Alliouagana Express Montserrat ’s Community Newspaper
Vol 01, Issue 02
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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019
Sister Annie Irene Virginia Howson celebrates 100 years strong!
NEWS
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New Access Strategy could put an end to Annual Ferry contracts MV Jaden Sun. Photo Credit: Montserrat Radio Echo
The Procurement of a new Access Strategy could put an end to future annual ferry contracts, according to top government officials, just months after the Government’s announcement of MV Jaden Sun as the successful bidder of the new one-year ferry operation contract. The Department for International Development (DFID), Economic Advisor Laurin Janes, revealed during his Financial Aid Mission visit to the island, “We are trying to move away from an annual contract but we wanted to make sure that there is good evidence about what kind of access…. is more suitable for Montserrat. Janes said, “So the Government is currently procuring an access strategy which will give us good information about the right type of vessel, airplanes, what their cost is, what their safety is, seaworthiness, comfort and that will
form the evidence base to run a new procurement for a new ferry and we absolutely believe that this will be among the procurement list and that should begin starting when the current ferry contract ends in October.” The Honourable Premier Donaldson Romeo said, weighing in on the
subject, “…The access strategy has to be completed within a few months from now to advise us before we go procuring a ferry. One good thing is that we are agreeing on improving the mode of transport by air, so it’s not just about ferry. He declared, “I believe I said it publicly before,
we want to go the twin otter route so we are challenged, in my Ministry in particular with access, to see that we come up with a plan and costing, to see that we move in that direction...it is clear that we are going to need to improve if we are going to be doing high end tourism, we are going to have to move in that direction.” On September 12, 2018, MV Jaden Sun signed a one year contract with the Government of Montserrat after a successful bid to operate ferry service. In keeping with the agreement, the Ferry has agreed to operate its services between Montserrat and Antigua under the guidance of the Access Division. There is also provisions for periodical trips to neighbouring islands.
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Port Development Project Briefing
Montserrat is one step closer to the development of the breakwater and berthing facilities at Port Little Bay as they race ahead to keep donor specification deadlines. Communications, Works, Energy and Labour Minister, the Honourable Paul Lewis, expressed the need to meet these deadlines, as he informed on the progress of the project. Minister Lewis explained, “We are on a tight schedule, and CDB clearly indicated the importance of ticking the boxes on time because they’re also other competing islands. So although we say in principle, we have the money, other islands are saying they have the money, so it could be we get some of the other island’s money, or they get some of ours and under my leadership, they are not getting any of ours. I prefer to ensure that some people go…because we must finish this project on time that’s how critical it is to the country.” The Minister also updated on the progress of the project. He said, “This is a crucial stage in the project development, in that you would have heard from time to time the importance of completing the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and of course getting on board the designer build contractor. The next stage would be for the consultants to assist us with the preparations of the procurement and tender documents, so we can go out and procure and build.” According to the Government Information Unit news site, a total of 21 million pounds, from the Caribbean
Development Bank (CDB) in the amount of 14,400,000 million pounds and 7,098,000 million pounds from the European Development Fund 11 (EDF11) was generated to fund the Port development project Last year Stantech Consultant International Canada was the successful bidder for the Technical Consultancy and Supervision of the Port Development Project. The Government site highlighted the role of the consultancy company to the
project. During the course of their consultancy, Stantech is expected to prepare detailed performance specifications as necessary for the design of all civil and structural works for the Little Bay Port project; undertake an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA); conduct a Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessment; ensure that high-quality construction is achieved and that all work is carried out in full compliance with the contract documents and technical specifications. As well as
provide support to the Public Works Department in the execution of its project management functions, including its monitoring and evaluation functions for the proposed Design-Build Contract for the Little Bay Port Development Project. Set to complete by the year 2020, the project promises the development of a breakwater of approximately 250-300 meters in length with berthing facility to allow for the docking of cruise and cargo ships and a ro-ro facility.
