Diabetic patients urged not to stretch, share medication

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CREDIT Unions in Barbados haveput on hold, for the time being ,theirplans to create a credit union bank.In its place they are pressing aheadwith plans to roll out credit card andforeign exchange services.

To this end Capita which is a

subsidiary of the Barbados PublicWorkers Co-operative Credit UnionLimited, has applied to the Central Bankof Barbados for a foreign exchangelicence.

News of this has come from theoutgoing President of the Barbados

Co-operative and Credit Union LeagueLimited, Anderson Henry. He hasreported that application for the licenceis critical since Capita would be requiredto settle transactions in hard currencyand would therefore need to keep a stockof foreign exchange.

He also said that Capita and theBCCULL, the umbrella body for creditunions in Barbados, continued theircollaboration started in the last financialyear to flesh out an implementation planfor the rollout of the services.

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A MEDICAL practitioner is cautioningdiabetic patients not to attempt tostretch their medication, because theymay be faced with economic challenges.

This advice comes from endocrinologistDr. Carlisle Goddard who says he has

already seen this happen and with anegative outcome.

“Imagine you have been given amonth’s supply of medication to treatyour diabetes, and you determinebecause of your financial situation you

are going to make one month’smedication last three months. That isthe reality of what is happening outthere,” he said.

His comments came during a paneldiscussion which was held on Wednesday

night by the Diabetes Association ofBarbados in collaboration with theQueen Elizabeth Hospital for the secondannual John Grace Memorial Lectureand in celebration of World Diabetes Day.

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Diabetic patients urged not to stretch, share medication

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMP: Queen’s College’s Christopher Pollard beat Kobe Hutson of Foundation to win the Under-15 Boys 3K Runduring the Barbados Secondary School Athletics Championships Cross Country competition which was held at the National Botanical Gardens in Waterford, St.Michael yesterday. (See Page 38).

PLANS ON HOLDStudents experience Spanish tour – Pg 4

By Cara L. Foster

STUDENTS of theLester Vaughn School(LVS) 4H Club and theMaria Holder NurserySchool (Sharon) got the opportunity to become one with the soil as they officially launchedtheir LVS/MHNS 4H Cloverbuds pro-gramme.

Speaking with TheBarbados Advocate,Gale Carter, an earlychildhood coordinator atthe MHNS, revealed thatthe idea behind the initia-tive was born through arequirement of a partialfulfilment of the diplomain Educational Leader-ship Programme at theErdiston Teachers’Training College, of whichboth Carter and StaceyBlunte, an agricultural

teacher at the LVS, are apart of.

After weeks of planning,Carter revealed that theywere all happy to see theinitiative come to fruition,as the birth of this projectcame with many benefits.

Blunte, who could notcontain her excitement, re-vealed that they werehappy to form this rela-tionship with the MHNSto form the Cloverbudsand added that theCloverbuds would be thecommunity arm of theLester Vaughn 4H Club.

Following the brief opening ceremony, theCloverbuds of the MHNS,with the help of theirteachers and older “broth-ers and sisters” of the LVS4H Club, planted lettuce,eggplant, cucumber andcabbage seedlings to begintheir journey.

Carter noted that

throughout the rest of theyear, they planned tosource okras and tomatoesto plant.

Shelley Boyce, Principalof the MHNS, noted thatthe initiative would nowbe a part of their curricu-lum as the children willget the special opportunityto learn all about agro-science and see the thingsthat they plant grow.

Boyce noted that shealso saw this as the perfectopportunity to teach thechildren from a very young

age the importance of eating healthily and livinga healthy lifestyle.

“This is a part of our curriculum and we aregoing to make it happenbecause we know thatyoung people learn best bydoing,” she said.

Principal of the LVS,Tanya Murray, echoedBoyce’s comments as she believed it was very critical for children tolearn to love the land, andlearn how to grow theirown food.

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Students partnerto formagriculturalinitiative

Gale Carter, early childhood coordinator at the MariaHolder Nursery School (Sharon), as she helped thisyoung student.

Stacey Blunte (left), teacher at the Lester VaughnSchool and Gale Carter; early childhood coordinator,as they introduced the initiative.

Principal of the Maria Holder Nursery School, Shelley Boyce (left) with some of the students from the LVS4H Cloverbuds as Principal of the LVS, Tanya Murray looks on.

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“Credit Unions would be required toreimburse Capita [frequency to bedetermined] for transactions conductedby members,” said Henry.

He reported that during the last fiscal

year member societies had given theirapproval to put on hold the project to establish a credit union-owned bankinginstitution, and to focus their efforts onrolling out debit, credit and foreign exchange services.

“The League and capita continued

their collaboration, started in the lastquarter of the last fiscal year, to flesh out an implementation plan for the services,” Henry said in his report consid-ered at the League’s recent annual general meeting.

“The parties determined that the mostfeasible approach would be a sequentialroll out of the services, commencing withcredit card and foreign exchange serv-ices, and then debit card services at alater date,” said Henry. It was noted thatthe capital investment in the launch ofan international debit card productwould be more significant than that oflaunching a credit card product, andtherefore a successful launch of the

former would lay the groundwork for thelaunch of the latter.

The services of Economist, Dr. JustinRobinson were retained as a consultantto craft a high-level implementation planfor the project. According to Henry,Dr. Robinson administered a survey instrument to determine the level of interest among members for a creditcard project offered by the credit union movement. He added further that a survey was done among credit unions todetermine the estimated take up volume.“The findings from both surveysstrongly suggested that the productwould be viable if launched,” added theBCCULL President. (JB)

Friday November 16, 2018 • 3The Barbados Advocate

By Jenique Belgrave

IF there is to be a cut to overtime at theSanitation Service Authority (SSA), letit be done in an analytical manner.

Speaking to The BarbadosAdvocate yesterday, one senior officialof the SSA shared this opinion in lightof comments made by EnvironmentMinister Trevor Prescod in another section of the press.

He was reported as saying that reducing overtime will be one of the cost-cutting measures being imple-mented to reduce the expenditure of theauthority and government’s wage bill.

Agreeing with the stance taken by theminister, the government employee, whospoke on the condition of anonymity,however insisted that in order to address the country’s garbage collectionsituation, now would not be the time toreduce the hours for the drivers and thegarbage collectors as keeping the

nation’s streets clean was paramount.“Because of the lack of trucks, those

persons have to come in on weekends todo what they normally would have doneduring the week if only trucks wereavailable,” she said, expressing hopesthat these long-needed vehicles, whichhave been promised by year-end will beon the island even sooner.

She insisted that the government lookwithin the various departments of thecash-strapped authority to see whereovertime cuts can be made.

“From the cemeteries, to the landfills,to accounting, to administration, to theworkshop, there are many areas whereovertime can be cut, especially on weekends, and if there will be cutting,don’t just cut the overtime for the work-ers, but also the supervisors, and de-partment heads,” she continued frankly.

She said the time had come for theSSA to run a tighter ship, noting, “Whileyou cannot stop all [overtime], there is

THE Ministry of Education,Technological and VocationalTraining is re-emphasising the needfor every individual entering theworkforce to participate in theNational Technical and VocationalEducation and Training (TVET) system.

However, the question still being grappled with today is “what should sucha system entail?”

The Ministry’s Permanent SecretaryJanet Phillips made this observationwhile addressing the opening of theTVET Council’s National TVET PolicyDevelopment Workshop, held at IslandInn Hotel, yesterdasy.

Representatives of the education andtraining sector as well as governmentand private sector are taking part in thetwo-day initiative for the drafting of the new National TVET Policy whichseeks to create an enabling environmentfor the development of a competent, cer-tified, competitive workforce in Barbados.

She is of the view that the NationalTVET Policy developed in 2003, which isto be revised, provides some of the an-swers which are still very relevant today.

“It is anticipated that the gaps thatexist within the current framework willbe addressed in the revised policy.”

Hence, Phillips announced that theBarbados Accreditation Council (BAC) isexpected to establish the Barbados

Qualifications and Credit Framework(BQCF) in January 2019.

She said that the eight-level compre-hensive qualifications framework describes the learning to be achieved ateach qualification level.

“It encompasses all forms of learningand encourages lifelong learning withthe result being that all forms of learningwill be valued and recognised locally andinternationally,” she outlined.

“The National and CaribbeanVocational Qualifications (NCVQ) compe-tence-based certification which goes fromlevels one to five, will be reflected on thisFramework which is currently being revised to match the CARICOMQualifications Framework (CQF)”.

A revised National TVET Policy, ac-cording to Phillips should therefore makeprovision for all TVET qualifications to besimilarly reflected on the BQCF.

“This would help to promote the uptake of TVET qualifications and henceachieve another of the items articulatedin the 2003 policy, which is increasingthe number of persons pursuingTechnical and Vocational Education andTraining at the secondary,post-secondaryand tertiary education levels,” she stated.

The Permanent Secretary also men-tioned that the Ministry has been promoting the value of TVET and has introduced the Caribbean VocationalQualifications (CVQs) to enhance the

vocational offerings in the secondaryschool system.

She said this initiative also providesthe launchpad for students to continuetheir training at higher levels of certifi-cation after they have graduated or tobecome valuable employees in industry.

“It is envisaged, that the NationalTVET Policy should therefore continue

along this vein by making provision for asystem of certification to accommodatethe various learning styles.”

“It is also anticipated that the revisedpolicy will seek to address issues thatimpact your unemployment, improvedaccess to tertiary institutions and the appropriate coordination of TVET,”Phillips added. (TL)

BAC to establish Barbados Qualificationsand Credit Framework in 2019

Plea for sensible overtime cuts

POLICE responded to a shooting atabout 10 pm on Thursday November 8,2018 at Mansion Road, Bank Hall St. Michael. Bread vendor HaydenMayers, 50 years, was found dead.

Yesterday Thursday November 15,2018, the police in the BridgetownDivision arrested and jointly charged forthe following offences:

Kishmar Issachar Omar Young,age 20of Chase Gap Halls Road, St. Michael;

Wayne Ricardo Bryan,age 17 of School

Lane, Halls Road, St. Michael; RomarioHobbs Daisley age 18 of Tranmore Lane,Waterford, St. Michael and RashonAkeem Sealy,age 18 of 2nd Ave AlleynesLand, Bush Hall, St. Michael for:

1. One count of Murder2. Three (3) counts of Robbery

They appeared at the District ACriminal Court on Thursday November15, 2018, before (ag) Magistrate SandraWilliams and was remanded untilDecember 13, 2018.

Criminal charges

The National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Council‘National TVET Policy Development’ Workshop got underway at Island Inn Hotel,yesterday

Surveys conducted to measure credit card project’s viability

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By Cara L. Foster

AS a way to boost theirconfidence in speakingSpanish, some students ofthe Lodge School took partin a tour of historicBridgetown and Barbados,where their Spanishteacher acted as their tourguide and conducted thetour in Spanish.

Dr. Erskine Padmore, head ofthe Department of ForeignLanguage at the Lodge School,told The Barbados Advocatethat yesterday’s activity was apart of a series of activities thatthey have been planning thisyear for the students in theFrench and Spanish classes.

“For some time we are findingthat students are not motivatedenough,not doing well enough intheir exams and we felt like itwas time to put someprogrammes in place to boosttheir confidence and get theminterested in the language andhelp them perform a little betterand today is one of thoseactivities where we found we gotthe children to immerse in thelanguage itself by the way of abus tour,” he said.

“This particular tour is the

first time we are hosting this.We usually have our ForeignLanguage Days but we realisedthat that was not enoughbecause we found that studentswere backing off fromparticipating in that particularprogramme so I sat andconceived some of the thingsthat we could do.”

The 42 students got theopportunity to tour historicBarbados as their Spanishteacher, Jennifer Norville andDr. Padmore translated.

Padmore noted that they werelooking forward to having asimilar tour for those students inthe French Class, as well aslooking forward to theirupcoming Easter trip toPanama.

Following a brief interactionwith the students, where theyshowed off their skills at beingable to fluently converse withtheir teachers; one 6th formstudent, Nathalie Nguyen notedthat she thought the tour was agreat idea as it gave her theopportunity to be able to hearconversational Spanish spokenquickly and fluently.

She expressed that shethought the tour was importantas it gave her the opportunity to

interact in fluent Spanish aswell.

Her classmate, Anthony

Miller, agreed with her andadded that he thought it wasgreat that they had the

opportunity to test their Spanishspeaking skills in a ‘real setting’as well.

Students experience Spanish tour

(From left) Students of the Lodge School Nathalie Nguyen, Anthony Miller, Alesha Newton andNathan Holligan as they showed off their conversational Spanish skills with their teachersJennifer Norville, French and Spanish teacher at the Lodge School and Dr. Erskine Padmore, Headof the Department of Foreign Languages.


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Dr. Goddard told the audience inattendance in the Daphne JosephHackett Theatre: “I think that theeconomy is an interesting point at themoment.As a physician I am seeing a lotof patients who have reached a pointwhere they can’t afford regular care. Assuch some refuse to go the polyclinicswhich are available and they try tostretch their medication.”

He gave an example of a patient whoended up in hospital for two weeks afterfalling into a coma. A diabetic for tenyears, she had run short of hermedication and felt she could functionwithout for two weeks.

Goddard queried, “With respect to thecurrent economic situation, how do wesee chronic disease being managed, howwe manage ourselves and how can wemake what limited resource we havework?” he put to the panel and the

audience.The endocrinologist also warned that

family members have resorted to sharingmedication.“I always say to my patients,in Barbados we all know what “500s” are.I am a physician –I can give 500 (mgs fordiabetes, 500s for antibiotics, 500s ofPanadol, so many different things... butpeople decided to share theirmedications.”

He lamented that there are “householddoctors” who are prescribing other

medications for family members. “Theseare some of the things we are being facedin our healthcare profession at themoment because of the economicsituation. So we need to make changes,but how do we go forward?”

The panellists also included diabetesspecialist nurse Kevamae Sobers, whodelivered a featured address, Dr. GerryWarner and counsellor and trainingconsultant Alex Daniel.

(JH)

By Cara L. Foster

THIS Sunday the St. Patrick’s RomanCatholic Cathedral will celebrate andrecognise World Day of the Poor 2018.

This comment was made by ApostolicAdministrator of the Roman CatholicDiocese of Bridgetown, ArchbishopCharles Jason Gordon, as he spoke on‘Our Collective Responsibility to respondto the cries of the poor- an opportunity fornew evangelisation’ Wednesday night atthe St. Patrick’s Roman CatholicCathedral.

“The Holy Father at the end of his yearof mercy asked the church to finish theyear of mercy with something tangible todo with mercy;and the tangible thing thathe’s asking was that we would look at thepoor and celebrate the World Day for thePoor every year on the 33rd Sunday ofordinary time which is Sunday coming,”hesaid.

“And his idea was that this day would bea constant reminder to us about the plightof the poor so that we would keep the poor

ever before the minds of people and thechurch and our own minds and this isimportant because by executing WorldDay of the Poor the Holy Father haschosen to really bring consciousness tothis subject.”

Gordon revealed that the congregationof the St. Patrick’s Roman CatholicCathedral in Barbados was doing anumber of things to celebrate as theyplanned to have a separate conversationon Saturday morning on the morepractical aspects on what it means to helpand on Saturday night, they will have amass, celebrating the day as a way ofreminding themselves what and why theywere celebrating.

“So he puts this celebration in alogistical context and he asks us to reflectthink and see what are we doing to helpthose in the society who are less fortunatethan ourselves.This day also represent thegenuine form of new evangelization whichcan renew the face of the church as itperseveres in this activity.And this is thevery heart of Pope Francis,” he said.

By Cara L. Foster

AS PEOPLE of God, we are called torespond to the cries of the poor and helpin whatever way we can.

This was the main point of ApostolicAdministrator of the Roman CatholicDiocese of Bridgetown, ArchbishopCharles Jason Gordon’s talk, titled ‘OurCollective Responsibility to respond to thecries of the poor- an opportunity for newevangelisation’.

Much like God listens and responds tothe cries of the poor,we are called to do thesame.

Gordon noted that the first and mostimportant thing that we could do forsomeone in need, was to listen to theirneeds,then after you listen, it is importantto come up with a concrete and tangibleresponse with something of substance tohelp them move out of the state that theyare in.

“We have to intervene in such a waythat shatters the bonds of poverty,becausethere is such a way for us to intervenethat keeps them in poverty,” he said.

He explained that if you gave someonea fish, then they were going to keepcoming back for fish, but if you taught

them how to fish, then they become selfsufficient, develop and grow.

He noted that there were some peoplewho really did require the ‘fish’, as theywere people who were in their 80s,bedridden, unable to walk and probablyhave no family around to feed them; thensomebody has to feed them and there is noexcuse.

He noted that persons needed ensurethat the way they help the poor keepsthem out of the cycle of poverty.

“If we all did what we can for our owngrowth and development and we were towork with each other as a community forthe growth and development of all of ourpeople and all the people of Barbados,then I think we would find the energy,resources, intellectual capital, the driveto help this nation, bend the corner ofrecovery and find its path again to therobust development that Barbadosrequires,” he said.

“But it really takes all of usunderstanding that the recovery will notcome from the government it will onlycome if the citizens of the country partnertogether to find the road to recovery andthe road of development to all the citizensof the country.”

Church called to help World Day of The Poorto be celebrated

Many patients can’t afford regular care

(From right to left) President of Diabetes Association of Barbados Trudy Griffith, Endocrinologist Dr. Carlisle Goddard, Dr. Gerry Warner, Alex Daniel, 1st vicepresident of the Diabetes Association of Barbados Annette Clarke and Keith Wilson listened attentively to the lecture which was delivered by diabetes specialistnurse Kevamae Sobers during the 2nd annual John Grace Memorial Lecture on Wednesday night.


IN order to commemo-rate the opening ofthe Queen ElizabethHospital (QEH) on the14th of November,that health care insti-tution holds a week ofactivities each yearand one of these activ-ities is an Open Daywhere not-for-profit,private and publicsector organisationscome and exhibittheir products andtalk about their serv-ices and thus yearwas no exception.

“So today is ourAnnual Open Day. Soduring our week of activ-ities, we normally inviteall of our partners – theCancer SupportServices, the DiabetesAssociation of Barbados,Healthy CaribbeanCoalition and the Heartand Stroke Foundationto come into the Hospitalso that they can educatepersons that come intothe Hospital on a dailybasis about their organ-isations and about theirdifferent mandates. Wealso take the opportu-nity to invite private en-tities such as Massy,Duty Free Caribbean.We also have CaribRehab with us so theyalso get a chance to in-teract with our patients,”said CommunicationsSpecialist for the QueenElizabeth Hospital(QEH), Lyn-MarieDeane.

Speaking to the mediaon the sidelines of thisday, she said that theirweek of activities whichcoincides with their an-niversary date, statedwith a joint church serv-ice with the DiabetesAssociation of Barbadoson the 11th of November;a health care symposiumon the 12th, a screeningof Filmmaker, Michael

Moore’s “Sicko,” whichexplores the health caresystem in various firstworld nations such asthe U.S.A. Canada, theU.K. France as well asCuba which was followedby a discussion on the13th, a cake cutting cer-emony on the 14th whichwas followed by theAnnual John GraceMemorial Lecturehosted by the DAB, a va-riety concert followingthe open day in theevening and on the 16th,there would be a staffappreciation day and anafter-work lime in theevening.

Deane said that shecould not state how ex-actly how many yearsthe Hospital has beenhosting this Open Day,but this is the largestone to date with 35 or-ganisations on display.

Q.E.H. holds open day

Sales Agents at the Pan-American International Insurance Corporation (fromleft) Vicki Olton and Martina Collymore talking to Dwayne Goddard about someof their policies yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) Open Day.

A member of the third China Medical Team to be stationed at the Hospital, Registered Nurse, Zhen Liu who iscurrently working at the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) (left) showing Reverend Johnny Tudor some ofthe writings on a traditional Chinese fan.

Arlene Skeete, a volunteer at the Barbados ReikiAssociation (BRA) conducting a treatment proce-dure on this lady.

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Eudine Barriteau toldattendees gatheredunder the “Big Tent” oncampus.

“Yes, the Cave HillCampus will assist per-sons who have been re-trenched, and who have abusiness concept andwish some advice as tohow they may proceed toimplement it. Even if youhave not been re-

trenched, but want tostart your own busi-nesses, a volunteer teamof professionals from ourFaculty of Social Scienceswill provide free guid-ance on starting yourown businesses. And Ithank them for this self-less act of giving back tothe community” sheadded.

“Accounting expertsand others in ourDepartment ofManagement Studies,

our Department ofEconomics and theStudent Economic andEmpowermentDevelopment (SEED)Programme, will assistyou in reviewing yourprojects and offeringsome of the best techni-cal advice available” shefurther revealed.

The UWI Principalalso pointed to anotherbeneficial opportunity forretrenched workers, not-ing that on November

22nd at 10:00 a.m., Deanof the Faculty of SocialSciences and ActingChief Executive Officerof the Sagicor Cave HillSchool of Business andManagement, Dr. JustinRobinson, accompaniedby Head of theDepartment ofManagement Studiesand Coordinator of theCentre for ProfessionalDevelopment and LifeLong Learning(CPDELL), Dr. Deon

Greenidge, will host apress conference to out-line a suite of initiativestargeting persons seek-ing to retool or start newbusinesses.

Barriteau meanwhilestated, “Because of rapidchanges in domestic andregional job markets andthe general tightening ofthe national economy weare witnessing daily,these programmes areparticularly relevant.However, I must add, life-

long learning is now a re-quired feature of 21stcentury societies. Goneare the days when onecould study or train for acareer or job and pursuethat occupation from 18years to retirement”.

“Many occupations arebecoming redundant andnew ones are emerging.Everyone at every levelof the educational systemand at every age cohortmust think of life-longlearning” she stressed.

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CLINICAL Directorwith the BarbadosDiabetes Foundation,Dr. Diane Brathwaitesays a family struc-tured approach isneeded for diabetes.

She suggested such anapproach is the way for-ward towards changinghow well an individualmanages their diabetes.

Her comments came asshe also shared informa-tion that depression is“two to three times morelikely in persons with dia-betes”, diabetics are “20percent more likely to suf-fer from anxiety” and“there are links betweendiabetes, Alzheimer’s andvascular dementia”.

“I wish to propose that afamily structured ap-proach is needed for dia-betes. This is somethingthat I actually tell clientsof mine. Where is yourfamily? Where is your nextof kin? Where is somebodybecause it is hard to do itall on your own. So thatfamily structure approach

needs to focus on care, ed-ucation, management andsupport and I firmly be-lieve that is the way for-ward towards changinghow well a person copeswith their diabetes.”

Dr. Brathwaite was atthe time addressing theBarbados Drug Service’slecture on the topic,“Diabetes and YourMental Health- What WeNeed To Know.” This wasjointly presented at theLloyd Erskine SandifordCentre on Tuesday by theBarbados DiabetesFoundation.

During her presenta-tion, Dr. Brathwaiteshared some statisticswith audience. She toldthe gathering that theHealth of the Nation study“quotes prevalence rateswith diabetes at 18.7 per-cent in adults over the ageof 25 and over the age of 65it is even higher, [we are]talking about 46 percent.”She said that if one were tolook at previous researchit would be noted that

Barbados’ “prevalencerates of diabetes are in factincreasing and our ratesof obesity”.

She further revealed

that the cost associatedwith diabetes has a directand indirect impact on ourcountry.

“These are the figuresfrom George in theMinistry of Health, the di-rect costs of diabetes are15 million to our nation.

Do we have 15 million dol-lars for diabetes, seri-ously? No, we don’t. Yes,when we think about dia-betes we think about theindividual but we alsomust think about the big-ger picture as well and theindirect cost 73 million.

Now what is 73 million?That is cost lost throughsickness, through illhealth, through a relativehaving to stay home be-cause somebody may notbe well, so all the othercosts that are related to di-abetes.” (MG)

PRIME Minister MiaAmor Mottley has under-scored the importance ofthe agriculture sector, de-scribing it as “critical” tothis region.

Ms. Mottley made thecomments yesterday aftervisiting the headquartersof the CaribbeanAgricultural Health andFood Safety Agency(CAHFSA) in Suriname.She had earlier toured theCentral Market withSuriname’s President,Desiré Bouterse,as part ofher three-day visit to thatCARICOM Member State.

The Prime Ministersaid: “If we start to seeagriculture,not in the con-text or through the planta-tion model, but as a sectorthat is critical in a worldthat is very uncertain andvery dangerous, both byclimate change considera-tions as well as geopoliticalconsiderations, then wewould appreciate the ab-solute need to value thetwo most precious things -water and food. If youvalue water and food, thenwe have to protect them.”

She noted that NewZealand has worked assid-uously to protect thehealth of its agriculture

and to ensure that its foodproducts were safe. “Andwhy? Because they seeagriculture as something,not that is done on theside, but they see it as thebedrock of their develop-ment,” she stated. She ex-pressed the view that theCaribbean must see agri-culture in a similar light.

Ms. Mottley said it wasnecessary to remove thosebarriers so people couldeasily move within the re-gion, similar to how theSurinamese are able tomove from district to dis-trict. Ms.Mottley stressedthat if this was not done,“then we will not give fullexpression to what it is tohave a Single Market anda Single Economy”.

As the Lead CARICOMHead of Government onthe CSME, the PrimeMinister said the structureand board of CAHFSA wasa reminder of the regionalwork it did. Ms. Mottleyadded though that she didnot believe many busi-nesses knew about the out-standing work done by theAgency.

“I am almost certainthat if we were to do a sur-vey now of Barbadian en-terprises, that 90 percent

of them would not knowabout the work ofCAHFSA. It is a storywaiting to be told and it isa success story in what youhave been able to do. Thework that you do with thecassava flour for us; thework that you are doing interms of expanding capac-ity with those countriesthat can export poultryand pork needs to be ex-panded in almost everyarea of our agriculture pro-duction,” she stated.

The CaribbeanAgricultural Health andFood Safety Agency wasestablished by the Headsof Government of theCaribbean Community toassist the Member Statesin strengthening their in-frastructure, institutionaland human capacities, toeffectively deliver agricul-tural goods which achieveinternational agriculturalhealth and food safetystandards. It is expectedthat this Agency will boostintraregional trade flowand increase opportunitiesfor competitive interna-tional trade.

Prime MinisterMottley’s official visit endstoday, Friday, November16.

By Patricia Thangaraj

THE time has come for usto stop playing lip servicewhen it comes to the de-velopment of entrepre-neurship in Barbados andget right down to the busi-ness of actually engagingin a meaningful course ofaction that would pave theway towards encouragingmore of our citizens to ven-ture along this path.

In an exclusive inter-view with the BarbadosAdvocate recently, theCEO of the SmallBusiness Association(SBA), Lynette Holdersaid that there is the po-tential for the growth ofthis sector in this island.

“Now I think that thepotential really is there forSMEs to expand. But Iequally think that thereare some things that aregermane to the success (ofSMEs). We have been lob-bying for…and sometimeseven leading national dis-cussions on (and) we haveto address some of theseissues if we are reallygoing to see the results.”

However, in order forthis to come to fruition, theeco-system needs to befavourable and this would

call for certain things tobe put in place or im-proved such as the correctpolicy framework, the ap-propriate legislativeframework and better ac-cess to financing and tech-nical support, said Holder.

“We have to ensure thatthere is an eco-system – itis term that you wouldhave heard of before – theeco-system must be con-ducive – there is a sys-temic solution that I amtalking about. In otherwords, you must have theright policy framework,the right legislative frame-work support, you musthave the access to financ-ing and technical support,you must be able to en-courage the developmentof markets, you must beable to access training andalso a population that istrained – skilled personswith the right kinds ofcompetencies and so on.So there is a range of in-puts that I believe that weneed to focus on to have avibrant, entrepreneurialculture operating in thecountry.”

The SBA CEO statedthat her organisation is apart of that eco-system,working to ensure that

current and future entre-preneurs are providedwith access to the thingsthat they need in order todevelop their businessidea.

“The SBA, as a businessorganisation, is part of theeco-system and yes, we doour part – we lobby andwe represent our mem-bers,we assist with the ed-ucation, access to marketsand so on.”

What is needed now isfor business developmentstakeholders to work to-gether to enhance the en-vironment for entrepre-neurs to become success-ful, she added.

“But I think that, youknow, the time has reallycome – and the financialcrisis that we are in mayvery well have necessi-tated it, right? But thetime has come for us tostop playing lip service tothe issue of entrepreneur-ial development inBarbados and that the keyplayers in the system – theeco-system – be broughttogether and work to-gether to improve the cli-mate in Barbados for en-trepreneur success. Thetime has now come for usto do so.”

Agriculture sectorcritical to this region

Family crucial to diabetes fight

No more lip service

A section of the audience in attendance at Barbados Drug Service’s lecture on the topic, “Diabetes and YourMental Health- What We Need To Know.” This was jointly presented at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre onTuesday by the Barbados Diabetes Foundation.

WE do not mean to appear facetious about suchan important issue, but the pothole issue is onethat literally jars the driver out of his or herconcentration. As indicated in yesterday’s edito-rial, poor road usage by drivers, cyclists andpedestrians is serious business, one that can re-sult in loss of life. But there is another factor thatmust be considered – the number of potholesthat open up on our roads, leading to naviga-tional challenges on the part of many road users.

While Government has undertaken repairs,time will tell if the island’s slew of potholes,especially those in rural districts, can be fixedand endure for a significant period of time.

