The Vincentian April 5th Issue

The National Newspaper of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

THURSDAY,

APRIL 05, 2012

VOLUME 106, No. 14

www.thevincentian.com

NEW YORK ARREST STIRS REACTION

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Ambassador Gonsalves’ father, is convinced that there was an abuse of authority that must be addressed.

by WILLIAM KOJAH’ ANTHONY THE VINCENTIAN GOVERNMENT wants to unravel the ‘mystery’ surrounding the incident in which this country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Camillo

Gonsalves, was handcuffed for 20 note”, but up to Tuesday April 3, minutes, last week Wednesday. there had been no response.

The incident has sparked a wave of reaction. But this Continued on Page 3. country’s opposition leader Arnhim Eustace is not supporting the government in any pursuit of legal redress.

He believes that the money on legal fees could be used in other ways.

Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, on the other hand, is planning to take “appropriate action.”

He pointed out at a press conference he hosted last Tuesday, that there is no consideration for bringing action against the United States government.

He noted that “the wrong was committed by a Police Officer of the New York Police Department.”

The Vincentian leader indicated that “the US Federal government was not responsible for the actions of the State Police.”

According to him, Vincentian Ambassador to Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves is the US, La Celia Prince, had said to have sustained some degree sent a “formal diplomatic of injury during the fracas.

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Ambassador should have shown his ID

by KARISSA CLARKE OPPOSITION LEADER ARHNIM EUSTACE is of the view that SVG Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves, should have shown his ID and should not have stepped between the barricades, which had Arnhim Eustace, Leader of the been Oppostion, says that he does not extended support the way of legal action. in March 2012 due to heightened security concerns with respect to the state of Israel whose embassy is housed in the same building.

Eustace, however, described the NYPD Officer’s actions as inappropriate, saying, .

“From the reported manner of his first approach to his grabbing the diplomat by the neck and shoulder, the officer’s response to the Ambassador stepping between the barricades appears to have been inappropriate” Eustace explained.

The NDP Leader addressed the matter of Ambassador Gonsalves’ arrest and reported manhandling, during a press conference he held at the NDP headquarters, Tuesday, April 3.

He took the time to state that, “The NDP as a responsible party of Government, will never compromise the integrity and or inviolability of our diplomatic and representative officials and missions abroad.”

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Bequia Focus

BEQUIA MISSION:

On a mission to help A GROUP OF WELL INTENTIONED PERSONS mainly from Bequia, Canada and elsewhere are on a mission to assist the needy in Bequia. They are called the “Bequia Mission”. For the past seven years, they have been identifying families who need assistance in the Bequia community; but this year, the team has broadened its scope and voluntary membership, resulting in the establishment of two playgrounds, their largest undertaking so far.

On Friday, March 23, two playgrounds, replete with slides, swings, carousels and ‘see-saws’ among other exercise devices, were officially handed over to the children of Bequia.

The beneficiaries are the children from Union Level and the surrounding area, with the largest playground located at Gellizeaux, serving the community of Paget Farm and environs. A small playground, initiated by Kim Young and “Action Bequia,” was erected near the early childhood centre at the Anglican Primary school. Richard Roxburgh of Action Bequia said a covering of an outdoor play area for the pre-school, to provide shade from the sun and shelter from the rain, is forthcoming.

During a brief handing over ceremony held at Gellizeaux, MP for the Northern Grenadines, Mr. Godwin

The Bequia Mission party and others at the Union Vale playground.

A proud moment at the Bequia Anglican Early Childhood Centre.

Left: Children made early use of this slide at the Paget Farm playground. the Grace United Friday thanked the donors for their Church of Canada was also delivered. kindness and support in providing the On Tues, March 13th, school supplies facilities which would allow youngsters including stationery were delivered to to have clean fun and exercise, and he all schools in Bequia, and members asked the children present to take held a book sale on National Heroes good care of the facility if they wanted Day, as well as effecting repairs to to have it for a long time to come. Also three homes in Paget Farm. Making a addressing the ceremony was sterling input for these events was the chairman of the Bequia Mission, Grace United Church of Canada along Sylvester Tannis who provided an with other Canadians who have taken overview of the project as well as up residence in Bequia. outlining some of the projects the The Bequia Mission over the years Bequia Mission has accomplished this has provided scholarships for Bequia year. Tannis said without Mr. students studying in St. Vincent at Belmar’s intervention, the playgrounds College level. Currently, 10 students would not have been a reality due to are receiving bursaries to allow them the scope of work involved. Other to complete their post secondary persons including the Deputy Director education. The list of things and for Northern Grenadines activities yet to be done during March in the office of the Prime and April include the distribution of Minister, Herman shoes and clothes to needy persons, Belmar and nine bicycles (some of which will be representatives of the Mary Tidlund Foundation were on hand to deliver short addresses.

donated to the Liberty Lodge Boys Training Centre), and a donation of pharmaceuticals to the clinics and hospital in Bequia.

The Bequia Mission wishes to thank the individuals and agencies who enabled all these activities to be accomplished: the staff of Kele Electric, Rudy’s Electrical and Uthan McIntosh Construction for preparing the ground for the construction of the playgrounds; Verrol, Angus and Ekron Bunyan for trucking services; Laun Construction and staff, Bert Davis Construction, Kerwin Gooding, Daphne Baptiste, Helmut Koller, Kenneth Lavia, Ranny Gregg, Herman Belmar, Junior, Smiley, Trucky, Michael and Attie, along with the resident and visiting Canadian volunteers who together made the playground and repair projects a reality. (Contributed by Sylvester Tannis.)

Other donations March was also a busy month for the Bequia Mission. On Sunday, March 11, they donated food hampers to eighty (80) needy families, the following day handing over to the Bequia Hospital a portable defibrillator; the fund raising for this was initiated by our own Kurt Cordice said Mr. Gerry Bird, President of Bequia Mission Canada, an EKG machine provided by members of

Eighty food hampers ready for distribution.

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News 3 Ambassador should have shown his ID

Continued from Page 1.

“We adhere to the letter and spirit of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations which define the norms and reciprocal nature of these relations between states. We also hold the host nations of our missions and embassies to the same vigorous adherence to the Vienna Convention.”

A preferred manner towards resolution

And the former Prime Minister declared his support for a preferred manner of resolving the matter through discussion with the US authorities.

He made it clear that he and his party did not support the way of legal action as a means to a resolution, citing that, “the government of SVG is currently facing severe financial constraints and can only meet legal payments at the expense of other expenditures, including the much

AN ASSOCIATE OF THE VINCENTIAN, a rather young man, asked recently whether we had a picture of “some club or hotel I hear was situated in the area where the Cruise Ship Terminal is.”

The inquiry got the staff working, and we were able to come up with this picture, which appears to be an artist’s impression or a ‘touched up’ photograph (colourize) of the Harbour Club and Hotel, the complex that was situated in the area referred to as Quarry, beyond where the Richardson family lived, and as the young man said, right about where the Cruise Ship Terminal /Complex is found

needed hospital improvements, the millions owed to the local private sector, and late wages payments to some public sector workers.”

Eustace also addressed what he termed the irony of the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

“How could the government criticize the reported assault of a Vincentian diplomat by foreign police officers when it has sanctioned, whether expressly or

tacitly, the battery and assault of its elected Parliamentarians by local police officers on Vincentian soil on 3rd March , 2011, …. and also reinstated three police officers following their conviction and failed appeal for brutalizing a teenaged Vincentian boy? “ Eustace asked.

Eustace then called on the Prime Minister and Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines “to deal evenly with all instances

today.

Harbour Club and Hotel was operated by one Mr. Curtis Wallace and was noted for its dances, fetes and warm Vincentian hospitality. It drew patronage from wide and far, including from neighbouring islands.

Some Grammar School ‘old boys’ remember that their school in the latter years of Headmaster Lopey held aquatic sports meets in front of the Club, which in those days was washed by a beach and had its own jetty (as seen in the picture).

Harbor Club and Hotel was destroyed by fire.

Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves of abuse of power and excessive force, keeping in the foreground at all times, the best interests

of all Vincentians at home and in the Diaspora.”

New York arrest stirs reaction Continued from Page 1.

Caricom support Gonsalves outlined support from Caricom Diplomatic Corps at the UN and in the USA, and solidarity from Latin American and Caribbean nations.

A release by the Caricom Consular Corps raised concern over the issue, and noted that there may be a “pattern of conflict developing between the NYPD and the Caribbean community.”

“They are upset by the abuse of authority” by the NYPD officer, and they want an investigation to come to a speedy conclusion,” PM Gonsalves declared.

Racist overtones Former envoy Ron Sanders has linked the killing of black American teenager Trayvon Martin and the Camillo Gonsalves episode as having racist similarities.

For Gonsalves, “there are large principles at stake.”

He added that the incident did not “damage relations with the USA,” and he plans to write to top officials.

Gonsalves is hoping to speak to President Barrack Obama when the Summit of the Americas convenes in Cartagena, Columbia.

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Court

Niblett’s attorney, told THE VINCENTIAN this week that the company THE MATTER in which would continue the claim former St. Vincent and the with a substitute Grenadines Ambassador to plaintiff.

Washington and the OAS Ellsworth John has been The matter sued for the non-payment of money owed to a Niblett and his shipping company, will company Niblett continue despite the death Enterprise Shipping, of plaintiff Clement based in the United Niblett, just over a week States, had filed legal ago. action against John in Niblett died here from 2010, claiming that the a heart attack, March 26, company had shipped the same day the matter John’s personal was scheduled to belongings from the continue at the United States to St. Kingstown Magistrate’s Vincent and the Court, if it was not Grenadines, at a cost of settled.

US$17,105.

Kay Bacchus-Browne, The principal, Niblett, Stories by HAYDN HUGGINS

claimed he was paid US$10,000 in 2007, but several attempts to recover the balance failed.

John, currently Director of the Regional and Diaspora Unit (RIDU) in the Prime Minsiter’s Office, contends that the government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is responsible for making the payment, as he was at the time leaving the office of Ambassador in Washington, and that the Embassy had made a down payment of US$10,000.

However, Niblett had claimed that the

Judge enjoys working here RETIRED HIGH COURT JUDGE Wesley James of Jamaica, here on a one-year contract to assist in disposing of the backlog of criminal cases in the High Court, has been enjoying working in this jurisdiction.

Justice James made this clear at the closing of the Criminal Assizes on Tuesday, March 27.

The retired Judge and Senior High Court Judge Frederick Bruce-Lyle presided over the closing ceremony.

“If there is any phrase, ‘Judicial pleasure’, I will like to adopt it as I have certainly received ‘Judicial pleasure’ here,” Justice James said.

“It has been a pleasure working in this jurisdiction,” he declared.

Justice James applauded the jurors for unwavering attendance at the Assizes.

“I hope that in the next Assizes we will redouble our efforts in disposing of our cases. On a whole, I believe that we achieved reasonable percentage of disposals,” Justice James said.

Justice Bruce-Lyle expressed gratitude to the retired Judge for taking time off from his retirement to assist this jurisdiction.

Immediate past president of the Local Bar Association, Kay BacchusBrowne, in her remarks, commended the authorities for bringing in a second High Court Judge and for having the Assizes running almost continuously.

Justice James and Justice BruceLyle sit simultaneously on the upper and ground floor of the High Court building.

Justice James was sworn in at Government House, January 10, 2012,

Watchman

arrested after making report

Ambassador John has got himself embroiled in a matter that this government could well do without.

A WATCHMAN who went to the police last Friday, March 30, to report a burglary at his home, found himself on the opposite scale of justice.

Around 4:45 p.m. on the date in question, Floyd Nanton, 36, of Gibson Corner, reported that an unknown person had entered his dwelling house. However, when the lawmen went to Nanton’s Gibson Corner home to investigage, they spotted a marijuana plant growing in his yard, and found two ‘bombs’ of marijuana in his house. As a result, Nanton was arrested and charged with possession and cultivation.

Nanton pleaded guilty to both charges when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Donald Browne at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Monday. He was fined $350 forthwith or 14 days for cultivating the marijuana plant and $250 to be paid in one month or three months in prison for possession of the marijuana.

Nanton did not pay the $350 fine forthwith and was taken to Her Majesty’s Prison.

shipment involved John’s scheduled to return to personal belongings and Court last Monday, April was a personal 2. arrangement.

Bacchus-Browne was not present, but John Action during the informed Senior Magistrate Donald interim Browne that Niblett had Bacchus-Browne said died. The plaintiff had she had sent a letter to been here twice in the Ministry of Foreign connection with the Affairs since March for matter.

