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WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 | ISSUE 239 | WWW.POINTVILLE.AG
RUSSIAN
VACCINE
APPROVED, BUT STILL
A HOLDUP!
SEE PAGE 3
Orchestra thanks bank
with performance
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Youth
Symphony Orchestra (ABYSO) pose inside
CIBC-FirstCaribbean International Bank
where they rendered a musical performance
of gratitude for a hefty donation by the
financial institution. (STORY ON PAGE 13)
WHAT IS THE TRUE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF THE “CREATIVE INDUSTRIES”? (STORY ON PAGE 11 )
THOUSANDS MORE VACCINE DOSES DUE TO ARRIVE TODAY ( STORY ON PAGE 6 )
PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
EDITORIAL
Cultivating vistas of broader
international relations
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime to point out, “This agreement sported some rather memo-
Minister Gaston Browne and provides an additional foun- rable names such as Irma and
Foreign Minister of the Rus- dation to bold-stream the re- Luis.
sian Federation Sergei Lavrov lationship between our coun- We have made this other-
yesterday (via the ZOOM vir- tries, following an agreement wise protocol news item into
tual platform) signed a bilater- on the visa abolition for the an editorial, because it high-
al agreement to further devel- mutual trips of our nationals lights – yet again – the bold,
op cooperation between the that we signed back in June imaginative, visionary and in-
two countries in areas includ- 2019.” novative character and qual-
ing – but not limited to – trade, Prime Minister Browne, ac- ity of leadership that Antigua
economy, social fields, culture, knowledging that he will be and Barbuda enjoys under the
education, sports, healthcare, taking up the rotating chair- leadership of Prime Minister
science and technology. manship of the Caribbe- Gaston Browne and his Cab-
With the most apt timing and an Community (CARICOM) inet when it comes to foreign
relevance, considering the an- “within a matter of weeks”, policy and international rela-
nual season of hurricanes into pledged to do “all that is with- tions that place the interests of
which we have just entered in the power of Antigua and this country and the benefits
– again! – the agreement be- Barbuda, utilizing its influ- to its people as foremost con-
tween Moscow and St. John’s ence, to strengthen the bilat- siderations.
also includes mutual cooper- eral relationship between the Posturing on the global stage
ation for the prevention and CARICOM region and Russia.” for the mere purpose of iden-
mitigation of natural disasters. But perhaps most notable tifying with dubious and irrel-
The ground for yesterday’s was Prime Minister Browne’s evant ideologies, or aligning
signing had been laid two reiteration of Antigua and Bar- with geopolitical polariza-
years ago when Prime Minis- buda’s considered and pur- tions that take no account of
ter Browne and Foreign Min- poseful policy of “reaching out our particular disadvantages
ister Lavrov met during the to countries external of the and vulnerabilities, are ab-
Antigua and Barbuda leader’s traditional relations that we surdities that cannot be en-
brief stay in the Russian city of would have enjoyed for de- tertained within Antigua and
St. Petersburg to attend an In- cades …” One important area Barbuda’s pragmatic quest
ternational Economic Forum. of collaboration between An- for sustainable development,
Lavrov, who spoke first, de- tigua and Barbuda and Russia, sensible self-reliance – and a
scribed the agreement just PM Browne pointed out, was decent, self-respecting attain-
signed as “an historic docu- the issue of climate change – ment of manifold resilience to
ment, a treaty on basic rela- the effects of which are known the maximum extent that we
tions between the Russian only too well in the Caribbean alone can determine for our-
Federation and Antigua and region – none more poignant- selves to be realistic and pos-
Barbuda”. Signficantly, as Lav- ly than this twin-island State sible.
rov was elated and eloquent whose destructive guests have
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 3
Chairman says
Pharmacy Council
has already approved
Russian vaccine
By Shelton Daniel are awaiting WHO mally sanctioned “However, there
approvals” for use its use, like it did for is a second body
The Antigua and of the Sputnik-5, the Oxford-Astra- – and this was in
Barbuda Pharma- was pointing a fin- Zeneca jab that is the news just after
cy Council says it ger at the Pharmacy currently in almost COVID started and
has already grant- Council exclusive use here the idea of Covax
ed permission for But he said even in Antigua and Bar- came about – where
the Russian-manu- though WHO has buda. “There are the Ministry of
factured Sputnik-5 not yet given the two different bod- Health put togeth-
vaccine to be used nod to Sputnik-5, ies. There is the An- er a body called the
in Antigua and Bar- the Pharmacy tigua and Barbuda National Technical
buda. Council has decid- Pharmacy Council Working Group to
The Council’s ed, nonetheless, which is the reg- advise Cabinet on
chairman, Michael to go ahead and ulatory body for vaccines; how to
Joseph, told Pointe give the greenlight all pharmaceuti- use them, when to
Xpress that the body based on its own cals, including vac- use them in Antigua
he heads is not the assessments, inqui- cines, that has the and Barbuda. This
one standing in the ries and research. authority to grant is the body that is
way of Sputnik-5 He said it was an- approval for use of chaired by the es-
being adminis- other advisory body any drug in Antigua teemed Dr. Lester
tered to persons. He set up by Cabinet, and Barbuda. So Simon.