Since his appointment, Minister of Transport,Works and Maintenance William Duguid hasbeen consistently assuring the public that roadrepairs remain a priority, and drivers have al-ready seen the repaving on sections of ABCHighway. In recent times, he has expressedalarm during tours in other parishes over thestate of neglect of roads, noting that Governmentmay have to acquire extra funds to accommodateall the repairs.

Until such a time, the majority of the travel-ling public in rural and some urban areas knowtoo well the challenges of navigating pothole territories. With poorly lit or dark roads to ham-per their progress, drivers routinely make splitsecond decisions regarding which way to swerveto avoid dropping into potholes or brace them-selves for the thump when the vehicle inevitablylands in one.

Recent, persistent, light to moderate showerson the island only exacerbate the problem, andmake the cracks worse than before. Last year theRoad Safety Association flagged potholes onsome roads for easy identification; we fear thistime around, entire stretches of highways mayhave to be spraypainted to draw attention to thethose open expanses.

The reality is more than just borrowing extramoney to fix current problems. Longer term so-lutions are needed that identify the best mix forthis region, and to accommodate our constantsunshine and limestone terrain. Road repairsshould also focus on how heavily trafficked anarea is and if it floods easily. For example, insome rural areas, an overflow of water from surrounding bush or canefields makes its wayonto adjacent roads, which may undermine thestrength of the solution. It is also well docu-mented that when schools are in session,there is even more traffic than usual. Add rain,blocked watercourses, flood-prone areas, andsudden school closures to that equation and extreme road wear and tear becomes unavoidable.

We are certain Barbados is not the only coun-try in the world with this problem. However, weare also aware that it cannot be business asusual, where in a few months’ time the travellingpublic is back to complaining again about poordriving conditions.

Barbados will always have to cope with thetwin flaws of being flat and flood-prone. It willeither mean patching and repatching roads, a situation that will always have a certain imper-manence and expense; or finding comprehen-sive, far-reaching, novel solutions to adapt ourroads for better usability.

Editorial

Navigating ourroads duringpothole season

DENMARK is withhold-ing 65m krone (£7.5m;$9.8m) in aid to Tanzaniaafter "unacceptable ho-mophobic comments"from a senior politician, aminister says.

Development MinisterUlla Tornaes did notname the official but saidshe was "very concerned"by the comments.

Last month, PaulMakonda, commissionerfor the commercial capi-tal Dar es Salaam, calledon the public to reportsuspected gay men to thepolice.

He said he would set up a surveillance squadto track down gay people.

The government said at the time that MrMakonda was expressinghis personal opinion, notgovernment policy.

Homosexual acts are il-

legal in Tanzania andpunishable by up to 30 years in prison.Correspondents say state-ments against gay peoplehave increased sincePresident John Magu-fuli’s election in 2015.

In 2017, the country'sdeputy health ministerdefended a threat to publish a list of gay people.

"I am very concernedabout the negative devel-opment in Tanzania. Mostrecently the totally unac-ceptable homophobicstatements from a com-missioner," Ms Tornaessaid on Twitter.

"I have therefore decided to withhold DKK 65m in the country.Respect for human rights is crucial forDenmark."

Denmark is Tanzania'ssecond biggest aid donor.

Ms Tornaes has alsopostponed a planned tripto the east African coun-try, Danish broadcasterDR reported.

The Tanzanian govern-ment has not yet com-mented.

Mr Makonda – astaunch ally of the presi-dent – said last monththat he expected interna-tional criticism for his stance, but added: "Iprefer to anger thosecountries than to angerGod."

The government dis-tanced itself from hisviews, saying that he "wasonly airing his personalopinion".

It said the governmentwould "continue to re-spect and uphold allhuman rights as providedfor in the country's con-stitution".

Earlier this month, 10

men were arrested for allegedly conducting asame-sex marriage cere-mony on the Tanzanianisland of Zanzibar.

The move was con-demned by human rightsgroups.

In a statement on EU-Tanzania relations,the European Councilsaid it would "conduct acomprehensive review ofits policies" towards thecountry.

Citing an "unprece-dented attitude", thecouncil renewed calls for"Tanzanian authorities torefrain from exertingundue pressure and limi-tations on diplomatic mis-sions".

Higher RepresentativeFederica Mogherini saidthere were deep concernsabout "the deterioratingsituation for LGBTI per-sons".

Denmark withholds aid toTanzania after anti-gay comments

‘For the cause that lacks assistance, ‘Gainst the wrongs that need resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do’


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US President DonaldTrump has attackedRobert Mueller’s investi-gation into Russian interference in the 2016US presidential election,calling it a “total mess”and “absolutely nuts”.

He tweeted yesterdaythat investigators were“threatening” people toprovide “the answers theywant”.

“They are screamingand shouting at people,”Mr Trump wrote, addingthat no collusion betweenhis election campaign and Russia had beenfound.

He says the inquiry is a“witch hunt”.

The US president haspreviously said the spe-cial counsel investigationled by Mr Mueller, who isa highly regarded formerhead of the FBI and aRepublican, was unfairand dominated by “hard-ened Democrats”.

In Mr Trump’s latesttweets, he describes MrMueller as “conflicted”and says that those in-volved in the long-run-

ning probe “are a disgraceto our nation”.

The president latertweeted that Mr Muellerand “his gang of Demo-crat thugs” were destroy-ing people, and blamedsocial media tech giantsfor unfavourable coveragetowards his administra-tion and the Republicans.

“Check out how biasedFacebook, Google andTwitter are in favour of the Democrats,” hewrote.

It is unclear what wasbehind his latest com-ments and Mr Trump didnot provide any evidencefor his claims.

It comes just a weekafter the US presidentforced the resignation ofJeff Sessions, the USAttorney General whowas an early supporter ofMr Trump.

Mr Sessions had earliervoluntarily removed him-self from the Russia probeafter Democrats accusedhim of failing to disclosecontacts with the Russianambassador during hisSenate confirmation

hearing.Following this decision,

Mr Trump told the NewYork Times: “Sessionsshould have never re-cused himself, and if hewas going to recuse him-self, he should have toldme before he took the joband I would have pickedsomebody else.”

Mr Sessions’ replace-ment in charge of theDepartment of Justice,Matthew Whitaker, nowhas the power to sack MrMueller or end the inves-tigation.

Mr Whitaker, who hasbeen appointed acting at-torney general, has beenopen about his concernsover the scope of MrMueller’s inquiry.

What is behind theRussia investigation?In 2016, US intelligenceagencies concluded thatRussia had used a state-authorised campaign ofcyber attacks and fakenews stories planted onsocial media in an at-tempt to turn the electionagainst Democrat candi-

date Hillary Clinton.A team of investigators

led by Mr Mueller is look-ing into whether anyonefrom Mr Trump’s cam-paign colluded in the ef-fort.

It has been establishedthat senior members ofMr Trump’s team metRussian officials, whileseveral of these meetingswere not initially dis-closed.

The president’s son,Donald Trump Jr, met aRussian lawyer duringthe campaign who wassaid to have “dirt” on MrsClinton, and adviserGeorge Papadopoulos hasadmitted lying to the FBIabout meetings with al-leged go-betweens forRussia.

Four people connectedwith Mr Trump’s cam-paign and presidencyhave been charged andfurther indictments couldbe issued.

However the US presi-dent denies any wrongdo-ing and no solid evidencehas emerged to implicatehim.

Trump attacks Mueller’s Russiainquiry as ‘absolutely nuts’

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QUOTES FOR TODAY WORDS OFWISDOM

François VI de la Rochefoucault(1613–1680)

French author

Alexander Pope(1688–1744)English poet

“Trouble and anguish havetaken hold on me: yet thy com-mandments are my delights.”

– Psalm 119:143 “If we had no faults of our own, wewould not take so much pleasurein noticing those of others.”

“It is with narrow-souled peo-ple as with narrow-neckedbottles: the less they have inthem, the more noise theymake in pouring it out.”

HEALTH

Diseases of the soul aremore dangerous and morenumerous than those of the

body.


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“The industry alsoneeds transformationfrom the bottom up, byentrepreneurs and in-trapreneurs – the kind oftrailblazers we’ve beenstudying over the pastseveral years.” –(Transforming HealthCare from the GroundUp, Harvard BusinessReview)

NEW government, samenonsensical socialist ap-proach in the healthcaresector.

Before we go any fur-ther, if you find yourselfthinking along theselines, don’t: “If yuh getsick yuh still got tuh gotuh de QueenlisbuffHorsepittle” (thoseDexter memes are mint);“De doctors and nursesdoes work real hard”; “Itcud be worse”; “Peoplefrom other islands doesgot to come hey.” Whilethese statements aretrue, they are also besidethe point; and for ourpurposes here, utterlyout of court.

Dr. Scott Atlas’ TheFalse Promise of‘Medicare for All’ shouldbe required reading for

all Barbadians. The au-thor of “RestoringQuality Health Care” isspot on in his latest opin-ion piece.

The recently intro-duced Health ServiceLevy helps to prove partof the gist of his argu-ment, namely, throwingmore government athealth care is not the an-swer. This is evidencedby the doctors and hospi-tals who are fleeing theanything but AffordableCare Act.

Dr. Atlas cites the con-stitution of Britain’sNational Health Service,“You have the right to receive NHS services free of charge.” What theconstitution convenientlyfails to mention is that this is achieved bytaxing citizens to thetune of $160 billion a year. Even then, thereare “severe limits on access to specialists,drugs and technology.”

He then speaks to what is perhaps the most heart-wrenchingaspect of “free” healthcare: the waiting game.

“Last year, a record 4.2million patients were on

England’s NHS waitinglists; 362 600 patientswaited longer than fourmonths for hospitaltreatment as of thatMarch, and 95 252waited longer than sixmonths.”

In Canada, “the me-dian wait time betweenseeing a general practi-tioner and following upwith a specialist was 10.2 weeks, while thewait between seeing adoctor and beginningtreatment was about fivemonths.”

Some will be distractedby the irrelevant pointthat “Canada andBritain got good doctors”.

It is at this point thatthose in touch with real-ity bid them adieu andask this question: Why,after all of these yearsand the billions in taxes that have been col-lected, are the sick andtheir families still sub-jected to horrendous wait times and limitedaccess to drugs and tech-nology.

Dr. Atlas also remindsus that “free” healthcarecomes with serious con-sequences for citizens:

“pain, suffering anddeath, permanent dis-ability, and forgonewages”.

More importantly, hemakes the point that “thepoor [who are supposedto benefit most] and middle class” suffer themost under these sys-tems because they are“unable to circumventthe system.”

Ideas have conse-quences. The idea of“free” healthcare is one of several that willbe exposed a lot quicker for the fraud thatit is in the post GreatFinancial Crisis world.This new world will be merciless – both fiscally and socially – regarding policies that do not line up with reality.

DEM tell we ‘boutNational ResponsibilityLevy. The current admin-istration introduced theHealth Service Levy.Only God knows whatthe next levy or “contri-bution” will be called.However, what we doknow is that this will notend well. Again, do not bedistracted by the usual

nonsensical, muddle-headed rabbit trailsabout “good doctors inCuba” and so on. This is about the inefficientallocation of scarce re-sources in a sector thatdeals with life and death.Scarce resources like the time of a good sur-geon.

Although speaking to adifferent issue, DavidMoss and Stephanie Lo(Financing HigherEducation in Australia)offer a useful tidbit toend our discussion.Speaking to the fee abolition policy by thenewly elected LabourGovernment, they notethat the move was (apart from being greatpolitical theatre), “sym-bolically important as areflection of the LabourGovernment’s socialdemocratic credentials.”(Expenditure on educa-tion was increased

from A$440 million toA$1,670 million in threeyears.)

Sticking to one’s “socialdemocratic credentials”in 1973 Australia is onething. Doing so in a 2018post Great FinancialCrisis world is a recipefor disaster.

What to do? The HBR article used

for the opening quotehinted at part of the solu-tion, namely, reform willhave to come from theground up. This willmean less governmentand less poorly definedhealth “insurance” (seeObamacare).

Of course those whocan circumvent the system will sing itspraises. The rest of uswill have to wait, andwait and, well; you knowhow it goes.

ADRIAN SOBERS

Reform or die waiting

THERE is no person bet-ter placed than theAmbassador for Antiguaand Barbuda to theUnited States and theOAS, Sir Ronald Sanders,to declare that a lack ofeducation and the failureto disseminate informa-tion was the reason forAntigua and Barbuda, aswell as Grenada not join-ing the Caribbean Court

Of Justice.Only a few days

earlier, this letter-writer expressed similarsentiments about the referenda and an amend-ment to a Bill that was defeated in ourSenate.

Politicians who fail tosee education and thedissemination of informa-tion to the masses as

a bounden duty will continue to inflict ir-reparable damage onthemselves, the peopleand the societies in whichwe live.

In one of his recentcolumns, Sir Ronaldmade a significant andnoteworthy point on thedefeated referenda whenhe said, “It was the re-sponsibility of the politi-

cal leaders of all parties(opposition and govern-ment) to educate the electorate of their na-tions”.

In order to highlightthe importance of educa-tion and the dissemina-tion of information, SirRonald also stated, “InAntigua and Barbuda,apart from GastonBrowne, the leadership of

the governing partyplayed little or no role ineducating its electorateabout the issue in whichthey were required tovote”.

There appear to be nowenough examples, hownot to handle referendaand such matters, as SirRonald also reminded ofthe 1962 referendum inJamaica on the West

Indies federation and theUnited Kingdom's Brexitvote.

In Barbados, there wasthe recent defeat of theBill to amend the law oncapital punishment.

Lessons continue to betaught and learning willtake place as long as lis-teners are present.

MICHAEL RAY

Non-dissemination of info, lack of education to blame

straight from the chest



“HOW are you going tokeep this alive?”

This question was askednot by the media, but byClass 3 Sharon PrimarySchool Student, XavierBayne to Governmentofficial the Hon. CynthiaForde on Wednesday.

Forde who is Minister ofPeople Empowerment andElder Affairs and Ministerof Parliament for St.Thomas reassured theprecocious student thatlocal charities are helpingto equip schools with newtechnology.

Bayne was one of the 82students from SharonPrimary and HolyInnocent Primary Schoolsto receive electronic tabletsfrom Aron and Christina

Truss Foundation.Forde explained that as

long as charities like Aronand Christina Foundationcontinue to inject fundsinto the initiative andreceive assistance fromcompanies like Promotechit will continue. She addedthat there are otheragencies distributingtablets as well.

“Eden Lodge CharitableTrust also donated a 150tablets a couple of days agoand St. Thomas studentswere given ten tablets aswell,” said Minister Forde.

In her remarks, sheencouraged the students touse their new devices toread their Bible and toassist them with theirschool work.

Local charitiesonboard to helpequip schoolswith newtechnology

Students and senior educators of the Sharon Primary School and Holy Innocents Primary School pose withdonators of electronic tablets, Aron and (centre) Christina Truss (second from the right), and Minister ofPeople Empowerment and Elder Affairs and Minister of Parliament for Thomas, the Hon. Cynthia Forde (thirdfrom the right) as well as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Neil Rowe (second from the left) onWednesday.

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs,Neil Rowe, gives Class 3 students of Sharon Primary School a new tablet fromAron and Christina Foundation on Wednesday. Eighty-two students from theschool and Holy Innocents Primary School received this special gift.


BARBADIANS are continuing toshow great interest in the nationalindependence festival of creativearts (NIFCA).Chief Cultural Officer with the NationalCultural Foundation (NCF), AndreaWells, revealed this has not only beenthrough performing in the Festival but byattending staged events.

She said this year’s NIFCA PerformingArts Finals “were well supported by thewider Barbadian community” withnearly every night having “sold-outaudiences at the Frank Collymore Halland at the Daphne Joseph HackettTheatre where for the first time in manyyears the NIFCA Theatre Finals wereheld”.

“We were very, very pleased that wehad sold out audiences for our NIFCAFinals.We started to see the trend in thesecond weekend in the semi-finals whichwere held at schools around the island.Most of the semi-finals were held at theCombermere School and we had to turn

away audiences and that trend continuedin the Finals,” it was explained.

She added that, “The Finals happenedover two weekends in November… greataudiences, a wide demographic. NIFCAreally is a festival for families and theycome out to support the youth who are on-stage, but also the young and the youngat heart who are on-stage and in theaudience.”

Wells stated that she expects the trendto continue this upcoming weekend forthe NIFCA Performing Arts Gala. This

will occur on Sunday at the GarfieldSobers Sports Complex. This event,which marks the 45th anniversary ofNIFCA, will be held under the theme,‘Living the Legacy’. Performances will beby NIFCA veterans as well as those whowere outstanding during the recentlyconcluded NIFCA Finals.

“The tickets sales are going very, verywell. We want to urge Barbadians to getyours quickly before they sell out, but itwill be a wonderful event,” she pointedout.

Wells was speaking during a pressconference on Wednesday at the NCFheadquarters. Addressing this event,NCF Chief Executive Officer, CarolRoberts Reifer said this year’s Gala will“follow the culmination of the NationalIndependence Thanksgiving Service. Soas soon as that Service is finished wehave a very short turnaround time andthen we are going to go straight into theGala”. She anticipated the Service willconclude “at about 4:30 p.m.and the Galastarts at 6 p.m.” (MG)

National Cultural Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer, Carol Roberts Reifer and NCF’s Chief Cultural Officer, Andrea Wellsspeaking to the media during Wednesday’s press conference.

NIFCAinteresthigh

By Krystal Penny Bowen

A “SMART Bridge-town” project will soonbe implemented.

Minister of SmallBusiness, Entrepreneur-ship, and Commerce, Hon.Dwight Sutherland re-vealed this after the firstdisbursement of chequesfrom the Trust Loan Fundto small entrepreneurs onWednesday.

Sutherland was re-sponding to TheBarbados Advocate’s

question on whether thegovernment has any plansto assist local entrepre-neurs that sell their prod-ucts and services using theInternet.

He explained that therewas a discussion withinhis Ministry on the topic of“Smart Bridgetown” andthis initiative is aboutsmall business and entre-preneurship.

Highlighting that thecapital is perceived to befocused on tourism, theSmall Business Minister

believes that Bridgetownis also about commerce.

“When you walkthrough Swan Street, youfind all small businessesand entrepreneurs…evenon Broad Street…” saidMinister Sutherland.

He noted that hisMinistry is workingclosely with Ministry ofSmart Technology andInnovation to bring“Smart Bridgetown" tofruition. However, as towhere this project resides,he said that decision will

be made by the PrimeMinister.

The minister re-empha-sised that government willbe focusing more on tech-nology and entrepreneur-ship.

“We will (bring “SmartBridgetown”) through anICT platform…” saidSutherland.

Going digital next stepAfter the presentation ofcheques to the first suc-cessful applicants, theMinister also said that thenext step is to go digital.The aim is to move to a paperless system.

“That is our focus withinthe Ministry to ensure

that we give these loans,but we want to do it on adigital platform,” saidMinister Sutherland.

Earlier, the governmentofficial noted that theMinistry has received its first batch of money,two million dollars,which will be used in theFund.


CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The West India Biscuit Company Limited is a major manufacturing company,operating in a highly competitive market and is seeking to recruit proactive andresults-oriented individuals to the following position:-

PRODUCTION ANALYST

SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Production Manager, the successful candidate will:-

. Prepare monthly reports on the status of the Operations Department keyperformance indicators.

. Schedule production to meet export and local demands and maintain therequired stock levels as determined by the Company.

. Analyze and make recommendations for the use of resources to achieverequired production targets.

. Review and assess production reports to manage efficiency and assist withthe root cause analysis, where necessary.

. Critically assesses the performance of operations systems and report onshortcomings.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

. Associate or Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Production or Engineeringor equivalent qualifications from a recognized tertiary institution.

. Three (3) years' experience in a supervisory level position in amanufacturing environment.

. Effective verbal and written communication - must be able to present ideasclearly.

. Good analytical skills

. Effective listening skills - should be able to listen and understand ideasand points being presented and ask appropriate questions.

. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications, particularly wordprocessing and excel spreadsheets. Must be familiar with the use offormulas.

. Good organizational, planning and prioritization skills.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties or requirements, and more details willbe made available in scheduled interviews.

At WIBISCO, we offer a competitive remuneration package inclusive ofperformance based incentives, Life Insurance, Health, and Pension benefits.

Applications should be submitted with a current résumé to the HumanResource Manager, The West India Biscuit Co. Ltd., Gills Road, St. Michael [email protected] no later than Friday, November 23, 2018.

Unsuitable applications will not be acknowledged.

‘Smart Bridgetown’ coming soon

Junior Howell (centre), the first entrepreneur to receive a cheque from (left)Unit Manager of Trust Loan Fund Unit, Jerry Amos, as Minister of SmallBusiness, Entrepreneurship and Commerce, Hon. Dwight Sutherland looks on.



London: 12°C Overcast/HazyBoston: 01°C OvercastMontreal: -5°C FairToronto: -1°C Overcast/Light SnowNew York: 00°C Snow/FogMiami: 28°C Cloudy

High: 11:27 a.m.and 10:48 p.m.

Low: 4:11 a.m.and 5:15 p.m.

Yesterday: 0 mmFor the Month: 70.1 mmFor the Year: 1061.9 mm

Fair to partly cloudy, hazy and breezy witha few brief isolated showers.

Max: 28.9°CMin: 25.2°C

5:58 a.m. 5:29 p.m.

CARICOM MemberStates are not coweringin the face of the chal-lenges posed by climatechange, but rather areseeking to tackle the is-sues head on, includingthe crafting of a natu-ral resources policy forthe region.

Delivering remarks re-cently at the RadissonAquatica,during the open-ing of the CARICOMClimate Change MinistersCOP24 PreparatoryMeeting, AssistantSecretary General ofCARICOM, Dr. DouglasSlater said efforts areunder way to develop aCaribbean CommunityNatural Resources PolicyFramework.That policy,hesaid, is intended to presenta broader vision and longerterm strategy for the sus-tainable use and manage-

ment of the Community’senvironment and naturalresources. The ultimategoal is to improve the re-gion’s environmental re-silience and its ability towithstand or bounce backfrom the impacts of climatechange.

His comments came ashe noted the region’spreparations for theCOP24 meeting, to be heldDecember 2 to 14 inPoland,allow the countriesto present a united front,which is key to being heardon the devastating impactthat climate change canhave on small island devel-oping states (SIDS) likethose in the Caribbean.With that in mind, he saidthe report that would comeof the meeting will be cir-culated to all CARICOMdelegations going toPoland, so that there is a

blueprint of ideas and positions that would unitethe CARICOM MemberStates.

“COP 24 is expected toproduce a number of im-portant outcomes includ-ing, but not limited to thecompletion and adoption ofParis Agreement work pro-gramme,which aims to de-liver a package of rulesneeded to operationaliseand implement the ParisAgreement. Also, the con-clusion of the TalanoaDialogue and stock take onpre-2020 implementationand ambition,” he said.

Dr. Slater made thepoint while noting thatglobal climate change andassociated sea level rise do not only threaten theenvironment and economicdevelopment in theCaribbean, but threatenthe very existence of

CARICOM SIDs.“The Paris Agreement to

which all CARICOM mem-ber states are signatoryacted as a catalyst for ourstates to strengthen theirglobal response to thethreat of climate change,by keeping global temper-ature rise in this centurybelow two degrees Celsiusand above pre-industriallevels,and to pursue effortsto limit the temperatureincrease even further to 1.5degrees Celsius,” he said.

He continued, “Scienceemerging from theCaribbean,specifically TheUniversity of the WestIndies, alarmingly indi-cated that a 1.5-degreewarmer world will be at-tained somewhere be-tween the late 2020s andthe mid-2030s,while the 2-degree world will bereached approximatelymid-century. In otherwords, even if the worldwere to pursue a more op-timistic trajectory, thetimeframe is very short forthe Caribbean to preparefor the harsher climatechallenges that willemerge at 1.5 or 2 degrees.”

With that in mind, hesaid that the recently re-leased study by theIntergovernmental Panelon Climate Change regard-ing the potential impact ofa 1.5-degree temperaturerise,supports and confirmsthe concern of the 38 UNrecognised SIDS, fourteenof which are CARICOMMember States, that ourvery existence will bethreatened by a 1.5 degreerise, much less a 2 degreetemperature rise. He saidthat is a reality the regionfaces even though CARI-COM countries contributeless than 1 per cent toglobal greenhouse gasemissions, but bear theburden of the impacts ofglobal climate change.Evidence of that, he main-tained, can be seen in lastyear’s very active and destructive HurricaneSeason. (JRT)

CARICOM concerned about climate change

Some of the participants that attended the meeting.

Assistant Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr.Douglas Slater addressing the meeting.

14 • Friday November 16, 2018

THE GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS in collaboration with

HARVARD UNIVERSITYCambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

invites applications for The Rausing Public Service Fellowship for Barbados

IF YOU ARE Committed to the principles of good governance, positive change, performancemanagement and the economic, social and political development of Barbados;

AND WOULD LIKE TO Refine your skills in strategic management, policy analysis, quantitativeanalysis, advocacy and leadership;

Exchange ideas with a world-renowned faculty and high level decision-makersfrom around the globe;

and

Develop personal and professional connections with an extraordinary group ofpeers.

WE INVITE YOU TO APPLY TO THE:

HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL One-Year Mid-Career Master in Public Administration Edward S. MasonProgramme

Harvard Kennedy School’s flagship international programme. Each year,leaders from developing, newly industrialized and transitional economycountries participate in this intensive one-year Master’s degree programmedesigned to prepare them to address the world’s most compelling developmentchallenges. The emphasis of the programme is on developing the broad rangeof analytical and leadership skills required to initiate and implement majorpolitical, social or economic change. (Applicants are required to have aminimum of 7 years of professional work experience, whether it may be in thepublic, non-governmental, private or other sectors).

THE RAUSING PUBLIC SERVICE This Fellowship provides financial support to an awardee (who has beenadmitted to Harvard Kennedy School) to participate in the School’s MC/MPAEdward S. Mason Programme.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RAUSING PUBLIC You must:SERVICE FELLOWSHIP FOR BARBADOS:

(1) Be a citizen of Barbados;(2) Hold a Bachelor's degree;(3) Meet the admissions requirements (and be admitted) to Harvard

Kennedy School to pursue the MC/MPA Edward S. MasonProgramme; and

(4) Complete an online application form for both the Mason programmeand the Fellowship.

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL IS AVAILABLE ON LINEAT: https://admissions.hks.harvard.edu/apply/

Competitive candidates should demonstrate a compelling record of commitmentto public service, leadership, and academic excellence.

APPLICATION FORM FOR THE RAUSING Training Administration DivisionPUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP FOR Level 5, Warrens Towers IIBARBADOS IS AVAILABLE AT: Warrens

St. Michael, BB12001http://www.training.gov.bb

CONDITION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF The successful awardee will be required to sign a bond agreeing to return toBARBADOS FOR THE AWARD OF THE Barbados to work in a position in the Government, a Non-profit or NGO for atRAUSING PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP least two (2) years.FOR BARBADOS

PLEASE NOTE:

PERSONS APPLYING TO THE RAUSING FELLOWSHIP MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS:

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(2) Harvard Kennedy School Application to the Rausing Public Fellowship for Barbados (http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/sfs) Deadline: February 4, 2019.

(3) Barbados Rausing Public Service Fellowship Application (http://www.training.gov.bb) and submit to TrainingAdministration Division. Deadline: Deadline: February 4, 2019.

For further information please contact Training Administration Division at 535-6700.

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DESCRIBING govern-ment’s inability to gar-ner a two-thirds ma-jority in the Senate toamend a critical pieceof legislation as “un-fortunate”, PrimeMinister Mia AmorMottley says a conver-sation has to takeplace between the op-posing sides in theUpper Chamber to getthe matter resolved.

Speaking on radio pro-gramme Down to BrassTacks on Tuesday, PrimeMinister Mottley referredto the Offences of thePersons (Amendment)Bill 2018. The objectiveof the Bill is to make pro-vision for the repeal ofmandatory imposition ofthe death penalty for theoffence of murder underSection 2 of the Act.

The Prime Ministerlamented that makingnew changes to the Billwill not be simple. “Weare either going to haveto prorogue parliamentor we are going to have toamend the StandingOrders.”

“I think it is unfortu-nate. If you understandwhy law courts exist, be-cause lawyers have dif-ferent perspectives onhow words that aredrafted are interpreted.And I think on reflectionboth sides need to sitdown and to be able todiscuss it because thecountry cannot afford theimpasse of 62 murdercases being put at riskand I have every confi-dence that we have tofind a way that will do it.”

Saying that she does

not believe that the ac-tions of the independentsenators to block the pas-sage of the Bill were de-liberate or that they wereaware of the implicationsPrime Minister Mottleyexplained: “...Technicallyspeaking, a Bill that is re-jected within a currentparliamentary sessioncannot be brought back.Now we have a real prob-lem.”

“I know that at thelevel of the local PrivyCouncil it is a matterthat concerns us becausewe have other obligationsthere too. So it will meana little more action andsteps to be taken to cor-rect it apart from the con-versation between gov-ernment and independ-ent senators away fromthe floor of the House.

Prime MinisterMottley also revealedthat she has asked theAttorney General ofBarbados to speak withGovernor General HerExcellency Dame SandraMason on the matter. “Hewill then seek to meetwith the independentsenators and theOpposition Senatorsalong with the leader ofGovernment Business inthe Senate.”