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Shelf Life -
Galactic Clyde
The creator did not create food for shelf life, foods were created for our life and our longevity. Shelf life food is a man made scheme base on a capitalistic system. Shelf life mean preservatives, changes from the natural order of how we are supposed to eat to live. Nature have its own expiration date built in for food, yet it is man that pushes these boundaries for more and more currencies. Shelf life foods are ways of recreating food through technology to suit the financial bottomless pit of the scrupulous tycoons. Biochemist manipulate foods using synthetic colours and synthetic preservatives for shelf life. People rely on Biochemistries production lines and fail to realise the criminal aspects of slow poisoning and death to their vital organs until it’s too late. I am not into shelf life at all. Yet it’s hard to aviod this in a socall modern society. Polluted springs and streams have lead to the bottling of nature precious gift. Water in plastic bottles and cans Oh how foolish is our demands. Nature and the creator knows best for us and shelf life foods in not one of them. Every food sciencetist are busy preserving, making their own food product line as if the creator didn’t know what’s the best way forward. Yet the only answer to shelf life foods is cancer and a whole lot of preventable deaths. Can we avoid shelf life foods? Foods in plastics ,foods in bottles foods in can. Can we avoid these shelf life foods? In these modern society it’s more then a major challenge. The food technologist only care about you supporting their business, they don’t give two hoots about you as a natural living being. You are just a hands in the pockets to them, an uneven exchange. And medical apparatus is just the same. Tablets and pill design for Shelf life keeps you under medical house arrest. No stress, it’s the system and the way it works against the divine and the blind. Go for the raw in its Natrual forms. Man’s recreation is a death trap. Bleach white flour, sugar and salt is a deadly asualt. Aluminium can foods, aluminium food bags and raps, even aluminium milk box in the health shops are all design for shelf life not for your life and longevity. All these shelf life food will soon put you away in a fancy box with pretty flowers around. Is this how life suppose to be? Is there a better way? Yes avoid the mess that shelf life food will put you in. Eczema, diabetes, heart attack, kidney failures, mental derange. Cancer, tummas, and most of all spiritual confusion. Galactic Clyde say, stay away from foods full with preservatives, and be your nutritionalist and doctor. Let your food be your medicine.
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Your weekly Horosc opes AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) The stars are on your side. At all times, and in all situations, consider only what is important in the long run. This applies to your work, especially if you have ideas and skills which have been undervalued. However, assuming that financial, domestic and family issues have been taken care of, you’ll do best by ironing out inconsistencies. PISCES (Feb. 20 - Mar 20) This is a perfect time to show what you’re made of. Secretly, you’re much more ambitious than people think, and over the past few months there have been plenty of dramatic breaks. If you’ve taken a few risks, the chances are you’ve done rather well, so now’s the time to sit back and bask in the glory. ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr. 20) Keep going until all your domestic ambitions are accomplished, and put in that extra bit of effort to persuade family members that your plans are the best. Above all, don’t give in to emotional blackmail from those who want life to remain as it is. TAURUS (Apr. 21 - May 21) It can be tiresome when so many friends and family members look to you for guidance, support and practical assistance. What so few people seem to realise is that you need some timely advice yourself. In fact, there’s no better time than the present to sit down and mull over big changes that have altered your life. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21It’s no use feeling sorry for yourself if you’re caught in a ‘catch 22’ situation in relationships, unable to please partners no matter what you do. Look hard and you’ll see that in fact everything is fine over the coming period, and that the problem lies with you and your refusal to break with past patterns. CANCER (June 22 - July 23)Your dogged pursuit of your deepest ambitions will undoubtedly be responsible for future successes in personal as well as professional fields. Yet your fear of failure all too easily acts as a brake on your many achievements, and you need to keep your eyes on your final goal. Don’t allow distractions to overwhelm you! LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23) A great deal that is in your favour still appears to be going on behind the scenes, although you could be forgiven for imagining that someone is not on the level. However, sometimes your feelings of uncertainty and confusion can get the better of you. Be honest with yourself about your own needs and desires. VIRGO (Aug. 24 - Sept. 23) Romantic affairs depend on your reaction to change. If you are determined to hang on to an old lifestyle, with all that it entails, you’ll give yourself a bumpy time at home. Family members may well be justified in their views! There are new developments yet to come and your emotional life could grow more expensive! LIBRA (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) You’ll be spoilt for choice, but this is not the time for indecision. If you really want to make the most of current opportunities in your work, then pull out all the stops and aim for the top. Even if you fall short, you’ll still achieve more than seemed possible a short while ago. SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You’ve been going through an extended money-conscious phase lately and, assuming you’ve laid the groundwork well, recent restrictions should lift, paving the way for easier financial circumstances. Family members or close friends may prompt you to throw caution to the wind. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 - Dec. 22) Your celestial influences are positive but you may feel trapped between a great opportunity and a strange invitation, with new responsibilities facing you whichever way you turn. It’s important to realise that any good fortune is of your own making, partly the result of a long-standing ambition to help other people. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23 - Jan. 20) This is the time to open up and go out to seek new friends and interests. Don’t allow imaginary fears or suspicions to hold you back. Take a few risks, lay yourself on the line and you’ll soon be surprised how willingly friends and lovers follow your ideas.
