tance Fund (FAES) and other

up in gang violence corridor to Cité Soleil.

“The UN is committed to
continuing to deliver aid to
local and government agen-
cies, as well as other actors, to
provide a more comprehen-
UNITED NATIONS It said around 3,000 peo- the most vulnerable children, sive response to the vulnera-
(CMC) – United Nations hu- ple have fled their homes, in- women and men in need, in ble communities.
manitarian agencies have cluding hundreds of line with the principles of hu- The humanitarian coordi-
started delivering aid directly unaccompanied children, manity, neutrality, impartiality nator called on all parties to re-
to people in Haiti following a while at least 140 houses have and independence,” Richard- main committed to ending the
recent spike in violence be- been destroyed or burnt son said. deadly violence and ensure
tween rival gangs that has fu- down. The UN said it is working “an open humanitarian corri-
elled a worsening crisis across UN Humanitarian Coor- with Haiti’s civil protection dor to Cité Soleil to allow un-
the capital, Port-au-Prince. dinator, Ulrika Richardson, agency (DGPC), the Office for hindered access to emergency
The UN said that vulnera- has called on all parties to end Citizen Protection (OPC), the humanitarian and medical as-
ble inhabitants of the com- the deadly violence and en- Economic and Social Assis- sistance for all residents”.
mune of Cité Soleil, as well as
those in other neighbour-
hoods of Port-au-Prince, have T&T national offers US$33,000 for
received items such as hy-
giene and baby supplies, plas-
tic sheeting, jerry cans for
info on missing Jamaican woman
water, blankets, solar lamps A Trinidad and Tobago
and repair items for houses national living in the United
from the UN’s International States is offering a reward of
Organization for Migration close to US$33,000 for infor-
(IOM). mation related to the disap-
The UN said its UN Chil- pearance of 24-year-old
dren’s Fund (UNICEF) also Jamaican social media influ-
delivered over 300,000 litres of encer Donna-Lee Donaldson.
drinking water, enough for Sophia Ruffen, 38, the
20,000 people for two days. mother of a five-year-old girl,
UNICEF also provided 300 said Donaldson’s case ap-
hygiene kits and assisted 780 pealed to her intimately since
children with psychosocial the news broke on July 13,
support. the day she was reported
The UN said the World missing by her mother,
Food Programme (WFP) also Sophia Lugg.
distributed food, including She is offering a JA$$5
rice, beans, and oil, which can million (US$32,804) reward
feed 15,000 for a week. to anyone who can locate
According to the UN, be- Donna-Lee or in regard to
tween July 8 and 17, over 471 her disappearance.
people were killed, injured or “Somebody knows
unaccounted for. something and when you
Serious incidents of sex- put up a reward, money
ual violence against women talks. Somebody is going to
and girls, as well as boys being
come forward and say some-
recruited by gangs, have also
Donna-Lee Donaldson thing,” Ruffen declared.
been reported.
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Ruffen told the Jamaican go missing by the numbers. Ruffen stressed that the parties that the investigation
Star that Donaldson’s case hit It is the same, this is some- reward would only be paid is being conducted according
close to home, as she grew thing that hits near for me,” to anyone whose information to the highest standards. In a
up in a country where inci- she added. leads to an arrest and that the release, the police say the in-
dents of kidnappings and She said she felt com- funds are made available vestigative team will this
women and children going pelled to offer a reward after through her own finances week hold a case review con-
missing, are rife. falling in love with Donald- and an overseas charity, ference with the director of
“In Trinidad, it is the son’s aura when she was a Helping Hands. public prosecutions and sen-
same thing. Women go miss- former host of reality TV Meanwhile, the police ior members of her staff.
ing by the numbers, children show 876 Roommates. have assured all concerned (Guardian Media)