“When that is com-plete, then we will settleon which is the bettercourse of action becauseat the end of the daywhat the country doesnot want is for normalservice to be disrupted.And I have no intentionfor normal service to bedisrupted,” the PrimeMinister stated. (JH)

Senate debaclemust be resolvedPrime Minster Mottley expressesconfidence that it can be done

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NEW YORK – Oil roseabout one per cent onWednesday, recoupingsome of the previous ses-sion’s heavy sell-off, ongrowing prospects thatthe Organization of thePetroleum ExportingCountries and allied pro-ducers would cut outputat a meeting next monthto prop up prices.

After a record 12straight days of losses andthe steepest one-day lossin more than three years,the oil market reversedcourse after Reuters re-ported that OPEC and itspartners were discussinga proposal to cut outputby up to 1.4 million bar-rels per day (bpd), morethan officials had men-tioned previously.

Brent crude LCOc1 set-tled up 65 cents, or 1 percent, at $66.12 a barrel,after hitting a sessionhigh of $67.63.

US crude futures CLc1rose 56 cents, or 1.01 percent, to settle at $56.25 abarrel, after sliding for 12

straight sessions to thelowest since November2017.

Prices pared gains inpost-settlement trade asthe American PetroleumInstitute said crude in-ventories rose by 8.8 mil-lion barrels in the week toNov. 9 to 440.7 million,compared with analysts’expectations for an in-crease of 3.2 million bar-rels.

Oil markets are beingpressured by surging sup-ply from OPEC, Russia,the Unites States andother producers and wor-ries that a global eco-nomic slowdown could cutinto energy demand.

This has pushed theprice of global benchmarkBrent down more than 20per cent since earlyOctober, one of the biggestdeclines since a price col-lapse in 2014.

“The market hascratered over the last fewweeks and the pop todayis related to the chatterthat producers could cut

up to 1.4 million bpd in2019,” said GeneMcGillian, vice presidentof market research forTradition Energy inStamford, Connecticut.

“Maybe some of thefears of extra supplies andreduced demand have fi-nally been priced into themarket, but I wouldn’t saythat a bottom has set inyet.”

As oil has crashed fromits October high, naturalgas futures NGc1 soaredas much as 56 per centduring that time to a 4-1/2 year high. Oil’s latestsell-off was exacerbatedas traders unwound longoil-short natural gastrades, market partici-pants said.

The relative strengthindex (RSI) for both Brentand US crude remainedbelow 30, a technical leveloften regarded as signal-ing a market that hasfallen too far.

Financial firms hedgingthe risk incurred by sell-ing put options to oil pro-

ducers generated addeddownward pressure whenprices fell toward optionstrikes, Goldman Sachssaid in a note.

“This market is at-tempting to find a pricebottom following an un-precedented 12 consecu-tive days of decline,” JimRitterbusch, president ofRitterbusch andAssociates, said in a note.

“Although the supplysurplus is still relativelymodest, the market is fo-cusing on the dynamic ofexpansion in the over-hang that will need toshow signs of reversal be-fore a price bottom can beestablished.”

In its monthly report,the Paris-basedInternational EnergyAgency (IEA) said the im-plied stock build for thefirst half of 2019 is 2 mil-lion bpd.

The IEA left its forecastfor global demand growthfor 2018 and 2019 un-changed from last month,but cut its forecast for

non-OECD demandgrowth, the engine of ex-pansion in world con-sumption.

US crude output fromits seven major shalebasins was expected to hita record 7.94 million bpdin December, the USEnergy InformationAdministration (EIA) saidon Tuesday.

The surge in onshoreoutput has helped overallUS crude production C-

OUT-T-EIA hit a record11.6 million bpd, makingthe United States theworld’s biggest oil pro-ducer ahead of Russia andSaudi Arabia.

Most analysts expectUS output to climb above12 million bpd in the firsthalf of 2019.

The rise in US produc-tion is contributing tohigher stockpiles. Storagedata from the US govern-ment is due on Thursday.


BANK RATESCommercial bank rates to the public at the close ofbusiness yesterday by the Central Bank of Barbados.

Valid for November 16, 2018

Telegraphic TransfersCurrency Buying Selling

Euro 2.25687 2.29918 Pound Sterling £ 2.54092 2.58856 Canadian $ 1.50979 1.54137United States $ 1.99375 2.02768Guyana $ 0.00948 0.00954East Caribbean $ 0.73843 0.74306Belizean $ 0.99688 1.00313Demand/Sight:Currency Buying SellingEuro 2.25263 2.29918 Pound Sterling £ 2.53615 2.58856 Canadian $ 1.50693 1.54137 United States $ 1.99000 2.02768Guyana $ 0.00948 0.00954East Caribbean $ 0.73843 0.74306Belizean $ 0.99688 1.00313

Notes:Currency Buying SellingEuro 2.22006 2.31354Pound Sterling £ 2.49948 2.60472 Canadian $ 1.49840 1.54272United States $ 1.98000 2.02857East Caribbean $ 0.73704 0.74445Belizean $ 1.00000 1.00000

INDICATIVE RATES FOR SOME REGIONALCURRENCIES AS ADVISED BY THE

RESPECTIVE CENTRAL BANKSN.B.: These rates are not meant to be used for trading.

BDS$Guyana $ 0.00951Jamaica $ 0.01585Trinidad & Tobago $ 0.29566

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ABOUT 38 percent ofAmerican consumersplan to shop on BlackFriday this year, andsix in 10 of those shop-pers anticipate makingat least half of theirholiday purchases onthat day, aReuters/Ipsos pollshowed yesterday.

The day afterThanksgiving, which thisyear falls on Nov. 23, hasbeen regarded as the tra-ditional start of the holi-day shopping season al-

though deals and promo-tions are being unveiledearlier every year.

Fifty-nine percent of thepeople who plan to shopBlack Friday deals intendto finish at least half oftheir holiday shoppingthat day, the Nov. 7-13 pollshowed.

The poll showed 37 per-cent of consumers intendto do their shopping pri-marily or totally online,while 16 percent expect toshop primarily or totallyin a physical store.

“I’m doing all of myBlack Friday shopping on-line because I don’t wantto get killed!” JosephAdetayo, 71, of UpperMarlboro, Maryland jokedabout the crush of shop-pers who have historicallyflooded stores in search ofbargains.

“The crowds are toocrazy, and this (shoppingonline) just makes my lifeeasier,” said Adetayo, oneof the 1,819 people who re-sponded to the poll.

The retired computer

programer has eightgrandchildren, four chil-dren and a wife. He saidthat, as his family grows,he will spend moreAmazon.com Inc’s(AMZN.O) and WalmartInc’s WLM.T websites fortoys, electronics andclothes and at Nike.comand Payless.com for shoes.He has a budget of $1,200,up from $900 last year.

Free delivery is thebiggest draw for onlineshopping, followed bycoupons and door-buster

deals, the poll showed.American consumers

are less interested in buy-ing clothing, jewelry, elec-tronics, toys and gift cardsthis year compared toyears past, the surveyfound.

But they are eager tospend more on food.Retailers includingWalmart, Target Corp(TGT.N), Kroger (KR.N)and Amazon have beenspending heavily to getconsumers to buy moregroceries online.

By 2022, online groceryshopping could be a $100billion industry, and asmany as 70 percent of con-sumers could be doing aportion of their food shop-ping online, according toa report co-authored bythe Food MarketingInstitute and Nielsen.

The Reuters/Ipsos pollsurveyed 1 819 adultswith a credibility interval,a measure of precision, of3 percentage points for theentire group and 4 pointsfor Black Friday shoppers.

Ready, set, shop: More than a third ofAmericans to buy on Black Friday: poll

Oil rebounds from steep sell-off as OPEC


NEW YORK - Severalprominent investorsput fresh money towork in Apple(AAPL.O) during thethird quarter even asthey sold out of otherhigh-flying tech com-panies, betting theiPhone maker’s stockwould keep rising asstrong growth over-shadowed rising tradetensions between theUnited States andChina.

The purchases, whichwere revealed in securitiesfilings on Wednesday, maybe leaving large investorswith steep losses if Applecontinues its more than 15percent decline for themonth so far.

Mutual fund giantFidelity added 7 millionshares, bringing its totalholdings to 110.9 millionshares, regulatory filingsand data from research

firm Symmetric.io show.Janus Henderson Groupadded 3.3 million sharesfor a total of 20.8 millionshares and J.P. MorganChase & Co boosted itsholding to 42.7 millionshares after adding 1.3million.

Philippe Laffont’sCoatue Managementmade a big bet by raisinghis exposure by 938 per-cent to 884,321 shareswhile Chase Coleman’sTiger Global Managementput on a new position toown just over 1 millionshares.

Despite the steep de-clines in Apple, somehedge fund managers saidthat they are continuingto add to shares in thecompany.

“We know it is not aFacebook or a Google witheye-popping growth butwe’re not paying for that,”said Shawn Kravetz,

founder of EsplanadeCapital, at the ReutersGlobal Investment 2019Outlook Summit in NewYork on Wednesday.

Kravetz, who added tohis Apple positionWednesday morning, saidinvestors like himself areattracted to the company’scompelling valuation com-pared to other SiliconValley giants.

The declines in Applemay add to what is prov-ing to be another difficultyear for the hedge fund in-dustry.

Overall, the averagehedge fund droppednearly 3 percent inOctober, the worstmonthly loss since 2011,in large part due to over-exposures to the technol-ogy industry, according toHedge Fund Research.

Given the increasedvolatility in the U.S. stockmarket, defensive-minded

funds will likely post thestrongest returns throughthe end of the calendaryear, said Kenneth Heinz,president of HFR.

“Anticipating the mar-ket volatility which beganin September and acceler-ated in October will con-tinue into 2019, strategiespositioned for this transi-tional market environ-ment are likely to leadperformance through yearend,” he said.

Quarterly disclosures ofhedge fund managers’stock holdings in 13F fil-ings with the U.S.Securities and ExchangeCommission are one of thefew public ways of track-

ing what the managersare selling and buying.But relying on the filingsto develop an investmentstrategy comes with somerisk because the disclo-sures are made 45 daysafter the end of each quar-ter and may not reflectcurrent positions.

The moves into theshares of Apple came at atime when several promi-nent hedge funds werestarting to shed their hold-ings of the FANG stocks -Facebook Inc (FB.O),Amazon.com Inc(AMZN.O), Netflix Inc(NFLX.O), and Google’sparent Alphabet Inc(GOOGL.O) - that had led

the market higher overthe last two years.

Jana Partners, for in-stance, sold all of its ap-proximately 651,000shares of Facebook and allof its approximately44,000 shares of AlphabetInc in the third quarter,according to securities fil-ings.Third Point LLC soldall of its approximately 3million shares ofFacebook, a position whichhad made up about 4 per-cent of its prior portfolio.

Los Angeles-based assetmanager TCW Group Incsold all of its approxi-mately 127,000 shares ofNetflix during the sametime period.

ADDIEVILLE, Ill. –Clouds crowded theIllinois sky as Nick Harrewalked away from hiscombine at the peak ofharvest to join four fellowfarmers in greeting someunlikely visitors.

Inside a nearby seedbarn, they made theirpitch to eight Sri Lankangovernment officials:Please buy our soybeans.

The wooing of such atiny market underscoresthe depth of US farmers’problems after losing theirbiggest customer, China,to a global trade war.

Sri Lanka bought about3 000 metric tons of USsoybeans last year. Chinabought about 32 milliontons – but now buys al-most none after Beijingslapped a 25 per cent tar-iff on US imports in July.The move came in retalia-tion for US duties onChinese goods imposed byUS President DonaldTrump.

US farmers would needabout 11 000 markets thesize of Sri Lanka to re-place Chinese soybeanpurchases, but these days

many growers will takeany shred of new businessthey can get. A small butgrowing number of farm-ers have all but given upwaiting for diplomatic so-lutions and started scram-bling themselves to helpopen new markets andsalvage existing ones dis-rupted by tariffs, accord-ing to dozens of interviewswith producers, industryofficials and trade lobby-ing groups. They are lob-bying lawmakers, joiningoverseas trade trips, andhosting prospective buy-ers – often while neglect-ing or passing off farm du-ties during harvest.

Some tried jumping intopolitics as Democratic can-didates this year, but hadlittle success: Fifth-gener-ation Pennsylvania dairyfarmer Denny Wolff losthis fight for aCongressional seat, as didMississippi poultry farmerMichael Evans – who ispro-life, pro-gun and anti-tariffs.

Harre, 29, a third-gen-eration dairy and grainfarmer, said he’d rathertalk directly to importers

than trust the task toWashington.

“I could care less aboutthe politics, to be honest,”he said. “We’re lackingpeople advocating for us. Ifsomeone’s going to betelling our story, I’d ratherit be myself.”

The grassroots move-ment comes as the agrar-ian economy is in its fifthyear of financial woe, withoversupply underminingrevenues. Corn and soy-bean prices are hoveringnear decade lows, and thisyear’s bumper harvest isfurther swelling US farm-ers’ massive stocks of un-sold grain.

US net farm income willfall to $65.7 billion thisyear, down 47 per centfrom just five years ago,the US Department ofAgriculture (USDA) fore-casts.

These activist farmersknow they face over-whelming odds;China hadtraditionally purchased 60per cent of US soybean ex-ports, and building newtrade relationships cantake years. “If we can getbuyers to step away from

the politics and see us aspeople, we can get them totrust us – even if they can’ttrust Washington,” saidDoug Schroeder, a fifth-generation farmer inBellflower, Illinois. “If wecan do that, they will wantto buy from us again whenthe trade war ends.”

“As long as we’re still inbusiness, of course.”

As tensions with Chinaescalated, Schroeder, 57,reached out to neighboursand fellow farmers at thestate soybean association,offering to host overseasbuyers.

“I’d do anything to getthem back,” Schroedersaid.

In mid-September, some20 Chinese buyers arrivedat his farm in a bus, a visitset up through the USSoybean Export Council,an industry group.Schroeder’s 89-year-oldmother baked them choco-late chip cookies.

When they arrived,adding a new stop to theirannual tour of the USMidwest to survey soy-bean fields, their responsewas polite, but awkward.

“We value your busi-ness,”Schroeder told themrepeatedly.

The visitors said noth-ing, looking at the ground.They declined the cookies.

“This isn’t going towork,” Schroeder recalledthinking at the time.

A pile-up of farm workmade Duane Aistropeturn down two invitationsto visit China with tradegroups this year beforemost tariffs took effect.

However, as soybeanprices plummeted inAugust, and Trumpthreatened to hit Chinawith more tariffs,Aistropedropped his chores andjumped on a plane toChina for a trade missionarranged by the USGrains Council, a indus-try group financed in partwith taxpayer money. Hespent ten days travellingwith other farmers, visit-ing two dairy farms andmeeting importers at alarge feed maker.

They struck no deals;Chinese importers saidthey saw buying US soy-beans as politically unten-able even if their prices

continue to fall. Aistropewas left to hope his visitmight make a differencein winning buyers back ifthe trade war ends.

Back his farm in ruralRandolph, Iowa, a friendhelped empty out the lastof Aistrope’s corn bins tomake room for harvest,hauling truckloads ofgrain to a local ethanolplant.Aistrope, 61, is los-ing money on every bushelof corn and soy. He wor-ries more about youngergrowers. “If somethingdoesn’t happen soon,” hesaid, “we’re going to lose ageneration of farmers.”

In Washington, thetrade-war spin is far moreoptimistic.

Trump last monthhailed a renegotiatedtrade pact with Canadaand Mexico as a huge winfor US workers and farm-ers. This year, USDAUnder Secretary for Tradeand Foreign AgriculturalAffairs Ted McKinney hasdoubled the number oftrade missions the agencytakes, inviting farmgroups and agriculturalbusinesses to join him.

US farmers scramble to contain trade-wardamage, find new markets

Prominent managersloaded up on Applebefore recent tumble

Thailand's first flagship Apple store is seen at Iconsiam shopping mall inBangkok, Thailand November 9, 2018.


THE first-ever UAE & CaribbeanCooperation Forum is set to takeplace in Dubai later this month toexplore potential to boost economiccooperation between the UAE andCaribbean region.

Co-organised by the UAE Ministry ofForeign Affairs and InternationalCooperation and Dubai Chamber ofCommerce and Industry, in partnershipwith the UAE Ministry of Economy andthe UAE Ministry of Culture andKnowledge Development, the November24-26 forum will bring together morethan 100 government and business leaders from the UAE and Caribbeancountries.

High-level discussions, sessions andpresentations at the forum will identifynew partnership opportunities betweenthe UAE and Caribbean countries,and place a strong focus on trade,investments, development and culturalexchange.

The UAE’s Minister of State for

International Cooperation, Reem BintEbrahim Al Hashimy said the upcomingforum is “a manifestation of the bridgeswe have built over the years with thecountries of the Caribbean, where economic, cultural and developmentalcooperation and partnerships come together to nurture mutual and generalefforts to build a better world for futuregenerations”.

The UAE-Caribbean RenewableEnergy Fund (UAE-CREF), launchedduring Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week2017, marked a turning point in bilateral relations between the two regions in key sectors, most notable ofwhich are clean energy and infrastruc-ture.

On the sidelines of Abu DhabiSustainability Week 2018 in January ofthis year, the AED183.6 million (US$50million) UAE-CREF announced thelaunch of the second funding cyclethrough partnerships with seven newCaribbean countries, which will sub-

stantially contribute to the growth anddevelopment of the renewable energysector in Belize, the DominicanRepublic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Lucia.

“There is huge potential for Caribbeancountries to boost trade with the GCC,Middle East, Africa and Asia, and theUAE is well-placed as a re-export hubthat can provide them with easy accessto these markets,” said Hamad Buamim,President and CEO, Dubai Chamber.

He noted that the UAE offers world-class infrastructure, strong logistics ex-pertise and support, investor-friendlybusiness environment, and attractivefree zones, which are all important advantages that can help Caribbeancompanies expand their global reach.He added that the upcoming Forumwould provide an ideal platform toshowcase these strengths, as well as untapped business potential that existsin Caribbean countries.

The UAE & Caribbean Cooperation

Forum will aim to generate interest inCaribbean markets among leadingUAE-based companies and organisa-tions such as Emirates Airline, DPWorld, Dubai Airports, Etihad Airways,Khalifa Port.

The forum will raise awareness aboutattractive investment opportunitieswithin the Caribbean region’s energy,infrastructure, agriculture, informationtechnology and tourism sectors. In addition, the event will highlight keyareas where the UAE can offer its ex-pertise and investment to fill marketgaps in Caribbean markets and addresskey economic challenges.

A series of workshops, entitled the‘UAE Technical Assistance Programme’,will be hosted on the sidelines of theforum.These events will help Caribbeancompanies learn more about the UAE’seconomy and business environment,while participants will also examinestrategies for fostering sustainable economic growth across both regions.

HYATT HOTELS has announced thatit’s bringing its Andaz brand to theCaribbean with the Andaz Turks &Caicos at Grace Bay, a hotel and residences development expected to openin 2021.

To be developed by Vista DevelopmentLtd., the region’s first Andaz propertywill stretch more than 5.5 acres on thewestern end of the archipelago’s famedGrace Bay Beach, ranked the numberone beach in the world by TripAdvisor’sTravellers’ Choice Awards 2018.

“We are thrilled to announce develop-ment plans for the first Andaz brandedresort and residences in the Caribbean,”said Myles McGourty, senior vice presi-dent, Latin America & Caribbean, Hyatt.“We look forward to working with Vista

Development Ltd. to introduce the inspiring concept of this luxury lifestyleHyatt brand to a world-class destinationlike Turks & Caicos’ coveted Grace Bay.”

The resort will be comprised of twobuildings, the 59-key hotel and the 74-unit branded residences, with co-lo-cated amenities. Andaz Turks & CaicosResidences at Grace Bay will include stu-dios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom andthree-bedroom units, as well as pent-houses with four bedrooms. Plans callfor residential owners to have the optionto participate in a hotel rental programme, managed by Andaz Turks& Caicos at Grace Bay.

The master plan will offer guests andowners dining choices at four restaurantsand bars including an elevated venue

featuring unobstructed panoramic views.Health and fitness amenities at the state-of-the-art indoor wellbeing facility will in-clude an outdoor garden yoga studio anda full service indoor and outdoor spa withdedicated luxury concierge services.

“It’s an honour to share our vision forthe project in tandem with such areputable flagship brand as Andaz,” saidMatt McDonald, director of VistaDevelopment, Ltd. “Through our morethan 30 collective years of work in theTurks & Caicos market,we’ve recognisedthe uniqueness of the location and the potential for an unparalleled offering.We look forward to see0ing the projectevolve with Hyatt and become part of the community and culture of Turks & Caicos.”

AUTHORITIES are investigating thedeath of an American passenger on aPrincess Cruises ship as it headed toAruba early Tuesday, the cruise line says.

Some news outlets in Aruba said it wasbeing probed as a possible murder.

The 52-year-old woman was on theRoyal Princess when she died, the com-pany said, adding that,“The incident wasreported to the FBI and local authoritiesand the local authorities met and boardedthe ship upon arrival in Aruba.

“We are cooperating fully with the investigating authorities, including theFBI. An official cause of death has notbeen announced.”

Loosely translated, an Aruba policeFacebook post says the incident “probablydoes not give a natural death.”

According to USA Today,“Aruba-basedDiario reports the woman plunged froman upper deck of the 3 600-passengerRoyal Princess onto a lifeboat after struggling with a man who was seenchoking her.”

Aruba-based MasNoticia.com says authorities are investigating it as a possible murder case.

Princess Cruises said, “We are deeplysaddened by this incident and offer oursincere condolences to the family andthose affected.”

The Royal Princess was on a seven-dayroundtrip Southern Caribbean cruisethat left Port Everglades, Florida on Friday and is due back in Florida onSaturday.

Princess Cruises is based in SantaClarita, California.

First-ever UAE & Caribbean CooperationForum to be hosted in Dubai

Hyatt’s Andaz brand entering Caribbeanwith Turks & Caicos Hotel

Exterior view of Andaz Turks & Caicos AT Grace Bay.

Aruba authoritiesprobing USwoman’s deathon PrincessCruises voyage

THE Inter-AmericanInstitute forCooperation onAgriculture (IICA) andthe CocoaDevelopment Companyof Trinidad and Tobago(CDCTTL) havelaunched the creationof a Platform forIndustrial Dialoguethat will bring togetherproducers and publicand private stakehold-ers of the cocoa chainin order to streamlineefforts aimed at im-proving the competi-tiveness and develop-

ment of the cocoa sec-tor in the Caribbeannation.

Specialists from theIICA delegations inTrinidad and Tobago,Jamaica, and Saint Lucia,as well as staff membersand the Chairman of CD-CTTL, Winston Rudder,form part of the team re-sponsible for combiningtechnical expertise and ex-periences in order to iden-tify practical mechanismsfor establishing and man-aging the platform. Theinitiative is expected toserve as a key instrument

for driving the develop-ment of the cocoa chain.

“The industry’s plat-forms for dialogue must beinclusive and capable ofmanaging the various in-terests, priorities and ex-pectations of key stake-holders of the public andprivate sectors. IICA hasreaffirmed its commit-ment to supporting thecreation of the platform,which will facilitate thesharing of strategic infor-mation, communicationprocesses and work be-tween CDCTTL and itsdevelopment partners.

This, in turn, willstrengthen the role of thecocoa industry in the coun-try’s socio-economic devel-opment,” explained KurtManrique, InternationalSpecialist in AgriculturalInnovation at the IICADelegation in Trinidadand Tobago.

Additionally, Rudder in-dicated that “the develop-ment of this sector has in-cluded the participation ofcritical stakeholders suchas the Ministry ofAgriculture, Land andFisheries; the Ministry ofTrade and Industry; theMinistry of Health; theNational ExportFacilitation Organizationof Trinidad and Tobago;the University of the WestIndies Cocoa ResearchCenter (UWI-CRC); aswell as farmers andprocessors.”

The Chairman of theCDCTTL highlighted the

fact that all interested par-ties from the cocoa indus-try are responsible for en-suring that cocoa beansand value-added productsare of the highest quality,in accordance with theglobal reputation ofTrinidadian cocoa.

Over the past two years,Trinidad and Tobago hascarried out a number of ac-tions such as fumigatingcocoa plantations, provid-ing training sessions forproducers on good agricul-tural practices to improvethe quality of cocoa beans,and generating the neces-sary conditions to trans-form this sector into acompetitive industry.However, the country hasidentified the need for aplatform that could linktogether and bolster all ofthese efforts.

Manrique described thesuccessful experiences ofother platforms such as

the Peru Cocoa Alliance(PCA), a public platformthat brings together vari-ous interested parties inorder to drive the develop-ment of the country’s cocoaindustry.This mechanismis supported by the U.S.Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID).

By January 2019, theEuropean Union will im-plement a new regulationon cadmium levels incocoa, which could affectTrinidad and Tobago’s ca-pacity to continue export-ing high-value fine andflavour cocoa beans.

For this reason, theUWI-CRC will participatein an upcoming forum or-ganised by the PCA on re-search initiatives aimed atmitigating cadmium incocoa. The Center willpresent its innovativework in order to contributeto developing solutions tothis issue.


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IICA helping Trinidad& Tobago boostdevelopment ofcocoa industry

a representative sample of cocoa products displayed in the celebration of the40th anniversary of IICA in Trinidad and Tobago.

TWO discounted ValueAdded Tax (VAT) RateDays have been an-nounced in December byPrime Minister andMinister of Finance,Dr. the HonourableTimothy Harris.

“My Cabinet has approved the recommen-dation from the Chamber of Industry andCommerce (CIC) and theMinistry of Finance thatFriday, December 14 andThursday, December 20be declared DiscountedVAT Rate Days,” said theFinance Minister.

Prime Minister Harrisnoted that the underly-ing objective of theReduced VAT Rate Daysis to foster a higher levelof consumer spendingwithin the Federation,

continuing the upwardtrend that has been experienced under theTeam Unity Administra-tion.

“Our prosperity agendais impacting our people,”Dr. Harris said. “More arereceiving their fair share.More are at work. Moreare contributing to SocialSecurity. The highestearnings were receivedunder Team Unity. Morebusinesses are being registered. Indeed, an-nual business licencespeaked at 490,” said theminister of finance,noting that this figurerepresents the highestlevel ever.”

The annual DiscountedVAT Rate Days will allowall VAT registered busi-nesses to charge VAT at

the rate of five per centon the sale of goods only.All tangible items thatare presently subject to17 per cent VAT willqualify for the discountVAT Rate. For vehiclepurchases, VAT will beexempt on the first EC $50 000, with VAT at the standard 17 per cent chargedthereafter.

Non-tangible items,such as the supplyof professional services,

will continue to be sub-ject to the 17 per centVAT rate. Services suchas legal fees, restaurantsupplies, rent, tickets for the game of chance(lottery/raffles), top-upsand phone cards will nothave the VAT reducedrate.

Discounted VAT Rate daysannounced in St. Kitts-Nevis


PRESIDENT David Granger hasbeen diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’sLymphoma, a cancer that starts inthe white blood cells; but he is ex-pected to fully recover under the su-pervision of his doctors, Guyana‘sAmbassador to Cuba, Halim Majeedsaid in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the American CancerSociety, Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (alsoknown as non-Hodgkin Lymphoma,NHL, or sometimes just lymphoma) is acancer that starts in white blood cellscalled lymphocytes, which are part of thebody’s immune system.

NHL is a term that’s used for many dif-ferent types of lymphoma that all sharesome of the same characteristics.There isanother main type of lymphoma, calledHodgkin lymphoma,which is treated dif-ferently.

NHL most often affects adults,but chil-dren can get it too.

NHL usually starts in lymph nodes orother lymph tissue, but it can sometimesaffect the skin. See Lymphoma of theSkin.Lymphoma affects the body’s lymphsystem (also known as the lymphatic sys-tem).The lymph system is part of the im-mune system, which helps fight infec-tions and some other diseases. It also

helps fluids move through the body.President Granger had travelled to

Cuba for medical investigation. In thestatement Majeed detailed that thePresident arrived in Havana on Tuesday,October 30, initially, for a medical investigation which he deemed necessarybecause of an unusual physical discom-fort.

He was received by a Cuban medicalteam which commenced the first phase ofmedical examination.

Subsequent to a series of medical tests,the President was diagnosed as suffer-ing from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma andwas placed in the Centro deInvestigaciones Medico Quirurgicas(CIMEQ) on Thursday, November 1,where he underwent a surgical proce-dure.

On Tuesday, November 6, HisExcellency, the President,was dischargedfrom CIMEQ and returned to his officialaccommodation,Majeed said in his state-ment.

According to Majeed, the President’smedical personnel have now begun thesecond phase of treatment which startedon Wednesday, November 14, 2018, andhe is likely to be placed in CIMEQ for ashort period of two to three days.

“During this time, the President hasbeen working and resting in accordancewith the advice he has been receivingfrom his doctors. He is in fine form and agood frame of mind. He is expected tofully recover under the supervision of hisdoctors,” the statement added. “HisExcellency, the President, wishes to ex-press his deep gratitude to Guyanese inthe homeland and in the diaspora, to thevarious prime ministers and presidents,to the CARICOM Diplomatic Caucus inCuba, to his friends and colleagues, andall those who sent their best wishes for hisfull and complete recovery – and his

speedy return to Guyana.”Above all, President Granger also

thanked His Excellency the President ofthe Republic of Cuba,Miguel Díaz-Canel,the Government of Cuba and the medicalstaff of CIMEQ for the special care and at-tention which he has been receiving whilein Havana – and, indeed, for the excellentfacilities in which he is being accommo-dated.