said there appears which, while it is far, the Pfizer, Mod- “So, what the
to be a misunder- not empowered to erna, AstraZeneca Prime Minister was
standing that Sat- grant or withhold and, most recently, referring to was
urday’s reference permission, has the Sputnik and the that they were giv-
by Prime Minister been urging Cabi- SinoPharm have en the approval for
Gaston Browne that net not to roll out been approved for use by the Pharma-
“health officials the Russian vaccine use in Antigua and cy Council, but the
here have said they until WHO has for- Barbuda. role of the National
Cont’d on pg 4
PAGE 4 LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 Technical Working day, in effect, “That forward”. vaccines sitting idle, Group is to say to the intention is to Michael Joseph undelivered which Cabinet, ‘Yes, this is have a discussion reached out to was published in approved for use in this week with the Pointville Com- the Pointe Xpress Antigua but we are National Technical munications after newspaper of Mon- not ready to use it Working Group … reading our article day 7th June 2021. yet, we don’t think to come to some titled Authorization we should use it yet.’ sort of consensus holdup has Sputnik And this is what the around the use of National Techni- [the Sputnik-5 vac- cal Working Group cine] … Some indi- has said to Cabinet: viduals will err on That although it’s the side of caution approved for use in with its use; and Antigua and Barbu- some individuals, da by the Pharmacy for other reasons, Council, they are will say ‘If it’s ap- recommending not proved for use, let’s to use it until WHO go ahead and use gives its approval.” it’.” Joseph told Pointe In Joseph’s assess- FM’s morning ment, Prime Minis- program Starting ter Browne was al- Pointe on Tuesday luding to “meeting that this was his un- with the Technical derstanding of what Working Group, ei- Prime Minister ther as a body or, if Browne had stated not, with the Chair- on stated in Satur- man as to the way
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 5
COVID Dashboard Update for
Tuesday 8th 2021
The Ministry of with laboratory con-
Health, Wellness firmed COVID-19
and the Environ- cases in Antigua and
ment has received Barbuda remains at
no new reports 1,263, which is in-
from the Sir Lester clusive of three (3)
Bird Mount St. John active cases. There
Medical Centre or are no hospitalized
the Caribbean Pub- cases.
lic Health Agency Meanwhile, 34,368
(CARPHA) in Anti- first doses of the
gua and Barbuda as COVID-19 vaccines
of Sunday 6th June have been adminis-
2021 at 6:00 p.m. tered, while 22,896
One (1) recovered second doses were
case was recorded administered.
from the samples The dashboard has
processed over the been updated to re-
weekend. Conse- flect these changes.
quently, the total
number of persons
PAGE 6 LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
16,800 additional
vaccines doses arrive today
In April 2021 the Government of Antigua and Barbuda received 24,000 COVID-19
AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX facility.
Today, 16,800 dos-
es of the Astra Zene-
ca vaccine will arrive
in Antigua and Bar-
buda.
According to the
Ministry of Health,
Wellness and the En-
vironment, “These
doses were secured
through the COVAX
facility.”
Collecting the vac-
cines at the V.C Bird
International Air-
port on behalf of the
Government of An-
tigua and Barbuda
will be Health Min-
ister Sir Molwyn Jo-
seph and Director of
Pharmaceutical Ser-
vices Alfred Athill.
The arrival of the
Cont’d on pg 7
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 7
additional vaccines is in tan- economic, social and cul- from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
dem with the national call tural activities with greater The Ministry of Health,
for more residents to come ease of travel. To date, 34,368 Wellness and the Environ-
out and get vaccinated. The first doses of the Covid-19 ment is reminding the pub-
public, according to health vaccines have been admin- lic that pre-registration for
authorities, are being en- istered, while 22,896 second COVID-19 vaccination con-
couraged to actively partic- doses were administered. tinues. For online registra-
ipate in the COVID-19 vac- Meanwhile, residents are tion, visit www.vaccineanti-
cination program to create reminded of the four vacci- guabarbuda.com and select
herd immunity, whereby the nation sites: Villa Polyclinic, the “Vaccine Registration”
majority of the population Glanvilles Polyclinic, Perry tab.
is protected from becoming Bay Multipurpose Cultur- Persons who have received
seriously ill with COVID-19. al and Exhibition Center, the first dose are also ad-
With herd immunity, it is ex- and the Precision Center in vised to secure their vacci-
pected that the country will Paynters. The public vacci- nation cards, as these must
return to some degree of nor- nation sites will operate on be presented for the second
malcy, thereby facilitating Mondays through Fridays COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Halo Foundation and
Royal Drawing School
offer training for local art teachers
The Halo Foundation has ways for incorporation into for HRH Prince Charles,
partnered with the Jumby the existing art curriculum. The Duke of Cornwall, wel-
Bay Fund, the Royal Drawing The course, which will run comed the opportunity to
School (RDS) United King- from September to Decem- share his expertise as the lo-
dom, and The G (Art Gal- ber 2021, will facilitate the cal counterpart.
lery) in providing a 3-month collaboration of two art- In addition to the strength-
certification course for art ists from the Royal Draw- ening of skills, the Halo
teachers in Antigua and ing School with Antigua’s Foundation will award a
Barbuda. local artist, Anson Henry, grand prize of 5-days/4-
The project is endorsed by to administer a series of nights in London to the
the Ministry of Education, workshops aimed at the participating teacher with
Sports and Creative Indus- development of visual arts the most impressive sub-
tries, and provides teach- education in the twin-is- missions by that school’s
ers the opportunity to learn land nation. Mr. Henry, who students to Halo’s annual
contemporary art tech- had previously produced a Christmas Art Competition.
niques and develop new portrait rendering as a gift With a tentative 2022
Cont’d on pg 8
PAGE 8 WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
File photo (2019): At Royal Drawing School in Scotland, UK. (L-R): Jeremy Cross, International Net-
working Manager, The Prince’s Foundation; 2 artists from RDS; H.E. Sir Rodney Williams; Janet Casey,
International Partnerships Manager, Royal Drawing School and H.E. Lady Williams.