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Government push for increase Medevac funding
Growing need for increased health and safety funding was high on the agenda for discussion at the budget presentation to the Department for International Development (DFID) team, at the recently concluded Financial Aid Mission (FAM) visit to Montserrat. All according to the Honourable Premier vac program as an area in need of urgent assistance. Donaldson Romeo, pointing to funding for Montserrat Mede“Medivacs are costing a lot of money. One individual
can cost us several hundred thousand dollars,” the Premier revealed during the meeting. Presently Montserrat is restricted to four full medevac support per year. Premier Romeo elaborated on the issue stating, “We’ve been always asking for an increase, all the overseas territories have been asking for an increase……but I think two incidents over the past few weeks are going to help influence a change…. We have had someone with serious kidney issue go to the UK and get well taken care of, but the challenge is providing housing while the individuals are there. Montserratians need to understand clearly what their rights are and there are many in this position, not just here.” The government leader explained that the issue is one of urgency that has been frequently brought before DFID by Montserrat and other British dependency countries. He believes that the quota on the medevac funds and lack of housing has led to fatalities and potential fatalities. The Premier was keen to acknowledge the unpredictability of the situation, which he said, “Not all things will be resolved with this one mission. It depends on the decisions in the weeks to come.” Budget talks set to conclude by March to reveal the new budget amount for the 2019 financial year.
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Governor’s Office Operation to move grounded yacht to land donates books to Library
Some excitement in Carr’s Bay this weekend as the grounded yacht was moved to Piper’s Pond. The operation began Saturday January 26, 2019 with St. Claire ‘Shungal’ Ryan of Shungal Equipment Services Limited and other workers moving the yacht off the rocks and ended Sunday with the yacht resting on Piper’s Pond.
Children invited to watch visiting Russian pianist play at Montserrat Cultural Centre
Children from the various schools on island were on hand to for a piano recital featuring Mr. Evgeny Kuznetsov. Mr. Kuznetsov finished his performance with Arrow’s Hot Hot Hot to the delight of the children who asked that he play it again.
Liston Skerritt, HE Governor Andrew Pearce, Colin Fergus, Hon. Delmaude Ryan, David Arkley and Sonia Smith. Photo Credit: Governor’s Office. Brades, Friday, January 25, 2019 - The Governor’s Office donated books to the Montserrat Public Library to ‘support the recent initiatives around developing business among the youth on Montserrat’.
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The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Once a little mouse who lived in the country invited a little Mouse from the city to visit him. When the little City Mouse sat down to dinner he was surprised to find that the Country Mouse had nothing to eat except barley and grain. “Really,” he said, “you do not live well at all; you should see how I live! I have all sorts of fine things to eat every day. You must come to visit me and see how nice it is to live in the city.” The little Country Mouse was glad to do this, and after a while he went to the city to visit his friend. The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived. There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar. The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself. The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life. He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour. “Run!” whispered the City Mouse. And they ran as fast as they could to the little hole where they had come in. The little Country Mouse was shaking all over when they got
Name this country!
safely away, but the little City Mouse said, “That is nothing; she will soon go away and then we can go back.” After the cook had gone away and shut the door they stole softly back, and this time the City Mouse had something new to show: he took the little Country Mouse into a corner on the top shelf, where a big jar of dried prunes stood open. After much tugging and pulling they got a large dried prune out of the jar on to the shelf and began to nibble at it. This was even better than the brown sugar. The little Country Mouse liked the taste so much that he could hardly nibble fast enough. But all at once, in the midst of their eating, there came a scratching at the door and a sharp, loud MIAOUW! “What is that?” said the Country Mouse. The City Mouse just whispered, “Sh!” and ran as fast as he could to the hole. The Country Mouse ran after, you may be sure, as fast as HE could. As soon as they were out of danger the City Mouse said, “That was the old Cat; she is the best mouser in town,–if she once gets you, you are lost.” “This is very terrible,” said
the little Country Mouse; “let us not go back to the cupboard again.” “No,” said the City Mouse, “I will take you to the cellar; there is something especial there.” So the City Mouse took his little friend down the cellar stairs and into a big cupboard where there were many shelves. On the shelves were jars of butter, and cheeses in bags and out of bags. Overhead hung bunches of sausages, and there were spicy apples in barrels standing about. It smelled so good that it went to the little Country Mouse’s head. He ran along the shelf and nibbled at a cheese here, and a bit of butter there, until he saw an especially rich, very delicious-smelling piece of cheese on a queer little stand in a corner. He was just on the point of putting his teeth into the cheese when the City
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Mouse saw him. “Stop! stop!” cried the City Mouse. “That is a trap!” The little Country Mouse stopped and said, “What is a trap?” “That thing is a trap,” said the little City Mouse. “The minute you touch the cheese with your teeth something comes down on your head hard, and you’re dead.” The little Country Mouse looked at the trap, and he looked at the cheese, and he looked at the little City Mouse. “If you’ll excuse me,” he said, “I think I will go home. I’d rather have barley and grain to eat and eat it in peace and comfort, than have brown sugar and dried prunes and cheese,–and be frightened to death all the time!” So the little Country Mouse went back to his home, and there he stayed all the rest of his life.