Meanwhile, Bacchusthe payment, at John’s Browne has written to request. She told THE the Senior Magistrate VINCENTIAN on informing him that Wednesday she had received a response from Niblett had died and the Ministry saying that requesting that the matter be adjourned sine the letter had been die, as they intend to forwarded to the substitute Niblett’s Attorney General for administrator as advice.

Plaintiff if the money is According to Bacchus- not paid soonest. The Browne, her client had letter was copied to told her that, because of John. the work put into the shipping of the items, which included a car and household belongings, he fell ill at the time, was hospitalized and almost died, so he thought it was only fair that he got A 45-year-old labourer of Campden Park was his money. sentenced to 21 days in prison on Monday for Niblett had also stealing a bottle of Sunset Strong Rum from suffered the loss of a foot Randy’s Supermarket in Kingstown. some years ago.

Adolphus Delpleche (not the prosecutor) received Bacchus-Browne the sentence at the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court, explained that on March after pleading guilty to the charge.

26, her client was Senior Magistrate Donald Browne handed down journeying to the the penalty.

The court heard that around 3:27 p.m. last Kingstown Magistrate’s Court in connection with Friday, March 30, Delpleche entered the Supermarket where a security guard on duty saw the matter when he him run past the cashier. The guard gave chase and again fell ill and had to caught him as he was going through the door. A go to the Mesopotamia search of his person revealed the strong rum under Medical Clinic. The his t-shirt. matter was adjourned, Delpleche was handed over to the police and but Niblett died that when cautioned, he replied, “Oh gawd, nah lock me very night. up. Gey me ah chance. Ah de waters tek control ah The parties were me”.

Strong rum thief jailed

High Court Judge Wesley James and took up duties in the High Court, January 25.

During an interview, January 17, Justice James told THE VINCENTIAN, “With the cooperation of all parties concerned, I hope to make an invaluable contribution in the fulfillment of the mission that brought me here.”

Justice James seems well on the way to fulfilling his mission.

The next sitting of the Assizes commences on April 24.

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Children

Students get vacation reading fun

by GLORIAH… THE ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Reading Association held a Book Club Festival for students who are members of Book Clubs.

The festival was held last week Tuesday, 20th March at Rawacou, and primary school students from Georgetown, South Rivers, Stubbs, Brighton, Gomea, Questelles, and Barrouallie turned out in their numbers, to be part of the inaugural activity.

Also participating were students from the Troumaca Ontario Secondary School who belong to a Book Club there, and the Curriculum Unit Book

Student reads Red Riding Hood while Grandma sleeps in her bedroom in the enactment.

Inset: President Joycelyn Blake-Browne. the day,” she said.

Club Festival, students took part in a hat Book clubs parade, sang songs Section of the participants. devoted to the Book Clubs received inspiration to read, and Club. the students deserved a their humble beginnings performed a variety of Secretary of the day of fun. “We are just as a result of efforts by scenarios. Individuals or organization, Mrs. bringing them together groups of children also Suzette Abbott-King, told to give them a day of fun. individual teachers to assist their at-risk read. One interesting THE VINCENTIAN that They will also be read or readers.

As the readers composition said: “ O for all their hard efforts, told stories throughout showed continued how I love reading, interest and began to because it’s fun for me. progress, these classes It tells me of the world of evolved into Reading books of which we must Clubs. They all began as explore. We could do isolated incidents. this by reading more, so The SVG Reading let us all read more.”

Association then assumed the Aiding the festival responsibility to encourage the To complement the maintenance of the student-led activities, Reading or Book Clubs, stories were narrated by with it being formally adults, to the delight of adopted in January of the excited children. this year with the main Along with the other aim being, ‘to raise the storytellers, animated literacy levels among performances came from students and promote dramatist David “Darkie” Williams and comedian reading; and to Gloria Williams. With encourage reluctant all the reading readers to read’.

At the inaugural Book concluded, the students

were treated to face painting, kite-making and other forms of arts and craft. It was a day well spent.

President of the SVG Reading Association, Mrs. Joycelyn BlakeBrowne, expressed her pleasure with what took place on Tuesday. “It was worthwhile,” she said. “The children were excited. They performed their items that showed the importance of literacy. So many parents attended! I was very happy when I watched them as they were being told the stories by Darkie and then by Gloria. They listened and that, these days, is rare. We need to do it more!”

Blake-Browne said that after looking at the day’s event and working out where it could be improved, her association will endeavor to host the activity again next year.

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SVG CHRISTIAN COUNCIL EASTER MESSAGE - 2012

Easter speaks to Âthe nowÊ⁄ today WE TEND to have a culture in which God becomes most important when we find ourselves in a situation in which we are helpless, and everything seems to be going wrong or we have no control over what is happening in our lives. Outside of this experience, yes God is there, but seemingly far removed from human existence and activity. Quite often, we separate the gospel from our everyday living as though it is to be confined to the Church, and totally irrelevant to modern society. What matters most is achieving our goals and dreams

through whatever methods and schemes avail themselves, as long as they are not illegal.

This is not only the mentality of individuals. It is evident in both religious and non religious entities (institutions, organisations, business enterprises, political parties, governments and families). Here self-interest supersedes the common good.

Rather than seeking the common good for all, the object is to satisfy one’s own self interest. So, there are those who support a particular political party not because

they believe that it has the best policies for the development of the nation, but because they have their own personal agenda. There are similar practices in the other entities mentioned. Human institutions have what one may refer to as a spirit or spirituality which refers to the way they operate, how they relate to their members, employees and customers, and, given the atmosphere which has been created over the years based on it aims and objectives, these (relations) may be good or bad.

Dealers in hope in hopeless times current reality say for sure everything will be OK? The celebration of Easter points to this answer. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is without doubt our hope for the future.

The belief in the Resurrection OUR NATION and world helps us deal with difficulties. today are faced with problems The song writer succinctly that appear insurmountable. puts it, “Because I know He Security and defence holds the future… life is problems are staggering. worth the living just because Many of our youths, our He lives”. future leaders, are confused, The Resurrection is alienated and demoralized. everything to Christianity.

Morals are at an all-time low.

The crucifixion loses its Moral standards are almost meaning without the non-existent. The growing Resurrection. The Life of national debt, financially Christ is a waste without the troubled businesses and Resurrection. The death of economic instability are Christ becomes the mere creating more alarm each heroic death of a noble passing day. martyr. Or, it becomes the These can produce an execution of a fraud or maybe incredibly debilitating force it becomes the pathetic death called fear. In view of this of a deranged madman. There grave threat to society, there will be no church if He had is an anguished cry for not risen from the dead. The leaders who are “dealers in gospel will be powerless. If hope”, to borrow the words of there is no Resurrection, our Napoleon Bonaparte. faith is pointless. Paul argues, How can anyone with this

by SONNY E. WILLIAMS – Presiding Bishop, Pentecostal Assembles of the West Indies, St. Vincent and the Grenadines District

“If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith” (1 Cor. 15:13,14).

The Resurrection gives us a new perspective on dealing with problems. Hope is grounded in the realization that nothing is permanent.

Winter’s formidable chill and darkness will surrender to the warmth and light of spring.

Hope shines the brightest when the hour is darkest.

Hope motivates when discouragement comes, and brings victory even when all clearly points to the opposite.

Let us focus less on our fears and failures. Let the Resurrected Lord inspire and energize us to dream about what is possible. For those in Christ, the best is yet to come.

The Pentecostal Assemblies of the West Indies wishes the nation a blessed Easter, and encourages all to keep hope alive.

Human institutions are necessary structures; though they may be imperfect, we cannot do without them. We need institutions of all kinds, including that of the family.

They are all part of God’s creation, and the purpose of each is part of His will. Each exists to contribute to human well-being.

We must be reminded that, though they were created by God, like the rest of creation, they are flawed by the fall.

This is seen when they abandon their true purpose to serve God and contribute to human well-being, and become ends in themselves.

This spirit of seeking one’s self interest, or only being concerned for ‘what is in it for me’ leads to a culture of underdevelopment, alienation and death. Easter points us to another way - the way of Jesus Christ. Easter tells us that a self-seeking mindset is redeemable.

We cannot separate Easter from these words of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as recorded in Matthew 16: 2426: ‘Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.25For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.26For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?’

And John 13:34-35: ‘I give you a new commandment, that

you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’

Easter informs us that we cannot separate our daily lives and activities from our faith in God. It emphasises that the ways of Jesus give more meaning to life than the ways of the world, and following Him is better than chasing after selfish goals.

The Easter message is not for tomorrow, some future time. Easter speaks to a ‘now’ — ‘today’. Easter affirms that in this life we can experience resurrection and newness of life.

The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Christian Council calls on all citizens, particularly those in civil authority, to lead the way in acknowledging their true purpose, which is to serve God and contribute to human welbeing by: being instruments of reconciliation; being more charitable in our public discourse; in daily life and work pursuing standards of integrity and credibility that supersede the law: and working to transform our nation and by extension the world that all people may have a meaningful existence.

The Council wishes all a Blessed and Happy Easter.

Rt. Rev. C. Leopold Friday Rev. Adrian Odle Monsignor Michael Stewart Major Pierre Antoine

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Editorial

Is there a message for business in Easter?

“ALL THAT THE HUMAN CREATURE is and has is a divine gift.”

Pope Benedict XVI rang out this proclamation during a Palm Sunday homily sometime ago. The message was destined for the ears of all human beings across the world, in the wake of an even more universal embracing of material capitalism..

As the Pope elaborated, it seemed as though he was saying that man’s very ability to work and create wealth is a gift which he can either accept or reject — much like the message of Easter ..; choosing to accept that Jesus died and rose to save mankind or that it never happened.

Whatever the choice, there is no disputing that, with what some condemn as the over-commercialization of Holy Seasons, there is no getting rid of the entrepreneur. Pity though, that the entrepreneur/businessman doesn’t always accept that this gift to work and create wealth should result in the birth of something new and beneficial to all mankind.

In a perfect world .. the world beckoned by the Easter message — this new something should mean the creation of new jobs, the maximizing of resources, as the entrepreneur fulfills his vocation to take this gift and in the process, be an extraordinary steward of its benefits.

So, if we accept that we are Christians, that we accept the Easter message, then we accept that the ability to work and function in the market place — the economy — is a gift from God, and that it must be carried out according to moral precepts. (For that matter, those who chose to be vanguards and safe-keepers of civil law, must also ensure that they practise and encourage what is morally beholding.)

It follows, therefore, that in our Christian society, a moral code must be present and alive in everyday business life — in everyday life across the board for that matter. Every transaction, trade, or exchange must have at its core, values based on natural law.

How can the businessman know whether his actions are based on natural law?

Every person, every Christian believer or non-Christian, has by nature a sense of morality instilled by the Divine. That sense of morality is like a whisper, reminding every day, ‘Let your conscience be your guide.”

Unfortunately, far too many reject this gift — this Easter gift.

They instead corrupt the market place with immoral acts or simply choose not to work to bring the fruits of the earth into a creation to benefit all. Those are the types who on their own volition do not work, instead relying on the labour of others. In the process, they diminish their own dignity and also that of those working around them.

Those who corrupt the market place misuse the gift to illegitimate ends. In such cases, the dollar becomes God; it is no longer a symbol of exchange, a tool; it becomes a goal in and of itself.

There is a difference, therefore, between those who answer the call of the true entrepreneur and those who allow money to consume them. And lest the message be misinterpreted, nowhere does Christ condemn business or entrepreneurship. Far from it!

What He condemns are the false idols of what society sets as bench-marks of success, which are distortions of the soul.

But how practical is it for a business to take into consideration every person? How can a business function and make a profit while trying to maintain the dignity of all? In modern day unbridled capitalism, this would seem impossible.

But this becomes impossible, or perceived to be so, only when the development of the person and society is neglected or rejected on the table of economic criteria only.

No one purports that the turnover of a profit is bad; in fact this is an indicator that the business is functioning well; that the productive factors have been properly employed. So, prosperity and human benefit are not opposing forces, but are deemed to be so, only because corporate productivity and human dignity are never brought into concord. That is the challenge of Easter.

So, as we reflect on another Easter, those who do so, especially businessmen and women, must do so knowing that there, in the Message of Easter, lies a message for all those who trade and exchange in something we call the dollar.

Bethel Bobb at 80 years young: An impressive Vincy family WE BURIED A SELECTED FEW that died during March to mark Good Friday, and entered a new chapter of life beginning on Easter Sunday.