opening for the Sir Excellency Lady Wil- be on display at the is an independent,
Selvyn Walter Art liams anticipates gallery’s first art ex- not-for-profit re-
Gallery at Govern- that pieces from hibition. “This will source that aims to
ment House, Her the workshops will create an alterna- raise the standard
tive avenue for us to and profile of draw-
showcase and high- ing through teach-
light the talent of our ing and practice. [It
local artists — and is] one of only a few
will foster a great- institutions in the
er appreciation for world offering in-
the arts,” expressed depth, quality tui-
Lady Williams. “The tion in drawing from
training offered will observation”.
augment our home- Approximately 20
grown creative tal- teachers from pri-
ent and hopefully, mary and second-
not only hone the ary schools, both
skills of art teachers private and public,
in schools, but en- have already en-
tice young, interest- rolled in the pro-
ed artists to tap into gramme. The Royal
employment oppor- Drawing School’s
tunities within the instructors will be
creative industry. “ flown to Antigua by
According to its the Halo Founda-
website, “The Roy- tion in August at the
al Drawing School start of the project.
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 PAGE 9
Antigua and Barbuda and
UNDP pledge to strengthen
cooperation
Antigua and Barbu- she expressed hope as part of efforts to funding available
da and the United Na- that this will con- assist with the re-ac- for these entities.
tions Development tinue in the years tivation of this sector. We are rethinking
Programme (UNDP) ahead. She identified According to Cliff, ways to keep more
have pledged to con- the areas of focus for it is the small and of the tourism dollar
tinue to build on the the UNDP, to include micro enterprises in in-country, and how
commitment and co- tourism. She noted tourism that remain to make these bene-
operation that have that PM Browne re- the organisation’s fit people in-country
expanded over the cently participated in special focus for the rather than the large
past 40-plus years of high-level dialogue immediate future. multi-national cor-
their relationship. with his Dominica “Our focus is small porations,” she stat-
The commitment counterpart, Roos- and micro enterpris- ed.
came as the Bridge- evelt Skerritt, as well es that are part of the Noting Antigua and
town-based UNDP as the UNDP’s Assis- supply chain of tour- Barbuda’s vulnera-
representative for tant Secretary, Luis ism. We have a small bility to natural di-
Barbados and the Felipe Lopez-Calva, amount of grant sasters and climate
OECS, Valerie Cliff,
presented her cre-
dentials to Prime
Minister Gaston
Browne in a virtu-
al presentation that
also involved Foreign
Minister E.P Chet
Greene; Antigua and
Barbuda’s Permanent
Representative to
the United Nations,
Ambassador Aubrey
Webson; and Perma-
nent Secretary in the
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Ambassador
Anthony Liverpool.
In her remarks,
UNDP representa-
tive Cliff spoke of
the longstanding re-
lationship between
the twin-island state
and the UNDP and
Cont’d on pg 10
PAGE 10 LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 change, the UNDP represen- provide a platform for these programme managed by the tative said her organization states to amplify their con- UNDP. is also working to help coun- cerns. This, he noted, has led Minister Greene singled out tries in the Caribbean access many large countries to add the work being done to high- more financing because of their voices to advocacy on light the role of women in na- their ‘extreme vulnerability’. the issue of climate change. tion-building. “The work we “This goes beyond GDP, He also highlighted the do with our women, as part even what the UNDP has work of UNDP in the areas of the remit of the UNDP, is done over the last few de- of the blue economy and again a signature arrange- cades, as one disaster can the COVAX facility through ment for us in Antigua and wipe away years or achieve- which Antigua and Barbuda Barbuda as we focus on the ments and good decisions by has been able to acquire vac- challenges women have had a government,” she added. cines to fight the COVID-19 in the Caribbean, includ- In his remarks, PM Browne virus. ing Antigua and Barbuda, in thanked the UNDP for the For his part, Foreign Minis- terms of equality, equity, and work it has done for Antigua ter Greene spoke of the sever- participation in national life,” and Barbuda over the years, al projects being undertaken he remarked. including assisting with jointly between the govern- As a government, Greene building capacity. He noted ment and UNDP, including said, the administration that while climate change the Barbuda housing devel- looks forward to working has been identified as an ex- opment programme where along with UNDP to record istential threat to small island more than 30 islanders have even more successes in this states, the UN and its sever- so far received keys to new area. al agencies have helped to homes under an EU-funded
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 11 Project to determine true economic contribution of creative industries The second phase of a proj- cultural/creative sectors. It on the ground, getting the ect involving the collection is also expected to raise the information from them, us- of data from contributors to profile of the Department of ing that data and channeling the creative/cultural indus- Culture and highlight its im- it …” tries is being restarted after it portant role in the nation’s Cordice added that Anti- was halted for almost a year. advancement. gua and Barbuda has many The mapping project, By the project’s end, an people who make “a full- which runs until January online cultural informa- time living from the creative 2022, is titled “Measuring tion portal will be created to industries, and this living is the economic contribution publish a national cultural also impacting the move- of cultural industries to An- industries database and re- ment of trade within Antigua tigua and Barbuda’s national ports that will result from the and Barbuda and even to our development.” project. The cultural infor- export markets as well. That The United Nations Educa- mation portal is expected to is what we are now trying to tional, Scientific and Cultur- improve public information document …” al Organization (UNESCO) sharing and exchange. has contributed US$50,033 The manager for this to fund the implementation and other UNESCO IFCD/ of this project. ICH-sponsored projects is Mapping is an important Dr. Hazra Medica, advisor on method of measuring and culture to the Government of investigating the value of cul- Antigua