GUYANA: After US$10M in fines, Exxon now conducting

minimal flaring necessary for stable, safe operations

exxonMobil Guyana vice president and production Manager Mike ryan engaging the media on tuesday from exxon’s Duke Street, Georgetown head-
quarters (photo: News room/July 26, 2022)
Intermittent periods of million for the excess Carbon it over the next couple of the FPSO were moving
flaring by ExxonMobil since Dioxide equivalent (CO2e) months and monitor every as- smoothly, so much so that
December 2019 have now emitted. pect… we will bring the old there has not been a recorded
been reduced to only back- The company’s Vice Pres- one back to Germany and injury in the last 1,000 days.
ground flaring on the Liza ident and Production Man- after we will use it as a full “We always look for ways
Destiny Floating Production ager Mike Ryan engaged the spare. to test it and get the true value
Storage and Offloading media on Tuesday from “As far as flaring we were within the design of the facil-
(FPSO) Vessel. Exxon’s Duke Street, George- always in full compliance ity,” Ryan added.
The US oil giant and its town Headquarters. with our permit and regula- In addition to work on the
partners earlier this month de- Beyond meeting the ex- tions,” Ryan said. compressor, the company has
livered, installed and safely pectation, he said this was a Ryan said the journey to also done some production
started the new flash gas com- remarkable accomplishment this point was “challenging”; optimising and is now pro-
pressor as promised. for which several persons in- a test that was countered with ducing 140 barrels of oil per
The new device replaces cluding the SBM offshore and relentless pursuit. day on the Liza Destiny FPSO,
the faulty one that will now be MAN Energy Solutions must The current background above its regional target.
fixed and used as a spare. take credit. flaring is minimal to ensure A similar experience is
ExxonMobil had been They bore the cost for re- stable and safe operations. being recorded on the coun-
heavily criticised for the sig- placing the compressor as the Soon the gas will be piped to try’s second FPSO – Liza Des-
nificant flaring that occurred contractors who fabricated the shore to support the govern- tiny.
in recent months but the com- FPSO and procured and in- ment’s energy aspirations. A third FPSO will arrive
pany also had to pay the En- stalled the gas compressor. Now with background in Guyana in 2023, further
vironmental Protection “So, we are doing an en- flaring only, the Exxon Vice ramping up oil production.
Agency fines totalling US$10 durance run and we will run President said operations on (News Room)
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WORLD VIEW
Russia to pull out
of International
Space Station
“putin is determined to go it alone in space.” (photo courtesy BBc)
Putin. but the view of engineers is
It is not immediately that the modules can do a job
RUSSIA, Moscow (BBC) - has been in orbit around clear what the decision through to 2030.
- Russia says it will withdraw Earth since 1998 and has means for the future of the If Russia does leave,
from the International Space been used to conduct thou- ISS, with a senior Nasa offi- there’s no question it would
Station (ISS) after 2024 and sands of scientific experi- cial telling Reuters that the be problematic. The station is
build its own station instead. ments. US agency had not been offi- designed in a way that
The new head of Rus- It is approved to operate cially informed of Russia’s makes the partners depend-
sia’s space agency, Yuri until 2024, but the US wants plans. ent on each other.
Borisov, said Roskosmos to extend that for six more The Russians have been The US side of the ISS
would honour all its obliga- years with the agreement of making noises about with- provides the power; the
tions until then. all partners. drawal for some time but it’s Russian side provides the
The US and Russia, At a meeting with Rus- not clear how serious they propulsion and keeps the
along with other partners, sia’s President Vladimir are. platform from falling to
have successfully worked to- Putin, Mr Borisov said the They’ve talked about Earth.
gether on the ISS since 1998. decision had been taken to building their own outpost - If that propulsive capa-
But relations have quit the project after 2024. the Russian Orbital Service bility is withdrawn, the US
soured since Russia invaded “I think that by this time Station - but it would require and its other partners - Eu-
Ukraine, and Russia previ- we will start putting together a financial commitment the rope, Japan and Canada -
ously threatened to quit the a Russian orbital station,” Mr Russian government has not will need to devise other
project because of Western Borisov said, adding that the shown to the country’s exist- means of periodically boost-
sanctions against it. new station was his agency’s ing space exploits. ing the station higher in the
The ISS - a joint project top priority. Certainly, Russian ele- sky. It’s something American
involving five space agencies “Good,” replied Mr ments on the ISS are ageing robotic freighters could do.