The Embassy of the CooperativeRepublic of Guyana in the Republic ofCuba will be issuing another statementprior to the departure of His Excellency,the President, from Cuba.

THE attorney-general’s office inColombia has opened an investigationinto the death of Jorge Enrique Pizano.

Pizano was a key witness in a corruption investigation involvingBrazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

He died yesterday of what forensicexperts originally described as a heart attack.

However investigators became suspicious when Pizano’s son died threedays later of poisoning after drinkingfrom a bottle left at his father’s home.

Alejandro Pizano had travelled fromBarcelona, where he works as an architect, to Colombia to attend his fa-ther’s funeral.

While at the family home north of thecapital, Bogotá, he took a swig from abottle of flavoured water which wasstanding on his father’s desk.

Witnesses said he immediately became violently ill and died on the wayto hospital. Doctors diagnosed cyanidepoisoning.

His poisoning has led investigatorsto re-examine the forensic tests carriedout on his father’s body.

The possibility that Jorge EnriquePizano’s death may not have been dueto natural causes has caused a stir in Colombia with many speculatingabout who could have wanted to silence

the engineer.Pizano worked as an auditor for the

Ruta del Sol (Sun Route), one ofColombia’s biggest infrastructure proj-ects aimed at constructing roads to linkup the centre of the country with theCaribbean coast.

The contract to build much of the 1 000 kilometres (620 miles) stretch of motorway was awarded to Brazilianconstruction giant Odebrecht and itslocal partners.

However Odebrecht’s concession wascancelled in February 2017 after evidence emerged suggesting the com-pany had paid bribes to be awarded thecontract.

Odebrecht is at the centre of a massive corruption scandal spanningLatin America and, as part of a pleadeal with the US justice department,it has admitted paying bribes in 12countries, including Colombia.

Prosecutors in Colombia estimate thefirm paid $27 million (£20.9 million) toland the contract for the Ruta del Solproject.

Pizano was hired as an auditor in2010 and in 2013 began denouncingwhat he said were suspicious paymentsmade by Odebrecht and Grupo Aval,Colombia’s largest banking group whichwas also involved in the Ruta del Sol project.

In August, Pizano handed Colombiannews programme Noticias Uno a secretaudio recording he said he had made in 2015 of himself flagging up the payments to Néstor HumbertoMartínez. Martínez was Grupo Aval’s legal advisor at the time and is now Colombia’s attorney-general.

Noticias Uno says Pizano feared therewere people plotting against him andhanded their reporter the recording andother documents for safekeeping either until he was safe in anothercountry or for publication in the case ofhis death.

Noticias Uno broadcast the audio onSunday night and it has triggered callsfor Martínez to resign.

Martínez said in a statement thatPizano had told him about irregular payments at the time but that it wasnot clear that those payments werebribes. MMartínez also said that he hadpassed on Pizano’s concerns to companyofficials at the time.

Grupo Aval has released a statementsaying it had “immediately ordered aninternal audit into Dr. Pizano’s suspicions” at the time and that it hadnot been aware of any bribes being paid before December 21, 2016, whenOdebrecht admitted to the paymentsas part of the plea agreement.

Guyana’s Presidentdiagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’sLymphoma

Colombia investigates death of corruption case witness

Guyana’s President David Granger has been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’sLymphoma.

Brazilian Supreme Federal CourtJustice Edson Fachin has overseen acase in Brazil related to the multina-tional Odebrecht corruption scandal.


SAGICOR FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITEDFINANCIAL RESULTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW

The Sagicor Group had a resilient performance despite significant adverse events in the regional and international markets, namely, credit losses on Government of Barbados debt, mark-to-market losses on our international bonds and the devaluation of the Jamaican dollar to the US dollar.

The Sagicor Group net income for the nine months to September 30, 2018 was US $59.0 million, compared to a prior year result of US $85.8 million. Group net income attributable to shareholders was US $31.7 million, compared to a prior year result of US $54.8 million.

During the period the Sagicor Group adopted two new accounting standards which became effective from January 1, 2018. IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers was adopted, and affects how income is recognised on contracts by companies. IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, was also adopted. This accounting standard changes the way that financial instruments are recognised and measured. The standard introduces new measurement categories for financial instruments and an expected credit loss model for impairment.

On September 7, 2018 the Government of Barbados (GoB) entered into a Staff-Level Agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide financial and technical assistance. As part of the programme, the GoB launched a Debt Exchange Offer for GoB Domestic Barbados dollar debt holders on September 7, 2018. The GoB announced on October 15, 2018 that its Exchange Offer received unanimous support from the domestic creditors. A restructuring plan has not yet been announced for the External US dollar denominated debt. The Sagicor Group holds approximately US $337 million in GoB debt, of which US $278 million is Domestic Barbados-dollar denominated debt. The Sagicor Group has determined the net impact of the credit events on GoB debt to shareholders at approximately US $43 million, as at September 30, 2018 (gross expected credit loss of US $101 million less actuarial offset).

Total revenue for the Group was US $1,068.7 million, compared to a prior year amount of US $910.9 million, an increase of 17%. The growth in revenue was mainly due to the growth in premiums in the USA segment, where the gross premiums were US $263.5 million compared to US$ 133.7 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of 97%.

Benefits were US $537.4 million compared to US $475.1 million for the prior year an increase of 13%. The increase was largely driven by the growth in new business and changes in the interest rate environment.

Expenses were US $443.0 million, compared to US $329.1 million for the same period in the prior year, an increase of 35%. Expenses include the provision for losses on all assets arising from the adoption of IFRS 9, and this result was largely driven by the provision for the Government of Barbados securities.

Group comprehensive income was a loss of US $6.6 million, compared to income of US $108.4 million for the prior year. Shareholder comprehensive income was a loss of US $6.8 million compared to income of US $70.1 million for the prior year. The decline in shareholder comprehensive income was mainly due to marked to market declines on our international bond portfolio, and the impact of the devaluation of the Jamaican dollar relative to the US dollar of US$ 35.1 million, compared to the prior year.

Group assets were US $6.8 billion and Group liabilities were US $5.9 billion. Group equity was US $895.9 million, compared to US $888.6 million for the prior year. Shareholders’ equity was US $598.1 million, compared to US $601.0 million for the prior year.

The Group’s debt was US $404.4 million with a debt-to-capital ratio of 31.1%, compared to 31.3% for the prior year.

On behalf of the Board of Sagicor, I wish to thank our stakeholders for their continued support.

Stephen McNamaraChairmanNovember 15, 2018

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(in US currency except percentages)Nine months ended

SEPTEMBER 30

2018 2017

restated

Total revenue $1,068.7m $910.9m

Overall Group net income $59.0m $85.8m

Overall Shareholders’ net income $31.7m $54.8m

Net income allocated to non-controlling interests $35.0m $32.7m

Total equity $895.9m $888.6m

Book Value per share $1.96 $1.98

Ratio of Debt to Capital 31.1% 31.3%

Earnings per common share 10.3¢ 18.0¢

Annualised return on common shareholders’ equity 6.4% 11.4%

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Amounts expressed in US $000 September 30 September 30 December 31 January 01

2018 2017 2017 2017

RESTATED RESTATED RESTATED

(unaudited) (unaudited)

ASSETS

Financial investments 5,077,123 5,005,199 4,953,241 4,813,748

Other investments and assets 1,730,970 1,766,441 1,851,291 1,718,172

Assets of discontinued operation 13,301 8,225 10,110 -

Total assets 6,821,394 6,779,865 6,814,642 6,531,920

LIABILITIES

Policy liabilities 3,590,893 3,474,600 3,547,877 3,356,522

Other liabilities 2,334,648 2,416,630 2,329,542 2,375,883

Total liabilities 5,925,541 5,891,230 5,877,419 5,732,405

EQUITY

Shareholders’ equity 598,107 601,004 624,592 537,080

Participating accounts (10,528) 637 865 1,291

Non-controlling interests 308,274 286,994 311,766 261,144

Total equity 895,853 888,635 937,223 799,515

Total liabilities and equity 6,821,394 6,779,865 6,814,642 6,531,920

These financial statements have been approved for issue by the Board of Directors on November 15, 2018.

Director Director


CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOMEAmounts expressed in US $000 Nine months to September 30 Three months to September 30

2018 2017 2018 2017

RESTATED RESTATED

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

REVENUE

Net premium revenue 720,000 558,804 309,970 218,659

Net investment and other income 348,717 352,125 120,188 129,630

Loss arising on disposal (13) - (13) -

Total revenue 1,068,704 910,929 430,145 348,289

BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

Benefits 537,381 475,149 238,965 195,724

Expenses 442,958 329,148 156,040 104,848

Total benefits and expenses 980,339 804,297 395,005 300,572

INCOME BEFORE TAXES 88,365 106,632 35,140 47,717

Income taxes (32,591) (29,027) (15,396) (10,235)

NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 55,774 77,605 19,744 37,482

Net income / (loss) from discontinued operation 3,191 8,225 (166) 2,017

NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 58,965 85,830 19,578 39,499

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

Common Shareholders

From continuing operations 28,541 46,536 6,998 28,554

From discontinued operation 3,191 8,225 (166) 2,017

31,732 54,761 6,832 30,571

Participating policyholders (7,722) (1,595) 588 (1,121)


58,965 85,830 19,578 39,499

Basic earnings per common share:

From continuing operations 9.3 cents 15.3 cents 2.3 cents 9.4 cents

From discontinued operation 1.0 cents 2.7 cents (0.1) cents 0.7 cents

10.3 cents 18.0 cents 2.2 cents 10.1 cents

Fully diluted earnings per common share:

From continuing operations 9.1 cents 15.0 cents 2.2 cents 9.2 cents

From discontinued operation 1.0 cents 2.7 cents (0.1) cents 0.7 cents

10.1 cents 17.7 cents 2.1 cents 9.9 cents

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Amounts expressed in US $000 Nine months to September 30 Three months to September 30

2018 2017 2018 2017

RESTATED RESTATED

(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)

NET INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 58,965 85,830 19,578 39,499

Items net of tax that may be reclassified subsequently to income:

Available for sale financial assets:

Unrealised gains arising on revaluation - 36,670 - 14,983

Losses / (gains) transferred to income - 6,052 - (1,159)

Net (losses) / gains on investments in debt instruments measured at FVOCI (57,623) - 7,490 -

Net (gains) / losses on financial assets measured at FVOCI reclassified to profit or loss on disposal (964) - 785 -

Net change in actuarial liabilities 27,297 (17,195) (2,577) (4,280)

Retranslation of foreign currency operations (34,946) (5,217) (17,164) (3,360)

(66,236) 20,310 (11,466) 6,184

Items net of tax that will not be reclassified subsequently to income:

Unrealised gains /(losses) arising on revaluation of owner occupied property 816 - (16) -

Net losses on investments in equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income (173) - (200) -

Gains on defined benefit plans - 2,227 2,500 94

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) / INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (65,593) 22,537 (9,182) 6,278

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) / INCOME FOR THE PERIOD (6,628) 108,367 10,396 45,777

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) / INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

Common Shareholders

From continuing operations (10,035) 61,913 2,941 30,283

From discontinued operation 3,191 8,225 (166) 2,017

(6,844) 70,138 2,775 32,300

Participating policyholders (8,307) (492) 754 (328)


(6,628) 108,367 10,396 45,777

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSAmounts expressed in US $000 Nine months to September 30

2018 2017

RESTATED


CASH FLOWS

Operating activities:

Cash from income, interest and taxation 234,171 100,959

Net increase in investments and operating assets (304,492) (92,573)

Net change in operating liabilities 156,746 68,944

86,425 77,330

Investing activities (27,517) (21,319)

Financing activities (21,619) (4,093)

Effects of exchange rate changes (8,490) (1,317)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents - continuing operations 28,799 50,601

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 338,349 308,109

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 367,148 358,710

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Amounts expressed in US $000Share

CapitalShare

Premium ReservesRetainedEarnings

ParticipatingAccounts

Non-controlling

Interest Total(unaudited)

Nine months to September 30, 2018:

Balance, beginning of period 3,059 300,470 (47,482) 367,327 865 308,089 932,328

Prior period adjustment - - 94 1,124 - 3,677 4,895

Balance as of December 31, 2017 restated 3,059 300,470 (47,388) 368,451 865 311,766 937,223

January 1, 2018 adjustment-change on initial application of IFRS 9 - - (217) (10,442) (2,930) (2,352) (15,941)

Balance as of January 1, 2018 3,059 300,470 (47,605) 358,009 (2,065) 309,414 921,282

Total comprehensive income from continuing operations - - (38,576) 28,541 (8,307) 8,523 (9,819)

Total comprehensive income from discontinued operation - - - 3,191 - - 3,191

Transactions with holders of equity instruments:

Movements in treasury shares - 1 - - - - 1

Changes in reserve for equity compensation benefits - - (750) - - - (750)

Disposal of interest in subsidiaries - - (935) 935 - (2,221) (2,221)

Dividends declared - - - (7,648) - (10,237) (17,885)

Transfers and other movements - - (45) (540) (156) 2,795 2,054

Balance, end of period 3,059 300,471 (87,911) 382,488 (10,528) 308,274 895,853

Nine months to September 30, 2017 RESTATED:

Balance, beginning of period 3,029 297,050 (64,795) 300,865 1,291 257,974 795,414

Prior period adjustment - - (3) 934 - 3,170 4,101

Balance as restated 3,029 297,050 (64,798) 301,799 1,291 261,144 799,515

Total comprehensive income from continuing operations - - 13,173 48,740 (492) 38,721 100,142

Total comprehensive income from discontinued operation - - - 8,225 - - 8,225

Transactions with holders of equity instruments:

Allotment of common shares 21 2,021 - - - - 2,042

Movements in treasury shares 6 834 - - - - 840

Changes in reserve for equity compensation benefits - - (45) - - - (45)

Dividends declared - - - (7,575) - (10,840) (18,415)

Transfers and other movements - - 1,226 (2,702) (162) (2,031) (3,669)

Balance, end of period 3,056 299,905 (50,444) 348,487 637 286,994 888,635


STATEMENT OF INCOME BY SEGMENTAmounts expressed in US $000 Nine months to September 30, 2018

(unaudited) Sagicor LifeSagicorJamaica

Sagicor Life USA

Head O�ce and other

Inter-segmenteliminations Total

Total revenue 318,332 437,684 278,259 85,338 (50,909) 1,068,704

Total benefits and expenses 284,353 345,465 263,449 73,296 13,776 980,339

INCOME BEFORE TAXES 33,979 92,219 14,810 12,042 (64,685) 88,365Income taxes (7,584) (21,297) (3,111) (797) 198 (32,591)

NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 26,395 70,922 11,699 11,245 (64,487) 55,774

Net income / (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations 34,117 34,833 11,699 (12,925) (39,183) 28,541Total Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations 29,990 8,564 2,745 (13,640) (37,694) (10,035)

RESTATEDNine months to September 30, 2017

Sagicor LifeSagicorJamaica

Sagicor Life USA



NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 49,013 71,049 8,531 20,901 (71,889) 77,605Net income / (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations 50,608 34,898 8,531 (861) (46,640) 46,536Total Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to shareholders from continuing operations 53,415 40,456 14,420 (575) (45,803) 61,913

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION BY SEGMENT

Amounts expressed in US $000 September 30, 2018

(unaudited) Sagicor LifeSagicorJamaica

Sagicor Life USA



Total assets 1,934,241 2,782,751 2,184,012 336,244 (415,854) 6,821,394

Total liabilities 1,407,071 2,219,142 1,942,252 772,930 (415,854) 5,925,541

Net assets 527,170 563,609 241,760 (436,686) - 895,853

RESTATEDSeptember 30, 2017

Sagicor LifeSagicorJamaica

Sagicor Life USA



Net assets 545,701 514,317 231,507 (402,890) - 888,635

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Total external revenues relating to the Group’s products and services are summarised as follows:

Amounts expressed in US $000 Nine months toSeptember 302018 2017


Life, health and annuity insurance contracts issued to individuals 674,587 493,801

Life, health and annuity insurance and pension administration contracts issued to groups 210,171 243,752

Property and casualty insurance 34,693 30,492

Banking, investment management and other financial services 127,162 121,495

Other revenues 22,091 21,389

1,068,704 910,929

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. BASIS OF PREPARATION

These financial statements have been prepared using recognition, measurement and presentation principles consistent with the accounting policies set out in note 2 of the December 31, 2017 audited financial statements, except for the adoption of IFRS 15 - ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ and IFRS 9 – ‘Financial Instruments’, which replaces the provisions of IAS 39 – ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. These standards became effective from January 1, 2018.

IFRS 9 replaces the guidance in IAS 39, ‘Financial instruments: recognition and measurement’. IFRS 9 retains but simplifies the mixed measurement model and establishes three primary measurement categories for financial assets: amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”) and fair value through profit and loss (“FVPL”). The basis of classification depends on the entity’s business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial asset. Classification for debt instruments is driven by the entity’s business model for managing the financial assets and whether the contractual cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest (“SPPI”). If a debt instrument is held to collect, it may be carried at amortised cost if it also meets the SPPI requirement. Debt instruments that meet the SPPI requirement that are held in a portfolio where an entity both holds to collect assets’ cash flows and sells assets may be classified as FVOCI. Financial assets that do not contain cash flows that are SPPI must be measured at FVPL. Investments in equity instruments are always measured at fair value. However, management can make an irrevocable election to present changes in fair value in other comprehensive income, provided the instrument is not held for trading. If the equity instrument is held for trading, changes in fair value are presented in profit or loss.The impairment requirements apply to financial assets measured at amortised cost and FVOCI, lease receivables and certain loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. At initial recognition, an allowance is required for expected credit losses (‘ECL’) resulting from default events that are possible within the next 12 months (’12-month ECL’). In the event of a significant increase in credit risk, allowance is required for ECL resulting from all possible default events over the expected life of the financial instrument (‘lifetime ECL’). Financial assets where 12-month ECL is recognised are considered to be ‘stage 1’; financial assets which are considered to have experienced a significant increase in credit risk are in ‘stage 2’; and financial assets for which there is objective evidence of impairment are considered to be in default or otherwise credit impaired are in ‘stage 3’.

2. RESTATEMENTS

Effective January 1, 2018 the Group implemented a policy to harmonise its actuarial reserving practices across operational segments. This is a voluntary change in policy was reflected as a prior period adjustment in accordance with IAS 8. The impact of this change was an increase in opening equity at January 1, 2017 of US $6.2 million.

Net income of the discontinued operaton and assets of the discontinued operation were adjusted by US $8.2 million to reflect the share of income for full year 2017 income attributable to the nine months of 2017.

Actuarial reserves (benefits) for the nine months of 2017 was adjusted by US $1.3 million along with associated taxes of US $0.5 million relating to varoius actuarial changes attributable to the period. These actuarial changes also impacted opening equity for the nine month period to September, 2017 where opening equity was reduced by US $2.1 million.

Actuarial liabilities at September 2017 were increased by US $7.6 million and actuarial liability fair value reserves in comprehensive income, were correspondingly reduced to reflect fair value movements on available for sale assets.

Friday November 16, 2018 •23The Barbados Advocate

EU LEADERS have dismissed talkof renegotiating the draft Brexitdeal and warned the UK’s politicalsituation could make a “no-deal”more likely.

German Chancellor Angela Merkelsaid there was “no question” of reopeningtalks as a document was “on the table”.

Meanwhile French PM EdouardPhilippe said there was a need to preparefor a no-deal because of UK“uncertainty”.

The EU has set out a series of meetingsleading up to 25 November when it plansto approve the Brexit agreement.

However, leaders admit that there isstill much ground to cover after the UKPrime Minister Theresa May wonbacking on Wednesday from her cabinetfor the 585-page draft agreement.

“We still have a long road ahead of uson both sides,” the EU’s chief Brexitnegotiator Michel Barnier said.

Yesterday, Mrs Merkel said she waspleased that progress had been made.

But following news of resignationsfrom Mrs May’s cabinet, including theUK’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, shesaid it was possible that Britain may stillleave without a deal.

She also said that there was noappetite for further talks on possibleamendments to the current agreement.

“We have a document on the table thatBritain and the EU 27 have agreed to, sofor me there is no question at the moment

whether we negotiate further,” she said.Mr Philippe appeared to echo her

sentiment over UK political uncertainty.“It will escape no-one that the current

political situation in Britain could fueluncertainty... over the ratification of theaccord,” he said.

How have other European leadersreacted?

The European Parliament’s Brexitchief Guy Verhofstadt said the deal hadbeen hammered out after two years of“intense negotiations” and he hoped UKMPs would accept that “there is not a lotof room [for] manoeuvre to say, ‘OK, let’sstart again’”.

French Finance Minister Bruno LeMaire said the deal was “good news forthe French economy” but also issuedcaution, saying the UK must be made torespect all EU rules.

Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipilatweeted to say that while Wednesday’sdevelopments were important,“decisionson both sides are still needed for a finalagreement”.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurzsaid he was “very pleased” and“optimistic”, adding:“We are pinning ourhopes on it.”

What has the EU said and whathappens next?

Speaking yesterday alongside EUCouncil head Donald Tusk, Mr Barnier

said the agreement was fair andbalanced, took into account the UK’sneeds and laid the ground for an“ambitious new partnership”.

Mr Tusk praised Mr Barnier’s workand said the agreement had “secured theinterests of the 27 member states and EUas a whole”.

He laid out the timetable for the daysahead.

• EU member states will analyse thedocument and at the end of the weeknational envoys will share theirassessments

• A political declaration on future tiesbetween the EU and the UK will beagreed by Tuesday and members willhave 48 hours to evaluate it

• The EU Council will then meet for asummit on 25 November to finalise theagreement “if nothing extraordinaryhappens”, Mr Tusk said. The leaders ofthe 27 EU nations must approve the deal

Mr Tusk said: “Since the verybeginning, we have had no doubt thatBrexit is a lose-lose situation, and thatour negotiations are only about damagecontrol.”

Addressing the UK, he added: “Asmuch as I am sad to see you leave, I willdo everything to make this farewell theleast painful possible, for you and for us.”

Mr Barnier later took the document tothe European Parliament. Its president,Antonio Tajani, said MEPs would vote onthe deal in early 2019.

If the agreement is approved by bothsides, a 21-month transition period willkick in,during which a trade deal and thethorny issue of how to ensure there is nophysical border between NorthernIreland - part of the UK - and theRepublic of Ireland will need to beworked out.

A smooth border-free exchangeunderpins the peace deal that ended theNorthern Ireland conflict.

THE parents of Dr. Rio Nanda Putrama,who died in the Indonesia airplanedisaster last month that killed all 189passengers on board, have sued Boeingfor its alleged “unsafe design” of the 737Max 8 aircraft.

The lawsuit, filed yesterday in theCircuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,where Boeing is headquartered, centerson a new safety feature that can causethe 737 Max 8 aircraft to “auto-dive” incertain situations.

The suit alleges this is a change fromprior Boeing 737 designs and that thecompany failed to communicate thechange.

“At no relevant time prior to thecrash...did Boeing adequately warn LionAir or its pilots of unsafe condition causedby the new ‘auto-diving’ design,” the suitalleges.

Putrama was flying to Pangkal Pinangin Indonesia to get married, according tohis parent’s lawyers.

It is the latest headache for Boeing,which has faced mounting pressure inthe wake of the crash.

On Wednesday, a top Lion Air officialjoined a US pilots’ group in alleging thecompany failed to warn pilots about thepotential hazards of the new safetyfeature implicated in the crash.

Zwingli Silalahi, Lion Air’s operationaldirector, said the manual did not tellpilots that in certain situations, theplane’s stall-prevention system couldautomatically trigger a response, suchas lowering the airplane’s nose, toprevent or exit a stall.

“We don’t have that in the manual ofthe Boeing 737 MAX 8. That’s why wedon’t have the special training for thatspecific situation,” Zwingli said.

Investigators are examining whether asensor on the outside of the planetransmitted incorrect data that couldhave triggered the stall-preventionsystem.

The airline’s claims come after Boeingwas similarly accused Tuesday by theAllied Pilots Association (APA), a laborunion that represents American Airlinespilots, of withholding information aboutthe potential danger of the plane’s newfeatures. Yesterday, American Airlinesbacked up their pilots’ claims.

Lion Air Flight 610 crashed shortlyafter taking off from the Indonesiancapital of Jakarta on October 29.Investigators believe the MAX 8 planemay have experienced problems withseveral sensors.

Boeing said last week that a safetybulletin issued to aircraft operators inthe wake of the crash was merely meantto reinforce existing procedures. BothLion Air and the APA reject thecompany’s assertion.

“They (Boeing) didn’t provide us all theinfo we rely on when we fly an aircraft,”Capt. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for theAPA group, told CNN on Tuesday. “Thebulletin is not reaffirming, it’senlightening and adding new info.”

Zwingli added that Boeing’s safetybulletin did not suggest additionaltraining for pilots operating that aircraft.“We didn’t receive any information from

Boeing or from regulator about thatadditional training for our pilots,”he said.

Zwingli said that if the result of theongoing investigation – conducted byIndonesia’s National TransportationCommission, the US NationalTransportation Safety Board and Boeing– found that additional training wasnecessary, Lion Air pilots wouldundertake it.

On Wednesday, a Boeing spokespersonsaid in an email that the company couldnot “discuss specifics of an ongoinginvestigation” and that the company had“provided two updates for our operators

around the world that re-emphasizeexisting procedures for these situations.”

“We are confident in the safety of the737 MAX.Safety remains our top priorityand is a core value for everyone atBoeing,” the spokesperson said.The headof the Directorate of Airworthiness andAircraft Operations (DOAAO) at theIndonesian Transportation Ministry toldCNN on Wednesday that the agency wasin the process of intensive discussionsabout additional training for the pilotswho fly the MAX 8 planes, but did notelaborate on what any additionaltraining would involve.

Brexit: EU leaders dismiss talk ofrenegotiating draft agreement

Lion Air victim’s family files suit against Boeing

Mrs Merkel said talks to amend thedraft agreement were unlikely as adeal was “on the table”.

The relatives of victims devastated by the loss of loved ones have demandedanswers.

ETHIOPIA’S former deputyintelligence chief has been arrestedamid investigations into corruptionand human rights abusescommitted by the security forces.

Yared Zerihun, the former deputy headof the national security agency, is one ofmore than 60 intelligence and militaryfigures arrested since Monday.

Mr Yared has not yet commented onthe allegations.

The move has been widely welcomed byhuman rights groups.

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmedpromised a strong line on corruption andhuman rights abuses when he came topower in April this year and has passeda string of reforms, including ending atwo-decade conflict with neighbouringEritrea.

Why has he been arrested?It is not clear and he has not yet been

charged.However, Attorney General Berhanu

Tsegaye has accused “the seniorleadership of the national securityagency” of involvement in a grenadeattack at a rally attended by the primeminister in June, in which two peoplewere killed.

However, he declined to name a

suspect.

Who else has been arrested?So far this week, 27 people have been

detained over alleged crimes committedat the Metals and EngineeringCorporation (Metec), Ethiopia’s military-run conglomerate - including its formerhead, who was arrested as he tried toflee the country.

According to state-affiliated televisionFana Broadcasting, police have alsoarrested the head of the security divisionat state-owned Ethio Telecom network.

Why now?On Monday, the attorney general

announced that a five-monthinvestigation into Metec had uncoveredvast corruption.

Ethiopian state media then broadcasta documentary alleging that theconglomerate had been involved in illegalarms smuggling, including to Somalia.

BBC Africa Security CorrespondentTomi Oladipo says this week’s arrestscontinues Mr Abiy’s pattern of reformssince he took office in April this year.

In August, Metec’s contract to build amajor new dam on the River Nile wasrevoked and handed to foreigncompanies.

Prime Minister Abiy also replaced anumber of senior military figures in June.

Last month,a group of several hundredsoldiers, some armed, went to see theprime minister - reportedly to demand apay rise.

The situation was defused, withpictures released showing him doingpress ups with some of them.

However, he later suggested that somehad been trying to kill him.

Ethiopia PM takes on military eliteA year ago, many Ethiopians would

not have dared to imagine the spectaclethey are being treated to right now,as thegovernment intensifies the crackdownon corrupt officials and people it allegeshave carried out gross human rightsviolations.

The country has watched in disbelief -and then cheered as former high-rankingand powerful military and intelligenceofficials have been arrested on livetelevision, handcuffed while surroundedby heavily armed security personnel andbundled into police vehicles. Times haveindeed changed.

The corruption scandals now facing theMetals and Engineering Company havenot been a secret in the country - theyhave been whispered in homes, pubs andcoffee places.


JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu faced the mostserious challenge to his right-wingcoalition in nearly four years, as keyministers resigned and called for earlyelections.

In a meeting with Netanyahuyesterday, Finance Minister MosheKahlon, whose Kulanu party contributesten seats to the coalition government,called for a new government.

“The stability required at this time isnot achievable in the present situation,and therefore the responsible act is theestablishment of a new, strong andstable government,” Kahlon said in astatement.

Hours later, Interior Minister AryehDeri joined Kahlon, increasing thepressure on the Israeli leader to dissolvethe government.

Deri, whose Shas party contributesseven seats to the coalition government,said that “for the good of the country, wehave to agree to go to an election.”