and Barbuda. tural and creative industries. She told Pointe Xpress that, It assists policymakers with “Things are moving steadily creating evidence-based along for those of us in the policies that will allow for the cultural sector and those of sustainable development of us in the cultural and cre- such industries. ative industries.” This project is expected to She recalled that, “Back in spotlight the contribution 2018 we made an application Mr. Khan Cordice of creative industries to the to the International Fund for national economy by im- Cultural Diversity (IFCD)” proving the collection and which, “out of 1,000 applica- dissemination of related cul- tions, I think we were one of tural statistics and data relat- eight to be successful.” ed to this. Director of Culture Khan In the long term, the in- Cordice said the project creased availability of data would help to cure a long- demonstrating the immense standing challenge “to mea- economic value of cultural/ sure the true contribution of creative industries to nation- creatives to the economy of al development are expected Antigua and Barbuda. The to encourage increased coor- phase we are now going to dinated investment and pol- get into is that in which we icy attention to the country’s will be speaking with people Dr. Hazra Medica
PAGE 12 LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 PM Browne congratulates centenarians on 5th Annual Centenarian Week Today, Prime Minister Gaston Union (AT&LU) in 1939. While centenarians being celebrated Browne joined the nation in con- increasing wages was a focus of during this Annual Week, provide gratulating 26 centenarians and the union, seeking to improve testimony to the success of this their families as they embark on living conditions required taking great small island-state. Despite the Fifth Annual Centenarian hold of the law-making machin- the grip with which the Covid-19 Week, recognized on the Antigua ery, the union leaders concluded. disease may now be choking our and Barbuda calendar. The success of the union resulted economy, we are all fighting to In a message to Antigua and Bar- in better conditions of work for succeed utilizing our imagination buda’s golden group, PM Browne the generation birthed after 1921. and drive. It is the spirit and resil- said, “For more than 385 years, the The centenarians are evidence ience of the centenarians which people of modern Antigua and of improved medical care, better strengthen the determination of Barbuda have been slowly trans- diets, more rest and recreation, our many sectoral leaders.” forming the very harsh and op- access to learning and to greater “May the God of our forebears pressive conditions under which formal schooling by the time of continue to bless our people with they were compelled to live and their 20th birthday. A much stur- power and even greater endur- die. During the past 82 years, the dier nation of people was being ance, and may many more cen- effort to improve was intensified nurtured, thanks to the agitation tenarians continue to grace our with the founding of the Antigua of the Union.” population. Much love and bless- and Barbuda Trades and Labour PM Browne continued, “Our 26 ings.” PM Browne said.
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 LOCAL NEWS PAGE 13
Bank donates $$$ NOTICE
to Youth Symphony
TO: HER HONOUR
The Licensing Magistrate
District “A” Magistrate’s Court
Perry Bay
Orchestra
St. John’s
Antigua
TO:
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
CIBC FirstCaribbean hands over donation to ABSYO Police Headquarters
American Road
On Monday, the Anti- tives Eurileen Thibou, with Viola, Shamma St. John’s
gua & Barbuda Youth head of fundraising, Samuel, Cellist Khad- Antigua
Symphony Orchestra and Claudine Benja- ijah Ladoo, and Joelle
I, JANET VELASQUEZ, of Grays Farm,
(ABYSO) gratefully min, chief operating Michael.
St. John’s, Antigua DO HEREBY GIVE
accepted a charitable officer.” The group’s tutor
NOTICE that it is my intention to apply
donation from CIBC Thanking the finan- in residence, Litsa at the next Bottle Licensing hearing to
FirstCaribbean Inter- cial institution for its Tunnah, also attend- be held at the Magistrate’s Court, Perry
national Bank (CIBC- generosity, six of the ed and played a solo Bay, St. John’s, Antigua on Thursday
FCIB) of $13,500 to musicians performed piece during their 1st July, 2021 for a Bottle License for
assist with the fur- a short recital (see our short performance. the premises known as The Terrazita
ther development of front page picture) to The organization Drink situated at King Obstinate Drive in
the orchestra and its express the orches- says it would “wel- the Parish of St. John’s in the Island of
training program. tra’s profound grat- come and invite more Antigua pursuant to Section 11(5) of the
In a thank you post itude. ABYSO musi- support for the or- Licensing (Intoxicated Liquor) Act,
by the musical youth cians’ representatives chestra as [it seeks] Cap 249 of the Laws of Antigua and
Barbuda, Revised Edition 1992.
group, the ABYSO – violinist Alfranqi- to expand [its] ob-
said, “On hand to re- ue Joseph, J’herdine jectives in realizing Dated the 4th, June, 2021
ceive the cheque at Browne, Khara Jo- musical excellence Cumberbatch & Associates
the handing-over seph, and Calynia among talented Attorneys-at-Law for the Applicant
ceremony were ABY- Edwards – displayed young Antiguans and
SO Board representa- their talent, along Barbudans”.PAGE 14 WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
Antigua’s UN Ambassador leads
global declaration on plastic pollution
-“76 nations sign Oceans Day
Plastic Pollution Declaration
championed by islands”
On Tuesday 8th June 2021, the
world celebrated ‘World Oceans
Day’. While countries celebrated
the internationally recognized day,
small island states’ used the oppor-
tunity to stand up against plastic
pollution and has since garnered a
swift and enthusiastic response at
the UN.
According to the Alliance of Small
Island States (AOSIS), during their
World Oceans Day Messaging: “At
H.E Ambassador Aubrey Webson, Permanent Representative of a high-level UN General Assembly
Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, Chair of the Alliance of debate last week on ocean conser-
Small Island States (AOSIS). vation, chair of the Alliance of Small
Cont’d on pg 15WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 PAGE 15
Locals urged to increase
Island States (AOSIS),
Ambassador Aubrey
Webson of Antigua and
Barbuda, made a decla-
ration for a new global
knowledge of BitcoinSV
agreement on plastic
pollution. The declara- during free livestream
tion has already gained
76 country signatures in
a week.”