Those that left their early toils included - the angelic Lucy Cato, two seasoned and reasonable businessmen in Creech Woods and Dennis DaSilva, a three-in-one fellow in Carl Glasgow who was a sharp and honest business man; lawyer, fine cricketer and cricket administrator, a pamphleteer and political thinker in his own right.

I started off the Easter season prematurely, at least a week ahead, as Bethel Bobb of Mount Grenan celebrated her 80th birthday young, a gift of her doting children of seven boys and three girls, compared to three sons and seven daughters of my own parents.

And Bethel had her quiver almost full with nary a man to help her sustain her family. It was simply a demonstration of a family phenomenon that was the norm of Caribbean family life. A classic case of Edith Clarke, the Jamaican sociologist who spoke stories of “My Mother Who Fathered Me”.

The general picture was that of hit-and-run, so like the plantations with their absentee ownership. But Bethel took her blows like a man and stood tall bringing up her kids and only settled down to marriage life with a kid or two. Neighbourhood kids, now grown, were full of admiration and awe for this veritable Amazon.

Some with a political bent likened Bethel to “Margaret Thatcher the ‘Iron Lady’. A few who grew close to her family, like Howie Prince, brought the house down at karaoke time that was managed by one of the “Magnificent Seven”, Maurice Horne. Prince’s rendition of “Her way” was right on target. And he was only bested by our lady of song Judy Boucher who gave three of her best. She sat at the table with Arnhim and me.

Cheryl Johnson highlighted the sympathetic nature of Bethel who, in spite of difficulties in bringing up a family, always extended a helping hand to worse-off kids like Cheryl who went to Bethel a stressed-out-rag- doll and was miraculously restored to life itself. In fact a contemporary of Bethel painted her as a West Indian Sister Theresa. She had to know for she herself recently walked away with the crown of Unsung Hero (not “heroine”) of the Caribbean.

Allison Balcombe took the mike and told of Bethel’s industry and energy in the man’s world of traffickers and, above all, her clean-cut honesty with him who often supplied her goods on credit.

To a man, everybody spoke of Bethel as a strict disciplinarian, a believer in a strong work ethic, in family solidarity, all kept in line with the liberal use of the strap. Bethel swore by the biblical injunction of not to “spare the rod and spoil the child”.

I don’t think that Bethel produced a bunch of masochists, for the children seem to delight in the various stories of licks like peas. As usual, Maurice took the cake in this context.

He recalls that Brereton and himself in young teens went to play a cricket match and made it back home without breaking any of Bethel’s curfews. Suddenly, out of the blue, Bethel pounced on them firing licks, right, left and centre, without mention of a word of their offence. This set Maurice in deep thought.

Suddenly, he had it. His mother knew that they were capable of mischief, so she whipped them

just in case, to cover what they might have done, without it having been reported to her!

The setting for this extravanza was a choice piece of real estate, a show-piece of nature, at the appropriately named “Sans Souci” a place where all cares vanished as by magic. The assemblage itself was like a light on the hill, shining forth in the dark. That in a nutshell was Bethel bob’s eightieth spirited and spiritual jamboree.

My personal Encounter With Bethel I was drawn into Bethel’s orbit by her first daughter, Cordelia, who was among my first clients when I opened my Chambers in February 1972. That was forty years ago, when Bethel was 40 years old. From the outset, we got on like a house on fire.

Soon I was invited to lunch with her at a pepper-corn rate when I made my frequent trips to Georgetown and Colonarie to the Magistrate’s Court, building up my practice.

I don’t think the offer was made in response to my disclosure that I used to lunch, when in Colonarie, at the shop of Ralph’s mother on a diet of Ju-c, corned-beef or sardines with a loaf of bread.

At the time, I had not bothered to discover the politics of Bethel, but she knew I belonged to the Forum Group which the S.V.L.P loved to despise.

Anyway I was invited to a party at Bethel’s in honour of the birthday of I think Maurice. So on that eventful day we, Adrian Fraser and myself, turned up at about 8 o’clock .

On our approach to Bethel’s home, we encountered several parked vehicles of Milton Cato, Hudson Tannis, Hobbes Huggins, Lisle Fraser ( Adrian’s own father). We thought of abandoning the venture, but finally decided to brave it, and were certainly greeted by the hostess.

The top brass of Labour were entertained in the main “Hall”, while we grounded with the country folk in a nearby room, with the hostess appearing frequently to make sure that we were comfortable, if not happy. Then food was served.

Labour’s cream was served their goat and rice and whiskey and beer in fancy crockery, fine cutlery and drinking glasses. We were generally served with paper-plates and plasticcups. Then it happened!

A server, flushed with apologies, came and took away what I had been served, and in their stead I got the same utensils as did the Labour executive! I bluntly refused to plead Adrian Fraser’s case, I left that to his father in the outer-or inner room. The truth is that we took no offence and thoroughly enjoyed the funny side, most of all Bethel’s well-cooked food.

So much so that almost forty years later on my 50th anniversary, last year I told my wife that our only celebration, would involve a lunch eaten at Bethel’s home at Mount Grenan. At her 80th birthday celebration I bore no gifts apart from my presence, but threw it out to Bethel that she and hubby could join us in a four some at our home in Villa where the wife may enjoy a swim at Rose Cottage beach sporting bikinis-if you please!

In relating that captivating story, I took pains as I negotiated the political tight-rope.

This is the unexpurgated version which Brereton Horne accused me of varying to suit different audiences!

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Letter to parliamentarians I HOPE I AM not stepping out of bounds, but if I were the Governor General, the representative of the Queen who is the Head of State and to whom our parliamentarians plead allegiance, I would write the Members of our Honourable House of Assembly, the following letter: TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE QUEEN’S PARLIAMENT OF ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES. I have monitored your behavior since the opening of this Parliament, and observed that your performance during that period has not been satisfactory.

You have been advised from time to time to improve upon your performance; however I must inform you that reports indicate that there has been no improvement in your performance.

This unsatisfactory performance, not to mention your immature behavior, is enough ground on which to take disciplinary action against you. However, for the time being, I have decided to take a lenient view and to warn you, all of you, elected and nominated.

You are advised to note that any repetition of such or other act on your part in future will be dealt with seriously.

Governor General Stanley J.

Watch your actions AS WE GO INTO another Easter season, I want to urge my fellow Vincentians to use the period to reflect on the types of action they take.

It is good to remember that the action you take today will affect you tomorrow. Put another way, the action of our political leaders today, can affect the stability of our economy–probably not now, but definitely later on.

There is something called the domino effect, and our leaders need to be concerned that what they put out there as being proper for our leaders, will soon be practised by others, and then we will jump on those people and blame them for their bad behavior.

I dare say, that if I were to give one example of how much we have gone backwards, I would say that the thing we have lost is respect for one another.

Roger

Evil music in mini vans THE YOUNG are a valuable asset to any nation. They are certainly no less important to the advancement of God’s work than they are to the development of society, if their minds are fashioned rightfully.

In the righteous moulding of the human mind, cognizance must ever be taken of the external environment which surrounds the mind and can affect the internal composition of thoughts. As this is carefully considered, one would concede to the fact that the infected environment of much of the public transport, a service used by a majority of our youth, provides very little stimulation toward the affairs of Yahweh (God), and is counter-productive to the building of St.Vincent and the Grenadines.

The atmosphere in the vans has been gravely tainted by demonic music which pollutes the minds of their passengers. Our youth are helped along a path of ungodliness which encourages irreverent displays and social evils. We hear the violence-arousing music in these passenger vans.

The uncalculated, pre-

marital youth pregnancies slip our sight as seldom as the van songs which promote vulgarity. Their (youth) impressionable minds are left exposed to these songs which work in opposition to their holistic progress.

Van drivers must recognize their value.

Thumbs down to those van drivers who, by poor music selection, are subliminally preparing the youth, who are on their way to school, for war and sex. Though one may want to argue that there are heavier contributing factors to evil outcomes, it is indisputable that the negativity of these types of music can only lead to negative social responses among the youth. After all, can that which is corrupt produce good fruit? The question arises: Should such music be played in the

public vehicles of this country? Certainly not, for such lyrics darken the mind and alienate the youth from the intelligent and mindbuilding truths of Yahshua (God).

The youth consequently lead lives of all manner of uncleanness, with no deep regard for the bible truth which shows that “righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.”Prov 13:34. Hence, the country will suffer because of the evil in which they engage if no true change occurs in their lives. In light of this, such music should definitely be replaced by the healthy, mindenriching music of Yahweh (God). Let the songs which pervade the atmosphere of the vans be “psalms, hymns and spiritual songs… “ teaching and

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Learning from a recent murder THE RECENT MURDER that occurred in Rose Bank is but a reminder of the times in which we live. It speaks to the heart of man that is desperately wicked and the lack of love that is present in the hearts of men.

It was reported that she was raped and killed. This leads to many speculations. As we look at the system of sentencing, many men would argue that it is better to commit murder following a rape, since they are more likely to be acquitted of murder than it is for rape. A person can spend up to fifteen years in jail for rape, even though some have been innocent, whereas a person could be acquitted of murder for lack of evidence and other defenses. Even if convicted, sometimes the sentence is only a few years in jail. Thus if a rapist knows that he will be reported on, he many times seeks to kill the lady.

Many times the killer seems to get more

sympathy than the victim’s relatives.

Suddenly the killer has rights and has many lawyers trying to get him off free, and others seeking to ensure that his rights and freedoms are intact. But for the victim’s siblings and relatives, there seem to be none.

A closer look at such a crime is a result of many factors, among them the evil satanic influences that we allow in our lives, and also the many emphases on sex, as per sexual materials like blue movies and other pornographic offerings. Movies can influence a person into such a behavior. We know there are many other factors that can contribute to such a behaviour; but don’t be fooled: A high emphasis on pornography can lead a person into a strong desire for sex, and when a man cannot get it, he goes in search of prey he thinks he can control. So when he is refused, he will use his power

admonishing the young minds about the word of Christ in order for them to sing with grace in their hearts to Yahweh (God). —Colossians 3:16.

As these spiritual songs are accepted in the mind and applied, they will contribute to the youth being flushed from evil and instead focused on helping their country with the guidance of God. Shall you then, van drivers, continue to fight against the will of Yahweh and the progress of St.Vincent and the Grenadines? Shall you continue to destroy our nation’s future - the work of Yahweh’s hands?

Let it not be so. Stand for good by playing the right songs in the vans!

on someone he thinks is easy to control, and commits the act of rape.

But rape is not only committed against someone the rapist thinks he can control, but also against a person whom the rapist feels he wants but cannot get, so his strong desires lead him to commit such an act.

Nevertheless, we must never discard the fact that many times, rape is a wicked thinking of a person who is controlled by a satanic power and needs to be delivered.

Therefore it is time that we as a nation get down on our knees to God and let God live in our homes, by welcoming Him into our heart. What this nation needs is a spiritual change from a spirit of darkness to the Spirit of God; from unrighteousness to righteousness.

Kennard King

* If a large corporation here is having problems settling pension payments for its employees who have retired? * If a large resort here is still having difficulty meeting its monthly expenses? * How large is the government’s debt to local contractors? * When are we going to invite European inspectors to examine our fisheries complexes so that we can resume exporting fish? * What’s holding back the official opening of the prison at Belle Isle?

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Do you believe in Easter?

“The great Easter truth is not that we are to live newly after death — that is not the great thing — but that we are to be new here and now by the power of the resurrection; not so much that we are to live forever as that we are to, and may, live nobly now because we are to live forever.” - Phillips Brooks (1835–1893) US Episcopal minister, sermon at Lincoln’s funeral, wrote the Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem.”

IT IS TRULY AMAZING how quickly technology is advancing and how these progressions, in turn, influence our lives. I was reading the Daily Bread Devotional several months ago when I came across a most interesting story that was written by David C. McCasland.

He described two brothers who, in the 1980s, were experimenting with a computer programme and discovered some unique ways in manipulating images. Many computer software companies thought that these youngsters, John and Thomas Knoll, were crazy since, until this time, photographers were unaware of the possibility of using computers to edit photographic images; John and Thomas were “pioneering beyond the known photography world”. The brothers initially called their programme “Display”. Over time, the name evolved to “Imaginator”. They eventually settled for the name that we now know as “Photoshop®”. This software is presently used around the world as amateurs at home and professionals in business seek to enhance the outcome of their “photographic expeditions”.