After the statements from Kahlon andDeri, a spokeswoman for the ForeignMinistry confirmed Netanyahu hadcanceled a trip to Austria next week.

The calls follow the resignation ofDefense Minister Avigdor Liberman onWednesday. The hard-line leader of theright-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party saidhe was opposed to the ceasefire withGaza that ended the worst fightingalong the Gaza border since the 2014war.

Gaza militants fired some 400 rocketsinto Israel on Monday and into Tuesday,while the Israeli military struck more

than 100 targets inside the coastalenclave.

Liberman called the ceasefire a“capitulation to terror.” Hundreds ofpeople protested in Sderot and Ashkelon– cities in southern Israel that cameunder rocket and mortar fire –demanding the military deal a harsherblow to Hamas in Gaza, a call Libermanechoed.

Liberman didn’t have enough seats onhis own to topple the government, buthis resignation left Netanyahu with abare minimum 61-seat coalition inIsrael’s 120 seat Knesset.

Sensing a moment of opportunity,Naftali Bennett, the right-wingeducation minister, also pounced. Hedemanded the defense portfolio orthreatened to quit the coalition, whichwould topple Netanyahu’s governmentand force early elections.

Netanyahu’s party spokesman said onWednesday he was in talks with theparty heads to stabilize the coalition.But by Thursday morning, that seemedless and less likely.

Netanyahu has faced coalition crisesbefore since the last elections in early2015, but none as serious as this. Hehad repeatedly promised to see out thegovernment’s term to November 2019,but that was a promise his key coalitionpartners were not looking to keep.

If the coalition parties agree by theend of the month to call early elections,they are required by law to hold thoseelections within 3-5 months. That putsthe earliest possible election window inlate February or early March.

Ethiopia arrests former deputyspy chief Yared Zerihun

Netanyahu faces coalitioncrisis as key ministers resign,call for early elections

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmedhas passed a string of reforms sincecoming to power in April.


SAUDI ARABIA’S public prosecutorhas concluded that an intelligenceofficer ordered Jamal Khashoggi’smurder, and not Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman.

The officer was tasked with persuadingthe dissident journalist to return to theGulf kingdom, a spokesman said.

Khashoggi was given a lethal injectionafter a struggle in the Saudi consulate inIstanbul on 2 October, he added.

The public prosecutor has charged 11people over the murder and is seekingthe death penalty for five of them.

Their cases have been referred to acourt while investigations into another10 people suspected of involvementcontinue.

The US treasury department laterimposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudiofficials who it said had “targeted andbrutally killed”Khashoggi,who lived andworked in the US, and had to “faceconsequences for their actions”.

They included Saud al-Qahtani, aformer adviser to the crown prince whothe treasury department alleged was“part of the planning and execution ofthe operation” that led to Khashoggi’smurder; Maher Mutreb, who it said had“co-ordinated and executed” theoperation; and Mohammed Alotaibi, theIstanbul consul-general.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saidthe sanctions were “an important stepin responding to Khashoggi’s killing” andvowed to “continue to seek all relevantfacts, consult Congress, and work withother nations to hold accountable thoseinvolved”.

At a news conference in Riyadh onThursday, Deputy Public ProsecutorShalaan bin Rajih Shalaan saidKhashoggi’s body was dismemberedinside the consulate after his death.

The body parts were then handed overto a local “collaborator” outside thegrounds, he added.A composite sketch ofthe collaborator has been produced andinvestigations are continuing to locatethe remains.

Mr Shalaan did not identify any ofthose charged with the murder.

But he said investigations had“revealed that the person who orderedthe killing was the head of thenegotiations team” sent to Istanbul bydeputy intelligence chief Gen Ahmed al-Assiri to force Khashoggi to return toSaudi Arabia from his self-imposed exile.

“[The crown prince] did not have anyknowledge about it,” he insisted.

Prince Mohammed, the son of KingSalman and Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler,has denied any role in what he has calleda“heinous crime that cannot be justified”.

Critics believe it is highly unlikely hewould not have been aware of theoperation.

Several of the 21 people arrested overthe murder have been seen in his securitydetail in the past. Gen Assiri and MrQahtani have also been sacked over theincident.

Mr Shalaan said Mr Qahtani had beenbanned from travelling and remainedunder investigation, but he did not saywhat had happened to Gen Assiri.

Turkish President Recep TayyipErdogan has said “the order to killKhashoggi came from the highest levelsof the Saudi government” but that hedoes not believe King Salman gave it.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu said on Thursday that some ofthe statements by the Saudi deputypublic prosecutor were “unsatisfactory”.

“They say this person was killedbecause he resisted,whereas this murderwas premeditated,” he told reporters.

“Again, they say he was dismembered...but this isn’t a spontaneous thing. Thenecessary equipment and people werepreviously brought in to kill and laterdismember him.”

Turkish officials have alleged that the15 Saudi agents who flew to Istanbul inthe hours before the murder, one of whomis believed to have been a forensic

pathologist working for the Saudi interiorministry, were carrying a bone saw.

“Those who gave the command as wellas instigators should also be clarified andthis process should not be covered up,”MrCavusoglu said, adding that Turkeywould “shed light on this murder in all itsaspects.”

Jamal Khashoggi murder orderedby agent: Saudi prosecutor

Jamal Khashoggi.


AMERICAN comic bookwriter Stan Lee was the human behind the

superheroes.Many marvel at the man who gave

his characters extraordinary powersand everyday headaches – a formulawhich revolutionised comics.

The Hulk, Iron Man, Daredevil andthe Fantastic Four all sprang from hisfertile imagination and spilled onto thepage.

But while his career may havestarted in pen and ink, it grew andevolved into much more.

From digital graphic novels to blockbuster Hollywood films; leadingMarvel Comics from a small division ofa publishing house to a large multime-dia corporation; Stan Lee was prolific.

Born in 1922 to poor working-classJewish immigrants from Romania,Stan Lieberman got a job in TimelyPublications – that would eventuallybecome Marvel Comics – a companyowned by a relative.

He was assigned to the comics division and – thanks to the reach of his imagination – rose to editor by the age of 18.

For more than 20 years, he was “theultimate hack” – knocking out crimestories, horrors, westerns, anything to sate the appetite of his juvenilereadership.

Words of more than two syllableswere discouraged. Characters were either all good or all bad, with noshades of grey.

So embarrassed was Lieberman bymuch of what he was writing that herefused to put his real name on the

by-line. He assumed the “dumb name”,Stan Lee, which he later legallyadopted.

By the time he was 40, Lee had decided he was too old for the comicgame. His British-born wife, Joan, sug-gested he had nothing to lose and, forhis swansong, should write the kind ofcharacters he really wanted to create.

After a rival comic had come up witha superteam consisting of Batman,Superman and Wonder Woman, Timelyneeded to respond.

Lee’s answer, in 1961, was theFantastic Four – a team of astronautswho gained super powers after beingbombarded with cosmic rays.

They were to change Lee’s life, andthe comics industry, forever.

Lee gave each character individual,everyday teenage problems such asdandruff, ingrown toenails and acne.They would frequently fall out withtheir parents and each other.

The fan letters poured in. Withoutimmediately knowing it, Stan Lee hadushered in the golden age of comics,and his imagination was rekindled.His Marvel universe spawned the newtitle of Marvel Comics.

Soon after, nerdy Peter Parker wastransformed – after a bite from an irradiated spider – into someone whocould crawl up the sides of New York’sskyscrapers. Spider-Man was born.

He was to become an icon of modernpopular culture. Spidey, as he is affec-tionately known, had quite extraordi-nary powers – yet he had problems atwork, at home and with his girlfriends.

At last, the teenager was no longerjust the sidekick, but the main hero.

And the hero was no longer just brawn,he had brains too.

“Just because he’s a hero and has superpowers doesn’t mean he doesn’thave problems,” Stan Lee told theBBC.

The Hulk, The Mighty Thor, IronMan and the rest all grappled withproblems like drug abuse, bigotry andsocial inequality.

Radically, Lee gave the artists re-sponsible for the comic designs creditsfor their work. Jack Kirby, FrankMiller, John Romitaand and othersachieved cult status in their own right.

Other superheroes broke new groundin other ways. Daredevil was blind,Black Panther was black and SilverSurfer pondered the state of humanity.Lee’s influence remains. Some yearsago the Marvel hero, Northstar, cameout of the closet.

In its heyday, Marvel was selling 50million copies a year. Until he retiredfrom editing in 1971, Stan Lee wroteall the copy for Marvel’s covers.

In 1999, his Stan Lee Media venture,aimed at marrying comic-strips withthe Internet, went spectacularlywrong. Lee went bankrupt and hisbusiness partner landed in prison for fraud.

In 2001 though, he started a newcompany entitled POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment, which went on to develop films and TV programmes.

His half-century-year-old creationsare still as enduring as ever – with X-Men, Fantastic Four, Hulk,Daredevil, Iron Man and the Avengersall given the Hollywood treatment.

Spider-Man was a huge box officehit, with the 2002 original and its 2004 sequel taking almost $1.6bn(£857m) in ticket sales around theworld – before DVD and merchandisesales were counted.

More recently the three CaptainAmerica films, starring Chris Evans,took $2.24bn at the worldwide box office. Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Manpulled in $2.4bn. Marvel’s appeal wasunequivocal.

And fans also delighted in seeingLee’s brief cameo appearances in al-most every Marvel live-action movie.

Lee also enjoyed success withgraphic novels. In 2012 he co-wroteRomeo and Juliet: The War whichlanded on The New York Times’ best-seller list and launched a YouTubechannel, Stan Lee’s World of Heroes.

He introduced his digital graphicnovel Stan Lee’s God Woke at the 2016Comic-Con. The print version won the2017 Independent Publisher BookAwards’ independent voice award.

In later years he lamented his deteriorating eyesight, which meant he could no longer read the comicbooks where he made his name.

He told the Radio Times in 2016 that he “missed reading 100%”.

And he also talked about what heconsidered to be the greatest super-power – luck.

He said: “Every time I go to a comicbook convention, at least one fan willask me, ‘What is the greatest super-power of all?’ I always say that luck isthe greatest superpower, because if youhave good luck then everything goesyour way.”

From digital graphic novels to blockbuster Hollywood films, leading Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation,Stan Lee was prolific.

Stan Lee: The genius of the superhero creator


COMIC book legendStan Lee was workingon a new superherowith his daughter before his death, shehas revealed.

Speaking to TMZ,JC Lee described thecharacter – Dirt Man –as “the last little angelwe’ve got tucked away”.

She told the enter-tainment site: “I said,‘Daddy, please – no clat-ter, no steel, no any ofthat. Let’s get down anddirty.’ It is very interest-

ing.”JC Lee gave no more

information about theconcept but said shehoped it might inspire a movie.

Stan Lee, creator of such characters as Spider-Man, theFantastic Four and theIncredible Hulk, died on Monday aged 95.

ArnoldSchwarzenegger,Formula 1 driver LewisHamilton and singerJoe Jonas are among

the latest celebrities to pay tribute to the former Marvel Comicspresident.

JC Lee – full nameJoan Celia Lee – saidDirt Man was the resultof her “trying to get [herfather] to do a characterwith me my entire life”.

Her surprise revela-tion has already gotfans speculating aboutthe character’s super

powers.“Does he clean the

dirt or creates it?” pon-dered Penaaz Lall onTwitter. “If former, thensurely Delhi needs himmore than any otherplace!”

Another Twitter userwrote: “I hope theythrow him in with TonyStark [aka Iron Man]and there’s lots ofshoulder claps.”

TRIBUTESpoured in onMonday for Stan

Lee – the co-creator oficonic superheroes in-cluding Spider-Man,The Hulk and the X-Men – following his death at age 95.

These are some of the ways in which theMarvel Comics legend is being remembered:

• Wolverine“We’ve lost a creative

genius. Stan Lee was apioneering force in thesuperhero universe. I’mproud to have been asmall part of his legacyand... to have helpedbring one of his charac-ters to life. #StanLee#Wolverine” – HughJackman, actor whoplayed Wolverine

• Iron Man“I owe it all to you,,,

Rest In Peace Stan...” –Robert Downey Jr., actorwho played Iron Man

• Captain America“There will never be

another Stan Lee. Fordecades he providedboth young and old withadventure, escape, com-fort, confidence, inspira-tion, strength, friendshipand joy. He exuded loveand kindness and willleave an indelible markon so, so, so many lives.Excelsior!!” – ChrisEvans, actor who playedCaptain America

• Spider-Man“How many millions of

us are indebted to thisguy, none more so thanme. The father of Marvelhas made so many peo-ple so incredibly happy.What a life and what athing to have achieved.Rest in peace Stan.” –

Tom Holland, actor whoplayed Spider-Man

• The Jedi“His contribution

to Pop Culture was revolutionary & cannotbe overstated. He waseverything you hoped hewould be & MORE. Iloved this man & willnever stop missing him.They say you shouldnever meet a childhoodidol. They are wrong.#RIPStanTheMan.” –Mark Hamill, actor whoplayed Luke Skywalker

• The Hulk“You let us be extra

human... superhumaneven. I am deeply hon-oured to have been asmall part in the StanLee constellation.” –Mark Ruffalo, actor who

played The Hulk

• The Wasp“I believe with all my

heart that #StanLeewould want to be cele-brated today. Eventhrough your tears, let’sflood the Internet withall the artwork, good,great or awful, that’sever been created inStan’s name.” –Evangeline Lilly, actresswho played The Wasp

• Marvel Studios“No one has had more

of an impact on my career and everythingwe do at Marvel Studiosthan Stan Lee. Stanleaves an extraordinarylegacy that will outliveus all. Our thoughts arewith his daughter, hisfamily, and his millions

of fans. #ThankYouStan#Excelsior!” – KevinFeige, head of MarvelStudios

• The Academy“Today, we lost a

real-life superhero. StanLee, thank you for every-thing.” – The Academy ofMotion Picture Arts andSciences

• Astrophysicist“Born before Edwin

Hubble discovered theexpanding universe, heultimately created an expanding universe ofhis own – one of scientif-ically literate super-heroes such as Spider-Man , The Hulk, IronMan, & Black Panther.Stan Lee RIP: 1922 –2018.” – Neil deGrasseTyson

Stan Lee was working on final superheroDirt Man with daughter, she says

Tributes to the late Marvel legend

Actor Robert Downey Jr. (left) with Lee.


IS it the end of life inHawkins? There are a few signals pointing that way.

While the Duffer Brothers’hit Netflix series StrangerThings has not even debutedits third season, there havebeen recent signs that it maybe their last.

Exhibit A: Millie BobbyBrown’s tears. Everyone’sfavourite Eleven took to socialmedia this week as filming forseason three came to an end.However, it was the way shespoke about the wrap thatmade fans feel like she wastalking about something morepermanent.

Over on Instagram, she toldfans she was going to “cry allday fyi” on the last day ofshooting for the season. Shealso wrote individual messagesto her beloved co-stars, includ-ing “I cant say goodbye”to Sadie Sink and “not okay”to Noah Schnapp.

She also captioned black andwhite photos of her and Sinkhugging, “As we said goodbye, Igave my best friend the biggesthug and told her I loved her somuch. My sister forever@sadiesink_.”

Sink did the same over onher page, writing, “That’s awrap on El and Max.Love you so much @milliebob-bybrown Thanks for the mem-ories.” “YIKE WHATS GONNAHAPPEN,” one fan commented.

The 14-year-old Emmy nom-inee later shared a teary selfie,with her eyes watery and nosered. “Told u...” she wrote with acrying emoji.

Then, there’s FinnWolfhard’s big chop. The 15-year-old actor behind charac-ter Mike Wheeler revealed hisnewly chopped man online,captioning a shot of his muchshorter, newly purple curls,“Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over.”

“Goodbye @finwolfhardoffi-cial hair,” Brown wrote on another shot of his locks on thefloor.

Can it be explained away asa simple post-season haircut?Sure. Could Millie just reallylove her co-stars? Absolutely.Still, the recent posts havefans wondering exactly what isin store for our favourite castof characters in Hawkins, andnaturally, we all have morequestions than answers aboutthe top-secret show.

Earlier this year, Netflix didcome out and refute rumoursthat the Duffer Brothers wereleaving the show after seasonthree.

All the signsStrangerThings mightend withseason 3

ACTION hero Jack Reacher isto get a reboot for the smallscreen with a new actor in thelead role after creator LeeChild admitted Tom Cruise,who played him in two films, istoo short.

In Child’s books, Reacher isdescribed as 6ft 5in tall withhands the size of dinner plates.Cruise is 5ft 7in.

“Cruise, for all his talent, did-n’t have that physicality,” Childtold BBC Radio Manchester’sMike Sweeney.

The author said a deal wassigned last week to make anew streaming show.

Readers had complainedabout Cruise’s suitability toplay the imposing former majorin the US military police sincehis casting wasannounced in 2011.

“I really enjoyed working

with Cruise. He’s a really, re-ally nice guy. We had a lot offun,” Child told the station.

“But ultimately the readersare right. The size of Reacher isreally, really important and it’sa big component of who he is.

“The idea is that whenReacher walks into a room,you’re all a little nervous justfor that first minute. AndCruise, for all his talent, didn’thave that physicality.

“So what I’ve decided to do is– there won’t be any moremovies with Tom Cruise.Instead we’re going to take it toNetflix or something like that.Long form streaming television, with a completelynew actor.

“And I want all those readerswho were upset about TomCruise to help me out – partici-pate in choosing the right actor

for the TV series. We’re reboot-ing and starting over and we’re going to try and find theperfect guy.”

The first Jack Reacher film,directed and adapted byChristopher McQuarrie, de-buted in 2012. Cruise gotmostly positive reviews and itmade $218m (£167m) at box of-

fices around the world.But the decision to abandon

the film franchise and move tothe small screen could have asmuch to do with the receptionfor the 2016 sequel as Cruise’sstature. Jack Reacher: NeverGo Back grossed $162m(£124m) and received mixed reviews.

‘Too short’ Tom Cruise to be replaced for Jack Reacher reboot

Red carpets at Hollywoodscreenings of new filmsstarring Nicole Kidman

and Viola Davis have been cancelled as wildfires rage inCalifornia.

Stars were expected to stepout before screenings of moviesincluding Davis’s Widows andKidman’s Destroyer at theAmerican Film Institute’s AFIFest.

But the glitzy red carpetwalks were called off out of respect to those affected by thefires.

The official death toll hasrisen to 48, with dozens of people missing.

Annapurna Pictures, whichis distributing Destroyer, saidthe film-makers, cast and crew“express their deepest condo-lences to the victims and thosewho have been affected andare extremely grateful to allwho have risked their lives inresponding”.

20th Century Fox also cancelled its event for Widows,directed by Oscar-winnerSteve McQueen.

A spokesperson said the stu-dio would match the cost of itspost-screening event with a do-nation to a disaster relief fundbased in Los Angeles.

It follows the cancellation ofred carpets for Mark Wahlbergcomedy Instant Family, theCoen Brothers’ The Ballad ofBuster Scruggs and theSandra Bullock thriller BirdBox.

Meanwhile, after losing their

home to the fire earlier in theweek, singer Miley Cyrus andher actor partner LiamHemsworth have donated$500,000 (£385,000) to TheMalibu Foundation throughCyrus’ charity Happy Hippie.

Yesterday, Hemsworthshared a photo of their home’sremains.

“I spent the day in Malibuyesterday and it was amazingto see the community pullingtogether to help each other outin any way they can,” the actorwrote on Twitter.

Lady Gaga, who evacuatedher home last Friday, was spot-ted at a Red Cross shelter inCalifornia with pizza, coffeeand gift cards to give to thosewho have also had to leave

their homes.“Thank you to the Red Cross

for all you are doing to provideshelter, love and mental health

support to the people ofCalifornia,” the pop star wrote in her Instagram story.

Lee Child heaped praise on Cruise’s talent and work rate.

Hollywood red carpets cancelledout of respect after wildfires

Screenings for films starring Viola Davis (left) and Nicole Kidman have been called off due to thewildfires in California.

A view of what remains of Liam Hemsworth’s house.


DEEPIKA Padukoneand Ranveer Singh are officially married!

The Bollywood stars andtheir closest family and friendsgathered in the picturesquetown of Lake Como, Italy tohost a three-day wedding spectacular, all beginning onWednesday.

Film director and producerKaran Johar congratulated thepair on tying the knot, tweet-ing, “Such a stunning gorgeousand beautiful couple!!!! Nazarutar lo! @deepikapadukoneand @RanveerOfficial !!Badhai ho !!! Love you both!!!Here’s to a lifetime of love andjoy!”

Actress Nimrat Kaur alsoshowered the couple with social media love, tweeting,

“Huge congratulations@deepikapadukone and@RanveerOfficial !! Here’s tothe blissful ever after of everystep you walk together...”

Their fairy tale wedding washosted at the Villa delBalbianello on the shore of theLake Como, where A-listerslike John Legend and ChrissyTeigen previously held theirstar-studded nuptials. It wasalso reportedly intimate, withroughly just 40 guests in at-tendance. Security guards kepta watchful eye on the historicproperty in the days leadingup the vows and continued topatrol throughout the week inorder to ensure the utmost pri-vacy for Deepika and Ranveer.However, photos of what ap-pear to be the ceremony have

since popped up on socialmedia fan accounts.

Ahead of their nuptials onWednesday, the Mehendi ceremony took place, whereDeepika had intricate andbeautiful henna designs applied.

In addition to their white-themed Konkani wedding ceremony on Wednesday, theyhad a red-themed Sindhi ceremony yesterday. The duohosted two reception parties –one in their home of Bengaluruand another in Mumbai.

Deepika and Ranveer se-cretly started dating over sixyears ago after starring in ahit film together. They contin-ued to keep their romanceunder the radars for manyyears, but before long they

were proudly attending redcarpets and A-list parties together.

After going public with theirrelationship, they quickly be-

came Bollywood’s powercouple due to their three blockbuster Bollywood films,enviable looks and adorable romance.

Bollywood A-listers getmarried in lavish ceremony

Bollywood superstarsAmitabh Bachchan andAamir Khan have come

together for the first time inthe $42m (£33m; 3bn-rupee)epic Thugs of Hindostan, one ofIndia’s most keenly awaitedfilms of the year. But, as SudhaG Tilak writes, the glossy pe-riod film about a rebellionagainst British rule has failedto excite critics and the box of-fice reception has been mixed.

Thugs of Hindostan is set in19th-Century India with anoble guerrilla leader, playedby Bachchan, and his ragtagarmy, led by a fierce femalearcher, attacking mightyEnglish ships to avenge theirlost kingdom and assassinatedruler.

The 76-year-old Bachchanplays the role of the elder general, leading and mentor-ing his army.

Khan plays a cocky robberwith shifting loyalties. His duplicitous schemes includerobbing local maharajahs andmilking rewards from repre-sentatives of the East IndiaCompany – which was transformed from a trading en-terprise into the rulers of India– to whom he also plays in-former. He infiltrates the gangof rebels led by Bachchan andwins their confidence.However, he later has a changeof heart and joins them in defeating the British.

Complete with kohl-linedeyes, Khan looks like a poorman’s Jack Sparrow – the leadcharacter in Pirates of theCaribbean, the Disney fran-chise to which Thugs has beencompared. Khan swigs rumand takes part in a risqué songand dance routine with a local

dancing girl, all the while pursuing his double deceptionwith both the guerrilla leaderand a British general, playedby British actor Lloyd Owen.

The female lead is FatimaSana Sheikh, who plays thearcher and is in many of theaction scenes. But Bollywoodstar Katrina Kaif, playing thedancing girl. lacks a substan-tial part.

Viewers have likened thepremise of the film toConfessions of a Thug, anEnglish novel written byPhilip Meadows Taylor in1839. (The word thug, from theHindi “thag”, possibly goesback to the 14th Century,when huge criminal networksoperated all around India’s

main roads.)The novel told the story of

Ameer Ali – a figure based onmany of the “thugs” of the time– who waylaid rich travellingparties and doubled as an informer to the British.

The film tries to hit the high-octane notes with blisteringcannon fire and special effects-aided fight sequences over seaswith mighty ships. Warringthugs brandish swords andbare their knuckles.

‘Feeble and formulaic’But despite it lavish produc-tion and array of stars, Thugsof Hindostan is no match forPirates of the Caribbean,critics say.

“From Amitabh Bachchan,

who plays a rebellious piratedetermined to free India fromthe clutches of the BritishEmpire, to Aamir Khan, a manipulative, self-seekingcharacter that largely drawsfrom the eccentricities of cap-tain Jack Sparrow from thePirates of the Caribbean uni-verse, there’s nothing originalor exciting about Thugs ofHindostan,” wrote AnkurPathak of the Huffington Post.

NDTV found the 164-minutefilm “too tacky and unconvinc-ing to lay legitimate claims tobeing India’s answer to Piratesof the Caribbean”.

“Big, bloated, bombastic,Thugs Of Hindostan is a pe-riod saga that banks solelyupon action and spectacle for

impact,” wrote SaibalChatterjee.

“The characters that popu-late it are, like the thousandships that the film launches inthe service of a bitter early19th Century battle betweenthe fast-expanding BritishEast India Company and aband of intrepid rebels who re-fuse to be enslaved by a foreignpower, as flimsy as cardboard,”he added.

“This giant period epic turnsout to be feeble, formulaic andentirely forgettable,” chimedthe Hindustan Times in itstakedown.

“I may be old school, but I believe pirate movies need tohave eye-patches. This onedoesn’t, and that’s a shame.The viewing experience wouldhave been hugely improved. Ishould have gone in wearingtwo,” wrote the paper’s criticRaja Sen.

However, the Guardian feltthat Thugs “has that rare andunmistakable look of an eventmovie that was huge fun to assemble”.

“We get tactical sea battles,plenty of cove action, sword-fights choreographed likedance numbers, even a fiery19th-Century South Asianequivalent of a Norse burial.This is a film with money toburn, and it unabashedlytorches each rupee before youreyes,” wrote Mike McCahill.

Thugs of Hindostan makesno apologies for the moneythat has been spent to makethis lavish production.However, the mixed reviewsfrom fans and critics and earlybox office figures suggestmoney alone can’t buy a film’ssuccess.

Critics sink Bollywood’s ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

Aamir Khan (centre left) plays an irreverent poor man’s Jack Sparrow.

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh


GOLNESA “GG” Gharachedaghi isspeaking candidly about her personallife.

The Shahs of Sunset star, 36, opensup about everything from relationshipsto kids to her past drug addiction on thepremiere of “Just the Sip” with E! News’Justin Sylvester. GG shares with Justinon the episode that she has a “massive”drug past that started at the age of 11and led her to check into rehab in 2005.

“I have a big drug past, massive drugpast that I started when I was 11 yearsold,” GG tells Justin. “I checked intorehab in 2005, so it was quite sometime, it was almost 14 years I wasusing, and April 2005 is when I checkedin.”

“I haven’t gone back to those harddrugs that I did do,” she confirms. “Idon’t want to scare anyone, I didn’t doheroin or crack...I was born and raisedin L.A. babe, you know, it’s cocaine andweed, that’s the way it went.”

Talking about hiding her drug usefrom her parents at 11, GG explains, “Iwas first generation, so the easiestmechanism for me and my sister to ourparents was, ‘Well our American friends’parents let them do it.’ And my parentswere like, ‘Oh.’ You know, so they didn’twant to be wrong.”

AJ MCLEAN is opening up about hisstruggles with addiction.

In a new interview with People, theBackstreet Boys star revealed he’srelapsed over the past year.

“You know, it’s interesting aboutsobriety with family and with kids –you still have to put yourself first, andthat’s been a real big struggle for me,”the 40-year-old singer said in aninterview published Wednesday. “Look,I have no shame in saying, I’verelapsed over the past year. It’s nosecret that this is a disease, and thatit’s a daily struggle.”

While the artist said his children andwife are a “huge support,” he admittedit can be difficult to not put theirwellbeing before his own.

“Because in my mind, that’s what youshould do, you should put family first,”he told the magazine. “You should putyour kids first. But because I’m stillvery codependent, I’m Mr. PeoplePleaser – and I think a lot of thatcomes from being a performer, andwanting to see the crowd happy, andseeing everybody around you, andloving the attention – I want to makesure everyone’s cool.”

Still, he knows not tending to his ownhealth can cause him to “get lost in thesauce,” which she admitted has“happened to me numerous times.”

According to the publication, theboyband member entered rehab in2001, 2002 and 2011 for depression andexcessive alcohol consumption. Whilehe doesn’t expect his battle withaddiction to ever be completely over,he’s willing to put in the work.

“One of the best things I was told,from my sponsor, from my friends, isthe only way around is through,” he

said. “And sometimes, you’re just goingto have the worst days possible. But ifyou surround yourself with a goodsupport group, if you go to meetings, ifyou talk to other addicts … you have tomake it a lifestyle, you truly do.”

JESSIE J shared a very personalstory with her fans at her concertin London.

The “Domino” singer, 30, took thestage at the Royal Albert Hall this weekto perform for her fans, includingChanning Tatum, who was inattendance at the show. Beforeperforming her song “Four LetterWord,” Jessie took the time to talk toher audience, opening up about newsshe received four years ago.

“So four years ago, I was told that Icouldn’t have children, and it’s OK, I’mgoing to have children, trust me. Whenthe doctor told me, my reaction was, ‘Ohhell nooooooo,’” Jessie sang as theaudience applauded her.