EU agrees to cut gas use over Russia supply fears

EUROPEAN UNION, The EU has said its aim system and are heavily reliant ence on Russian gas - and that
Brussels (BBC) - European from the deal is to make sav- on gas for electricity produc- price was being reflected in
Union members have agreed ings and store gas ahead of tion are also exempt from the exemptions for members,
to cut gas use in case Russia winter, warning that Russia is compulsory targets in order which would likely reduce
halts supplies but some coun- “continuously using energy to avoid the risk of an elec- the impact of the measures.
tries will have exemptions to supplies as a weapon.” tricity supply crisis. But Kadri Simson, Euro-
avoid rationing. The voluntary agreement Countries can also ask to pean Commissioner for En-
EU members, locked in would become mandatory if be exempt if they exceed gas ergy, said initial calculations
talks since the idea was sug- supplies reach crisis levels. storage filling targets, if they indicated that even if all ex-
gested last week, have now However, some countries are heavily dependent on gas emptions to ration were used,
agreed to voluntarily reduce not connected to the EU’s gas for “critical” industries, or if the EU as a whole would still
15% of gas use between Au- pipe lines, such as Ireland, their gas consumption has in- reduce demand to a level
gust and March. Malta and Cyprus, would be creased by at least 8% in the “that would help us safely
“This was not a Mission exempt from any mandatory past year compared to the av- through an average winter”.
Impossible!”,  tweeted  the gas reduction order as they erage of the past five years. She also outlined work to
Czech Republic, which holds would not be able to source Nathan Piper, an oil and boost alternative gas supplies
the rotating EU presidency. alternative supplies. gas analyst for Investec, said from countries including
However, the deal was Elsewhere the Baltic na- there is a “high political and Azerbaijan, the United States,
watered down after previ- tions, which are not hooked economic price” as the EU Canada, Norway, Egypt and
ously not having exemptions. up to the European electricity looks to reduce its depend- Israel.
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GLOBE AT
A GLANCE
JAPAN - Japan has exe- ported that they were shot by the
cuted a 39-year-old man who peacekeepers. The UN mission,
killed seven people in Tokyo in known as Monusco, has not re-
2008 during a stabbing rampage. sponded to these reports. There
Tomohiro Kato committed one has been a recent upsurge in vi-
of the most shocking mass mur- olence in the area. Locals accuse
ders in the country’s recent his- the UN of being ineffective as
tory. He was 25 when he drove a the region remains volatile with
truck into a lunch-time crowd of more than 100 active rebel
pedestrians at Akihabara shop- groups. This was the second day
ping district, killing three peo- of protests with people calling
ple. He then stabbed passers-by for the UN to withdraw its
with a dagger, killing four and peacekeepers from the area.
wounding eight. He was appre- (BBC)
hended by police at the scene TUNISIA - After dismiss-
and later admitted his crimes in ing parliament and largely rul-
his trial, saying he had been an- ing by decree a year ago,
gered by online bullying. (BBC) Tunisia’s President Kais Saied is
DEMOCRATIC REPUB- asking people to vote on Mon-
LIC OF CONGO - At least five day on a controversial constitu-
people have died during tional referendum that will
protests against a UN peace- increase his powers. While he
keeping force in Goma in the has some support, many
east of the Democratic Republic Tunisians see this is a betrayal of
of Congo. Local media have re- the Arab Spring. (BBC)
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World Athetics to introduce

repechage round to track events
for 2024 Olympics in Paris

World Athletics president, Sebastian coe.

The World Athletics As the 100m already has
Council has approved an in- preliminary heats, before
novation to the regular com- round one, the repechage
petition format for the Paris will not be introduced in this
2024 Olympic Games, intro- event. In addition, the
ducing a repechage round to repechage will not be intro-
all individual track events duced in distance events as
from 200m to 1500m in dis- the need for proper recovery
tance, including the hurdles between rounds makes the
events. format impractical.
In the new repechage World Athletics Presi-
format, athletes who do not dent Sebastian Coe said:
qualify by place in round one “After consulting with our
heats will have a second athletes and broadcasters, we
chance to qualify for the believe this is an innovation
semi-finals by participating which will make progression
in repechage heats. in these events more straight-
This will replace the for- forward for athletes and will
mer system of athletes ad- build anticipation for fans
vancing through the fastest and broadcasters. The
times (q) in addition to the repechage rounds will give
top placings in the first more exposure to our sport
round heats (Q). during the peak Olympic pe-
These events will now riod and will be carefully
have four rounds – round scheduled to ensure that
one, repechage round, semi- every event on our Olympic
finals and the final, with programme retains its share
schedules varying according of the spotlight.”
to the specific nature of the The final regulations of
event. the format, including the
The new format means timetable as well as a system
that every athlete competing of advancement in each
in the events with a event, will be announced
repechage round will have at well in advance of the
least two races at the Olympic Games.
Olympic Games. (www.sportsmax.tv)
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Tour de France Femmes:

Marianne Vos wins second
stage and takes yellow jersey

vos is a three-time road world champion.

Marianne Vos claimed “I wanted to try my best
victory - and the leader’s yel- and to do the things right, but
low jersey - on the second I also knew there were some
stage of the inaugural Tour de fast girls.
France Femmes. “It was very hard in the
The Dutch rider won a final [part]. Everybody proba-
three-way sprint finish bly had sore legs so I knew I
against Silvia Persico and just had to go and [see] if it
Katarzyna Niewiadoma on would be enough.”
the 136.4km stage from In the general classifica-
Meaux to Provins. tion, Vos has a 10-second lead
Vos, 35, took the yellow over second-placed Persico,
jersey from compatriot Lorena of Italy, with Poland’s
Wiebes, who finished 29 sec- Niewiadoma a further two
onds behind her in sixth place. seconds back.
“It is a beautiful day,” Marta Cavalli, one of the
said Vos, who was part of a favourites for the title, aban-
six-rider breakaway. doned the race after being in-
The Jumbo Visma rider volved in a crash.
added: “I didn’t expect that The Italian got back on
we would breakaway and her bike, but could not finish
stay away. the stage. (BBC Sport)
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Former United States goal-

keeper Hope Solo pleads guilty
to driving while impaired

Former United States goalkeeper, hope Solo.

Former United States a destructive part of my life
goalkeeper Hope Solo has alcohol had become.
pleaded guilty to driving “The upside of making a
while impaired and says she mistake this big is that the
is “slowly coming back” after hard lessons are learned
undergoing an in-patient al- quickly. Learning these les-
cohol treatment programme. sons has been difficult and,
Solo, 40, was arrested in and at times, very painful.”
March after she was found Solo, who won 202 caps
passed out in her car with for the US, was arrested in
her twin sons inside. North Carolina on 31 March
She was given a 24- and then charged with im-
month sentence, all sus- paired driving, resisting ar-
pended bar a 30-day ‘active’ rest and misdemeanour child
period, which has been offset abuse.
against time spent in rehabil- However the charges of
itation. resisting arrest and misde-
“It’s been a long road but meanour child abuse were
I’m slowly coming back,” voluntarily dismissed, her at-
Solo said. torney told the Winston-
Solo, a World Cup win- Salem Journal.
ner and double Olympic Forsyth District Judge
champion, added: “I pride Victoria Roemer gave Solo a
myself in motherhood and suspended sentence of 24
what my husband and I have months which contained an
done day in and day out for active term of 30 days, al-
over two years throughout though this has been set
the pandemic with two-year against time spent in the re-
old twins. habilitation facility.
“While I’m proud of us, Solo requested that her
it was incredibly hard and I induction  into the National
made a huge mistake - easily Soccer Hall of Fame  was
the worst mistake of my life. postponed in late April. (BBC
“I underestimated what Sport)
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1974: A then  world- still living the dream of mak- first woman to run 10,000m 2003:  90th Tour de
record stand of 465 between ing West Indies grovel. In- in under 31 minutes; takes France: no winner (Lance
Rohan Kanhai and John stead it was England who world record down to Armstrong disqualified).
Jameson for Warwickshire were pleading for mercy, and 30:59.42 in Oslo, Norway. 2021: American gymnast
against Gloucestershire was they would not beat West In- 1990: Tom Moody scores and four-time Olympic gold
started and finished on the dies in a Test anywhere for 100 in 26 mins in county medallist Simone Biles with-
same day. another 14 years. cricket, world record. draws from the women’s
1976: West Indies re- 1984: West Indies cricket 1992: Japanese swimmer team final at the Tokyo
tained the Wisden Trophy opening batsman  Gordon Kyoko Iwasaki wins the 200m Games citing need to focus
with a 55-run victory  at Greenidge smashes 223 in in- breaststroke in Barcelona to on her mental health; also
Headingley. England needed nings & 64 run win over Eng- become the youngest to win misses individual finals.
260, but from 140 for 4 they land in 4th Test at an Olympic gold medal at 14 2021:  Triathlete Flora
faded away. Still there at the Manchester; Windies lead se- years-6 days. Duffy claims historic first
bitter end, with 76 not out to ries, 4-0. 1996:  Bomb explodes at ever Olympic gold medal for
add to his first-innings 116, 1985:  Ingrid Kris- Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 Bermuda in the women’s
was their captain Tony Greig, tiansen of Norway becomes killed, 110 injured. event at the Tokyo Games.