Through this technology, it is possible to correct almost every imaginable flaw that is made by “photo-takers”.

However, it should be noted that many of the early users of the software considered the invention “too good to be true” when they heard that the software had the capability of correcting the multitude of photographic errors.

The New Testament describes the scene on that first Easter morning as the women who carried spices to anoint Jesus’ body found the tomb empty (see Matthew 28). The angels who met them there stated, “He is not here: for he is risen as he said.”

(Matthew 28:6). This historic moment is also captured in the New Testament book of Luke 24. And in Luke 24:11 we read that when the women told this to the disciples, “Their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them”.

Although our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ had foretold His faithful followers that He will be raised on the third day (see Matthew 16:21, 17:22-23, 20:17-19), when it actually happened their initial response appeared to be saying “too good to be true”.

Today, two thousand years later, there are still some who question whether the evidence could have been manipulated. Is it possible that His

followers could have rolled away the stone while the soldiers who were guarding the tomb were asleep?

Could they have paid the soldiers to lie? What do you truly believe? No, this is not the time to put this question on a back burner “for a more convenient season”. This Easter Season is as good a time as any to examine what you truly believe about this all-important aspect of history.

This is truly a question to answer.

As you ponder, let me share a story about an eleven-year-old boy named Philip, a Down’s syndrome child who was in a Sunday School class with eight other children: Easter Sunday, the teacher brought an empty plastic egg for each child. They were instructed to go out of the church building onto the grounds and put into the egg something that would remind them of the meaning of Easter. All returned joyfully. As each egg was opened, there were exclamations of delight at a butterfly, a piece of stick, a flower, a blade of grass. Then the last egg was opened. It was Philip’s, and it was empty! Some of the children made fun of Philip. “But, teacher,” he said, “teacher, the tomb was empty.”

A newspaper article announcing Philip’s death a few months later noted that at the conclusion of the funeral, eight children marched forward and put a large empty egg on the small casket. On it was a banner that said, “The tomb was empty.”

And while I do not subscribe to Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, and the like, the preceding story is shared to introduce my belief in that first Easter (even as you continue to ponder yours). Like Philip in the story, I am convinced that Jesus, my Lord and Saviour, died for my sins (and the rest of the world) and that He arose “with a mighty victory over His foes”. I believe that His resurrection is a fact of history; not a myth. I am convinced that Jesus conquered death and that, because I believe that He lives, “I will see tomorrow”. The resurrection of Jesus Christ, the great Easter truth, enables sinful beings like me to have a life-changing experience that allows for a “newness of life” on this side of the grave, and the privilege of spending eternity with Him; His resurrection enables us to live nobly now (even though we will slip up from time to time) and to live forever in His presence; through faith in Jesus Christ and His resurrection, we can have this hope in the now and the here-after. What do you believe?

What does Easter mean to you?

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An affront to our dignity and honour THE ASSAULT AND ARREST of Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves was unparalleled, unwarranted and unjustified. The clumsy action of the New York City officer is more than an assault on Gonsalves. It amounts to an affront to the dignity and sovereignty of our nation. All of us should be outraged. Instead, the partisan political chatter continues.

Sometimes I feel as if ‘dog bite we’ the people of SVG. Neither disaster nor disease, insults nor assaults could pull us together. Our warped minds were on display again as news circulated that Camillo Gonsalves, this nation’s ambassador to the United Nations, was assaulted and arrested by a police officer as he entered our embassy.

Rather than go to the big picture and unite in defense of our nation’s dignity and sovereignty, for the umpteen time, Vincentian views varied in the main according to the political tribe they support. Camillo is the son of our PM; but once his credentials were accepted by the United Nations Secretary General, he represents our nation.

Further, the premises which house the Vincentian embassy to the United Nations is legally regarded as the territory of St Vincent and the Grenadines. Therefore, from an international law standpoint, our ambassador, and by extension, all Vincentians were grabbed by the neck, spun around and handcuffed on Vincentian territory.

As our government and Caricom so forcefully explained the protocol that flows from the international agreement that allowed the United Nations to be sited in New York and the convention that undergirds the international law as it relates to diplomatic niceties were violently disregarded by the New York City police officer. Compounding the indignity attendant to the assault and arrest of our ambassador is the veiled threat of the NYPD to charge Ambassador Gonsalves with disorderly conduct.

As any magistrate knows, menial charges like resisting arrest, obstructing the police and disorderly conduct are last resort attempts by police to stick it to you, to show who is boss when they have absolutely nothing else to hold you on. The fact that the threat of disorderly conduct charge is conditioned on whether ambassador Gonsalves exercises his legitimate right to press civil charges for the improper assault and illegal arrest simply adds insult to injury.

But there are some other things we ought to make clear. This is not a fight between the Government of the United States and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In fact, Ambassador Gonsalves commended the US State Department official who came to the scene of his arrest. So there is no reason for us to fear that this incident will adversely affect the excellent relations between both countries.

Therefore, the ‘what will the US think or say’ calculus is absolutely irrelevant.

The US State Department official proposed a ‘hand shake’ settlement between Ambassador Gonsalves and Officer Green, something akin to the can we all get alone ‘beer summit’ President Obama held following the arrest of African American professor

Louis Henry Gates by a white police officer as he entered his own home.

Our ambassador was correct to reject this offer and to declare to the world that he retains the right to explore all legal options regarding the affront inflicted on his person and the indignities heaped on our nation by NYPD. The building that houses the mission of St Vincent and the Grenadines is an 18 storey high rise.

It has its own security, but because the Embassy of Israel is also situated there, the NYPD stations extra police officers outside. This building is open to the public and the barricades, which control the flow of traffic in front of the building, are breached regularly as persons entering the premises are wont to do.

On any given day, hundreds of persons enter the building and are sent on to their various destinations by the building’s security, not by officers of the NYPD. Therefore, racial profiling is the primary logical explanation as to why Officer Parker felt compelled to pursue ambassador Gonsalves into the building.

Some maintain that Ambassador Gonsalves should have stopped and identified himself. But why should he?

Non-white people in the US are so fed up with indignities from police officers that they stand their ground, especially when they know they are within their right. Moreover, those voices have the credit of hindsight. We can be sure that he was not the only person who walked through the barricades on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.

Moreover, Officer Parker was part of an NYPD security detail. Security personnel ought to be alert and pay attention. Had he been doing his job, Parker would have seen that Gonsalves got out of a vehicle with diplomatic plates. Did he make such an observation, but was nonetheless blinded by his own prejudice as he shouted at, assaulted and arrested Gonsalves?

Further, persons who knew Gonsalves gathered in the lobby and proclaimed that Gonsalves was indeed an ambassador. Parker was duty bound to check with the building security whose desk was close by. Why wait for a State Department or senior police official to order Gonsalves’ release, bravado, hubris?

Clearly the identification of Gonsalves by those gathering in the lobby placed the police officers on actual or constructive notice as to Gonsalves’ identity.

But these logical deductions are no match for the political junkies in our land. They want to hear the side of the NYPD. Do they really want the truth?

They could Google all such statements.

Too many of our people have become entangled by hyper-partisan politics that they disregard a blatant affront to our sovereignty and national honour in the name of political foolishness.

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(Editor’s note: We carry in full and unabridged form the following response from the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.)

Recent statements by Sir Ronald Sanders, member of Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group, on the alleged dangers to the CARICOM unity, represented by the incorporation of Eastern Caribbean countries to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America, reflects backward and

Venezuelan Embassy responds to Sanders stagnant thinking on international relations and ignores the advantages to these countries by their participation in this regional integration agreement.

It’s silly to think that the presence of Antigua, Dominica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the ALBA will fragment the unity of CARICOM in international relations since both CARICOM and ALBA in all the countries involved maintain full exercise of their sovereignty and acting in the interests of their peoples and

their special relations of friendship, solidarity and mutual support within CARICOM. Sir Ronald Sanders should consider that, in the current international crisis of capitalism and the reorganization of international relations, the process of integration and political and economic connections between medium and small States, it is a necessary and smart response to protect the countries interests against the hegemonic pretensions of the great powers, those who would

impose their conditions on the world to save their economies, making it necessary to introduce flexible partnerships that allow our countries to face the effects of this crisis, through partnerships based on cooperation, solidarity and economic complementation, with absolute respect for the sovereignty of states within it.

Contrary to the claims of Sir Ronald Sanders, the only danger to CARICOM or any other organization of countries, is to stay out of the process of integration experienced by the world and

keep their old agreements unchanged, without taken into consideration the radicals changes of the world, therefore to participate in ALBA or any other integration system, provides benefit to the countries involved, which is why Saint Lucia and Jamaica and also Haiti, are considering full admission to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, ALBA. Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

W.I. revival and Carl Glasgow only 3.32 runs per over. He bowled during power plays and at the death.

USING ATHLETICS terminology, one may His achievement was remarkable. say the sprint races are over and it is In spite of the results, only two time for the marathon to begin. The five West Indians reached fifty or more in ODIs and two Twenty/20 matches did an innings. Pollard (102) and Sammy provide great entertainment. At the end (84) were at the head of the pack. The of both series, cricket was the winner. In batting lacked consistency. In three of all three islands St. Vincent, St. Lucia the five matches, West Indies lost five and Barbados, the attendance at the wickets before reaching one hundred. matches was excellent. Once West At the end of the sprints, most of Indies continue to win matches, the the West Indian players would have people in the region will show up to been on the podium to receive their support them. Neither Australia nor West medals. Well done! Respect due!

Indies were good enough to win any of the two series. Both teams were too Tests inconsistent with bat and ball. No team The first of three Tests begins in won two consecutive matches in either Barbados on Saturday, and for certain, form of the game. two names will be in the squad, namely, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the Hot topic veteran of 137 Tests, and Kirk During the last three weeks, Edwards, the rookie with six Tests to anywhere you went in Kingstown, his credit. These two will be ready for cricket was the hot topic. The simple the long haul, the marathon. It is true reason was that the home team had Chanderpaul may not be considered won a match at Arnos Vale. When the archetypical West Indian batsman they visited in 2008, the Aussies won like Rohan Kanhai, Viv Richards or all five one-day matches. Back then, Brian Lara, but his style of play has the home team was led by Chris value. He is the present day Larry Gayle, ‘Mr. Cool’, the Gregory Isaacs of Gomes. cricket.

Edwards on the other hand is the The spirit and energy exuded by best batting prospect that has come on this team was gratifying satisfaction stage in the last three years. Last for all those who paid their monies to year, he finally made it into the Test watch cricket. Andre Russell, Kieron team. Promptly he recorded a century Collar, Dwayne Bravo and Darren on debut. Many cricket followers have Sammy were magnificent in the field. great expectations of him.

Even Darren Bravo’s ground fielding Significantly, this will be Sammy’s did show improvement. first attempt at returning the Frank Throughout the ODIs, the Worrell trophy to the West Indies. homesters employed the same bowling This coveted trophy was lost in 1995 attack which revealed the level of under the leadership of Richie confidence the captain had in each Richardson. Since then, captains bowler. Sunil Narine, the Trinidadian Courtney Walsh, Brian Lara, Jimmy off-spinner, was the pick of the crop, Adams, Shiv Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh and together with Kemar Roach, Sarwan and Chris Gayle have tried shared the top wicket taking ranking and each has failed to claim that for the West Indies; they both had trophy. Will Sammy’s dream of eleven. Narine’s economy rate was beating Australia become reality? The

by EARL W. ROBINSON

answer will be with us at the end of the third Test in Dominica. Knowing the ascendancy Australia held over the West Indies before the Kerry Packer days (24-7), it always gives a special piquancy to victories when the West Indies defeat them at Test level.

Personally, Sammy would like to change his appalling batting and bowling statistics that he has against the Kangaroos.

At present he averages 17.80 with the bat and 60.80 with the ball.

L-R: Kemar Roach and Sunil Narine – joint leading wicket takers for the WI in the recent ODIs and T20’s against the Australians.

Carl Glasgow In the late 1960s, Carl Glasgow was a teacher at the St. Vincent Grammar School. There he taught me History at the junior level. During those years, he was still a competent cricketer, good enough to make the national senior team. He was a left-handed middleorder batsman. In the 1969 Windward Islands tournament, he reached his peak against Grenada in Grenada; the magic figure for him was 40.

On Saturday, May 17, 1969, I strutted to Victoria Park to see him top-score with a knock of 37 in a meagre St. Vincent first-innings total of 135 versus Dominica. David Defoe and the late Kaleb Laurent were the destroyers of the innings.