Solve the clues then translate
You use this to pay for goods and services You need this to travel Head of Montserrat’s Government You can drink this straight from the pipe English
Spanish/Espanol
Haitian Creole/ Kreyòl Ayisyen
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MONTSERRAT’S NEWEST
Miss Annie with Jackson, who used to help her at her ice cream shop. Photo Credit: Governor’s Office
Governor & Mrs. Pearce with Miss Annie. Photo Credit: Governor’s Office
Premier Romeo with Miss Annie. Photo Credit: Governor’s Office
Miss Annie and her son
Bethesda Choir
Born January 24, 1919 Annie Irene Virginia Howson was the most recent Montserratian centenarian to celebrate her 100th birthday last Thursday. To commemorate this milestone, a special church service was held at the Bethesda Methodist Church in Cavalla Hill on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Sister Annie, an awardee of the Methodist church of the Leeward Islands
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CENTENARIAN
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Celebrating a century of a life well lived
District and Montserrat circuit, is a pillar in the Montserrat and Methodist church community taking on a number of roles. However she first got her start at the Cavalla Hill School. The centenarian served as a preacher at the Cavalla Hill church for more than 20 years where she was also president of the Women’s League for a number of years and lead prayer warrior and founding member of the church prayer group. Sister Annie was also known throughout the Cudjoe Head community for her cassava bread, ginger sticks Ministers and local preachers performed the Special Centenarian Blessings and ice cream. Speaking on the last edition of Family Reading Time Sister Annie credited eating lots of mangoes and sweet potatoes as well Many turn out to celebrate with Miss Annie as her strong Christian faith for her longevity, firmly warning against the consumption of alcohol beverages. When asked how she felt about reaching the milestone, she stated, “I feel young…I thank the Lord.” “I give God thanks for my sons and all the people that helped me in the Golden Years Home and all who come and go and all who give me help in time of See Alliouagana Express Facebook page for full pbhoto album need,” She said.
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New ECCB notes set to release
Montserrat is among the first Caribbean countries to use a full series of Polymer banknotes, as the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) amp up awareness on the updated EC dollar notes scheduled to make its first release June 2019. The new banknotes are produced from a thin, transparent and flexible plastic film made from polypropylene, making it difficult to counterfeit, liquid resistant, more durable
BVI to hold General Elections next month
Premier Dr. Orlando Smith Antigua News Room A General Election will be held in this British Overseas Territory on February 25. The much anticipated
date was announced in the House of Assembly on Wednesday by Premier Dr. Orlando Smith, shortly after he declared the House
and safe for the environment. The new notes are set to be released in phases, according to local ECCB Representative Angela Estwick. Information from the Bank describes the updated notes as now having oriented horizontal portrait instead of the present landscape look. The new design sports modernized images and landmarks as well as unique tactile features on each note for the blind and visually impaired, and holographic foil-strip. The volcanic ravaged Government House in Plymouth, Montserrat, image remains on the $20 notes. For the $20, $50 and $100 notes, the Bank has opted to include a full holographic pane with features embedded that are visible with exposure to light. The feature protects the note against being counterfeited. The $5 and $10 have identical holographic windows but on a smaller scale. The implication of this feature is that attempts to make copies will result in that portion turning black. Release of the other notes are as follow: $50 notes is expected to start in May/June this year, followed by the $10, $20 and $100 in August/September. The $5 note is expected to circulation in 2020. The notes currently in use would remain legal tender for up to 5 years. dissolved. Five known political organisations have declared that they will contest the upcoming poll. They are the main political parties – the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Virgin Islands Party (VIP). Other parties fielding candidates are the Progressives United and the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement. The fifth party is the newly-formed Reform Action
Alliance however it has not announced any of its candidates since launching on January 1. Last November, Governor Augustus Jaspert announced that a general election would be held earlier than scheduled based on advice from the Premier, who decided to forego a by-election for the Fifth Electoral District. That district became vacant in October following the death of Representative Delores Christopher .