AOSIS went on to
state, “Marine plastic
pollution is an issue of
particular concern for
island nations. The plas-
tic produced globally
can easily overwhelm
the marine ecosystem
services that these na-
tions depend on for
their survival.”
“Millions of tons
of plastic waste are Local entrepreneur Calvin Ayre is new business models that were previ-
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guan Ambassador said.PAGE 16 FEATURE WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
Job search
During a Pandemic
Under normal circumstanc- eas as we prepare for the long ing burnt out. Plan carefully
es, the job search process can anticipated kickstart of eco- and start with the obvious: the
be extremely stressful. We are nomic activities in our coun- type of job you want based on
eighteen months into the Pan- try. This certainly makes for a your qualifications and expe-
demic and we see the situa- hopeful outlook and as human rience and the level of com-
tion being compounded even resource (HR) practitioners we pensation you require based
further with a downturn in the are encouraging all job seekers on your responsibilities. Sala-
economy and hiring freezes to develop practices that will ry expectations must be man-
in many industries leading to aid in making the process less aged as compensation has
scarce employment options daunting. changed somewhat due to the
and greater competition for First, be strategic. As desper- Pandemic and one must be
the available vacancies. ate as things may seem right flexible and willing to nego-
It is encouraging though that now, the last thing one wants tiate a package of salary AND
in the face of all of this we are to do is to spend their entire benefits.
still seeing postings for vacan- day consumed with job search Once you have decided on
cies mostly in the hospitality activities. This could lead to the job you would like to land
sector but also in other ar- feeling overwhelmed and be- your search can be more fo-
Cont’d on pg 17PAGE 17
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 FEATURE
cused. There are several lo- Perfection is not expected, but for an interview and how to de-
cal hospitality offerings in the surely a willingness to go the compress after one. No matter
newspapers and the One Stop extra mile”. how accomplished or experi-
Employment Centre (OSEC) In addition, the reduction in enced you are, your job search
has recently advertised regis- economic activity, makes it an will undoubtedly include re-
tered vacancies ranging from opportune time to “level up” jections and disappointments.
Assistant Chief Engineer to on a skill or take advantage of You need to know how to react
Salon Stylist. If you are willing opportunities provided local- to any such news that you will
to relocate, you could consid- ly to become competent in a receive as part of the process.
er regional and internation- new area such as agro-pro- It is also imperative that you
al postings and widen your cessing or hydroponics. As learn how to acknowledge and
search to social media and job the adage says: luck happens celebrate small achievements
market sites. So, part of your when preparation meets op- along the way.
strategy is also knowing where portunity.
and how to target your search. Then, develop a network of The Human Resource Pro-
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for which you’re qualified re- individuals who could of- tions as well as independent
gardless of how interested you fer advice on your resume or consultants specializing in
are or how strong a candidate prepare you for an interview. one or more areas of human
you are, is not the most effec- Most interviews these days resource management and
tive use of your time”. are conducted virtually so ex- development. Membership is
Next, dedicate some time tra preparation is needed for offered for three categories:
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ENTERTAINMENTPAGE 18 FEATURE WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
Building your home
– one of the most
serious financial
investments in
your life
By Colin John Jenkins
(Executive Board Member at en and bedroom; the rest doesn’t your name or does not belong to
Caribbean Centre for Renewable matter.” Does this statement re- you, then a copy of a lease agree-
Energy and Energy Efficiency flect your needs? Truth is, it may ment as well as a letter allowing
(CCREEE), Antigua and Barbu- or may not. Your needs may vary you permission for construction
da) from a studio-type setting to a will be needed.
Unfortunately, reports from dis- multi-level minimalist structure. (b) Land Survey Information:
gruntled homeowners who have I cannot stress how important it The property should be surveyed
had poor experiences with de- is to be certain of what you want. by a professional (a licensed sur-
signers/contractors and/or oth- After all, you may have to live with veyor) in an effort to verify bound-
er series of unfavourable events this decision for a very long time. aries. The issue of boundaries
can turn this sweet dream into a 2. Ensure all of your documents has been a “bone of contention”
nightmare. Fortunately, the good in relation to the design and con- among many, so the importance
news is that their experience does struction phase are in place with of this step speaks for itself. The
not have to be yours if you follow the aid of your residential design- Block & Parcel Number of your
these basic preliminary steps er. These include several pieces property (which can be found
[which pertain to] a general Ca- of information that the Planning on your Deed or Land Registry
ribbean context: Department would ask for as part Document) will provide the pre-
1. One of the first aspects of of the application process for ex- requisite information to obtain
owning your own home involves ample: a printout of your property from
“knowing what you want”. Per- (a) Ownership information: As the relevant authorities. This
sonal taste and/or family needs per norm, if the property is in printout is of value during your
differ from person to person and your name, then the Land Deed initial conceptual, project brief
we need to be sure that what we identifying that the property be- and planning states, as it iden-
tell our design consultants re- longs to you and/or a copy of tifies dimensions and boundary
flects the way we want to live in ownership information (which placements for your property. In
our new dwelling place. You may can be obtained from your Land Antigua, such printouts may be
hear persons make remarks like, Registry Department) will be obtained from the Land Survey
“I want a large living room, kitch- necessary. If the property is not in Office.