Former players like Webster Crichton and Ormiston ‘Ken’ Boyea should remember that match. They were his contemporaries. In fact, the latter’s greatest moment was in the second innings of that encounter. He got 90 not out. Crichton’s best bowling figures was in the Grenada match.

Carl was silky smooth. At school he never divorced himself from the

students. He was always there for us. Sometimes he used to take a ‘knock’ with us on the lawn.

In the classroom, he was soft-spoken but very stern. One thing I will always remember of him was his gait. He never looked like he was going too far. It was languid but graceful.

Carl, I have disappointed you by not producing a cricket book during your lifetime but, as Celine Dion would say, ‘That’s the way it is’. Your innings has come to an end. You are gone but not forgotten. Rest in peace!

The Frank Worrell trophy has not touched W.I. soil since it was lost under Richie Richardson.

Kirk Edwards has an auspicious entry into test cricket. A lot is expected of him.

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BY WILLIAM ‘KOJAH’ ANTHONY CARL GLASGOW, a lawyer, town planner and avid sportsman, was laid to rest last Friday. The funeral service took place at the Anglican Church in Kingstown, and he returned to his hometown of Georgetown for burial.

A special sitting at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court last Friday paid tribute to the departed nationalist. The staging of that ceremony was testimony to the high esteem in which he was held. Justice Bruce-Lyle, one of four Judges present at the session, commended Glasgow for his “unassuming” manner”.

As far as Bruce-Lyle was concerned, Glasgow was the “perfect gentleman.”

Bruce-Lyle vouched for Glasgow’s respect for the court, and remembered the “genuine infectious smile” that Glasgow possessed.

“They don’t make them like Carl Glasgow anymore,” Bruce —Lyle quipped and pointed out: “There will never be another Carl.”

Bruce-Lyle was not the only one paying tribute to their fallen comrade.

The sportsman CCJ Justice Adrian Saunders, present for the occasion, also lauded Glasgow’s sporting and civic qualities., Saunders’ a keen sportsman, attributed his passion for sports partly to the influence of Carl Glasgow.

Saunders revealed some of Glasgow’s dynamic lifestyle, and for Saunders, the large turnout for the special sitting “attests to the high esteem in which he is held.”

It was something of a who is who in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and indeed the wider Caribbean.

Lawyers jockeyed for a spot to address the sitting. But no one could have denied Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves his accolades on Glasgow.

The Vincentian Prime Minister recalled knowing Glasgow at the Grammar School, and recalled him being a star athlete in the likes of Bunny Baptiste and Michael Findlay.

Gonsalves spoke of Glasgow’s high jump record which stood at Grammar School for over 40 years.

Gonsalves is hoping that Glasgow’s death present the opportunity for persons to “resolve to live better with one another.”

He wants to see persons “bury the hatchets and forget where they are buried.”

Attorney General Judith Jones Morgan regarded Glasgow as a “good and faithful servant,” for she received no letters or complaints about him.

President of the Vincentian bar Dr. Linton Lewis described Glasgow as a model of “virtue” and “excellence.”

No complaint Former Attorney General Parnel Campbell highlighted Glasgow’s qualities and pointed out that he was a gentle man and not a gentleman.

“He seemed to be on a mission to enrich the life of everyone on earth,” Campbell said.

Bertram Commissiong and Carlyle Dougan paid tribute to Glasgow, as did Director of Public Prosecutions Colin Williams, former Attorney General Emery Robertson, and lawyers Kay Bacchus Browne and Nicole Sylvester.

Lawyer Andrew Cummings missed the event, but his daughter filled the breech.

Glasgow’s body rested at the High Court Building

for a period before being taken to the Church and burial site.

A number of persons representing the community showed their respects to Glasgow. Those included past and present national and regional cricketers and executive members of the Windward Islands Cricket Board.

Carl Glasgow was born on December 14, 1942 and died March 22, 2012.

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Mixed views about envoyÊs arrest

By Nelson A. King naking@verizon.net US CORRESPONDENT

VINCENTIANS IN NEW YORK in general have expressed mixed sentiments about the Mar. 28 arrest of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ United Nations Ambassador, Camillo Gonsalves, by the New York Police Department (NYPD).

Gonsalves, the eldest son of Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonslaves, has vehemently denied claims by the NYPD that he was arrested after he refused to identify himself in the lobby of the building that houses the Mission to the United Nations in midtown Manhattan.

Dean of a public school “The mere fact that he (Camillo Gonsalves) is a Black man, the racist

element comes out,” said Jofford Sutherland, president of the Brooklyn-based Friends of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Committee, the New York arm of the incumbent Unity Labor Party (ULP), in an exclusive VINCENTIAN interview.

“It does not matter what are your credentials, racism still exists,” added Sutherland, the dean of a public school in Brooklyn. “It’s being perpetuated in a most sophisticated way. We (the United States) are supposed to be the bastion of democracy, and these things are still happening.

“It’s very unfortunate that it (arrest) happened, and it will not be the last for Black people to be treated this way. It’s total disrespect for the Black man,” the Sandy Bay native continued.

“If he were White, they would not have put handcuffs on him,” he said. “This is disgusting and belittling. They (Gonsalves administration) should demand an apology from the (US) State Department. I don’t care which political party is in power (in St. Vincent and the Grenadines), they should respect his office (UN).”

Chairman of Diaspora Committee Maxwell Haywood, chairman of the Brooklyn-based St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Diaspora Committee of New York, said he was “comprehensively appalled that this can happen to anyone, especially one of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ highest representatives at the

global level.

“This is a very loud message to all of us that police harassment and brutality are alive and well,” said Haywood, a United Nations’ Development Officer, who hails from New Grounds.

“We have to be always vigilant against such police actions,” he added, noting that the police officer who arrested Gonsalves was white.

“This means we have to be very organized, and we need an organized response to this action by the police,” Haywood told THE VINCENTIAN.

Education director South Rivers-born Greg Dublin, a director with the Brooklyn-based Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center, said Gonsalves’ arrest was “unwarranted and appears to be an overzealous response of a police officer to a classic a communication snafu.

“The fact that Camillo (Gonsalves) has been doing this (walking through the railings in front of the building) for the past five years is an indication that his action is somewhat admissible,” he said.

“If the officer had simply asked for identification and thereby established his (Gonsalves) diplomatic status, this fiasco could have been avoided,” he added.

“The grabbing of the neck and arm and forcibly turning one around in those circumstances seem excessive to me,” Dublin added. “A thorough investigation should be forthcoming.”

Former police officer But Vincent Bacchus, a former police sergeant in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who currently serves as president of the Brooklyn-based St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Progressive Organization of New York (SPONY), the arm of the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP), said Gonsalves was “totally wrong” in his actions.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ United Nations Ambassador, Camillo Gonsalves has refuted the NYPD’s claim that he refused to identify himself.

“He went through the barricade knowing that New York is high against terrorism. He should have stood up and speak to the police. The police didn’t know who he was,” said Bacchus, who was born in Bequia but resided in New Montrose before migrating to New York.

“All these things could have been avoided,” he added. “It’s Camillo’s (Gonsalves) fault. He should have complied with the police. The police was carrying out his duties according to how he was trained.

“If he’s (Gonsalves) immuned (because of diplomatic immunity), the police did not know that. It’s not the same police stationed there all the time,” Bacchus continued. “To me, Camillo was showing his true colors. You avoid things. The police did not do anything wrong.”

Bacchus also warned the Gonsalves administration to be careful how it responds to the incident.

“He (Gonsalves) should be quiet,” he said.

“If you sue (file legal action), Vincentians are here (in the United States). You’ll make it difficult for others who want to come here,” he said, dismissing, at the same time, charges of racism in the matter.

“It’s not racism,” Bacchus declared. “Let’s put fair where fair is. If Camillo was right, no

matter what, he was right.”

Past elections candidate But Stephen “Scumbo” John, SPONY’s treasurer, who unsuccessfully contested the 2001 general elections on the NDP ticket, in the South Windward constituency, said it’s “a lot of noise about nothing.

“To be stopped by police and put handcuffs on you, it’s nothing,” said John, who is also a high school principal in Brooklyn.

“He should have identified himself,” he said, however, added.

“That’s a mistake.”

At the same time, John said: “I’m not embarrassed that my ambassador was stopped by police and got handcuffed.

“This guy (police officer) on the beat did not know him (Gonsalves),” he added.

“But, that’s (Gonsalves’ arrest) not a big thing.”

John also urged Prime Minister Gonsalves to tread cautiously in the matter.

“I think the PM (prime minister) should relax and don’t push too much,” he said. “He’s (Camillo Gonsalves) is not less of an ambassador because of that. Leave it alone.

Nothing will come out of it.”

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Women

Safeguarding women’s welfare: Key to nation-building

by SHERON GARRAWAY LA FERN CATO, Chairperson of the Progressive Women’s Organization, has emphasized that the welfare of women and girls is an important factor in the improvement of a nation’s social and economic well-being.

Cato made the observation while addressing the Progressive Women’s Organization honouring ceremony on Sunday 25 March 2012 at Government House.

She also stated that women ensure that the nation is healthy by guaranteeing that children are loved, fed, vaccinated and educated.

“The International Women’s Day theme of ‘Connecting Girls Inspiring Futures’ strikes at continuity, since girls need the right nurturing environment for their survival, growth and protection”, Cato cited, and made clear that “if women’s physical, intellectual,

spiritual, emotional, moral, psychological futures are developed, half of the battle is won towards inspiring futures and meeting Honorees pose with members of the Progressive Women’s Organization. the UN Millennium Olufunmi-Jacobs).

Development Goals.” gadgets, it was essential for shared a belief that “Feminism Also addressing the them to, “connect with values, has not happened yet, since gathering, as part of a twoconnect with themselves, Vincentian women tend to person panel were connect with women who can Dr.Kathleen Israel and accept that men’s time is more be mentors, connect with other valuable theirs.”

Barrister Louise Mitchellgirls, and connect with Joseph.

She explained, “We tolerate Dr. Israel, who has worked parents, teachers and double standards in sexuality, significant others.” with the World Health and silently tolerate sexual Even as she made this Organization (WHO) and Pan and emotional abuse. We American Health Organization appeal, she highlighted the watch acceptingly as our continuing lewd behaviour of (PAHO), pointed out there young girls assume the roles of was still a long way to go with some young women, and sexual objects at a very young referred to the level of respect to effectively age. The part of our discourtesy, disrespect, addressing women’s issues consciousness that most drunkenness, and halfand therefore, such issues convinces me that feminism must remain at the forefront nakedness displayed by some hasn’t happened, is indeed our women after the international readiness to condemn other of development issues. cricket matches played here She noted that, while girls women who do not conform to recently. and young women were the patriarchal values that Louise Mitchell-Joseph connected to technology and

(Photo by Empress Modupe establish what is expected of us as mothers, sisters and wives.”

The barrister called on women to refrain from judging and tearing each other down, and to be more supportive.

Those honoured were: President of the Society for Persons with Disabilities Patricia Cumberbatch; Philanthropist Marjorie Jackson; Farmer/Vendor Bethel James; House Keeper Majorie Quammie; Fashion Designer Patrice Reddock; Nurse Cornice Sprott and Artsand Crafts person Cassandra Simmons-Williams.

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Youth

Innovative Pageant to Celebrate Anniversary hailed as a means of exposure for the enrichment of the students.

Dean of the institution, Mr. Osborne Bowens, told THE VINCENTIAN that the activity was “an innovative idea, and one that gives the students a different sort of exposure.” He said that the college tries to give students “avenues for mobility, and this is just another way of showing their talents. The students are pretty excited about it.”

Management.

There were four segments of competition: Sportswear, Talent, Innovative Appearance, and Interview.

Of these, the Innovative Appearance was just that — innovative! It involved the display of a creation that was, in itself, explanatory of what was studied in a particular Department. And the students proved their creativity with what they produced!

producers, outlined the prizes for the winners. The King and Queen will each receive a crown, plus a laptop with free internet connection and $100 cash. 1st runners-up will receive trophies and $100 cash. The 2nd runner-up will be awarded a trophy and a gift voucher.

Results

Participants The pageant saw participation from each Department, and the ten students taking part were: Shirbins Charles, Mr. Mobile Architecture

by GLORIAH...