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Frente Amplio reitera Deux mois après sacará al PLD del poder en las elecciones del 2020 le massacre, un
En su cuarta convención nacional el partido amplía su matricula de militantes y decide preparar primarias abiertas
Santo Domingo.– El partido Frente Amplio reiteró hoy su compromiso de “unir todo lo que sea posible unir” para derrotar al Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) y al Gobierno del presidente Danilo Medina en las elecciones del 2020. Más de 1,300 delegados del Frente Amplio formalizaron la ampliación de su padrón de militantes y adecuaron los estatus de la organización a las nuevas regulaciones establecidas en la Ley 33-18 sobre partidos, agrupaciones y movimientos políticos. En un comunicado compartido con los medios de comunicación, el Frente Amplio indica que en la actualidad su tarea política inmediata consiste en desarrollar sus fuerzas, posicionar sus precandidaturas presidenciales, y otras en el ámbito legislativo y municipal que sean planteadas, en el propósito de ganar la candidatura presidencial de la Alianza Opositora, que sería concertada en el momento que convenga y en virtud del posicionamiento logrado en la movilización propia. Dando continuidad a su política de Alianza Amplia Opositora y de conformación de un gobierno de transición tras la derrota del PLD, la convención del Frente Amplio autorizó a su Comité Político y a la Comisión Ejecutiva a desarrollar las alianzas con todas las fuerzas políticas y sociales que permitan al partido verde y amarillo ganar alcaldías, direcciones y posiciones de poder en gobiernos locales. “En la actual coyuntura nacional todos los actores políticos que hemos asumido al Frente Amplio como un espacio para la articulación y la lucha política desde una perspectiva progresista, coincidimos en auspiciar una dinámica de comunicación con fuerzas de oposición que ayude a la construcción de confianza y prefigurar posibles acuerdos electorales, en el entendido que el gran desafío del momento es derrotar al PLD-Gobierno y dar paso a un gobierno de transición democrática, el cual aplique un programa de cambios”, señala el documento. La IV Convención Nacional del Frente Amplio decidió hacer todo lo posible para escoger sus candidaturas mediante primarias abiertas. También los y las delegadas aprobaron que todos los integrantes del Comité Político, el presidente, los vicepresidentes y el secretario general actuales se mantengan en sus posiciones hasta la próxima convención Nacional, pautada para marzo del año 2020. Dicha convención elegirá el nuevo Comité Político o una parte de ellos, los Vicepresidentes o una parte de ellos, al Presidente y al Secretario General; conforme lo establecen los nuevos estatutos del partido. De igual forma se modificaron los estatutos para garantizar que los principios y mandatos de la nueva Ley de Partidos estén expresados dentro de la estructura del partido.
calme apparent règne à La Saline
Théâtre d’affrontements sanglants ayant causé, en plus des cas de disparition de pillage, de vol, viol et déplacés internes, la mort de plusieurs personnes en novembre dernier, La Saline connaît un temps de répit. Au moins une dizaine d’armes à feu ont été remises à la PNH qui n’arrive toujours pas à démanteler les gangs. Les victimes sont toujours livrées à elles-mêmes. Le jugement des organismes de droits humains est sans équivoque : La Saline reste un foyer de tension où vivent les victimes sans aucune aide de l’État et les proches de personnes tuées et jetées sur des tas Ricardo Lambert d’immondices, dont les images choquantes, découvertes à travers les réseaux sociaux, ont provoqué l’émoi de la population. Entre-temps, les tirs nourris et les assassinats ont cessé, mais le traumatisme et les séquelles des évènements sanglants persistent. Marie Yolène Gilles, la directrice de la Fondasyon Je Klere (FJKL), estime, jusqu’ici, que les autorités judiciaires n’ont rien fait pour que les victimes et leurs proches puissent avoir justice. Tout en dénonçant le règne de l’impunité dans le pays, elle réitère sa demande de justice et réparation pour les victimes. « Malgré les noms cités dans notre rapport, il n’y a eu aucune convocation devant la justice, et les bandits sont toujours armés », a-t-elle déploré, demandant au passage à la PNH de pacifier la zone. Pour sa part, le Réseau national de défense des droits humains (RNDDH), qui maintient sa qualification de « massacre d’État », à cause de « l’implication des certaines autorités » et de l’effort déployés pour faire « disparaitre les indices », dénonce le fait qu’aucun rapport ou enquête officielle n’est venu de la part de l’État sur le massacre. Selon Pierre Esperance, il s’agit d’une « banalisation du massacre et des vies