“And I don’t tell you guys forsympathy, I’m one of millions of women,and of men, that have gone through thisand will go through this, and it can’tbecome something that defines us,” shecontinued. “But, I wanted to write thissong for myself in my moment of painand of sadness. But, also to give myselfjoy and give other people somethingthat they can listen to in that momentwhen it gets really hard."“So, if you’ve ever experienced

anything with this or have seensomebody else go through it, or havelost a child, then please know you arenot alone in your pain,” Jessie told theaudience before starting the song,which is off her album R.O.S.E.,released in May 2018.

“I pray I get the chance to bloom/I canbe a six letter word, but four letter wordis you,” Jessie sings on the track. “B-A-B-Y/This just changed my life/Can’tbelieve I, can’t believe I, can’t believe Idon’t have time.”

After attending the show, Jessie’sactor beau Channing took to Instagramto share a message with his followersabout her performance.

“This woman just poured her heartout on stage at the Royal Albert Hall,”he wrote alongside a photo of Jessie onthe stage. “Whoever was there got towitness something special. Wow.”

It was just days ago that Jessie wassupporting Channing at the openingnight of his Magic Mike Live show inLondon.

“Magic Mike London Opening night,”Jessie wrote on Instagram Story overthe weekend. “Congratulations@channingtatum what a show... Ladies

and Gentlemen you don’t want to missthis.”

News of Channing and Jessie’sromance broke last month, with asource telling E! News, “They’ve beenhanging out a lot lately and he’s excitedabout seeing her. She’s on the road, buthe is very interested in getting to knowher and doesn’t mind tagging along.”

Channing, who announced his splitwith ex Jenna Dewan in April, broughtdaughter Everly, 5, to Jessie’s concert in

Los Angeles earlier this month.Meanwhile, Jenna has moved on as

well and has been dating actor andTony Award winner Steve Kazee “for afew months.”

“She was introduced to him bymutual friends and they hit it off rightaway,” a source recently told E! News.“Jenna really likes him and is veryhappy. She has completely moved onfrom her marriage and is happy to havemet someone new.”

Jessie J opens up about her infertility at concertwith Channing Tatum

Shahs of Sunset’s staropens up about her‘massive’drug past

Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean revealshe’s relapsed over the past year

AJ McLean.

Golnesa “GG” Gharachedaghi.

Jessie J and Channing Tatum.


FAITH is incredibly important toTamera Mowry-Housley. It washer faith that helped herrecognize that husband AdamHousley was the one.

And it’s that faith that the couple,married seven years, are leaning on asthey mourn the tragic loss of their nieceAlaina Housley, a college freshmankilled at the Borderline Bar and Grillin Thousand Oaks, Calif. last week.

As the couple begins to make theirpleas for change in how we treat oneanother, in the hope that Alaina’s deathmight not be in vain, The Real co-hostand her former Fox Newscorrespondent husband are remindingus that, even in the face of unthinkableloss, there is nothing that they won’tface together, united in their conviction.

It’s been nearly a week since theHousley family’s lives were all rockedby the senseless loss, since hope thatAlaina might be found alive turned toheartbreaking confirmation that theworst had happened, and alreadyTamera and her family are springing toaction in a manner befitting the womanwho once told Essence magazine, “Iknow my priorities: God, family andwork.”

Taking a break from her day job atThe Real to mourn alongside her familyin the Housley’s second home in Napa,Calif., Tamera and Adam have alreadyfound the strength to sit down for aninterview with CBS News alongsideAlaina’s father Arik Housley wherethey made their mission clear. “Yes,there needs to be a change, but all thenoise… nothing’s been done,” Tamerasaid.

“If I was to walk out of here and thefirst thing I was to say was, you know,‘Gun control,’ guess what? Half thecountry (snaps fingers), [conversation]ends,” Adam said.

“And we don’t want the conversationto end,” his wife added.

“It can’t this time,” he continued. “We

want it to continue.”“We believe that there is a message

that’s out there,” Arik added. “To us, it’sto be kind to one another. It’s to putdown your technology, put down yourphones and look at somebody and havea conversation. It’s not about guncontrol; this message is about doingsomething bigger, to be with yourcommunity, to love one another.”

“To get to the point where we canhave a conversation about anythingpolitical, it has to start here,” Adamsaid, pointing to his heart. “It has tostart with the soul, because we’ve lostthat.”

Alaina was laid to rest in Napa onSunday in a moment that broughtmembers of the community to line thepath along the streets to honor her andher family. “Humbled by how manylives Alaina touched and how manypeople..several thousand lined thestreets to welcome my niece homewhere she belongs,” Adam wrote as heshared a photo of people lining thestreets. “People were hugging, sayinghello... from all walks of life. It’s theway things ought to be in this country.Live, love and respect.”

And while life has had to go on insome ways – Tamera and Adam madesure to celebrate their son Aden’s sixthbirthday on Monday – it’s also changedirreparably. The family has launched afoundation, Alaina’s Voice, with amission to “unite us and push forleadership in our country to finally stepup.”

As Tamera takes her time away fromThe Real to continue to mourn and finda way forward in the face of thisunspeakable tragedy, she does so with afamily united in faith; faith that we canmake real, lasting change, faith thatthere must be a better way. As her co-host Adrienne Houghton read duringMonday’s broadcast on her behalf, shewanted the world to know, “Thank youfor always believing in the Housleys.

The Housleys will be strong. We willnever let Alaina or any other victim ofgun violence die in vain.”

Via Adrienne, Tamera also pledged to“do everything she can to make surethat our children and our communityfeels safe. She said, ‘Enough is enough.She said she will never give up fightinguntil her dying day.”

Adam also had a message he wantedthe women of The Real to relay: “Whilewe’re helping these gun laws andtrying to make that happen, before wecan even get a consistent national gunpolicy, we have to understand that we

as a country and as a society are at acrossroads. The hatred, the judgment,the polarization and the lack of heart.We are going to make a change I canguarantee it, and Alaina is with us aswe do this.”

This may not be the fight thatTamera and her family ever hoped tofind themselves on the front lines of,but a tragic twist of fate has foundthem there. And it’s through their faithand their dedication to one anotherthat they’re quickly becoming leadersin a cause that sorely needs one. Andthat’s something worth believing in.

THIS year, John Mayer celebrated twoyears of sobriety and it is all thanksto Drake.

“It was Drake’s 30th birthday party,and I made quite a fool of myself,” Johnexplains to Jerry Lorenzo, designer ofNike Air Fear of God collection, and JoeLa Puma in an interview for Complex.“It took me weeks to stop doing thisevery morning I woke up.”

Then, six days after what hedescribes as the “most amazing last-night-of-my-life-drinking,” he still feltthe remnants of a hangover. “That’show big the hangover was. I looked outthe window and I went, ‘OK, John,what percentage of your potentialwould you like to have? Because if yousay you’d like 60, and you’d like tospend the other 40 having fun, that’s

fine. But what percentage of what isavailable to you would you like to makehappen? There’s no wrong answer.What is it?’ I went, ‘100.’”

And from that day on he stoppeddrinking. Instead of spending his daysdrinking or recuperating from a nastyhangover, he went on “four tours, I wasin two bands, I was happy onairplanes.” Not that it was all sunshineand daisies from the get go. At first, headmits it was “boring” since there wereno longer these “high highs,” but bit bybit things got better. Now, he says,“Every morning I wake up and go: ‘I getanother one of these [days].’”

And he wishes that Mac Miller, whohe collaborated with on Small Worlds,would’ve learned the lessons he didbefore he tragically died of an overdose

on Sept. 7. “I just wish it wasn’t fatal. Ijust wish figuring out your life didn’ttake your life away from you,” he says.

But after everything he has gonethrough, Mayer understands thatdrinking is a very “personal” thing forevery one. “It is just so particular toyour own spirit and psychology that it’salmost impossible to develop one way ofexplaining it to someone else. You haveto fight really hard to look at it from acritical point of view,” the 41-year-oldexplains. “Because it’s constantlypushed on you and every Friday andSaturday on social media there isenabling that is going on for drinking.”

He adds, “If you look at drinking theway you look at anything else, which isrisk reward; ‘what am I giving up?’‘What am I getting?’”

How Tamera Mowry-Housley is coping afterunthinkable tragedy

How Drake and a ‘Six-Day Hangover’helped John Mayer overcome alcoholism

Tamera and Alaina.

John Mayer.


POPULAR K-Popband BTS has comeunder fire recentlyafter old photosresurfaced of somemembers wearinghats with Nazi sym-bols on it.

The pictures from anold photo shoot wereshown on reddit andcame to light again afterthe Simon WiesenthalCenter denounced theboy band. The picturesshow one of the bandmembers wearing agreen camouflage hatwith the Nazi ImperialEagle (also known as theReichsadler) and aswastika below it. RabbiAbraham Cooper, who isthe Director of GlobalSocial Action at theWiesenthal Center, saidin the organization’s re-lease, “It goes withoutsaying that this group,which was invited to

speak at the UN, owesthe people of Japan andthe victims of the Nazisman apology.”

Before the swastikaimage came to light, BTSwas criticized last weekafter another member,Jimin, wore a shirt withthe famous image of themushroom cloud over theJapanese city ofNagasaki after theatomic bomb wasdropped. They werescheduled to perform inJapan, but that show wasabruptly canceled.

BTS’ managementcompany, Big HitEntertainment, releaseda statement onFacebook about the pho-tos and explained theirstance on the attire ofchoice. Big HitEntertainment said thecompany “does not sup-port any organizations orgroups oriented towards

political extremism andtotalitarian beliefs in-cluding Nazism, isagainst all such entitiesand activities, had no in-tention of causing dis-tress or pain to anyoneaffected by historicalevents.”

The statement latersaid the symbolism was“not intentional” and “wewould like to offer oursincere apologies for in-advertently inflictingpain and distress to any-one affected by totalitar-ian regimes in the past

by failing to strictly re-view the clothing and ac-cessories that our mem-bers were made to wear,as well as to anyone whomay have experienceddistress and discomfortby witnessing an associa-tion of our artists withimagery reminiscent ofpolitical extremism.”

In terms of the top de-picting the bomb, Big HitEntertainment said, “BigHit does not condone anyactivities of war or theuse of atomic weapons, isadamantly against them,

had no intention of caus-ing distress or pain toanyone affected by thedropping of atomicweapons, and we willcontinue to adhere tothese principles.”

They added, “We wouldlike to offer our sincereapologies not only forfailing to take the pre-cautions that could haveprevented the wearing ofsuch clothing by ourartist that inadvertentlyinflicted pain on anyoneaffected by the use ofatomic weapons, but to

anyone who may haveexperienced distress anddiscomfort by witnessingthe association of ourartists with imagery re-lated to atomic bomb-ings.”

Big Hit Entertainmentconcluded their note, “Wewould like to again offerour sincerest apologies toanyone who has sufferedpain, distress and dis-comfort due to our short-comings and oversight inensuring that these mat-ters receive our mostcareful attention.”

VANESSA Marcil hasshared accusationsagainst her ex and for-mer Beverly Hills, 90210co-star, Brian AustinGreen, regarding their16-year-old son, Kassius.

Green and Marcil wel-comed their son in March

2002, a few years beforethe actor started datingactress Megan Fox, whohe had met while filmingthe TV show Hope &Faith. The couple, whotied the knot in 2010,have three sons together,Noah, 6, Bodhi, 4, and

Journey River, 2. But, ac-cording to a recentInstagram post byMarcil, Kassius has“never met” his youngestbrother and that Greenand Fox “completely cutKass out of their lives”five years ago.

“12 years ago I wasserved legal papers andthen spent 8 years+ de-fending myself and myson in custody court inresponse to his father &his stepmother trying toget full custody(thatmeans I would have seenmy son four days amonth) and then askingme to pay them childsupport,” Marcil claimedin her social media post.“They lost that case & acivil case asking me for200,000.”

"I never spoke publiclyin order to protect mythen young son from pa-parazzi that used to fol-low him & terrify him,”Marcil’s message contin-ued. “I had also neverasked for child support ofany kind and had nevertried to take time awayfrom Kass’ dad seeinghim. Ever. In the endthey lost all of these

court cases. The judgecalled them all‘Frivolous.’”

“They always had 50%custody and still didwhen court ended as Ihad and have NEVERasked for full custody.Then, 5 years ago ontheir own they decided tocompletely cut Kass outof their lives and hisyounger brothers’ lives,”Marcil went on to write.“Kass has never met hisyoungest brother and isnot allowed to knowwhere his bio father,stepmother and threeyounger brothers live.”

“Custody cases hurtthe children only and thetruth shall set us all free.Put the kids first youguys,” Marcil directedher message at Greenand Fox. “There should-n’t be a ‘more importantparent’ kids love bothparents equally no mat-

ter what either parent’sstruggles may be.”

“Kass has been trulyheartbroken since beingcut out of his other fami-lies lives with NO expla-nation. Let’s do better forour kids. Let’s share ourstories,” Marcil concludedher post, adding thehashtag #Buddhakids.

While Green and Foxhaven’t publicly com-mented on the allega-tions, some believedKassius recently spenttime with Fox onHalloween. Fox posted aseries of photos with thekids all dressed up forthe holiday, including aphoto with a teenage boy.However, Kassius com-mented on E! News’Instagram, writing,“That’s not me in the pic-ture. I haven’t lived withMegan and my dad for 4years now, and I was notthere for Halloween.”

Inside Vanessa Marcil, Brian Austin Green andMegan Fox’s Family Drama

BTS Offers“SincereApologies” afterwearing NaziHats inresurfaced photos

The group BTS

(l-r)Brian Austin Green , Megan Fox and Vanessa Marcil


MICHELLE Obama is get-ting personal in her newmemoir, Becoming.

Inside the pages of her book,the former First Lady of theUnited States opens up abouteverything from meeting hus-band Barack Obama, to theirmarriage and their struggle toconceive children. She alsoshares stories from her time inthe White House and the endof her husband’s presidencywith readers.

“As I’ve reflected on my jour-ney, I’ve learned so much aboutwhere I came from, about thepeople and moments thatshaped me, about all of thestruggles and the growth alongthe way,” Michelle told her fol-lowers on Instagram Tuesday.“But mostly, I learned to em-brace the fullness of my story –every bit of it.”

“As I write in the preface,‘Your story is what you have,what you will always have. Itis something to own.’ I hopethis book is meaningful to you,even in the smallest of ways,”she continued. “I hope you findsomething in it that resonateswith your life. Most of all, Ihope that each of you can em-brace the beauty of who youare, and I wish you all the bestin your own process of becom-ing.”

Take a look at five bombshellstories we learned fromBecoming below:

1. The Obamas Wasted NoTime Being Casual: “As soonas I allowed myself to feel any-thing for Barack, the feelingscame rushing – a topplingblast of lust, gratitude, fulfill-ment, wonder,” she writes.“Any worries I’d been harbor-ing about my life and careerand even about Barack himselfseemed to fall away with thatfirst kiss, replaced by a drivingneed to know him better, to ex-plore and experience every-thing about him as fast as Icould.”

“Maybe because he was dueback at Harvard in a month,we wasted no time being ca-sual,” she continues. “Not quiteready to have a boyfriendsleeping under the same roofas my parents, I began spend-ing nights at Barack’s apart-ment, a cramped, second-floorwalk-up above a storefront ona noisy section of Fifty-ThirdStreet.”

2. Her Father Thought theRelationship Wouldn’t Last:“My father appreciated Barackinstantly, but still didn’t likehis odds,” she writes. “After all,he’d seen me jettison my highschool boyfriend David at thegates of Princeton. He’d

watched me dismiss Kevin thecollege football player as soonas I’d seen him in a furry mas-cot outfit. My parents knewbetter than to get too attached.They’d raised me to run myown life, and that’s basicallywhat I did. I was too focusedand too busy, I’d told my par-ents plenty of times, to makeroom for any man.”

She goes on to explain that,according to her brother CraigRobinson, after their first in-troduction, “My father shookhis head and laughed as hewatched me and Barack walkaway. ‘Nice guy,’ he said. ‘Toobad he won’t last.’”

3. Barack Proposed RightAfter Telling Michelle He“Didn’t Really See the Point” inMarriage: On the same dayBarack finished the bar exam,the couple went out to cele-brate at one of their favoriterestaurants, Gordon. At theend of the meal, he brought upthe subject of marriage, tellingher he “didn’t really see thepoint” of it. The two then wenton to have a tense discussion,which Michelle notes “it wasclearly I who was more in-flamed.”

“Eventually, our waiter camearound holding a dessert plate,covered by a silver lid,” shewrites. “He slid it in front ofme and lifted the cover. I wasalmost too miffed to even lookdown, but when I did, I saw adark velvet box where thechocolate cake was supposed tobe. Inside it was a diamondring.”

"Barack looked at me play-fully. He baited me,” she re-calls. Michelle later adds thatBarack said to her lightly,“Well, that should shut youup.”

4. The Couple Turned to IVFAfter Having a Miscarriage: “Itturns out that even two com-mitted go-getters with a deeplove and a robust work ethiccan’t will themselves intobeing pregnant,” Michellewrites. “Fertility is not some-thing you conquer. Rathermaddeningly, there’s nostraight line between effortand reward. For me andBarack, this was as surprisingas it was disappointing. Nomatter how hard we tried, wecouldn’t seem to come up witha pregnancy.”

“We had one pregnancy testcome back positive, whichcaused us both to forget everyworry and swoon with joy, buta couple of weeks later I had amiscarriage, which left mephysically uncomfortable andcratered any optimism we’dfelt,” she later writes. Michelle

then shares that she andBarack met with a fertilitydoctor, who eventually recom-mended they try IVF. This leadto the couple conceiving theirdaughter, Malia Obama, and afew years later, Sasha Obama.

5. Michelle “Stopped EvenTrying to Smile” at DonaldTrump’s Inauguration: “Thatday, I was feeling everythingall at once–tired, proud, dis-traught, eager,” Michellewrites in her epilogue aboutDonald Trump’s Jan. 2017 in-auguration. “Mostly, though, Iwas trying just to hold myselftogether, knowing we had tele-vision cameras following ourevery move.”

“Sitting on the inauguralstage in front of the U.S.Capitol for the third time, Iworked to contain my emo-tions,” she later writes. “The vi-brant diversity of the two pre-vious inaugurations was gone,replaced by what felt like adispiriting uniformity, the kindof overwhelming white andmale tableau I’d encounteredso many times in my life – es-pecially in the more privilegedspaces, the various corridors ofpower I’d somehow found myway into since leaving mychildhood home. What I knewfrom working in professionalenvironments – from recruit-ing new lawyers for Sidley &Austin to hiring staff at theWhite House – is that same-ness breeds more sameness,until you make a thoughtful ef-fort to counteract it.”

“Looking around at the threehundred or so people sitting onthe stage that morning, the es-teemed guests of the incomingpresident, it felt apparent tome that in the new White

House, this effort wasn’t likelyto be made,” Michelle contin-ues. “Someone from Barack’sadministration might havesaid that the optics were bad –that what the public saw didn’t

reflect the president’s realityor ideals. But in this case,maybe it did. Realizing it, Imade my own optic adjust-ment: I stopped even trying tosmile.”

KEHLANI is speaking can-didly about living life in thepublic eye as a pregnantwoman.

Since announcing she is ex-pecting a baby girl in October,the singer has surprisinglyfaced a lot of backlash forher pregnancy. “I’ve gotteneverything from ‘I thought shewas a lesbian’ to ‘she was usingqueerness to promote her ca-reer, then went and betrayedus with a man’ to ‘her baby fa-ther is just a sperm donor’,”she explains to Nylon in a newinterview.

But in her defense, Kehlanipoints out that she “never

identified as a lesbian” nor hasshe ever named herself “the‘queer icon’ of the century,” in-stead using the term pansex-ual or simply queer.

“I have always said, and willalways say, there are peopleout there in this communityfighting for equality in realerways than making songs aboutit and performing at eventslike I am, and those are the‘queeroes’,” she shares. “Thoseare the ones who deserve to beawarded and constantly high-lighted.” The 23-year-old alsoreveals the criticism she faceson a daily basis for using theword “Queer."

“I also saw a lot of discomfortwith the use of the word queer,’hinting that it’s used for folksto run away from identifyingwith a more ‘solidified’ termlike bi/lesbian/gay/pan,” thesinger/songwriter says.

Earlier this year, the star ex-plained to her fans that sheidentifies as “queer,” which, toher, means she is “Not bi, notstraight." She further elabo-rated, “I’m attracted to women,men, REALLY attracted toqueer men, non binary people,intersex people, trans people.lil poly pansexual papa hellogood morning. Does that an-swer your questions?”

5 Bombshell stories we learned fromMichelle Obama’s Memoir Becoming

Michelle Obama on the cover of her new memoir, Becoming

Kehlani gets real about the negativeresponse to her pregnancy


Bridge

LISA VANDERPUMPis saying goodbye toThe Real Housewivesof Beverly Hills, theshow that made herfamous.

E! News confirmed onWednesday that the up-coming ninth season willvery likely be the last forthe 58-year-old, who hasappeared on the Bravoreality show as a castmember since its 2010debut.

“Lisa will appear in themajority of episodes thisseason,” a productionsource told E! News. “Shehas not been filming atevery event, but fans canexpect to see herthroughout. The showwill return to Bravo inearly 2019.”

Bravo andVanderpump have notcommented.

“Lisa has only filmedon a few occasions duringthe beginning of filmingthis season, and has beenabsent the remainder ofthe time,” a source toldE! News. “She has beenrefusing to film and …

her interactions with theladies have been solelynegative. Lisa has stillnot returned to filmingand as of now has noplan to. It’s too far gone,and Lisa agrees that sheshouldn’t return at thispoint.”

"The rest of the cast isover her,” another sourcesaid.

The news comes soonafter cast members LisaRinna, TeddiMellencamp Arroyave,Dorit Kemsley, ErikaJayneand Kyle Richardsposted on theirInstagram pages photosand videos of them on atrip to France.Vanderpump is not spot-ted, nor is CamilleGrammer, who recentlylost her home in one ofSouthern California’smassive wildfires, andnew star DeniseRichards, who also had toevacuate her ranch.

Rumors thatVanderpump plans onleaving The RealHousewives of BeverlyHills have persisted for

weeks. The rumors werefueled further aftershe was notably absentat Grammer’s Octoberwedding, which was at-tended by several of theircast mates.

A source close toVanderpump told Peopleat the time that the real-ity star was “goingthrough a lot right now,”citing heightened ten-sions with theHousewives and the re-cent death of her brotherMark. The source toldthe magazine, “Lisa’schoosing not to film dur-ing any of the group ac-tivities. Lisa doesn’twant to be around thewomen as a group, soshe’s getting less filmingtime. But nobody hasquit. She’s definitely stillon the show."

Earlier in October,Vanderpump told E!News she has been “moreemotional” since herbrother’s death.

“I think a lot of peoplewho follow me and knowme know that this yearhas been much more

challenging for me thana normal year,” she said.“I have done 320episodes of reality televi-sion. This year, therewere certain things thatfelt very different to me.I’m not having a go atanybody, I never do, be-cause it’s not who I wantto be, it’s not who I wantto be. I want to focus onthings for the greatergood and carry on doingwhat we’re doing and tryto enjoy my life.”

Meanwhile,Vanderpump still has herBravo spinoff series,Vanderpump Rules, SURand otherrestaurants and hercharity work; her rep toldE! News on Wednesdaythat Vanderpump hasbeen very busy planningThursday’s VanderpumpDogs Pet Gala, afundraiser for theVanderpump DogFoundation.

Vanderpump andCaesars Palace are alsopartnering to openVanderpump CocktailGarden in early 2019.

Lisa Vanderpump leaving The Real Housewives ofBeverly Hills After Season 9


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IN overcast condi-tions, four schoolsmoved on to the semifinal stage of theBarbados SecondarySchool Netball Leagueat the NationalNetball Stadium.

Defending championsChrist ChurchFoundation advancedalong with the St.Michael ’s School,Springer MemorialSchool and LesterVaughan School.Foundation annihilatedthe lodge School 39-13after leading 17-6 athalf-time. Goal-ShootChiara Chase shot 22 of29 while Goal-AttackBrianna had scored 15 of25. For Lodge, SumaraBenn was good for 12 of18 but Africal Chase hada tough game scoring 1shot from 11 attempts.

Foundation were nextslated to take on LesterVaughan who narrowlydefeated Queen’s College27-25. The game wasclose throughout withLVS leading from begin-

ning to end. At the halfthe score stood at 16-11and after the third quar-ter Queen’s College faceda 22-14 deficit. Whoeveran 11-5 4th saw themclose the gap and almostpull off the comeback.Lester Vaughan’sDanesha Davis missed asingle shot on her way to10 goals ay the goal-shoot position. The otherGoal-Shoot of LVSDamia Waldron had 6 of10 and Emisha Barrow11 of 18. Liana Leacockput up 17 goals for QC atGoal-shoot with KaelynShockness stepping upfor a perfect 3 of 3 andRashan Hunte waa goodfor 5 of 7 in the circle.

The other two semi-fi-nalists were SpringerMemorial who defeatedGraydon Sealy 28-27 inanother tight finish andSt. Michael’s after win-ning 36-16 over HarrisonCollege. Springer led thefirst three quarters 6-4,14-12 and 20-18 to justjeep ahead. Graydoncame within one goal of

the leaders but could notfind the two goals neededto lead and win. Jada

Smith of Springer hadstats of 23 of 29 whileTricia Phillips put up 5goals off 7 shots.Graydons top shooterwas Goal-Shoot Shonita

Griffith with 18 of 22.The St. Michael’s game

was completely differentas they easily wonagainst HC by 20 goals.Goal-Shoot Tower Lorde

led the charge wtih 20goals off 22 attempts andVivica Adamson scored18 of 25. Springer facesSt. Michael’s for a chanceat a finals berth. (AS)

... Final quarter fi-nals places booked

LAST year’s losing finalistReynold Weekes Primarywill join Good ShepherdPrimary, Milton Lynchand West Terrace Primaryin the winner’s row yester-day.

Playing for the four (4)remaining quarter finalspots in the GuardianGroup Herman GriffithPrimary School Cricketcompetition ReynoldWeekes defeated Selahprimary by 32 runs atBriar Hall.

Reynold Weekes scored121 for 4 with JustinParris posting an un-beaten 38 runs while R’JaiGittens scored 32 runs.

In reply Selah Primaryscored 89 all out withGittens and Parris takingthree wickets apiece.

At Trents West Terracewas led by their captain

Izaiyah Goodman whoscored an unbeaten 83runs which included 14fours.

West Terrace posted atotal of 204 for 4 withGoodman getting supportfrom Jadane Waldrondwho struck the only six ofthe game on his way to 46runs.

For St. MatthewsRoberto Spratt took 3 for30.

In reply St. MatthewsPrimary only reached 123runs.

Rjade Spratt scored 30but it was West TerraceAzari Dallaway who took4 for 29 as West Terracewon by 81 runs.

Charles F. Broome wentdown to Good ShepherdPrimary at Lears by sevenwickets.

Charles F. Broomescored 75 runs with JovaniLovell scoring 20 runs.

Good Shepherd’s LucReid led the way with 4

wickets for 10 runs.In reply Good Shepherd

reached 77 for 3.The final game saw

Milton Lynch Primarytaking on GordonGreenidge at Dash Valley.

Gordon Greenidge ledby an unbeaten 47 runs byKimari Clarke scored 108runs. In reply MiltonLynch Primary scored 110for 4 as Raphael Lovell ledwith the bat with a 46 notout and Milton Lynch wonby 4 wickets.

The quarter finalmatches are scheduled forTuesday November 19thand are as follows

Reynold WeekesPrimary vs. St.Christopher Primary

West Terrace Primaryvs. Good ShepherdPrimary

Bayleys Primary vs.Milton Lynch Primary

Wesley Hall Primary vs.Eden Lodge Primary.(CG)

Four advance to Netball semis

Springer Memorial Goal-shooter Jada Smith scored the winning goal for her team against Graydon Sealy.

Last year’s finalist moveinto Quarter finals

Goal-attack Vivica Adamson of the St. Michael’s School.


HARRISON Collegeand Christ ChurchFoundation were theBoys and Girls top per-formers of theBarbados SecondarySchool AthleticsChampionships CrossCountry competition.

The schools started ar-riving at the natural back-drop of the NationalBotanical Gardens just be-fore 830 a.m.The previouszonal events had been achallenge of mud but thistime the athletes enjoyedovercast conditions but norain.With a collected totalof 266 points HarrisonCollege beat Foundationinto second with 320 andColeridge and ParrySchool on 465. College’s

total was combined from26 in the Senior Boys,92 inthe Under 15 Boys and 148in the First Form Boys.The total is calculated byplace number where eachathlete is given their placenumber on card when theycross the finish and thenthey are all added together.So the athletes with betterplacements would give theschool the lowest total andthe lead.

Foundation claimed thegirl’s top overall positionplank with their combinedtotal of 197. The SeniorGirls tallied 51, the Under15 Girls had 44 and theFirst From Girls manageda total of 102. In secondplace was the St.Michael’sSchool with 234 while

Harrison College finishedthe full day of racing on260 points.

Kiserian Adams ofCombermere was the topSenior Boy after winningthe 4k course in 14:32.62minutes. Second went toDaemon Dawson ofHarrison College with atime of 14:33.30. Adamsand Dawson turned forhome neck and neck but astumble by Dawson al-lowed Adams to pushahead and win the race. Inthird was Combermere’sNathan Goddard-McCarthy in 14:49.95 min-utes.