Building and Construction; I’Sannia Ollivierre, Miss Mobile Travel and THE FIRST EVER JOINT KING AND QUEEN Tourism; Shaffiquer Nanton, Miss PAGEANT, as far as could be Fixed Lines Sales and Marketing; remembered by the numerous adults Karry Dannzine, Mr. Broadband polled, was held on the grounds of the Tourism; Bithiah Dopwell, Miss E Top SVG Community College Division of Up Culinary Arts; Franklyn Technical and Vocational Education Richardson, Mr. Fixed Line (SVGCC DTVE) at Arnos Vale, last Hospitality; Candice Black, Miss GSM Saturday, 31st March.

Hospitality; Nicholette Thomas, Miss The College is currently celebrating Broadband Accounting; Jude Glasgow, its 40th Anniversary under the theme: Mr. GSM Automotive Repairs; and ‘Appreciating the Past to Enrich the Danniaff Charles, Miss Talk 24 Future’, and the pageant has been Entrepreneurship and Small Business Innovative wear of Queen Bithiah Dopwell showing culinary arts.

After an evening somewhat troubled by inclement weather, but which really did not halt the proceedings, a very macho Franklyn Richardson was crowned King of the Pageant, with Shirbins Charles placing 1st runner-up. A very elegant Bithiah Dopwell walked away with the title of Queen. She was followed by Candice Black as 1st runner-up and Shaffiquer Nanton in the 2nd runner-up position. Overall segment winners were: Best Sportswear — Bithiah Dopwell; Best Talent — Shaffiquer Nanton; Best Innovative Appearance — Bithiah Dopwell; and Best Interview — Candice Black.

Ms. Azubah Adams, lecturer at the college and one of the show’s

Innovative wear of King Franklyn Richardson depicting hospitality.

GHS Young Leaders visit Lowman’s Bay Power Plant projects that will reduce the country’s MEMBERS OF THE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL Young Leaders now have a dependence on fossil fuels, and ultimately help in combating climate better understanding of how change. Among these projects are the electricity is generated following a visit to the Lowmans Bay Power Plant installation of two Solar Power on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The visit to Systems at Cane Hall Engineering Complex, the upgrading of the the state of the art modern facility owned and operated by St. Vincent Richmond and South Rivers Hydro Electricity Services Limited (VINLEC) Plants and the establishment of a Windfarm within the next three years. is in keeping with the group’s efforts With technical assistance from to combat climate change as part of VINLEC, the GHS Young Leaders their 2011-2012 Young Leaders group is also carrying out an energy project. The theme under study is “Climate Change: Global audit at the school. Additionally, they Phenomenon, Community Solutions.” are collaborating with the Company in the production of three television This year, VINLEC has partnered with the GHS Young Leaders to bring adverts. The group has chosen a sub theme “Our World, Our Climate, Our about awareness about how climate Problem, Our Solution. change is impacted by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gas emissions.

VINLEC recognizes the importance of this subject area and is supporting the Young Leaders with the aim of getting the wider society to understand the issues.

As a responsible Company, VINLEC has also embarked on a number of The GHS Young Leaders in their hard hats at Vinlec, renewable energy Lowman’s Bay.

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ULP Feature

ULP celebrates 11 years in government government has been able to manage its finances well, and while THE UNITY LABOUR PARTY (ULP) was governments around the region have Cometh Dr. Ralph Gonsalves formed on the 16th, October 1994, when been laying off , the situation is the Movement for National Unity (MNU) When Vincent Beache relinquished different in SVG, with the government and the St. Vincent Labour Party (SVLP) leadership of the ULP on 17th October employing more persons and paying merged to form one political entity. their salaries on time,” stated Francis.

1998, it made way for a contest for The merger came as an aftermath of leadership involving Dr. Ralph He admitted that the government the general elections of 21st February Gonsalves and Stanley ‘Stalkey’ John, owes persons and organizations but 1994 which had seen the parties also intimated that there are persons which Gonsalves won by an running as separate units, winning who owe the government. overwhelming majority. three seats between them.

Regardless of the situation, Francis The pressure on NDP was turned The ULP contested as a single force up a notch with Gonsalves at the helm is of the view that the country is held for the first time in the 1998 general in high esteem because of the respect of the ULP. According to Francis, the elections and won 7 seats to the and seniority of Ralph Gonsalves. people of the country responded to incumbent New Democratic Party’s very sensitive statements from the (NDP) 8. The ULP had garnered the NDP and took to the street in 2000, in Challenges and succession majority, 55%, of the popular vote. mass protest. The result was an In an exclusive interview with THE agreement, referred to as the Grand Responding to a question about the VINCENTIAN, General Secretary of challenges his party faces, Francis was Beach Accord, between founding the ULP, Julian Francis, disclosed president of the NDP, Sir James quick to say, “The party is a smooth that, had it not been for “the functioning party. … you never hear Mitchell and Dr. Gonsalves who, by discrepancies in the East Kingstown us cussing and quarrelling with each this time, had replaced Beache as constituency,” the ULP would have other like the NDP does, and issues Leader of the Opposition. formed government in 1998. are normally settled in chambers, Among the agreement was that “We lost the election by 27 votes in caucuses, and we come out a united general elections would be called East Kingstown because of the gerryparty as our name states.” before it would be normally due; and mandering of the seats for that He did, however, confess that there in that election of March 28, 2001, Dr. election, to carve out a seat for Arnhim Gonsalves led the ULP into its first might be some challenges at the Eustace in East Kingstown; so he victory, beating the NDP 13 seats to 2. governmental level, especially since barely won his seat by 27 votes against He would lead the party into victory SVG is a small state with no massive in two (2005, 2010) successive general natural resources .

And on the question of a succession elections. plan in the eventuality that Gonsalves SVG advances demits office anytime soon, Francis explained that there are a lot of young Francis declared with confidence and bright persons in the party, but that the ULP had done much to there are very few persons who can advance SVG since it took the reins of replace Gonsalves . “So to expect us to government. find another Ralph Gonsalves will be a “We have reduced poverty from 37% difficult task,” he conceded. for the indigent poor to 2.9% and He made known, though, that after reduced general poverty to about 25%,” the next election, the party will have he said. many younger persons coming to the The General Secretary, who is also forefront, and new leaders will emerge, Minister of Transport and Works, but, as far he is concerned, “Ralph revealed that the middle income and Gonsalves is the person who will lead low income houses have been well the party into the next general received and the demands by persons election; thereafter the search will be are overwhelming and “security, good on for a person to fill the management governance, transparency and position.” democracy have been enhanced,” The ULP held a family day last proclaimed Francis.

Sunday at Rabbacca to mark the 11th “Though the country is going anniversary of its election to through financial difficulties, the government.

by KENVILLE HORNE

Julian Francis, General Secretary of the Unity Labour Party, has been credited with managing the campaigns of his party and assuring victory on three successive occasions at the polls.

Michael Hamlett,” Francis said.

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Leisure

ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) You can make a difference if you're willing to stand up and be counted. Be innovative. You may have personal problems, but professional duties might be pressing.

TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Do what's best for the people you love most. Get involved in volunteer work that will bring you satisfaction, not an empty wallet. You're in the mood to do things such as competitive sports, or perhaps a night on the town.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Be tactful if you see flaws in someone else's work. Your added discipline will enable you to complete some of those unfinished projects. The emotional state of peers may cause a problem for you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Expect temper tantrums on the home front if you haven't been letting someone have their way. You will feel better about yourself and you may also meet potential lovers. Get involved in activities that will bring you knowledge about foreign land, philosophies, or cultures.

LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Someone left a real mess for you to sift through. You should be getting into selfimprovement projects.

Communication will be your strong point and you should be able to persuade others to see things your way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Educational pursuits can bring interesting, helpful people.

Don't forget to let your mate know how much you care. Do not lend money to friends, or contribute more than necessary to groups unworthy of your cash.

LIBRA (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) Someone you work with may be trying to make you look bad. They didn't fully understand what was expected. You can make money if you are careful not to let it trickle through your fingers.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You'll find it easy to meet new people. You need to distance yourself from the situation for a little while first. You may have taken on a little too much, but you will enjoy every minute of it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) Travel will be favorable.

Restrictions may be difficult for you to live with, but try to do things by the book. Family gettogethers will be interesting.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Don't point your finger unjustly at others. Secret affairs could cause upset. Travel for business purposes may bring the highest returns.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) You may want to plan physical activities that will help burn off some of their excess energy.

Minor health problems could result through exhaustion. Be careful not to push your luck or take too much for granted when dealing on either a personal or professional level.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) Don't hold back. You'll find it difficult to control your emotions. Try to include the one you love in your plans today.

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38. Prison feature 39. Before long 40. Airplane watchers 44. Glitch 45. Doe’s mate 46. Busboy’s reward 47. Bush’s party (abbr.)

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12. Welcomed 13. Grudge 15. Mideast nation 19. Unpaid bill 20. Computer fodder 21. Grieve 22. Toothpaste type 23. Physical skill 24. Fliers 25. Café au __ 26. Taster’s exclamation 28. Garbed 31. “As I Lay __” 32. Shed feathers 34. Lay off (2 wds.)

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6:00 CNN 7:00 Shepherd’s Chapel 8:00 Hap 9:30 Kind 10:00 S’bo 10:30 Crashbox Afternoon 12:00 Movie Com ‘Pg’ “Flipped” 1:30 Movie Adv ‘Pg’ “Big Top Pee Wee 3:00 Classic 3:30 Movie Adven ‘Pg’ “Star Trek Iv: The Voyage” 5:30 Movie Ani ‘Pg’ “The Ant Bully” Evening 7:00 Movie Adv ‘G’ “Ramona & Beezus” 8:45 Movie Com ‘Pg’ “Nanny Mcphee Returns” 10:45 Movie Com ‘Pg-13’ “Life Stinks“ 12:20 Movie Com ‘Pg’ “Flipped” 2:00 Movie Act ‘Pg-13’ “Men In Black” 3:30 Life 4:05 Movie Fam ‘G’ “Jetsons: The Movie” 5:30 CNN News

THURSDAY April 12th, 2012 Morning 6:00 CNN News 9:00 Shepherd’s Chapel 10:00 Caribbean Newsline 10:30 Earl 11:30 We Cooking

6:00 CNN 7:30 Over 7:50 Movie Ani ‘Pg’ “Tangled” 9:30 To Be Announced 10:00 1st Digicel Test

6:00 CNN 7:00 Kingdom Life 8:00 Trinity In Touch 8:30 Mik 9:00 Bible Speaks 9:30 Faith & Truth 10:00 1st Digicel Test

Afternoon 1:45 3D 5:00 Inside Story

Afternoon 12:00 Headline News 1:00 Guys 1:30 3D 2:00 Burn Notice 3:00 Pink Panther 4:00 Chowder 5:00 Jewel In The Palace Evening

Afternoon

Afternoon 1:00 Direction 2:00 Cricket

Evening 6:00 Good Luck Charlie 6:30 Living Water Ministries 7:00 SVGTV News 7:25 Sportweek 7:55 Voice Of Freedom 8:25 F H Videos 8:55 3D 9:00 Guinness Rush Hour 10:00 Movie Com ‘Pg-13’ “The Longest Yard” 12:30 Movie Com ‘Pg’ “Kicking & Screaming” 2:30 Movie Com ‘R’ “The Informant” 4:45 CNN

6:00 CNN News 9:00 Shepherd’s Chapel 10:00 1st Digicel Test

Health Talk Flash Back Live Up Meet The Browns 8:00 My Child & I 9:00 Movie Act ‘Pg-13’ “Priest ” 10:30 Movie Hor ‘R’ “Final Destination 2” 12:05 Movie Com ‘Pg-13’ “Bringing Down The House” 2:00 Magic City 2:50 Movie Dra‘R’ “Barney’s Version” 5:00 CNN News 6:00 New Life Baptist Church 7:00 SVGTV News 7:55 A.P.I Presents 8:55 3D 9:00 Tele- Classifieds 9:10 SVGTV Obituaries 9:15 Bold & Beautiful 9:30 Caribbean Newsline 10:10 Movie Com ‘Pg-13’

6:00 CNN News 9:00 Shepherd’s Chapel 10:00 1st Digicel Test Afternoon 1:30 3D 5:00 Jewel In The Palace Evening

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Din In Touch SVGTV News Encounter The Law & You 3D Tele – Classifieds 9:10 SVGTV Obituaries 9:15 WWE Monday Night Raw 11:05 Psych 12:05 NCIS 1:00 CSI 2:05 Movie Dra ‘Pg-13’ “Love Happens” 4:00 Law & Order CI 5:00 CNN News

6:00 To Be Announced 6:30 We Cooking 7:00 SVGTV News 7:55 A.P.I Presents 8:55 3D/Lotto Draws 9:00 Tele-Classified 9:10 SVGTV Obituaries 9:15 Bold & Beautiful 9:45 Caribbean Newsline 10:15 Movie Com ‘Pg-13’ “Dirty Work” 11:40 Movie Com ‘Pg-13’ “Good Hair” 1:00 Movie Fan ‘Pg-13’ “The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen” 3:00 Movie Com ‘G’ “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” 5:30 CNN News

“Something Borrowed” 11:55 Movie Dra ‘Pg-13’ “Charlie St. Cloud” 1:30 Movie Dra “Danger Woman” 3:15 Movie Dra ‘R’ “Cat People” 5:00 CNN News

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6:00 CNN News 9:00 Shepherd’s Chapel 10:00 1st Digicel Test Afternoon

1:30 3D 5:00 Basia Evening 6:00 Diners Dives 6:30 Serving The People 7:00 SVGTV News 7:50 Chronicles Of Our Community 8:00 Key Issues 8:55 3D 9:00 Tele-Classifieds 9:05 SVGTV Obituaries 9:15 Bold & Beautiful 9:35 Caribbean Newsline 10:05 Movie: Com ‘R’ “Down & Out In Beverly Hills” 11:55 Movie Act ‘R’ “Road Racers” 1:30 Movie Com ‘R’ “Dirty Love” 3:00 Movie Dra ‘R’ “Soldier’s Girl” 5:00 CNN News

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Advice

Heineken brands Bequia Easter Regatta again

From left: Felix Antoine, Marketing Manager Mountain Top Springs, presents sponsorship cheque to Nicola Redway of the Bequia Sailing Club.