Historic pride jersey sparks player boycott in Australia

Seven players in Aus- concerned for their welfare
tralia’s National Rugby amid the backlash.
League (NRL) will boycott a Former Manly star Ian
key match over their team’s Roberts - the first-ever for-
decision to wear a pride jer- mer NRL player to come out
sey. as gay - says the boycott
On Thursday, the Manly “breaks his heart”.
Warringah Sea Eagles will “It’s sad and uncomfort-
become the first team in the able,” he told Sydney’s Daily
competition ever to don a kit Telegraph.
which promotes LGBT inclu- In a column for the Syd-
sivity in the sport. ney Morning Herald he im-
But players weren’t con- plored the seven players to
sulted and some object to the on thursday, the Manly Warringah Sea eagles will become the first reconsider their position.
move on religious and cul- team in the competition ever to don a kit which promotes LGBt inclu- “Can you not under-
tural grounds. sivity in the sport. stand the pain visited upon
The club apologised for should have been con- “What infuriates me gay people who, no matter
its handling of the situation. sulted,” Hasler said. (and always has) is that play- what they do, are disre-
Coach Des Hasler said Under league rules, ers will boycott over a rain- spected simply for being
the club had made a “signif- players from the same team bow but never boycott a gay?” he wrote.
icant mistake” that had cannot wear different jer- teammate if he’s been ac- Prime Minister Anthony
caused “confusion, discom- seys. cused of violence against Albanese praised Manly for
fort and pain for many peo- Local media identified women or any other morally its stance, saying: “It’s im-
ple, in particular those the seven players as Josh reprehensible behaviour that portant in Australian society
groups whose human rights Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian they would all agree they that we respect everyone for
we were in fact attempting to Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, don’t condone,” wrote Pam who they are.”
support”. Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolu Whaley on Twitter. It isn’t the first time an
In a press conference on Koula and Toafofoa Sipley. Others accused the Australian athlete has ob-
Tuesday, he apologised to Thursday’s game is con- seven of hypocrisy, pointing jected to wearing a pride jer-
the LGBT community and to sidered important to the out the team is sponsored by sey. Last year AFL Women’s
the players involved. club’s chances of making the a brewery and betting player Haneen Zreika
“They were not included NRL finals and the players’ agency. missed a game after declin-
in any of the discussions, stance has sparked a back- Hasler said he respected ing to don the jersey on reli-
and at a minimum, they lash online. the men’s decisions and is gious grounds. (BBC Sport)
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England to host 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup,