Cont’d on pg 19PAGE 19
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 FEATURE
(c) Topographical Survey is equally important. A perco- nancial lenders” that, according
(sometimes optional): The gradi- lation test simply records the to their protocol for debt ratio,
ent (i.e. the slope) of your proper- absorption capacity of the soil. our spending power is a lot less
ty will determine whether a topo- Data obtained from percolation (actual budget).
graphical survey is necessary. tests is very useful in the design Some homeowners tend to
In many cases (especially if the of proper waste management execute this process in reverse,
property isn’t cleared), the naked systems. Most design consul- having drawings made for un-
eye may perceive the property as tants can direct you to persons sustainable homes only to be in-
having a very gentle slope or as that specialize in this process. formed that the actual cost of the
being flat. However, during the Other tests may need to be car- plan is beyond what the banks
actual building process issues re- ried out, such as test pits, etc. are willing to lend them. These
sulting from misperceived steep- Depending on the circumstanc- homeowners must then return
ness may occur. A topographical es, discuss with your design and to the drawing board with their
survey maps out the contours of building team to ensure that you consultant; a process which of
the property giving the architect are on the right track. course requires more time, plus
and his team (engineers, con- 4. Finally and maybe most im- further payment, due to the Cost-
tractors, etc.) an accurate un- portantly, ask your bank or credit Time-Resource relationship.
derstanding of the said property. union’s loan officer for your cred- Let’s face it: Building a home is
This information is a valuable it limit. This should probably be an expensive venture; so it is es-
influence on building design, as your first step if you are consid- pecially important to get it right
it allows for the consideration of ering building a home. It is im- the first time. One last note: As
changes in levels of the property. portant to have an idea of what much as possible, avoid rushing
A topographical survey may you can afford before any sort of the design process. Most well-ex-
save you from budget overruns design commences. Normally, ecuted home designs take time
in the early stages of construc- there are rates for different types to develop – sometimes sever-
tion. Too many homeowners are of construction that are used as al months to a year. Luckily, 3D
stuck having to build an extra a guide by your consultant, al- technology provides an excellent
floor level or make foundation though it is a budget estimation. tool for visualizing the finished
walls higher in order to compen- If your architect knows what your product, both inside and out,
sate for poorly perceived land actual (not perceived) budget is, thus ensuring minimal changes.
gradients. These changes can be then they may be better able to With all the above points con-
costly. It is therefore beneficial to design something tailor made to sidered and discussed, you are
let your architect, land surveyor your pocket AND your needs. on your way to a great start!
or engineer advise you accord- I make reference to “actual
ingly, although it may seem like a budgets” and “perceived bud- (Previously published October
lot of money upfront. Better safe gets” because we often believe 28th 2014 on the author’s Linke-
than later sorry. that we have a certain amount of dIn page. Reprinted with per-
3. Have a percolation test done. spending power (perceived bud- mission.)
This is another requirement that get), only to find out from the “fi-PAGE 20 REGIONAL NEWS WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 Guyana COVID-19 vaccination rollout ‘injected’ with 100,000 more Sputnik V jabs The 100,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccines that arrived at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana Guyana Chronicle - As Guy- identical first and second doses, release, noted that it is possible ana continues its aggressive the second dose of the Sputnik V to increase the minimum inter- COVID-19 vaccination rollout, vaccine is made differently from val between the first and second after already administering more the first. vaccine doses up to 12 weeks (or than 210,000 people with their Recently, the Ministry of Health three months) after getting the first of two doses, an additional announced that there has been first. This has been accepted by 100,000 first doses of the Russian a shortage of the second dose of the local Health Ministry. Sputnik V vaccine were received the Sputnik V vaccines, owing to As such, those people who are on Monday afternoon at the a delay in shipment. The Guyana now due for their second Sputnik Cheddi Jagan International Air- Chronicle understands that the V dose, but are unable to receive port (CJIA). shipment is expected soon. it due to the shortage, can wait The amount of vaccines re- Minister of Health, Dr. Frank until the consignment of second ceived on Monday was confirmed Anthony, recently explained that doses arrives to get that jab. by the Public Relations Officer if people are due for their second Meanwhile, the Ministry of (PRO) of the Ministry of Health, dose of this particular vaccine but Health has noted that those who Shabana Shaw. In total, Guyana are unable to receive it because of require the second dose of the received about 305,537 doses of the shortage, there is no need to AstraZeneca and SinoPharm can the Sputnik V vaccine as well as worry since the date for the sec- get those vaccines now. 118,400 AstraZeneca doses and ond dose has been extended. Guyana has ordered a total 20,000 Sinopharm vaccines. For clarity, the Health Ministry of 800,000 Sputnik V vaccines; The Russian Sputnik V vaccine, had asked people who received 400,000 first doses and 400,000 like the AstraZeneca and Sino- their first dose of the Russian vac- second doses. Pharm vaccines, is given in two cine, by way of writing in their The Adviser at the Ministry of doses. The first dose, according to blue vaccination books, to re- Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, scientists, helps the body to rec- turn four weeks after to get their said the fact that Guyana was ognise the virus and allows the second dose. This was because able to secure such a large num- immune system to respond. The the Gamaleya Research Centre, ber of vaccines when other coun- second dose, on the other hand, which developed the Sputnik V tries have not been able to do so, is known as the ‘booster dose’ vaccine, advised that the second proves that the government has and it helps to strengthen immu- dose should be given at this time. been “very aggressive” in its ef- nity. Unlike the AstraZeneca and More recently, however, the Re- forts to tackle the disease. Sinopharm vaccines which have search Centre, by way of a press
WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 REGIONAL NEWS PAGE 21 St. Lucia considers virtual carnival in 2021 XUVO Carnival Band’s intended ‘Heaven on Earth’ theme for St. Lucia Carnival 2020 Loop St. Lucia - Plans are afoot Ministry of Health and increased Director of Red Carnival Band, to host a virtual carnival produc- concerns about the spread of Thaddeus Antoine, welcomes the tion in St. Lucia, the first of its kind COVID-19. idea of a virtual event and high- since the onset of the COVID-19 “There are a number of propos- lights its economic benefits. pandemic in July 2021, Loop als on the table, some of which are “You can get sponsors to come News has confirmed. still under review, some of them on board, you could have a pay Details surrounding the produc- from private promoters. However, per view. But sometimes the eco- tion were not divulged to Loop a decision has not been finalized nomic benefits are not simply in News. However, the entity tasked as yet. At this time, we cannot con- cash, but also keep the buy-in, with the production is said to be firm an entire calendar of events keep people going, keep people the Events Company of Saint Lu- for the season, but we do know encouraged, have them look for- cia, according to Minister for Cul- there is an absolute sincere plan ward to something bigger and ture and Creative Industries, Sen- for there to be some kind of carni- better, I think it is more import- ator Fortuna Belrose. val activity.” ant…We have to get more of the According to sources close to the Carnival has become a staple in island involved in carnival,” An- Events Company of Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia’s culture, growing tre- toine said. while the matter is still at a discus- mendously over the years to be- A number of islands are making sion level, a decision will be made come the biggest festival on the plans to host a virtual carnival, in- in line with the guidance of the island. cluding Bermuda.