Mountain Top supports Regatta MOUNTAIN TOP SPRINGS LTD., this country’s leading provider of bottled spring water, returns as a sponsor of the prestigious Bequia Easter Regatta.

On March 21, a cheque in the amount of EC$2,800.00 and fifty cases of water were presented to the Bequia Sailing Club, organizers of the Regatta.

Kenneth Da Silva, Managing Director of Mountain Top Springs Ltd., confirmed that, “we have sponsored the Regatta for over five

years,” and recognized the Regatta as, “an expression of this country’s sailing culture” with which his company wants to be associated.

Towards that end, Da Silva said, “We intend to continue our relationship with the Club well into the future.”

The 31st Bequia Easter Regatta officially got going on Wednesday, March 4, and will climax on Easter Monday, March 9.

HEINEKEN HAS ONCE AGAIN reserved the rights to the title of headline sponsor to the Bequia Easter Regatta 2012.

The Regatta, which commenced yesterday, April 4, with the registration of yachts, is billed for the 15th consecutive year, as the Bequia Heineken Easter Regatta.

The Bequia Heineken Easter Regatta has an event-filled list of Regatta sailing events scheduled for Easter 2012, including Friday’s full day of yacht races and the Heineken’s challenge for local fishing boats on Easter Saturday and Sunday, all exclusively sponsored by Heineken. On Easter Monday, patrons would be delighted with an entire day of yacht races.

Taking a step away from the sailing activities, Heineken would also be the proud sponsor of all the major entertainment activities happening in Bequia during the Easter Weekend.

Heineken teams up with LIME to present this year’s Easter fete at the Clive Tannis Hard Court. This event will feature the band Nexcyxx from Barbados, DJ Private Ryan from

Miami and a cast of local entertainers such as 2Kool Chris and DJ Shatta.

Another major Heineken event taking place this weekend in Bequia would be the Heineken NEON Green Party. Persons are invited to party with DJs Chemical X and Big Dog Pitbull at the Bedrock Disco.

Heineken Brand Manager, Dominic Brisbane, promises the highest quality entertainment to all patrons attending the Heineken-sponsored events throughout the 2012 Easter, in Bequia.

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Sports Special

SVGOP donates football gear

by KENVILLE HORNE YOUTHS in the South Leeward constituency are now better equipped to train and compete in the sport of football.

This comes about following a donation of football gear by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines organization of Pennsylvania (SVGOP).

Speaking at a brief handing over ceremony last Saturday 31st , at the Camden Park Playing Field, PRO of SVGOP, James Cordice, revealed that the organization was moved to donate the gear after a request for assistance was made by staff of the Questelles Government School and members of the Clare Valley community.

Cordice, who hails from Clare Valley, disclosed that he did not focus on Clare Valley alone.

“I wanted to go through the professional aspect of it, where we have an organized sports department in place to really affect that level of organizing,” he said.

After discussion with Third Vice president of the SVGFF, Elroy Boucher, Cordice said that the SVGOP embarked on a drive to seek donations from Vincentians and others in the Pennsylvania area. Chairperson of the SVGOP education committee, Emille Williams initiated the drive, and football uniforms, shin guards, balls,

uniform and other gear were donated over a period of time.

Challenges While Cordice is disappointed with “much wheel spinning” that surrounded the arrival of the gear in SVG, the gear having sat in the customs without being expeditiously attended to after being air freighted at high cost, he is hopeful that many children will benefit from the donation.

Cordice lamented, “It’s really a sad thing seeing children trying to play ball and trying to go professional without proper gear,” and he believes “that with the proper gear, players’ confidence would be built and their game improved”.

He hinted that, once there are requests for assistance, his organization will be disposed to respond positively.

Keith Ollivierre of the South Leeward Sports Association, Thedica Commissiong of the Questelles Government School and Lucian Allen of the Clare Valley Government School accepted the donation on behalf of their organization and schools, and committed themselves to ensuring that the gear reached those for whom they are intended.

From left: James Cordice, PRO of SVGOP, hands over football gear and equipment to Lucian Allen, Thedica Commissiong and Keith Ollivierre.

Donald Thomas of the South Leeward Football Association is on hand.

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Nicky-Ann Stephens receiving her Victrix Ludorum trophy from Cecil Mc Kie, Minister of Sport.

Action in the Senior Male High Jump competition.

BGS, TSSS share inter schools glory This year’s event lacked substance with many patrons declaring that they THE ST.VINCENT BOYS GRAMMAR did not enjoy themselves. The SCHOOL (BGS) and the Thomas Saunders organization seemed to have faltered Secondary School (TSSS)captured the compared to the previous years, and premier titles of male and female this may have resulted in the late champion teams respectively, in this completion of the event. However, the year’s Inter- Secondary Schools Track athletes were undaunted and gave of and Field Meet, run off at the Arnos vale their best.

Playing Field, Thursday, March 29.

When the dust cleared, many eager However, the final overall results in person converged on the playing field the male category came only after a to await the announcement of the protest by the BGS. winners.

The championship is the main The TSSS was declared runaway athletic event on the secondary school winners of the girls category with a calendar, and many athletes fight total of 242points. Second was St. vigorously to bring recognition to their Joseph’s Convent Kingstown on 174.33 schools. Since the advent of the TSSS, and Bethel High School in third spot the bar has been raised and many with a total of 170.33. schools are motivated by the thought There was a delay in the of beating the boys and girls of the announcement of the overall boys TSSS. . champion after a BGS protest. In the

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Slyford Lampkin accepts his Victor Ludorum trophy.

end at school was adjudged winners with 251.5 points much to the dismay of the TSSS supporters.

TSSS had to settle for the second place on a total of 246 points.

Third place went to Bethel High School on 150points.

Shafiqua Maloney from the Thomas Saunders Secondary amassed 45 points to take the girls’ Under-14 individual title, with Slyford Lampkin from the Bethel High tahing the boys’ title in that age group.

The TSSS dominance was evident as they ran away with Under-17 and Under-21 titles in both male and female categories: Kerina Hoope for girls and Rogike Thorpe for boys in the

Under-17; and Nicky-Ann Stephens for girls and Brandon Parris for boys in the Under-21 grouping.

The Victrix Ludorum was NickyAnn Stephens and the Victor Ludorum Slyford Lampkin.

Thomas Saunders Secondary School was defending champion in both the overall male and female team championships.

Vincy Heat and Antigua: One a piece ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES and Antigua won one game each in a two-match Friendly series played here over the weekend.

The Vincentians beat the visitors one nil at Victoria Park last Friday evening then went under two: one at Arnos Vale two days later.

Shandell Samuel, wearing the captain’s arm band, scored on both occasions.

His 55th strike in the first match made the

difference but his penalty converted in the 55th last Sunday was not enough to cancel out strikes by Lawson Robinson in the 19th, and Peter Byers 51st.

Antigua used the encounters to prepare for the Third Round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifications process.

The Antiguans, ranked 95th in the world and 12th at Concacaf, looked sharper and fitter in both games. But they must lift their game, for

they have to outgun Guatemala, ranked 86 overall and 11th in Concacaf, Jamaica 54th overall and fourth at the regional level, and USA ranked 27th overall and second in the Concacaf zone.

The Vincentians, ranked 146 overall and 23 in Concacaf, appeared to lack intensity. They, however, kept the Antiguans at bay in the first match, and Samuel’s goal was another of his classics. It made up for

an earlier opportunity he missed from a left side cross.

His goal came against the run of play as the Antiguans appeared more adventurous.

Vincentian custodian Kenyan Lynch was called into action on two occasions in the first half of Friday clash.

Sunday’s showdown shifted to Arnos Vale.

Conditions were ideal for Shandell Samuel, SVG captain, scored in both the international matches. encounter of sorts.

(WKA)

Lawson Robinson opened the scoring for Antigua in the second match.

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National 20/20 semi-finalists decided The semi-final spots in the NLA/Neil Williams T20 Cricket Competition were decided, following quarter final matches played last weekend at the Arnos Vale playing.

Owia Stars caused an upset when they comfortably beat OLA Boutique Radcliffe by 5 wickets.

Batting first, Radcliffe posted 124 for 9 from 20 overs. Wayne Harper top

scored with 39, while Captain Lindon James hit 35. Emron Lavia and Glendall Gregg took 2 for 19 and 2 for 24 respectively. In reply, Owia Stars reached 128 for 5 from 16.4 overs, led by 58 from former under19 batsman Javadeen Browne. His innings included 6 sixes and 2 fours. He was supported

by Omual Lorraine with 18 not out. Andy Harper

took 3 for 8.

Victors One also booked their place in the semi-finals after a convincing 24-run win over ASCO. Victors One compiled 128 for 8 from 20 overs. Donwell Hectors led with 34 not out, while Atticus Browne hit 32. Andre Hunte took 4 for 17 and Elrick Morris 3 for 27.

ASCO in reply were reduced to 104 for 8 from

Owia Stars proved to be the surprise package in the competition so far.

20 overs. Keron Cottoy took 3 for 14, Ray Jordan 2 for 25 and Shaquille Browne took 2 for 18.

Police and defending champion Rivals had earlier in the competition booked their places in

the semi-finals.

The semi-finals will see: Police versus Owia Stars and Rivals versus Victors two.

I.B.A.ALLEN

Windwards’ top performers OFF-SPINNER Shane Shillingford and top order batsman Keddy Lesporis were the leading wicket- taker and run-getter respectively for the Windward Islands, in the preliminary rounds of the 2012 West Indies Four- Day Cricket Tournament, which enters its final stage this

weekend.

Shillingford, who missed last year’s tournament to undergo remedial work on his bowling action, came back with consistency and control to finish the top bowler with 38 wickets, at an average of 13.47 apiece and an economy rate of 2.66.

Second in line was West

Shane Shillingford took 38 wickets in 5 matches.

Indies fast bowler Nelon Pascal who finished with 19 wickets at an average of 26.26 and an economy rate of 3.42. Gary Mathurin, West Indies 20/20 specialist left arm spinner, took 18 wickets from five matches, at an average of 18.88 apiece,with an economy rate of 2.54.

In the midst of a disappointing overall batting display this season, Keddy Lesporis posted the most runs, 259, at an average of 21.58. He stroked one half century, 84, his highest, against Trinidad and Tobago. Lesporis finished ahead of specialist batsman Andre Fletcher with 226 runs at an average of 20.54.

Fletcher had a high innings of 87 against C.C.C. Interestingly, fast bowler Delorn Johnson

Keddy Lesporis made the most runs but averaged only 21.58.

topped the batting finished fifth in the averages, a remarkable seven-team table.

53. He scored a high of 51 against Guyana.

I.B.A.ALLEN The Windward Islands

Javerdeen Browne assured victory for Owia Stars.

Henry takes two tennis titles ZALIKA HENRY captured two titles when the Grassroot Tennis Club Easter Junior Tennis tournament concluded last Saturday, at the Club’s headquarters on Murray’s Road.