reveals International Cricket Council
England will host the
2026 Women’s T20 World
Cup, with the International
Cricket Council announcing
four women’s tournaments
between 2024 and 2027.
Bangladesh will host their
first women’s tournament
when they put on the 2024
Women’s T20 World Cup.
The 50-over World Cup
will then take place in India
in 2025, with Australia look-
ing to defend their title.
Australia were crowned the champions of the 2022 Icc Women’s cricket World cup after beating england by 71
A T20 Champions Tro- runs in christchurch last year.
phy will be hosted in Sri
Lanka in February 2027, sub- from the numbers of girls In November last year it T20 World Cup, alongside
ject to them qualifying. picking up bats through All was announced that the ECB Ireland and Scotland. (BBC
It will be the inaugural Stars and Dynamos, joining would host the 2030 Men’s Sport)
edition of the Women’s ICC clubs, and being able to
Champions Trophy, with six progress on a pathway to the NOTICE AUCTION NOTICE
teams competing across 16 highest levels of performance. INSTRUCTED BY the EASTERN
“We’re seeing right now Rule 15
matches. THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
CARIBBEAN AMALGAMATED
The 2026 Women’s T20 the positive impact that the SUPREME COURT
BANK LIMITED of 1000 Airport
Boulevard, St. George’s Antigua, I
World Cup will take in place Uefa Women’s Euros is hav- IN THE HIGH COURT shall sell by Public Auction on
ing for football, and hosting OF JUSTICE Wednesday 27th July, 2022 at 11:00
in England in June, with 12 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA a.m. on site the property located in
teams playing 33 games, an this global cricket event will (Probate) the Piccadilly, in the Parish of St.
increase from the 10 set to give us another incredible op- John’s in Antigua, which is recorded
In the Estate of in the Land Registry as follows:
take part in Bangladesh in portunity to inspire even CHRISTOBEL CAMACHO, a.k.a. Registration Section
2024 and in South Africa in more girls to pick up a bat THELMA CAMACHO, English Harbour
and ball.” a.k.a. CHRISTOBELLE THELMA
February 2023. CAMACHO Block Parcel
It was also announced Martin Darlow, ECB in- late of Church Street, St. 35 2580A 374
that Lord’s will host the 2023 terim chair, said: “The John’s, Antigua, Deceased The property owned by Hilary
and 2025 World Test Champi- women’s game is growing at ADVERTISEMENT OF
Emmanuel of Christian Hill Valley, St.
Paul’s Antigua measures approxi-
onship final, while the future a remarkable pace, and host- APPLICATION FOR GRANT mately 0.20 acres consists of four re-
tours programme for 2023- ing the 2026 ICC Women’s [SECOND PUBLICATION] inforced masonry buildings and a
swimming pool. The first building is a
2027 was approved and will T20 World Cup will give a TAKE NOTICE that an applica- two storey upscale apartment meas-
be published in the next few further boost to our strategy tion has been filed by ST. uring approximately 5,609.50 sq. ft.
LAWRENCE DE FREITAS of which facilitates four (4) self contained
days. to make cricket a gender-bal- units accommodating two bedrooms,
Wetherills Estate, formerly of All
Clare Connor, England anced sport. This is a really Saints Road, St. John’s, Antigua, bathrooms, kitchen, living/dining area,
washroom and patio. The second
and Wales Cricket Board exciting opportunity.” for a Grant of Probate of the Will
building is a reinforced masonry struc-
Australia are also the of the above-named Deceased
(ECB) interim chief executive ture measuring approximately 179.40
who died on the 25th day of May, sq ft. that serves as a rental office
officer, said: “We’re ab- current holders  of the 2022 without revoking a will space with a powder room. The third
solutely delighted that we’ve Women’s T20 World Cup bearing the date of 22nd April, building functions as a generator room
2019 wherein the Applicant is and measuring approximately 125.72
been selected to host the 2026 after beating India in front of named the Sole Executor. sq ft. The fourth building serves as a
ICC Women’s T20 World 86,174 fans in Melbourne in Any person having an objection utility room and measures approxi-
2021, to the application for the grant mately 100.00 sq ft. The floors are fin-
Cup. of Probate shall file an objection ished with porcelain and ceramic tiles.
“We saw back in 2017 England last hosted a within 14 days of the publication The land has a gentle slope and good
how hosting the ICC women’s tournament in 2017, of this Notice. drainage. Access is provided by a
public road and the area has all civic
Women’s Cricket World Cup when Knight’s side beat Dated this 20th day of July,2022 amenities.
captured people’s imagina- India at a sold-out Lord’s to Particulars of sale can be obtained
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Joel Rayne, Commonwealth Games Chef De Mission,