PAGE 22 REGIONAL NEWS WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
SVG recognizes locally produced
medicinal cannabis products
St. Vincent and the La Soufriere volcano.
Grenadines’ Agricul- Several major commer-
ture Minister, the Hon. cial operators have also
Saboto Caesar, has established vigorous
commended locally cleaning operations to
owned and operated restart production fol-
company “Medicinal” lowing the most recent
on the recent launch of eruptions.
an extensive line of lo- The list of items
cally produced medici- launched by Medicinal
nal cannabis products. includes lotions and
The island nation has tinctures.
embarked on a path for Minister Caesar noted
the establishment of a that St. Vincent and the
modern medicinal in- Grenadines has an es-
dustry that entails not tablished and fast ma-
only the production turing platform for the
of raw material from production of medicine
plants and fungi, but in the hemisphere.
also the processing of “I wish to encourage
raw material for the nu- our scientists to con-
traceutical and phar- tinue to dedicate their
maceutical industry. efforts in research and
Traditional cultiva- development with the
tors have been signifi- objective of lifting the Honourable Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture,
cantly affected by ash profile of the industry,” Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry
fall as a result of the Minister Caesar con- & Labour, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
explosive eruptions of cluded.WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 REGIONAL NEWS PAGE 23
Jamaican Justice of the Peace under probe
for having 14-year-old girl as bartender
Jamaica Observer - A St. An- employment of any child of the summons to attend court, the
drew-based justice of the peace age referred to…” police were told that the girl did
(JP) is now the subject of an in- In addition, the legislation not have any form of identifica-
vestigation by the police after it states : “No person shall employ tion with her. She told the cops
was discovered that she has had a child in the performance of that she was employed and
a minor working in a bar she any work that is likely to be haz- could call her boss to identify
operates. ardous or to interfere with the her.
The girl, who is now 17 years child’s education or to be harm- When the employer arrived at
old, has claimed that she had ful to the child’s health or phys- the police station, she declared
been working in the bar since ical, mental, spiritual or social that she was a JP as she sought
she was 14. development; or in night work to have the girl released into her
Under Section 34 of the Child or an industrial undertaking.” custody.
Care and Protection Act: “No But a Jamaica Observer source But investigators had the girl
person shall employ a child who said the girl, who was recent- call her mother to come to the
has attained the age of 13 years, ly stopped by the police in station. When the mother ar-
but who has not attained the age Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew, and rived, she told the police that
of 15 years, in the performance charged for breaching the Di- her daughter ran away from
of any work other than in an oc- saster Risk Management Act as home when she was 14 years
cupation included on the list of she was not wearing a face mask old.
prescribed occupations…con- in public, claimed that she has According to the moth-
sisting of such light work as the been a bartender for some three er, months later she saw her
minister responsible for labour years. daughter again when she was
considers appropriate for the In the process of issuing her a taken back home by the JP.PAGE 24 INTERNATIONAL NEWS AROUND THE WORLD WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
Hundreds arrested in massive
global crime sting using
messaging app
BBC - More than 800 suspect- eration had “struck a heavy only communicate with some-
ed criminals have been arrested blow against organised crime” one on the same platform,” the
worldwide after being tricked around the world. Australian police explained.
into using an FBI-run encrypted European Union police agen- Australian fugitive and alleged
messaging app, officials say. cy Europol described Operation drug trafficker Hakan Ayik was
The operation, jointly con- Trojan Shield/Greenlight as the key to the sting, having unwit-
ceived by Australia and the FBI, “biggest ever law enforcement tingly recommended the app to
saw devices with the ANOM operation against encrypted criminal associates after being
app secretly distributed among communication”. given a handset by undercover
criminals, allowing police to The FBI began operating an officers, police said.
monitor their chats about drug encrypted device network called Dubbed the “Facebook gang-
smuggling, money laundering ANOM and covertly distribut- ster” by Australian media out-
and even murder plots. ed devices with the chat app lets, Ayik is seen in social media
Officials called it a watershed among the criminal underworld photographs with large tattoos
moment. via informants. and a muscular physique. Local
Targets included drug gangs The idea for the operation outlets say he has been living
and people with links to the ma- came after two other encrypted in Turkey since evading arrest,
fia. platforms were taken down by living a luxury lifestyle with a
Drugs, weapons, luxury vehi- law enforcement agencies, leav- Dutch wife.
cles and cash were also seized ing criminal gangs in the market Police said he was “best off
in the operation which was con- for new secure phones. handing himself in to us” as
ducted across more than a doz- The devices were initially used soon as possible, as he may be
en countries. This included eight by alleged senior crime figures, in danger himself, having un-
tonnes of cocaine, 250 guns and giving other criminals the confi- wittingly helped the FBI with
more than $48m (£34m) in var- dence to use the platform. their sting.
ious worldwide currencies and “You had to know a criminal In total, some 12,000 encrypt-
cryptocurrencies. to get hold of one of these cus- ed devices were used by around
Australian Prime Minister tomised phones. The phones 300 criminal syndicates in more
Scott Morrison said the op- couldn’t ring or email. You could than 100 countries.WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021 INTERNATIONAL NEWS AROUND THE WORLD PAGE 25
Nigerians launch legal action
against government’s Twitter ban
Ghana for its first Afri-
can headquarters.