Henry was the winner in the girls’ Under-8 and Under-10 age groupings.

She defeated Tiffanie Chapman on both occasions, to lift the two titles.

Among the boys, Rio Connell won the Under-8, with Riley Delaney the runner up. Akiel De Roche emerged winner in the Under-10, ahead of Shamron Da Souza. Da Souza, though, was voted as the most promising male player.

Alyssa James was victorious in the girls’ under-6, the development skills segment of the tournament. Kelia Horne was second. Both girls are from the Salvation Army Pre School.

Che Connell beat Tano Sutherland, to win the boys Under-6.

In the Under-12 girls, the champion was Alexi Humphrey and the runner-up, Gabrielle Benn.

Humphrey was named the most promising female player in the tournament.

Securing the boys Under-12 was Luke Browne, with the runner up being Arnel Horne.

Kamara Williams sealed the girls’ Under-14, as Kamara Lampkin had to settle for the second spot.

And, in the girls’ under-14, Richard Hoyte championed, and Dejeante Simmons was the runner up.

The week-long tournament was directed by Kyle De Freitas. Khir Huggins was the tournament referee.

Zalika Henry collects one of her two title trophies.

Luke Browne accepts his Under-12 winner’s trophy from Kyle De Freitas.

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Regional cricket semi finals Round-up Jamaica pushes aside Guyana

The test of character ONE HOPES THAT THE PROLIFERATION of limited overs cricket is not going to have any impact on the West Indies team. The dismal record of West Indies teams in the second innings shot to prominence this season. The display by the President’s XI against the Aussies, a match which ended last Wednesday, was another example.

That aspect of the game will be critical to the West Indies chances of sustaining their bout with the visitors.

It has been seen that, even with a huge first innings score, the West Indies could still struggle to avoid a loss.

There is a hint, however, that the bowling outfit, while perhaps not as high profile as former squads, shows more commitment.

The Australians were not as formidable as they were made to be, prior to their arrival in the Caribbean.

There is squabbling within that outfit. A few moments of pressure on the Aussies and the cracks will be laid bare. The experience of Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke will boost their prospects. But West Indian bowlers have proven that Ponting has flaws. Kemar Roach will be keen to resume the duel with him. Ponting will find it hard to reproduce the flourish he did against the Indians.

The task for the West Indian batsmen is to discipline themselves over three sessions a day. If they do, there will be time for their bowlers to recuperate if they fielded first, and give them a sufficient basis on which to operate.

Options for the West Indies have been reduced owing to the Indian Premier League. By the time the IPL ends, the impasse with Chris Gayle should have been settled.

Sunil Narine should benefit from his IPL injection, not least by the amount paid to him.

Keiron Pollard should be groomed to play for the West Indies at all the formats. He has shown commitment, and his approach has improved.

The IPL has served as a breeding ground for many. If it is used to maximum effect, T/20 could be a training ground for any practitioner. The skills applied there come in useful on the field wherever cricket is played. T/20 has polished off cricket and removed the boredom associated with the sport.

Good players will adapt to whatever the conditions are, and batsmen today don’t have to wait until a T/20 match to dispatch the bad ball to the boundary.

Andre Russell seems like another good player on the horizon, and his skills must not only be considered for the shorter version alone.

The West Indies have matched the Aussies on this tour so far. That was beyond the expectations of even some diehard West Indies supporters.

The Australians have found their pride dented, and will be looking to assert themselves. The homesters are showing that they can face up to the task. And the confidence oozing with their success should spur them on to seeking to continue to thwart the Aussies’ advance.

JAMAICA INCHED closer to their fifth straight lien on the regional four-day competition with an uncomplicated 133run triumph over Guyana within three days, at the Sabina Park in Jamaica.

Nikita Miller, for yet The Jamaicans had set the Guyanese 260 to another time, helped bowl win, but the bowling of Jamaica to an outright victory.

Nikita Miller, 4 for 28, Odean Brown, 3 for 42 and Andrew Richardson, 2 for 21, proved their undoing. The trio bowled their team to victory with more than a day to spare.

Only Asad Fudadin with 24, Narsighn Deonarine with 23, and Derwin Christian 20 not Shivnarine Chanderpaul topout, gave the hosts scored in Guyana’s first anything on which innings. to ponder.

Miller, who ended with match figures of 7 for 44, was named Man of the Match.

On the first day, Donavan Pagon with 53 and Tamar Lambert, 51, pushed the host up to 196 all out, after winning the toss and choosing to bat.

Jamaica went through a batting slump, as they lost their last seven wickets for 65 runs. Tamar Lambert, Left-arm spinner Veersammy captain, played Permau, 3 for 35, off-spinner two steady innings Narsingh Deonarine, 3 for 47 for Jamaica. and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, 3 for 58, ripped through the middle and lower order.

Guyana, however, failed to take advantage of the modest total, and in response were dismissed for 126, as their batting, too, capitulated under the bowling pressure brought Leg spinner Devendra on by Nikita Bishoo had a match haul of Miller, who had figures of 3 for 16, eight wickets on the verge of David Bernard Jr. the first test against the Aussies.

3 for 35 and Andrew Richardson 2 for 18.

Only Captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul with 47 not out, stood in the way of a total decimation.

In Jamaica’s second knock, which began with a lead of 70, the almost forgotten Xavier Marshall posted 59 and the consistent Tamar Lambert hit 37 , to ensure a total of 189 after Jamaica’s batting had shown signs of falling away.

Devendra Bishoo was the pick of the Guyanese bowling as he claimed 5 Jamaican scalps for 62 runs, with his spin partner, Veeresammy Permaul,

getting 3 for 51.

Clinical Barbados dissects Trinidad and Tobago A rampant Barbados outfit set up a finals showdown with Jamaica, with a crushing defeat of Trinidad and Tobago at the Sulieman Benn bowled Queen’s Park Oval in Barbados to victory.

Trinidad.

But what made the win sweeter was that it was achieved within three days, as the hosts were crushed by 277 runs.

Set a challenging 356 to win, Trinidad and Tobago fell for 128. Only Marlon Barclay with 33 made any score of note.

Out of favour West Indies left arm spinner, Sulieman Benn, claimed 4 for 35, while seamer Shannon Gabriel’s Javon Searles picked up 3 for five-wicket innings 22, to earn Barbados victory haul for T&T could about an hour before the close not prevent victory on Sunday last. for Barbados.

Benn ended with match figures of 9 for 63.

The hosts were always chasing from day one as Jonathan Carter top-scored with 47, West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite got 44 while captain Kirk Edwards hit 37, to help Barbados reach 223 all-out.

Bowling for Trinidad and Tobago, Kavesh Kantasighn grabbed 4 for 52 and Ravi Rampaul, playing his first match for the season, grabbed 4 for 55.

In response, Trinidad and Tobago, which were also Barbadian Carlos bolstered by the return of Braithwaite had a Denesh Ramdin, Adrian good game with Barath, and Darren Bravo, both bat and ball. were uprooted for 84.

Barath, with 21, was the top scorer in the Trinidadians’ poor showing.

The spin and pace combination of Sulieman Benn and Carlos Braithwaite proved too much for the ‘Trinbagonians’, the left arm Benn snapping up 5 for 28 and Brathwaite 4 for 12.

Barbados made 216 in their second innings, setting a target of 356.

Carter once again topRavi Rampaul’s first scored with 52, and innings catch of 4 Brathwaite followed Barbadian wickets may his success with the have made his T&T team ball by making an unbeaten 45. Shannon mates think that they were on to something good.

Gabriel was T&T’s best bowler, taking 5 for 78.

Left-arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh ended with 4 for 53, while fast bowler Shannon Gabriel took 5 for 78.

Carlos Brathwaite was adjudged the Man of the Match.

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Eustace: “Banana shipments effectively suspended”

by KARISSA CLARKE

earlier and the government aggressively LEADER of the Opposition, denied, earlier this year.”

Arnhim Eustace says that Eustace made the the current situation with conclusion while respect of banana ships addressing a press from this country, is one of conference held last “a de facto suspension of Wednesday, April 3, at his party’s (NDP) banana shipments to the UK of which I had spoken Headquarters.

Eustace reminded those present that, at the last meeting of the House of Assembly held on March 26th, 2012, he had asked the Minister of Agriculture for the breakdown of the weekly banana exports to the Region and the UK, for

Are the Geest boats leaving here with a lot less than they deposit?

Arnhim Eustace (right) and NDP/PRO Ernesto Cooke at last Wednesday’s press conference. the eight-week period ending March 16, 2012.

“The shocking response was that only one shipment had been sent to the UK comprising 189 boxes,” said Eustace.

According to Eustace, no shipments had been made during the remaining seven weeks.

“From other data submitted, it was clear that there have not been many shipments to the UK for the year to date,” he deduced.

“This has severe

implications for our market share going forward,” voiced Eustace, even as he admitted that some bananas, albeit in smaller quantities, are being exported by St. Lucia and Dominica.

He raised the question: “In light of our inability to meet our contractual obligations by sending our own fruit, what discussions are being held with our buyers — the UK Supermarkets - to give assurances for the future?”

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by WILLIAM ‘KOJAH’ ANTHONY

THE ISSUE surrounding Chris Gayle and the West Indies Cricket Board seems set to be resolved.

Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves highlighted the matter at a press conference here last Tuesday.

Dr. Gonsalves played the role of postman for letters between Gayle and Julian Hunte, six days apart. According to Gonsalves, Hunte,

President of the West Indies Cricket Board, signed a statement March 18 at Young Island, a hotel resort just off the south eastern coast of mainland St. Vincent. Gayle signed the statement March 23, witnessed by former Jamaican Prime Minister Percival Patterson. That day, Gayle sent a ‘side letter’ to Hunte, and Hunte responded with a

similar gesture, March 29.

Patterson has been in contact with Wavell Hinds, who has assumed responsibility for the day to day operations of the West Indies Players Association from Dinanath Ramnarine, who recently retired.

Gonsalves mentioned that he was not at liberty to say what those letters were until they were

released.

“I played a role of good faith facilitator. It seems as if we are coming to a satisfactory conclusion,” Gonsalves stated.

The WICB has called for an apology from Gayle for comments he made on a radio programme. Gayle questioned what he had to apologise for.

Gayle has a contract with the Indian Premier

Chris Gayle (right) is pictured with former W.I. speedster Nixon McClean during one of the ODIs played here recently at the Arnos Vale Playing Field.

League until May 29, by which time the West Indies team will be halfway through an English Tour. A New Zealand clash follows, and the ICC T/20 tournament is

slated for Sri Lanka in September. The West Indies play Australia Saturday September 22, and Ireland Monday September 24. (More sports stories inside)

Vincentian cultural forms revisited African format, started the display. This was followed by AS AN ASSIGNMENT of their a ‘ wake’, the traditional Certificate in Theatre Arts festival to comfort the Course at the Open Campus of bereaved after the death of a the University of the West loved one. The humour and Indies, students were required theatre came out with much to present aspects of impact in this cultural form.

Caribbean or Vincentian Then came the ring games, cultural form, and to show taking many back to those how they can be integrated days when the moonlight was into theatre. more appreciated. Next to Last week Monday, 26th present were the pitchyand Wednesday 28th March, patchy, jab-jab, boosy back after much research that and the Dame Lorraine. complemented classroom These were not all. A mock tutoring, the twenty odd hanging exercise was the last students gave a series of on the list. This brought out a spectacular presentations. lot of theatrical aspects with Storytelling, done in old the elaborate investigation traditional style with into the felony then the trial drummers, dancers, rhythm which preceded the hanging. and chants reminiscent of the Students and other persons

by GLORIAH…

on the premises of the Open Campus on those days, testified to the literal treat these presentations turned out to be. All agreed that the displays, which took place at the vacant area on the compound, came as a passersby surprise, with serious show value. Course facilitator, Mrs. Grace Clarke-Peters, expressed her absolute satisfaction with the material which her students’ research and creativity produced.

The Certificate in Theatre Arts is a new course undertaken by the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies. It commenced on Monday, 16th January, 2012.

According to local UWI

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L-R: Dame Lorraine and a Jab-Jab.

officials, the Open Campus has been excited by the inclusion of this course, “especially in light of the explosion of culture across the Caribbean.”

And with Carnival just round the corner, it was as good an occasion to reminisce on past ‘mas’ expressions that have all but disappeared from modern day Vincy Mas.

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