says team assembling ahead of multi-sport event

Boxer Alston ryan (left) will fly the country’s flag at the common-
wealth Games.
protocols in terms of testing Jean and Taeco O’Garro will
to enter the UK. However, in join Greene and Lloyd at the
order to receive your accred- games as part of the track
itation for the games you and field contingent. They
Jadon Wuilliez is one of three swimmers selected to represent Antigua must do a Covid test but will be coached by  Evans
and Barbuda at the commonwealth Games. these things change so often Jones.
By Neto Baptiste Games, unlike the Olympics, that sometimes you miss cer- Stefano Mitchell, Ethan
we are staying at Birming- tain things so when I arrived Stubbs-Green, Jadon Wuil-
Chef de Mission to the ham University and there is I didn’t have a pre-test be- liez  and  Olivia Fuller and
Commonwealth Games, Joel also Warwick but because of cause I didn’t realize we coach Wayne Mitchell  will
Rayne, said team Antigua our team size as we are only needed one but I was al- represent in swimming while
and Barbuda should be fully 13 athletes and officials, we lowed to go through and Pan American bronze medal-
assembled in Birmingham, are all grouped in one area later on, did my Covid test. ist, Alston Ryan and Kagra
England by Thursday of this per sé. Boxing, they are up Had I perhaps travelled with Ryan will compete in the
week. basically the day after the the entire team and all of us men’s and women’s division
Speaking on the Good opening ceremony. The arrived without doing our of boxing. They will be
Morning Jojo Sports Show opening ceremony is the 28th pre-test then you could have coached by Ralston Ryan.
from the Birmingham vil- July,” he said. imagine what controversy Rounding off the selec-
lage, Rayne said one athlete The Commonwealth that would have caused,” he tions are cyclists  Jyme
arrived earlier this week with Games Association (CGA) said. Bridges Jr and Conor Delan-
others expected to arrive named a 13-member squad Sprinters  Cejhae banque,  with the president
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Are We Getting Enough? Sir Viv Questions Effectiveness

Of ‘Backroom Team’ As Windies Continues to Struggle
By Neto Baptiste recently appointed Nicholas
Pooran, Sir Viv said that al-
Iconic former West In- though you could chalk it up
dies batsman and successful to a bad start, losing could
captain Sir Vivian Richards become a habit if not reme-
is questioning the method or died soon enough.
lack thereof being employed “You can have a bad
by the “backroom staff” with start and it depends on how
the current West Indies long that bad start continues
squad as, according to the but you can always pick
Antiguan, some players con- yourself up. I still believe
tinue to struggle with the that and obviously these
same issues that have things go through your mind
plagued their game for some in terms of ‘what are the
time now. things we are doing that are
“What I think is one of not right and we’re not con-
the more interesting things necting?’ So, all of these
about West Indies Cricket at things go through your mind
present and this is a big but at the end of the day I
question. Are we getting still believe the young man
enough of the best informa- has enough cricketing ability,
tion from the backroom plus what he knows he has
team? That’s a big question got upstairs in terms of the
Iconic former West Indies batsman and successful captain, Sir vivian
because whatever informa- richards.
cricket brain, so even though
tion you get from [backroom it looks dismal at present
staff] it should transfer onto in the second match on Sun- just the captain … and ask, there is still an opportunity
the field and we are not see- day to surrender the three- ‘am I making an input in for him to turn it around and
ing this at present,” he said. match series to the visitors. terms of what’s going on or to catch up at some point,”
“This ODI team is a tal- India had won the first ODI am I giving enough?’ You the former captain said.
ented team in terms of all- by just three runs. have to sometimes try and The third and final ODI
round ability, so something Although commending find out about yourself be- will be contested on Wednes-
is not gelling at the moment the players for their effort, cause all that can help in the day in Trinidad with the first
and I believe we have to start Sir Viv who scored a whop- next match moving forward. T20 International slated for
asking some questions,” he ping 8540 runs in 121 Tests To me, you just have to keep July 29, also in Trinidad, be-
added. and another 6721 in 187 ODI your chin up; losing is all fore moving to St Kitts for
Sir Viv’s observation matches, said there needs to part of the game but when it the second and third T20
comes on the heels of yet an- be some soul searching by all becomes overbearing, I matches on August 1 and 2.
other ODI series defeat for involved. guess that’s when it becomes The fourth and fifth T20
the regional squad as they “Sometimes you have to very dismal,” he said. matches will be played on
lost to India by two wickets question yourself and not As for the captaincy of August 6 and 7 in Florida.

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