The Senior Girls individ-ual champion was DaeshaBrathwaite of Foundationfinishing the 2k race in

7:48.45 minutes. CharissaMoore of Harisson Collegebattled for the win buttired legs on the finalstraight saw her settle forsecond with 7:51.80.Ashley Weeks of St.Michael’s took the finalpodium spot in a time of8:07.67 minutes.

Queen’s College claimedthe top individual honoursin the Under-15 Boys onthe back of ChristopherPollard in a winning timeof 11:03.54 minutes. KobeHutson of Foundation wassecond in 11:14.11 andShakobe Bentham also of

QC was third in 11:19.05.Layla Haynes of HarrisonCollege smashed the packin the Under-15 Girls win-ning by over 150 meters.In a class of her own, shefinished in a time of7:43.30 was more than 40seconds better thanDeniesha Forde ofFoundation who crossedthe line in 8:17.58. AlliciaMiller of Alleyne Schoolwas third with a time of8:21.88.

Jakayla Waterman ofParkinson Secondary wasfirst home in the 1600mFirst Form Girls with a

winning time of 6:36.00minutes. DicoreyaCollymore of St. Michael’swas second in 6:47.60 andJ’Nia Edward of Coleridgeand Parry closed out thetop 3 in 7:52.80 minutes.The final race of the daywas the First Form Boys1600m. Matthieu Clarkein a time of 5:50 minuteswon it for HarrisonCollege.Jayden Burgess ofSt. George Secondary wassecond in 6:00.50 andQueen’s College took thirdwith Ratanang Barkercoming through the line in6:03.10. (AS)

Harrison College andFoundation dominate atBSSAC Cross Country

Combermere’s Kiserian Adams won the Senior Boys 4k in 14:32.62 minutes.

Layla Haynes was in a class of her own, leaving the competition in the distanceto win the Under-15 Girls.

Matthieu Clarke ran to victory in the First Form Boys 1600m. Parkinson’s Jalayla Waterman was first in the First Form Girls 1600m.


AFTER missing in actionfrom the senior nationalteam collectively for thebetter part of five years,three of the island’s more-experienced players areback in blue and yellow.Former captain and for-ward, Mario Harte, mid-field maestro, RomarioHarewood and solid cen-tre back, Ricardio Morrishave all been broughtback in to the fold asBarbados are continues tosearch for its first win inthe Concacaf NationsLeague Qualifiers.

Set to take on theUnited States VirginIslands in our first homefixture for the tourna-ment, the trio, along withShakille Belle who isfresh off a stint playing inNew Zealand, have alljoined the squad beingbuilt by TechnicalDirector AhmedMohamed.

Close to the end of 2017,both Harte and Morrishad unceremonious exitsfrom the national teamwhile Harewood has notbeen in the side for over

two years. However, theyhave all signed on happilyto help Barbados keeptheir dreams alive in thenew competition put onby the regional body.

Speaking to theBarbados Advocate yes-terday during a trainingsession, Harte said thathe was pleasantly pleasedto be once again repre-senting the island. “It is agood feeling! It is always agood feeling to representBarbados so I look for-ward to my return.” hesaid.

A coach himself as hehelms the defendingchampions in theBarbados FootballAssociation’s Women’sLeague, Harte said thathe thought the structureof the team was definitelystronger for the inclusion.“When I look at the make-up of the team from theplayers that were therebefore, they had a goodthing going in terms ofthe structure of how theyplayed. The players re-joining the squad willmake a difference, I be-

lieve. Myself, RicardioMorris and RomarioHarewood – our bestplayer in the midfieldright now in Barbados. Itis good to have these guysin the squad along withShakille Belle, his speedand experience from play-ing in New Zealand. It isa good make-up.” Hartesaid before adding thatslotting back into the set-up was a rather easyprocess. “It wasn’t toohard.After a few sessions,you were able to fit backin and we would havebeen present for thegames or watching onlineso it wasn’t too hard to fig-ure out what the coachwanted from us.”

Harte, who ended thispast season of theBarbados PremierLeague in fine form, saidthat he was ready to go towork for the team andbring home a win forBarbados. “All I want todo is win for the people ofBarbados! For the supportthey have been giving,they deserve a win. Theguys have been trying be-

fore but I think we haveno excuses now. We are athome and everythingshould be in place interms of team structure,knowing how to play,where to play the ball. Ithink the guys are reallycoming for the win onSunday. It’s overdue.” hesaid.

Morris, who also playedalongside Belle in NewZealand, said that he washappy to be representingthe Tridents again aswell. “Honestly, it feelsgreat to be back repre-senting the country. It issomething I alwayswanted to do and I’m look-ing to put my best foot for-ward and give Barbadosour first win in theNations League.” he said.

Noting that he had agood stint in New Zealandand was prepared to ex-hibit his new-found extraconfidence on the ball andbe an inspiration for someof the other players,Morris said that he hadgarnered a new apprecia-tion for the game throughthe knowledge he gained

and hoped for the bestfrom the team. “I am hop-ing for the team to go outthere and do their besthonestly. Nothing lessthan a win is what we arepraying for but the matchis on Sunday so we haveto take it day-by-day. Atthis time, recovery is keyto Sunday – how we eat,how we rest, how we pre-pare for this game.” hesaid before taking the op-portunity to ask the pub-lic to rally behind theboys. “It’s going to be anexciting game on Sunday.Please come out and sup-port. We need the 12thman for sure. That willhelp us tremendously.Thenoise from the crowd willpush us to victory.” hesaid.

Barbados will play hostto the USVI on Sundaynight at the Wildey Turf.Kick-off is slated for 7:00PM. (MP)

NATIONAL TEAMFOR CONCACAFNATIONS LEAGUEGAME AGAINST USVI

Kishmar PrimusLiam BrathwaiteJason BoxillRicardio MorrisRamar MillarRamon ManningRico GrahamMario WilliamsRomario HarewoodHadan HolliganShakille BelleJomo HarrisZeco EdmeeAckeel ApplewhaiteKaeson TrenchRaheim SargeantShane CodringtonArmando LashleyMario HarteAkeem HillAntone GreavesTerrence SmithOmani LeacockJabarry Chandler

Administrative StaffTechnical Director – Ahmed

MohamedCoach – Fitzgerald CarterManager – Martin NewtonGoalkeeper Coach – Richard

BynoeTrainer – Ryan BrewsterPhysiotherapist – Nicola

YardeMedic – Dennis Callender

DEFENDING champi-ons, the Lodge School,booked their way to

the semi-final stage ofthe Massy InsuanceSchools SeniorBasketball Knockoutcompetition when theydefeated CombermereB 51-45.

Combermere B wentdown at home after trail-ing the quarter-final fromstart to finish. The half-time score was 24-19 withLodge’s Kemar Benn al-ready having 8 of hisshared game high 14points. Benn and MichaelTannis were the main scor-ers for Lodge. Tannis

scored 12 points in the sec-ond half, 7 in the third and5 in the fourth quarterkeeping Combermere atarms length.

Combermere had theirchances to bring the gameback after being down 5 atthe half. Lodge had a badspell of turnovers andCombermere were able tocapitalise on the other end.The issue was that the out-side defense ofCombermere was lackingand Tannis hit a longrange 3 to keep Lodgeahead by one bucket, 37-35. Tre Ward and JustinBramao were the top per-formers for Combermere

with 12 points apeice.Bramao hit a fewmidrange jumpers whileWard attacked the Lodgekey to finish strong at thehoop. It was a tight battlein front their home fansbut in the end being down3 with just over a minuteto go but clutch free throwsby Tannis and AnthonyMaynard was enough toseal the win for LodgeSchool.

Maynard finished with12 points for Lodge whilePrimus Walrond had 8 forCombermere. Lodge willtake on Combermere A inthe semi-final in the Pinetoday. (AS)

Lodge into SchoolsBasketball semi-finals

Harte, Harewood and Morris back in Bajan colours

Michael Tannis had the hot hand in the second half, scoring 12 of his 14 pointsto lift the Lodge School over Combermere 51-45.

Lodge’s Kemar Benn goes to work against to the Combermere defense. He had14 point in the game.


THE Windies engineered a dramaticcollapse in the South Africa batting tosnatch what seemed at one stage like anunlikely win at the Daren SammyNational Cricket Ground in Gros Islet.Much to the delight of the large crowdthat had gathered under lights, StafanieTaylor picked up four wickets, afterShabnim Ismail’s burst had left the hometeam on the back foot.

In the earlier game,Bangladesh had yetanother poor outing with the bat, bowledout for 72 chasing Sri Lanka’s total of 97for seven, which was propped up onShashikala Siriwardene’s 31. Sri Lankaclaimed their first win in the tournamentin the process.

The Windies maintained their spotlessrecord against South Africa in ICCWomen’s World T20s, applying sustainedpressure with the ball and in the field tosteal a 31-run win.Their winning marginwas bloated by a late collapse that sawSouth Africa lose their last five wickets forjust one run.

South Africa were looking steady at 41for one after ten overs chasing the Windiestotal of 107, when two outstanding piecesof fielding – including one direct hit frompoint by Deandra Dotttin- brought theholders back into the game. Taylor thenbrought herself on and bowled her fourovers on the trot, taking a wicket in eachof them. From 48 for one, South Africaslipped to 64 for five through a

combination of pressure and panic,eventually bowled out for 76.

Taylor registered career best figures offour for 12, claiming Player of the Match,a medal that seemed headed into ShabnimIsmail’s pocket for a brilliant opening spell.Ismail (three for 12) removed the Windies’most destructive batters in her first twelveballs, claiming her second consecutivethree-wicket haul. A 45-run partnershipbetween Kycia Knight (32) and NatashaMcLean (28) rescued the Windies, givingthem something to defend.

Windies captain and Player of theMatch Stafanie Taylor said: “Deandra, Ithink her position at point,backward pointis pretty much fixed. When she’s notbowling, that’s where she’s supposed togo, because she’s magnificent. She’sfantastic. She gets around pretty quickly.

“And batters fear her when she has theball in her hand or when she’s goingtowards the ball. No one wants to take arun.So,when Dane got run out,I think shewas caught off-guard, but it turned thematch in our favour.”

South Africa captain Dane van Neikerksaid: “We’ve got a very good batting line-up,from one to eight, (anyone) can take thegame away from you at any moment.Lizelle and Laura, I felt they batted a bitslow. You know, you need five an over for20 overs, so it kind of spells it out for youthere.

“And I think we got ourselves into

trouble quite early.And I think we playedcatch up. There were a lot of very softdismissals.”

Bangladesh missed out on their bestchance of ensuring automatic qualificationfor the next edition of the tournament astheir batting disintegrated in a chase of 98.Only two batters made it into doublefigures, as the batters undid some finework from the bowlers, in particularJahanara Alam.

Shashikala Siriwardene took twowickets for Sri Lanka after top scoringwith the bat, and skipper ChamariAthapaththu took three after failing. Butthe dents in Bangladesh’s chase weremade by the left arm swing of UdeshikaPrabhodani, who took two wickets in herfirst over. Then the spinners shared thespoils, bowling 75 dots in the innings asBangladesh never recovered from thoseearly blows.

Earlier, Jahanara Alam’s three wicketswere the highlight of a bowling effort thatseemed to have done enough.Bangladeshstrangled the Sri Lanka top order, until a31-run partnership off 20 balls betweenSiriwardene and Nilakshi de Silva tookthem close to a hundred. A slow outfieldand helpful conditions for the bowlersmeant that those runs were enough.

Bangladesh’s Jahanara Alam said:”We’ve had a goal that we don’t want toplay any more qualifiers, for the WorldT20. We had a goal also that we want to

play semi-finals, but we lost that after weplayed this game.But we have still chanceto increase our ranking against SouthAfrica if we win that game.”

Sri Lanka captain ChamariAthapaththu said:“We all know they havea good bowling attack, good spinners, andthe conditions are not good for the batters.So we tried to get 120, but unfortunatelywe lost a couple wickets early, so we resetour goal.

“Then we decided 100 is good score. Wetrust our bowlers,we have a good bowlingattack. So finally we won.”

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 25runs at the Daren Sammy NationalCricket Stadium at Gros Islet, St. Lucia.

Sri Lanka: 97-7, 20 overs (ShashikalaSiriwardene 31; Jahanara Alam 3-21)

Bangladesh:72 all out in 20 overs (NigarSulatana 20;Chamari Athapaththu 3-17,Udeshika Prabhodani 2-6, ShashikalaSiriwardene 2-10)

Player of the match: ShashikalaSiriwardene

Windies defeated South Africa by 31runs at the Daren Sammy NationalCricket Stadium at Gros Islet, St. Lucia

Windies: 107-7, 20 overs (Kycia Knight32, Natasha McLean 28; Shabnim Ismail3-12, Dane van Neikerk 2-8)

South Africa: 76 all out in 18.4 overs(Marizanne Kapp 26, Lizelle Lee 24;Stafanie Taylor 4-12)

Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor

FAST greens and keen competitionare expected to be the order of theday later this month when theBarbados Golf Club plays host to the2018 edition of the RBC Golf Classic.Slated to be played over the 24th and25th of this month, new championsare expected to come out of the 120registered players as 2017 winnersand youth players Iz Hustler andEmily Odwin are both unable todefend their titles this time around.

During a media briefing held at theGolf Club’s Durants, Christ Churchhome, Barbados Golf AssociationPresident,Trevor Tasker, explained thatthe 14-year partnership with RBC wasone that showed no signs of slowing upand that with a heavy emphasis on juniorgolfing, the development of the youngplayers continued to move from strengthto strength. “The Barbados GolfAssociation is indeed thankful for theunwavering support that RBC RoyalBank has given us. Together we share awonderful vision for the growth of thistournament and especially in thedevelopment of junior golfers. As inprevious years, the Royal Bank HighPerformance Award will be presented tothe top junior golfer. Our top juniors willnow have an opportunity to compete forthe Barbados Olympic Association’s wardsince we have included this tournamentin their BiiG Games as part of ourIndependence celebrations,”Tasker said.

With the 16-year-old Hustler away atcollege and the 14-year-old Odwininjured, the door is wide open for anyoneto take the top spot from the massivefield. The likes of Julian Jordan, DonBispham and former champion StevenLayne will be looking to top the charts

this year over entries from Trinidad andTobago, Canada and the UnitedKingdom, while the race is wide open inthe Ladies Flight. Set to tee off at 7:00a.m. on the 24th with a staggered start,participants will have their work cut outfor them as all greens at the club havebeen replaced, creating a fresh newchallenge for them all.

Area Vice-President Personal Banking

at RBC Royal Bank Barbados, WenrickClarke was also in attendance for thelaunch of the tournament and threw hissupport behind the long-running event.Stating that he was encouraged by theremarkable growth exhibited byparticipants over the years,Clarke addedthat the island had much more to beproud of as the development of the youthplayers was vital to take the sport and the

nation from strength to strength. “Oursponsorship of the RBC Golf Classic isimportant to us, but beyond the businessand brand benefits, giving back to thecommunities is essential to RBC. It is atthe heart of RBC’s values and purposeand it shapes the role we play and theinvestments we make in ourcommunities – especially here inBarbados,” Clarke said. (MP)

Windies and Sri Lanka win to leave Group ‘A’ wide open

From left to right: Secretary of the Barbados Golf Association, Trenton Weekes, President of the Barbados GolfAssociation, Trevor Tasker, Area Vice-President, Personal Banking at RBC Royal Bank Barbados, Wenrick Clarke andDirector of Operations at the Barbados Golf Club, Carleon Brome during the media launch for the 2018 RBC Golf Classic.

Fourth RBC Golf Classic to tee off this month


BARBADOS STBARBADOS STOCK EXCHANGEOCK EXCHANGE

LAST TRADE VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CURRENT PRICE BID ASK BID ASK

DATE CLOSE CLOSE CHANGE PRICE PRICE SIZE SIZE

ABV Investments Incorporated 06-Jun-18 - - - $0.02 $0.02 - $0.02 $0.15 19,930 6,500

BICO Limited 30-Oct-18 - - - $3.10 $3.10 - $3.10 - 400 -

Banks Holdings Limited 05-Nov-18 - - - $4.85 $4.85 - $4.85 $7.10 39,440 10,856

Barbados Dairy Industries Limited 04-Sep-18 - - - $3.00 $3.00 - $3.00 $5.25 5,507 4,712

Barbados Farms Limited 30-Jul-18 - - - $0.68 $0.68 - $0.25 $0.68 18,334 25,724

Cable and Wireless Barbados Limited + 21-Sep-17 - - - $2.29 $2.29 - - - - -

Cave Shepherd and Company Limited 31-Oct-18 - - - $4.15 $4.15 - $4.15 $4.60 1,000 1,233

FirstCaribbean International Bank 13-Nov-18 - - - $2.86 $2.86 - $2.86 $3.09 32,557 159,655

Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 22-Oct-18 - - - $0.23 $0.23 - - $0.23 - 24,833- Dev Fund

Eppley Caribbean Property Fund SCC 22-Oct-18 - - - $0.61 $0.61 - $0.50 $0.61 3,000 21,008- Value Fund

Goddard Enterprises Limited -* 13-Nov-18 - - - $3.85 $3.85 - $3.85 $3.89 5,097 3,200

Insurance Corporation of B’dos Limited 14-Nov-18 - - - $3.13 $3.13 - $3.13 $3.14 157 5,375

JMMB Group Limited 13-Nov-18 - - - $0.46 $0.46 - $0.41 - 8,500 -

One Caribbean Media Limited 23-Oct-18 - - - $5.92 $5.92 - $3.50 $5.99 838 20,395

Sagicor Financial Corporation Pref 6.5% 23-Jun-16 - - - $2.26 $2.26 - - - - -

Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited -* 14-Nov-18 466 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $0.00 $2.05 $2.10 5,000 14,193

West India Biscuit Company Limited 14-Nov-18 - - - $20.00 $20.00 - $15.00 - 1,000 -

Emera Deposit Receipt -* - - - $16.15 $16.30 $0.15 $15.99 - 10 -

TOTAL SHARES BOUGHT & SOLD 466

* = Security is Trading X-Div

*+* = Security is Suspended

** = Rights Issued

Last Trade Bid Ask Bid AskDate Price Price Size Size

B’dos Government Debenture 7.25% 2028 $98.00 220,000



MUTUAL FUNDNovember 15, 2018

ENDED NAME OF FUND NAV OFFER BID NAVCHANGE

09-Nov-18 REPUBLIC CAPITAL GROWTH FUND w 1.4300 0.001109-Nov-18 REPUBLIC INCOME FUND -* w 1.1915 0.000709-Nov-18 REPUBLIC PROPERTY FUND w 0.8154 0.001502-Nov-18 FORTRESS CARIBBEAN GROWTH FUND w 5.8112 5.8112 5.8112 0.093602-Nov-18 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - ACC. w 1.9309 0.001502-Nov-18 FORTRESS HIGH INTEREST FUND - DIST. w 0.9848 0.000731-Oct-18 ROYAL FIDELITY SELECT BALANCED FUND m 5.2043 5.2043 5.1002 -0.088231-Oct-18 ROYAL FIDELITY STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND m 0.9533 0.9533 0.9342 -0.029531-Oct-18 ROYAL FIDELITY PREMIUM INCOME FUND m 1.5298 1.5298 1.4992 -0.002926-Oct-18 SAGICOR GLOBAL BALANCED FUND w 2.54 -0.0426-Oct-18 SAGICOR SELECT GROWTH FUND w 1.43 -0.0226-Oct-18 SAGICOR PREFERRED INCOME FUND -* w 0.96 0.00* Indicates the Fund is currently ex-div

NOTES: QUOTATIONS AND NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE ARE SUPPLIED BY THEFUND MANAGEMENT. THE OFFERING PRICE INCLUDES NET ASSET VALUE PLUSENTRY COSTS.

m = monthly valuation, q = quarterly valuation, w = weekly

Regular MarketSecurity Volume High Low Market Advance/

Price Decline

SAGICOR FINANCIAL CORPORATION LIMITED 466 $2.10 $2.10 $2.10 $0.00

Deposit ReceiptsSecurity Previous Current Advance/

Close Close Decline

EMERA DEPOSIT RECEIPT $16.15 $16.30 $0.15

BARBADOS STOCK REPORTNovember 15, 2018

One security traded firm as 466 shares traded on the Regular Market, with a total value of $978.60. Sagicor Financial CorporationLimited was the sole security trading 466 shares at $2.10.

Fixed Income

SHARE SUMMARY INFORMATIONThursday November 15, 2018

INDICESTODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES

November 15, 2018 November 14, 2018Local 3,243.69 3,243.53 0.15

Cross-list 1,691.83 1,691.83 -

Composite 813.27 813.24 0.03

MARKET CAPITALISATION (in millions)

TODAY'S TRADING LAST TRADING CHANGES

November 15, 2018 November 14, 2018Local 7,044.87 7,044.54 0.33 Cross-list 1,142.05 1,142.05 - Composite 8,186.92 8,186.59 0.33

NEWSDIVIDEND DECLARATION

Emera Deposit Receipt - Directors have declared a cash dividend of fifty-eight point seven five (CDN $0.5875) cents per common share to be paid on November 15th, 2018 toShareholders on record at close of business on November 1st, 2018. Registered holders of depositary receipts ("Depositary Receipts") issued pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Amended andRestated Deposit Agreement dated February 2nd, 2016 among Emera, the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. and registered and beneficial holders of depositary receipts fromtime to time, are entitled to receive, in proportion to the number of Depositary Receipts held by them, respectively, a distribution in the amount of any cash received by the Barbados CentralSecurities Depository Inc. (net of any applicable withholding taxes) in connection with the Dividend (the "Distribution").

Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited - Directors have declared an interim dividend of two point five ($0.025) US cents per share to be paid on November 15th, 2018 to Shareholders onrecord at close of business on October 17th, 2018.

Goddard Enterprises Limited - Directors have declared an interim dividend of one point five ($0.015) cents per share to be paid on November 29, 2018 to Shareholders on record atclose of business on October 31, 2018.

JMMB Group Limited - Directors have declared a dividend of twenty-one ($0.21) JMD cents per share to be paid on December 19th, 2018 to Shareholders on record at close of businessNovember 23rd, 2018.

PUT THROUGH NOTICE

Sagicor Asset Management Incorporated would like to announce that the put-through of 200 shares in Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited at $2.20 is set to take place on November16th, 2018.

BSE NOTICES

TRADING SUSPENSION

The Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) Inc. wishes to advise that, as a result of the approved amalgamation of Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited (CWBL) and Cable & WirelessWest Indies Limited (CWWI), trading in the security - Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited - has been suspended with immediate effect.

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REAL ESTATE

CHARNOCKS, CH.CH.

2.17 ACRES ALONG CARTROAD ADJOINING THE

EASTERLY SIDE OFCOVERLEY VILLAGES

HOUSES.

APPROXIMATELY 220 FEETBY 430 FEET

ASKING $450,000.00

234-3425 / 233-0412 / 425-5350

FOR SALE

LOTS

Jupiter Gardens, St. PeterLand area 5,000 - 9,000 sq. ft. $84,500.00 - $164,000.00

Cottage & Groves, St. GeorgeLand Area 5,627.37 sq.ft.$135,057.00

Maycocks, St. LucyLand Area 6,170 sq. ft.$120,000.00

Durants Park, Christ ChurchLand Area 5,650 sq. ft$125.000.00

Adams Castle Estate, Christ-ChurchLand Area 10,074 - 9,976 sq.ft.$121,297.00 - $515,026.00

Whitewood, Kirtons, St. PhilipLand area 6,616 sq. ft.$125,000.00

Inchcape, St. PhilipLand area 7,096 sq. ft.$128,000.00

Groves Terrace St. GeorgeLand Area 6365 sq.ft. $152,000.00

Southern Heights, Christ ChurchLand area 7,021 sq. ft.$162,000.00

Heddings, St. PhilipLand area 9,663 sq. ft.$231,912.00

Mount Wilton, St. ThomasLand Area 11,000 - 12,000 sq.ft$180,000 - $243,000.00

Bagatelle Terrace, St. JamesLand area 6500 sq. ft. $185,000.00

Lower Carters Gap Christ ChurchLand Area 21780 sq.ft. $190,000.00

Rowans Park, St. GeorgeLand area 9,720 sq. ft.$200,000.00

Castle Terrace, Long Bay, St. PhilipLand Area 10, 698 sq. ft. $220,000.00

Bagatelle Terrace, St. ThomasLand Area 11,290 sq.ft. $225,000.00

Chancery Lane, Christ ChurchLand Area 6,979 sq.ft.$175,000.00

Waterford, St. MichaelLand Area 2,335 sq.ft$250,000.00

Golden Groves, St. Philip3 Lots SOLD TOGETHER or SEPARATELYTogether $1,524,579.00

174, 268 sq.ft. $609,941.50

130,629 sq. ft. $457,201.50

130,696 sq. ft. $457,436.00

West Terrace Heights, Ox-nards, St. James

REAL ESTATELand Area 6,865.2 sq. ft.$177,593.00

Palm Springs Development. Stage 2, Fortesque St. PhilipLand area 8,550 sq.ft. $107,000.00

Walkes Spring, St. Thomas (Agricultural Land)2.95 acres $450,000.00

Mount Standfast, St. James4.26 acres $2,350,000.00

Boarded Hall, St. George 15,939 sq.ft. $245,000.00

Bella Vista Terace, Mt. Wiilton, St. Thomas22,680.82 sq.ft. $209,000.00

Bella Vista Terace, Mt. Wiilton, St. Thomas15,573.35 sq. ft. $228,200.00

Butcher Road, Connell Town, St. Lucy2 Lots sold together or sepa-ratelyTogether $130,000.004,611 sq. ft. $70,000.004,730 sq. ft. $70,000.00

Casa Grande Gardens, St. PhilipLand Area 4,104-9, 619 sq.ft.$82,624.00 - $197,153.00

Falcon Crest, Oldbury, St. PhilipLand Area 4,104-9, 619 sq.ft.$82,624.00 - $197,153.00

Coral Glade, St. JamesLand Area 9,640 sq.ft.$222,000.00

Maycocks Bay, St. LucyLand Area 6,271 sq.ft.$125,000.00

Sea Grape Drive, Casuarina Estate, Phinneys, St. PhilipLand Area 7,765 sq.ft.$171,000.00

Rosegate Meadows, St. JohnLand Area 461.2 sq. metres$76,000.00

Nautilus Close, Mangrove, St Philip Land Area 8,030 sq.ft.$132,000.00

Blue Dolphin Drive, Coles Ter-race, St. Philip Land Area 5,715 sq.ft.$97,000.00

12 Palms Development, Wheelers, Eastbourne, St. Philip Land Area 4,879 sq.ft.$108,000.00

Ocean Drive North, Fort George Heights Phase IV, St Michael Land Area 12,954 sq.ft.$ 506,700.00 NOW $380,000.00

Drax Hall Jump, St. George Land Area 15,391 sq.ft.$296,000.00

Phinneys Hill, Casaurina Es-tate, Phase 2 East, St PhilipLand Area 6,259 sq.ft.$ 135,000.00

Heddings, St. Philip Land Area 9,663 sq.ft.$231,912.00

Atlantic Park, St PhilipLand Area 6,059 sq.ft.$134,000.00

Roman Close, St. Silas' Heights, St James$540,000.00

REAL ESTATE

Sand Box Ave, Rolling Hills, Byde Mill, St George Land Area 19,286 sq ft.$320,000.00

Morningside Development, The Glebe, St Philip Land Area 5,696 sq.ft.$114,000.00

Seagrape Close, Phinneys, St PhilipLand Area 6,922 sq.ft.$175,000.00

Valley View Development, St. GeorgeLand Area 9,379 sq.ft.$175,000.00

Gibbs, St. PeterLand Area 13,196 sq.ft.$352,500.00

Mapp Hill, St. MichaelLand Area 4,974 sq.ft.$110,000.00

Lot 2 Harts Gap, Christ ChurchLand Are a 7,570 sq.ft.$150,000.00

PROPERTIES

Cottage Heights, St. George3 Bed, 2 BathBB$ 430,000.00

Chancery Lane, Christ ChurchFoundation StructureLand Area 7,019 sq.ft$170,000.00

London Rd,Brittions Hill, St Michael4 Bed, 1 BathBB$ 400,000.00

Mangrove Park St. Philip3 Bedrooms 2 BathroomsLand Area 4750 sq.ft. $450,000.00

Park View, Lucas Street, St. Philip3 Bedrooms 2 BathroomsLand area 6,173 sq. ft. $475,000.00

Checker Hall, St. Lucy3 Bedrooms 3 BathroomsLand Area 16,949 sq.ft$600,000.00

Ruby Park, St. Philip2 Storey ApartmentLand area 4,802 sq. ft. $750,000.00

Kingsland Crescent, Wotton Christ Church - Unfinished Structure

REAL ESTATE3 Bedrooms 1 BathroomLand Area 3,979 sq. ft.$275,000.00

Pleasant View, Cave Hill, St. Michael7 Bedrooms 5 Bathrooms$900,000.00

Sayers Court, Christ Church3 Bedroom, 1 BathroomLand Area 23, 654 sq. ft.$475,000.00

Newbury Heights, Country Road,St. George3 Bedroom, 2 BathroomLand Area 7,158 sq. ft. $670,000.00

Three Houses, St. Philip2 bedroom, 2 bathroomLand Area 43,353 sq.ft.$490,000.00

3rd Avenue, North Kingsland Terrace, Christ ChurchLand Area 5,618 sq.ft.3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom$490,000.00

Ealing Grove, Christ ChurchLand Area 6.97 acres$835,000.00

Regency Park, Christ Church6 bedroom, 4 bathroomLand Area 8,549 sq.ft.$700,000.00

Lower Estate, St. Michael2 bedroom, 1 bathroomLand Area 2,651 sq.ft.$225,000.00

Commercial Property

Roebuck Street, St. MichaelLand Area 6,875 sq.ft.$1,500,000.00

For RentProperty

Free Hill, St. MichaelUpstairs apartment2 bedroom, 2 bathroom$1,800.00

Roman Rd, St. Silas Heights, St. James4, 2 bedroom 1 bathroomLand Area 4,207 sq.ft.$2,000.00 per month

Western Ave, Fort George Heights, St. Michael3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bathroom$3,500.00

FOR SALE

REAL ESTATEApartment Block

Woodbourne, St. PhilipLand Area 6,485 sq.ft$800,000.00

Brighton, Black Rock, St. Mi-chael4 Apartments in one block AND THE 5th Apartment DE-TACHEDLand Area 19,524 sq. ft.$795.000.00

Roman Road, St. Silas Heights, St. James4, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroomLand Area 4,207 sq.ft.$1,350,000.00

Barbarees Hill, St. MichaelLand Area 5,067 sq.ft.$500,000.00

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A VICTORY over theDallas Cowboys inAtlanta last Novemberstarted a 6-2 closing runby the Falcons that gavethem an NFC wild-cardberth.