Gbenga Sesan, ex-
ecutive director of the
Paradigm Initiative, a
pan-African social en-
terprise working on
digital inclusion and
rights, told Al Jazeera
the suspension of Twit-
ter sent the wrong sig-
nal to foreign investors,
adding that small busi-
nesses using Twitter as
Twitter said it will work to restore access for all those in Nigeria who rely on it ‘to communicate’ a source of livelihood
in Nigeria would be af-
Aljazeera - Dozens of ans used virtual private of the Federal Govern- fected. “Businesses in
Nigerians and a local networks to access the ment,” the suit read, Nigeria use digital me-
rights group have filed site. The government according to the group. dia to reach customers,
a lawsuit at a regional has said those who Kolawole Oluwadare, expose their brands
court seeking to lift the continued to use Twit- SERAP’s deputy di- and communicate with
government’s ban on ter would be prosecut- rector, said the ban various stakeholders.
Twitter, describing the ed. “negatively impacted That will definitely be
decision to suspend the On Tuesday, the So- millions of Nigerians affected by this erratic
hugely popular social cio-Economic Rights who carry on their dai- decision,” he said.
media platform’s oper- and Accountability ly businesses and op- Information minister
ations as an attempt to Project (SERAP), a lo- erational activities on Lai Mohammed told
silence criticism of the cal rights group, and Twitter,” calling it “final the Thomson Reuters
government. 176 Nigerians filed the proof of shrinking civ- Foundation that the
Authorities an- lawsuit at the Econom- il space in Nigeria and suspension had noth-
nounced the ban on ic Community of West the intention of govern- ing to do with Buhari’s
Friday, two days after African States Commu- ment to stifle any dis- tweet being deleted,
Twitter removed a post nity Court of Justice in senting voice”. In 2021, but rather with “sep-
from President Mu- Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Nigeria ranked 120th aratists inciting vio-
hammadu Buhari that calling for an interim out of 180 countries in lence” online.
threatened to punish injunction restraining the Reporters without “Regulating social
regional secessionists. government from im- Borders (RSF) World media is not about sti-
The government’s plementing the ban. Press Freedom Index. fling press freedom. All
move prompted an “The suspension of Africa’s most popu- we are talking about
immediate backlash Twitter is aimed at in- lous country has been is the responsible use
among social media timidating and stop- celebrated as one of the of these platforms,”
users and human rights ping Nigerians from few on the continent said Mohammed, add-
activists, with #Ni- using Twitter to assess attracting investment ing that Facebook,
geriaTwitterBan and government policies, into its tech ecosys- WhatsApp and You-
#KeepitOn trending on expose corruption, and tem, but was recently Tube were still accessi-
the platform as Nigeri- criticize acts of official shunned when Twitter ble.
impunity by the agents chose neighbouringPAGE 26 INTERNATIONAL NEWS AROUND THE WORLD WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 2021
Washington state kicks off ‘Joints
for Jabs’ to promote COVID-19
vaccinations
only U.S. state to get
creative in incentiviz-
ing people to receive a
COVID-19 vaccine. In
Arizona, a cannabis dis-
pensary is handing out
free pre-rolled joints
and gummy edibles in
exchange for getting
vaccinated.
On April 20, a day
widely considered the
unofficial pot holiday,
cannabis reform ac-
tivist group D.C. Mar-
ijuana Justice (DCMJ)
gave away more than 8
pounds of locally-grown
cannabis rolled up into
over 4,200 joints at 30
vaccination sites across
Washington, D.C. Then
New Jersey partnered
with 13 local breweries
ABC News - Adults can 21 or older when they beer, wine or cocktail
to offer free beer to resi-
claim a complimentary receive their first or sec- to be provided at no
dents who got their first
joint of marijuana in ond dose of a COVID-19 cost for those 21 or old-
vaccine dose in May.
Washington State this vaccine at an active, on- er who are vaccinated
Meanwhile, several
week when they receive site vaccination clinic. by June 30. More than
states have launched
a COVID-19 vaccine Customers can only 44% of the Evergreen
COVID-19 vaccine lot-
shot. The Washington claim the compli- State’s population is
teries in which vacci-
State Liquor and Can- mentary joint from the fully vaccinated against
nated residents are eli-
nabis Board announced retail location during COVID-19, according
gible to win cash prizes.
Monday that the pro- the same visit as receiv- to latest data from the
Since the start of the
motion, called “Joints ing the jab, according to Washington State De-
pandemic, more than
for Jabs,” was effective the board. partment of Health.
33 million people across
immediately and would The Board said it has Meanwhile, over 42%
the United States have
run through July 12. “received multiple re- of the U.S. population
been diagnosed with
During the afforded quests from cannabis is fully vaccinated, ac-
COVID-19 and nearly
time period, state-li- retail licensees to en- cording to latest data
600,000 have died from
censed cannabis retail- gage in promotions to from the Centers for
the disease, accord-
ers are permitted to give support State vaccina- Disease Control and
ing to data collected by
one free pre-rolled joint tion efforts.” The Board Prevention (CDC).
Johns Hopkins Univer-
to customers who are recently allowed for a Washington is not the
sity.You can also read