If either of the teams isgoing to make the playoffthis season, it will likelyhave to mount an evenbetter finish to theregular season.

The host Falcons andCowboys each come intoSunday’s game withdisappointing 4-5 records,but it may be Dallas thathas the most realisticpostseason hopes thisyear.

The Cowboys have ashot at the NFC East titleas well as a wild-cardspot and are coming offan encouraging 27-20victory at the defendingSuper Bowl championPhiladelphia Eagles.

“It was absolutelymandatory that we wentand got this win,”running back EzekielElliott said afterwards.“We wanted to keep ourhopes up for winning thisdivision and making theplayoffs.”

The Falcons,meanwhile, took a step inthe other direction asthey saw a three-gamewinning streak snappedwith a dismal 28-16 lossat the lowly ClevelandBrowns and havevirtually no chance ofcatching the streakingNew Orleans Saints inthe NFC South.

“I told the team Ithought we took a stepback,” Falcons coach DanQuinn said. “That’s toughto see and tough so say. Ialso told them that wehave to regroup.”

Atlanta has beaten theCowboys in their lastthree meetings, but theFalcons didn’t have todeal with Elliott, who wasserving a suspension, inlast year’s 27-7 victorythat featured eight sacksof quarterback DakPrescott.

Elliott rushed for 151yards last week againstthe Eagles and theFalcons’ tackling issueswere exposed againagainst the Browns, asrookie Nick Chubbgashed them for 176yards on the ground.

Cowboys and Falcons fightto keep playoff hopes alive

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CALGARY’S hopes of hosting the 2026Winter Olympics were dashed on Tuesdayafter citizens voted resoundingly againstthe western Canadian city’s plan to bid forthe Games.

More than 56 per cent of voters said ‘No’in the plebiscite, a surprisingly lopsidedmargin after both sides had expected aclose call in the city which hosted the 1988Winter Games.

After witnessing a high turnout, withmore than 304 000 ballots cast in areflection of the interest in the poll, theunofficial results had 132 832 opting ‘For’and 171 750 ‘Against’ Calgary making a

bid to host the Games.The outcome was another blow for the

International Olympic Committee (IOC),which has seen interest in hosting Gamesfall dramatically as the size and cost ofstaging the multi-sport event has sky-rocketed.

The Calgary vote leaves Sweden’sStockholm and an Italian bid involvingMilan and Cortina d’Ampezzo as the onlycandidates left in the race.

Swiss city Sion, Japan’s Sapporo andGraz in Austria all withdrew earlier thisyear, while Turkey’s Erzurum was lastmonth eliminated from the bidding

process by the IOC, which will elect thewinning bid in June 2019. “It (result)comes as no surprise following the politicaldiscussions and uncertainties right upuntil the last few days,” the IOC said in astatement.

“We understand the disappointment ofall those involved in the candidature...whofought so hard for the Olympic project.

“It is disappointing that the argumentsabout the sporting, social and long-termbenefits of hosting the Olympic Games didnot sway the vote.

“We will continue our co-operation withMilan/Cortina d’Ampezzo and Stockholm

in order to ensure the best possible host forthe Olympic Winter Games 2026.”

While the Calgary vote was non-binding,the 15-member city council is expected torespect the outcome when it meets onMonday to decide whether to move the bidprocess forward.

Calgary 2026 and Canada OlympicCommittee (COC) acknowledged thepeople had spoken,with the former sayingit would wrap up operations in the nextfew weeks. “We know that this was verydivisive,but it’s time to put that behind us,”Calgary bid chief Mary Moran toldsupporters.

LONDON – Novak Djokovic has 834Tour match wins in his storied careerbut the latest, a 6-4 6-1 rout of youngGerman Alexander Zverev at the ATPFinals on Wednesday, will not be onefor his scrapbook.

There were few moments to test the 02Arena’s crowd decibel-level monitor – anew gimmick this year – but despite notfeeling well, Djokovic had too much guilefor Zverev.

His ability to play the percentages andchurn out wins in third gear has been akey component in his rise to one of the all-time greats and that was all he needed onWednesday.

It was the 31-year-old Serb’s secondcomfortable win in the Gustavo Kuerten

group and combined with Marin Cilic’s 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4 defeat of American John Isnerlater in the day, he sealed his place in thesemi-finals at the year-ender for theeighth time.

Djokovic appeared to be suffering witha cold and grabbed a tissue from hispocket on occasions, but after some fierceresistance in the opening set he ran awaywith the match.

“A win is a win,” the world number one,bidding for a record-equaling sixth title atthe ATP’s blue-riband event, toldreporters.“Somehow I managed to gatherthe strength when I needed it. It wasn’t agreat quality tennis match to be honest.”

Zverev blazed 15 winners in the first setand for a while his baseline firepower kept

Djokovic under pressure, especially at 4-4 in the first set when he had a couple ofbreak points.

Djokovic saved the first with heavyserve but then double-faulted, offeringZverev another glimpse.

This time Zverev traded blows from thebaseline before drawing Djokovic to thenet but he just missed the target with atopspin lob that landed in the tramlines.

Zverev was never the same after that.He double-faulted to concede the set

and despite hanging on to level at 1-1 inthe second, his resistance crumbledquickly as Djokovic reeled off the last fivegames.

What had promised to be a real battlepetered out into a another one-sided affair

and the seventh consecutive group matchthis year not to go the distance. “I guesswinning the first set really counts thisyear. Then, I guess, you have mentallyquite an edge,” Djokovic, who has won 33of his last 35 matches, said.

The scrap is now on for second placewith Zverev targeting a win over Isner onFriday to reach the semi-finals for thefirst time after falling in the group phaselast year.

He, Cilic and Isner can all still joinDjokovic in the semis and calculatorsmight be needed on Friday.

“I think I’ll take it as a normal quarter-final match at a normal tournament,”saidthe German, who beat Croatia’s Cilic inhis opening match on Monday.

Djokovic through after dismantling Zverev, Cilic still in hunt

Calgary 2026 Winter Olympics bid dead after ‘no’ vote


MANCHESTER,England – The fourthgoal in the Manchesterderby showed the gulf be-tween the two rivals isn’tonly widening in theirPremier League positionsbut in technical qualityas well.

With slickness and fi-nesse, Manchester Citystrung together a 44-passmove before IlkayGundogan completed a 3-1 victory for the leagueleaders over ManchesterUnited on Sunday.

City’s 12-point advan-tage over United is thelargest after 12 games inthe post-1992 PremierLeague era. And JoseMourinho’s eighth-placeteam is as close to Cardiffin the relegation zone asit is to defending cham-pion City at the top.

“I think we are notgoing to be relegated,”Mourinho said dryly,when United’s position

was pointed out. “I thinkit’s not a bad performanceat all, it’s a performancewith mistakes. We paidfor the mistakes. All thethree goals are our mis-takes.”

Completely outplayedby English football’s dom-inant force, Mourinho haslittle prospect of dethron-ing City as champions. Athird attempt at bringingthe Premier League tro-phy back to Old Traffordfor the first time sinceAlex Ferguson retired ina blaze of glory in 2013already appears overafter barely a third of theseason.

City’s opener came inthe 13th minute whenRaheem Sterling crossedto Bernardo Silva, whocut the ball back forDavid Silva to sweep intothe net.

The only surprise wasCity’s inability to pile onmore goals, with David

Silva and Sergio Agueroalso netting in a matchwhere United was re-stricted to one shot ontarget, 36 percent posses-sion and lacked the verveprovided by the injuredPaul Pogba.

“The way people whodon’t understand footballanalyze it is with stats,”Mourinho said. “I don’t gofor stats.”

The manager could lookat his players’ lack of ur-gency on the ball.

Three minutes into thesecond half, JesseLingard conceded posses-sion on the halfway lineto Fernandinho who setAguero free on a run togoal. After playing a one-two with Riyad Mahrez,Aguero struck throughDavid De Gea’s raisedarms at the near post tocelebrate his new silverhaircut with a goal.

Something did go rightfor United after Lingard

was replaced by RomeluLukaku.

The striker had been onthe pitch only a minutewhen he was broughtdown by City goalkeeperEderson and AnthonyMartial reduced thedeficit from the penaltyspot.

“We were in a fight totry to get the equalizer,”Mourinho said.

Then the third goalcame in the 44-pass movethat started withBenjamin Mendy seizingcontrol of the ball andended with Gundoganleft clear by NemanjaMatic to meet BernardoSilva’s cross and put theball past De Gea in the86th minute.

This was how Citywants to be viewed on theworld stage: A team pro-ducing scintillating soc-cer on the field. Not as theteam that appears to useelaborate financial mech-

anisms to try to avoidfailing sporting financialregulations, as the AbuDhabi ownership hasbeen accused of doingafter internal correspon-dence leaked over the lastweek.

Champions last seasonwith 100 points, Cityheads into the interna-tional break with a two-point lead over Liverpool.

“We’re scoring a lot ofgoals, creating a lot ofchances, conceding few,”City manager PepGuardiola said, “and thatis a rhythm.”

Even Watford andBournemouth now sitabove United, withTottenham seven pointsin front in the fourth andfinal Champions Leaguespot. Mourinho blamedthe European competi-tion for United’s collapsein the blue half ofManchester. WhileUnited had a tough mid-

week trip to Juventus -coming from behind towin 2-1 - City had the lux-ury of facing a weakShakhtar Donetsk andeasing to a 6-0 win.

“I’m not going to givethat as an excuse,” saidMourinho, a three-timePremier League winnerwith Chelsea. “That’s notme.”

Only he did.“Everybody has to

agree,” Mourinho said.“One thing is to go toJuventus and playagainst one of the bestteams in the world andplay for 94 minutes in thelimits, not just the physi-cal but the mental.

“It’s another thing tobeat Shakhtar Donetskat home and enjoy thegame and be relaxed. It’scompletely different. Wearrived in a little bit ofdifferent circumstances. Ithink some of the boys,they felt it a little bit."

THE Boston Red Soxand manager AlexCora have agreed toterms on a contractthat includes an exten-sion that will runthrough 2021 with aclub option for 2022,the team announcedWednesday.

In Cora’s first season atthe helm, the Red Sox fin-ished the regular seasonwith a franchise-best 108-54 (.667) record and wonthe World Series, defeat-ing the Los AngelesDodgers in five games.

“We have consistentlybeen impressed by Alexat every turn,” Red Soxchairman Tom Wernersaid in a team statement.“His knowledge of thegame, ability to connectwith our players, and hisincredible instincts anddecisiveness led us to anhistoric championshipseason. We know we arein good hands, and could

not be more pleased toknow he will be with usfor the foreseeable fu-ture.”

President of baseballoperations DaveDombrowski agreed.

“Alex did a tremendousjob for our club all yearlong and we wanted to re-ward him for his effortsafter an amazing season,”Dombrowski said. “We

are extremely happy thathe will be with us andleading our club on thefield.”

Financial terms of thecontract were not an-nounced for Cora, whofinished second inAmerican LeagueManger of the Year bal-loting behind Oakland’sBob Melvin.

Under the 43-year-old

Cora, Boston surpassedthe franchise’s previoussingle-season wins markof 105, which was set in1912. The Red Sox fin-ished eight games aheadof the Yankees in theAmerican League East onthe way to their ninthWorld Series title, includ-ing their fourth since2004.

“For me, 2018 was not

only historic, but it wasspecial as well, both onand off the field,” Corasaid. “We have a great ap-preciation for our accom-plishments this past year,but now our focus movesforward to the seasonahead and defending ourWorld Series title.”

The Red Sox hired Coraon Oct. 22, 2017, replac-ing John Farrell.

Cora was an infielderon the Red Sox’s 2007championship team andjoined Jake Stahl (1912)as the only two people infranchise history to wina World Series as both aplayer and manager.

According to USAToday, Cora was amongthe lowest-paid managersin 2018, earning$800,000.

Gulf grows: Man City 12 ptsclear of United with derby win

Red Sox, Cora agree tocontract extension

BOB MELVIN of theOakland Athletics andBrian Snitker of theAtlanta Braves were win-ners of the Manager ofthe Year awards in theAmerican League andNational League, respec-tively, announced onTuesday.

Melvin, a three-timewinner of the award(2007 with Arizona, 2012

with Oakland), led the A’sto the fourth-best recordin the major leagues (97-65) and a postseasonberth in 2018. With 18 of30 first-place votes, hebeat out Alex Cora of theBoston Red Sox (seven)and Kevin Cash of theTampa Bay Rays (five) forthis year’s honor.

Since the award’s in-ception in 1983, only

eight managers haveearned the honor three ormore times, includingDusty Baker, Bobby Cox,Tony La Russa, JimLeyland, Joe Maddon,Lou Piniella and BuckShowalter.

Snitker, who led theBraves to the playoffsthis season for the firsttime since 2013, received17 of 30 first-place votes

from the BaseballWriters’ Association ofAmerica, six more thanMilwaukee Brewers man-ager Craig Counsell. TheRockies’ Bud Black andCubs’ Joe Maddon eachreceived one vote.

The Braves went 90-72,their first winning recordsince 2013, and won theNL East in Snitker’s sec-ond full year at the helm.

Snitker, who has been apart of the organizationin a variety of roles dat-ing back to 1977, is 221-227 through two-plusseasons as manager aftertaking over for FrediGonzalez midway early in2016.

Snitker joins Hall ofFamer Cox as the onlyBraves manager ever towin the award.

A’s Melvin, Braves’ Snitker named top managers


New England Patriots fans pose before aN NFL International Series game against the Oakland Raiders atEstadio Azteca.

PITTSBURGH Steelersrunning back Le’Veon Belldid not report to the teambefore Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ETdeadline, meaning he isineligible to play the rest ofthe season.

Bell,who has held out theentire year since beingfranchise-tagged for thesecond straight time, willforfeit the entirety of his$14.5 million tender andnot play in 2018.He alreadyhad sacrificed more than

$8.5 million by missing thefirst ten weeks of theseason.

Steelers head coach MikeTomlin told reportersearlier Tuesday that he hadno expectation as towhether Bell would report.Asked about the possibilityof Bell not showing,Tomlinresponded, “So be it.”

Bell is set to hit freeagency in March. He is thefirst player to sit out anentire season on the

franchise tag sinceWashington Redskinsdefensive lineman SeanGilbert in 1997. Gilbertcashed in with a seven-year,$46.5 million contract thefollowing offseason with theCarolina Panthers.

Dallas Cowboys ownerJerry Jones denied reportsthat he is interested inOklahoma Sooners headcoach Lincoln Riley.

“That would be totaldrawing it out of the air,”

Jones said during hisweekly radio show on 105.3The Fan. “Totallyspeculation.” Riley’s namecame up Sunday when NFLNetwork insider IanRapoport tweeted that theCowboys “have an affinity”for Riley “if they move onfrom Jason Garrett”.

Nick Mullens will be theSan Francisco 49ers’starting quarterback whenthe team returns from itsbye in Week 12, head coach

Kyle Shanahan confirmed.“Nick Mullens is our

starter until I saydifferently,” Shanahan toldreporters. “Going about itthat way,and that’s how it’llcontinue to be.”

Former ClevelandBrowns head coach HueJackson is back with theCincinnati Bengals asspecial assistant to the headcoach.

“I have a great comfortlevel with Hue and his

ability to assist me with theday-to-day responsibilitieson defence, includinganalysing our opponentsand helping me on gamedays with the players anddefensive coaches,”Bengalscoach Marvin Lewis said ina statement. Tampa BayBuccaneers linebackerLavonte David could misstime with a sprained medialcollateral ligament in hisright knee, according to anESPN report.

COREY CRAWFORDstopped all 28 shots hefaced, and JeremyColliton earned his firstcareer coaching victoryas the ChicagoBlackhawks held on fora 1-0 win over the visit-ing St. Louis Blues onWednesday night.

Brent Seabrook scoredthe lone goal for Chicago,which snapped an eight-game losing streak. TheBlackhawks beat the Bluesfor the third time in fourmeetings this season.

St. Louis lost its secondstraight game and wasshut out for the first timethis season. The scorelessnight marked the end ofRyan O’Reilly’s ten-gamepoints streak, which was acareer high.

Colliton earned his mile-stone victory in his fourthgame behind the bench forthe Blackhawks,who firedlong-time coach JoelQuenneville on November6.

Jets 3, Capitals 1Ben Chiarot scored thetiebreaking goal forWinnipeg with 7:09 left inthe third period, and KyleConnor added an empty-net score in a victory overvisiting Washington.

Winnipeg had not heldthe lead until Chiarotscored on a long,knucklingslap shot that dippedunder goalie PheonixCopley’s glove. BrandonTanev got the only assiston the play.

Connor produced the in-surance goal after Copleyhad been pulled. Thatcame with one minute re-

maining, and it stretchedthe Jets’ winning streak tothree games.

Avalanche 6, Bruins 3Mikko Rantanen had agoal and two assists,Nathan MacKinnon scoreda tiebreaking goal midwaythrough the third period,and host Colorado ralliedto beat Boston in Denver.

Gabe Landeskog, MattCalvert, Tyson Jost andAlexander Kerfoot alsohad goals for Colorado,which scored four times inthe third period for thewin. Semyon Varlamovstopped 20 shots.

Jake DeBrusk scoredtwo goals and DavidPastrnak had a goal andan assist for the Bruins.Jaroslav Halak had 19saves.

Golden Knights 5, Ducks 0Cody Eakin scored a pair ofsecond-period goals, in-cluding a short-handedtally, and Marc-AndreFleury made 29 saves forhis third shutout of theseason to lead Vegas to avictory over Anaheim inLas Vegas.

Alex Tuch and NickHolden each had a goaland an assist, and TomasHyka also scored for Vegas,which snapped a two-gamelosing streak. MaxPacioretty added two as-sists, his first two of theseason. It was the 51st ca-reer shutout for Fleury,tying him with CurtisJoseph, Rogie Vachon,Tomas Vokoun and DaveKerr for 24th place on theall-time NHL shutouts list.

NEXT week’s gamebetween the Kansas CityChiefs and Los AngelesRams originally scheduledfor Mexico City will nowbe held in California dueto unsafe field conditionsat the Estadio Azteca, theNational Football Leaguesaid on Tuesday.

After consultation withthe NFL PlayersAssociation and aninspection by field expertsit was determined that theAzteca surface did notmeet NFL standards.

Monday’s game, whichwill now be played at theLos Angeles Memorial

Coliseum, home of theRams, was originallyannounced in April as partof the NFL’s increasedcommitment to growingthe game beyond theborders of the UnitedStates.

However, asphotographs of thecurrent field conditionsrecently appeared onsocial media a number ofplayers from the teams,who each lead theirrespective divisions with9-1 records, said they werestrongly considering notplaying in the game.

The NFL did not have

any major concerns withthe field until recently butsaid a number of events atthe venue had taken a tollon the playing surface andthat its standards wouldnot be met in time.

“Until very recently, wehad no major concerns,”NFL Executive VicePresident of InternationalMark Waller said in astatement.

“But the combination ofa difficult rainy seasonand a heavy multi-eventcalendar of events at thestadium have resulted insignificant damage to thefield that presents

unnecessary risks toplayer safety and makesit unsuitable to host anNFL game.

“As a result, we havedetermined that movingthe game is the rightdecision, and one that weneeded to announce nowin order to allow ourteams and fans to makealternate arrangements.”

Kansas City and LosAngeles boast the NFL’stwo highest-scoringoffences, respectively ledby Chiefs quarterbackPatrick Mahomes andRams counterpart JaredGoff.

Blackhawks,Crawfordblank Blues

Season over for Steelers’ no-show Bell

NFL pulls plug on Mexico Citygame over unsafe field conditions


LEBRON JAMES scored a season-high 44 points and passed WiltChamberlain for No. 5 on the all-timeNBA scoring list while leading theLos Angeles Lakers to a 126-117victory against the visiting PortlandTrail Blazers on Wednesday.

James added ten rebounds and nineassists as the Lakers earned their fourthwin in a row.

JaVale McGee scored 20 points,Brandon Ingram had 17 points andKentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 13 offthe bench for the Lakers, who ended anine-game home losing streak toPortland.

Damian Lillard had 31 points, eightrebounds and 11 assists, CJ McCollumscored 23 points, and Jusuf Nurkicfinished with 21 points and 14 reboundsfor the Trail Blazers.

Thunder 128, Knicks 103Taking the lead once again with RussellWestbrook injured, Paul George scored 35points as host Oklahoma cruised pastNew York.

Oklahoma City won for the ninth timein ten games.The Thunder never trailed,leading by 15 after one quarter and neverletting the Knicks get closer than ten therest of the way. It was the Knicks’ fifthloss in six games and the thirdconsecutive.

George was 13 of 22 from the field and5 of 11 from behind the three-point line.Steven Adams added 19 points whileDennis Schroder added 15 points and aseason-high 12 assists. Tim HardawayJr. led the Knicks with 20 points whileEnes Kanter scored 19 off the bench.

Grizzlies 116, Bucks 113Garrett Temple scored seven of his 11points in a late flurry that allowedMemphis to rally past host Milwaukee.

Marc Gasol had 29 points and MikeConley 26 for the Grizzlies, who won forjust the third time in seven road gamesthis season. Giannis Antetokounmpo hadgame highs in points (31) and rebounds(nine) for the Bucks.

After a three-pointer by Eric Bledsoeput the Bucks on top 99-94 with 5:20 togo, Temple converted a three-point play

and then made a three-pointer to givethe Grizzlies the lead for good.

Celtics 111, Bulls 82Jaylen Brown scored 18 points on 8-for-14 shooting as host Boston cruised pastChicago to snap a two-game losingstreak.

Kyrie Irving finished with 17 points,seven assists and six rebounds whilecommitting one turnover in 28 minutes.Jayson Tatum (14 points), GordonHayward (11) and Al Horford (10) alsocontributed to the blowout as all fivestarters scored in double digits.

Shaquille Harrison scored 16 points offthe bench to lead the Bulls. Jabari Parkeradded 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting, androokie Wendell Carter Jr. contributed 11and seven rebounds.

Timberwolves 107, Pelicans 100Minnesota’s new players debuted, butholdovers Karl-Anthony Towns andAndrew Wiggins led the win over visitingNew Orleans.

Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds,and Wiggins scored 23 points, and theywere supported by the principal playersin the Jimmy Butler trade as RobertCovington scored 13 and Dario Sariccame off the bench to score nine.

E’Twaun Moore led the Pelicans byscoring 31 points two nights after he had30 in his team’s third straight victory, a126-110 win at Toronto. Anthony Davishad 29 points and 11 rebounds.

Suns 116, Spurs 96TJ Warren poured in 27 points to lead fiveteammates in double-figure scoring ashapless Phoenix took out a month’s worth

of frustration on visiting San Antonio.The win snapped a four-game losing

streak for the Suns, who have now wonthree of 14 games this season.

Isaiah Canaan scored 19 points forPhoenix, while Deandre Ayton added 17points and ten rebounds. DeMarDeRozan’s 24 points led San Antonio,which has lost four of its past five games.

Magic 111, 76ers 106Jimmy Butler’s debut with Philadelphiawas spoiled by Terrence Ross in the finalseconds as host Orlando came frombehind for the win. Ross dribbled out theshot clock and hit a three-pointer fromthe top of the key to give Orlando a 109-106 lead with 8.7 seconds left.

Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 30points to go along with eight rebounds,and Aaron Gordon added 17 points andsix rebounds. Orlando has now won fiveof its last seven games.

JJ Redick, who missed a three-pointerthat could have tied the game, led the76ers with 22 points. Joel Embiid earnedhis league-leading 15th double-doublewith 19 points and 13 rebounds, but hewas held to just three points in the secondhalf.

Heat 120, Nets 107Reserve Tyler Johnson scored a season-high 24 points as Miami snapped a three-game losing streak by leading wire-to-wire over host Brooklyn.

Johnson shot 9 of 12 and led six Heatplayers in double figures. Goran Dragicadded 21, Josh Richardson contributed15 and Hassan Whiteside notched histenth double-double with 14 and tenrebounds.

Reserve Spencer Dinwiddie scored 18points to lead the Nets, who played theirfirst game since losing leading scorerCaris LeVert to a dislocated right foot inMonday’s loss at Minnesota.

Pistons 106, Raptors 104Reggie Bullock hit a 5-foot fadeawayjumper at the buzzer with an assist fromformer Toronto guard Jose Calderon,giving visiting Detroit the victory.

Blake Griffin scored 30 points andgrabbed 12 rebounds to help Detroit comeback from a 19-point deficit in the thirdquarter. The win made it a happy returnto Toronto for Pistons coach DwaneCasey, who was fired in the offseasonafter seven seasons as the Raptors coach.

Langston Galloway and ReggieJackson each had 13 points for thePistons, who gave Toronto its secondconsecutive loss, both at home. KawhiLeonard scored 26 points and grabbednine rebounds for Toronto.

Mavericks 118, Jazz 68Dallas forward Harrison Barnes, whomissing the early season with an injury,scored a game-high 19 points on 6-of-11shooting in the win over visiting Utah.

Cheered on by a group of servicemenand women seated courtside duringDallas’ annual “Seats for Soldiers” game,the Mavs secured their first three-gamewin streak of the season and first sincelast December.

Luka Doncic contributed 13 points andsix rebounds as the only other Mavs’starter to score in double digits. ThreeJazz starters scored in double figures,but none had more than Ricky Rubio’s 11points.

ZURICH – Taiwan’s Lin Tzu-chi, aformer weightlifting world recordholder, has been banned for eight yearsfor a doping offence by the Court ofArbitration for Sport (CAS), thetribunal said in a statement yesterday.

Lin, who broke two world records inthe women’s 63 kg category at the 2014Asian Games in South Korea, was

initially banned for two years byTaiwan’s Olympic Committee after apositive test for steroids in June 2016,CAS said.

However, CAS said it had accepted anappeal from the World Anti-DopingAgency (WADA) which wanted the banincreased as it was the 30-year-old Lin’ssecond doping violation.

“The sole arbitrator. ... found that(Lin Tzu Chi) had indeed committed asecond anti-doping rule violation anddetermined that she should receive aneight-year ban,” CAS said in astatement.

Lin set her world records in the cleanand jerk and overall lift at the AsianGames in Incheon. She hoisted 145 kg

with her final lift, adding 2 kg to theprevious record, which gave her anoverall total of 261 kg and anotherworld record.

China’s Deng Wei overhauled thoserecords at the 2016 Rio de JaneiroOlympics, where Lin, who also testedpositive for a banned substance in2010, withdrew hours before the event.

World record weightlifter Lin banned for eight years

LeBronmoves tofifth all-timescorer inLakers’ win

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) reacts with members of the team against the Portland Trail Blazers duringthe second half at Staples Centre.

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Friday November 16, 2018

By Regina Selman Moore

THE University of the WestIndies, Cave Hill Campuswill soon bring on streaman EntrepreneurshipClinic, which will aid re-

trenched workers in settingup their own businesses.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor andPrincipal of the UWI, Cave HillCampus, Professor EudineBarriteau, revealed this yester-day as she spoke during the

opening ceremony for ResearchWeek 2018 and the presenta-tion of Research Week Awards,which formed part of the uni-versity’s activities in celebra-tion of its 70th anniversary.

“I am very pleased to inform

you that one of the ways inwhich this university is re-sponding to the retrenchmentexercise currently taking placeas a result of the BarbadosEconomic Recovery andTransformation (BERT) pro-

gramme, is the provision of anEntrepreneurship Clinic on Saturday that will offer free, professional advice to would-be and budding entrepreneurs,” Professor

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GIVING BACK Retrenched workers to benefit from UWI’sEntrepreneurship Clinic

Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Professor Eudine Barriteau (third from left); accompanied by Professor Winston Moore (fourth left),Director of the School for Graduate Studies and Research; Senator Dr. Romel Springer (left), Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training; and Chairman of Williams Industries Inc., Ralph ‘Bizzy’ Williams as they visited booths displaying various aspects of research duringResearch Week 2018.

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