perdues ». « Les familles victimes n’ont reçu aucune assistance. Même la justice n’est pas de leur côté. Le dossier des plaintes est toujours dans le décanat du tribunal, car aucun juge d’instruction n’est encore désigné », a-t-il ajouté. Au début de l’année, la police communautaire (une branche de la PNH) a reçu, par l’entremise de la fondation Lukson Janvier, au marché de la Croix-des-Bossales, une dizaine d’armes à feu, des chargeurs et des cartouches. Ce geste est vu d’un bon œil par les riverains qui sont toujours sur le qui-vive. St-Fort Boniol, un citoyen engagé dans la zone, estime que La Saline connaît à présent une bouffée d’oxygène depuis qu’un processus de dialogue fragile entre les groupes armés a été entamé. Toutefois, il règne une psychose de peur. Tout ne sera plus comme avant, car ces malfrats sont trop enracinés et ont une emprise sur la population, ce qui ne facilite pas leur éradication, a-t-il laissé entendre.
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Arts & Entertainment
Montserrat Idol try-outs kicks off
Saturday night try-outs at the Soca Cabana, was hailed a successful kickoff to the 8th edition of the Montserrat Idol, boosting the show highest number of young participants since its inception in 2011, according to show organizer Thomas “Tom” walker. Attracting a total of 11 confirmed participants to date, the show is ex-
pected to run try-outs until Wednesday, January 30th, before proceeding to the first elimination process the following Saturday, February 2nd. The 11 man group consist five new comers along with several returning participants from previous Host Andre West seasons. years to 15 years old and This time around the attracted some three (3), 15 age barrier was lowered for year-old participants. Charentry to the show from 17 lene Gibbons at age 16,
Curtly Ambrose announced on cast of Dancing with the Stars Australia Former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose will be testing his dancing skills as part of the celebrity cast for Dancing with the Stars Australia. The Antiguan cricketer was announced in the first batch of stars for the 2019 edition of the show. Speaking on Australia's Channel 10 show The Project, Ambrose said while he has natural rhythm, he wasn't sure about dancing with a partner on a ballroom floor. He said his family told him it was a big thing and he had to do it. "I had no choice," said Ambrose. Ambrose fully intends to bring his competitive spirit to the show. "I like challenges and Dancing with the Stars is a
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was the youngest person to win the Montserrat Idol. The show also saw the return of long standing host Andre West and opening performances from Nathaniel “Prince Romeo” Durand Jr and Charliena White, the 2015 and 2018 Montserrat Idols r e s p e c t i v e l y. Other past contestants are also expected to perform during the season. Tom, who described the night as everything he hoped it would be, explained that the concept behind the initial try-outs was that of a party atmosphere to encourage more shy and reserved individuals interested in competition to take that first step. Overall, the event drew a crowd of over 60 persons, contestants included.
Curtly Ambrose, right, is among the first batch of stars announced for Dancing With the Stars Australia, Samuel Johnson, left and Cassandra Thorburn are also in the show. huge challenge but I decided I will give it a go. I am passionate about doing well and like I said to my dance partner, I didn't leave all the way from Antigua to come second," he said. Ambrose, who plays bass guitar in a reggae band called Spirited, said he always loved
music. Ambrose will be joined on the dance floor by Awardwinning actor and cancer research campaigner Samuel Johnson and children’s author and broadcaster Cassandra Thorburn. More celebrities are expected to be announced soon.
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Logic Problem #1:
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The objective is to fill a 9x9 grid so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3x3 boxes (also called blocks or regions) contains the digits from 1 to 9
Loretta works at the ice cream parlor in town, yesterday afternoon four people ( one was named Ben) came into her shop and each ordered a house special ( including Pink jubilee surprise). If no two people ordered the same special at the same time, can you determine from the clues below who ordered which sundae and at what time?
Ice Cream Shop
Pink Rocky Jubilee nut
Alamo Lot so fudge choc
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
Ben
Jerry Reba Sadie 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm
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Meaning
Trinidad & Tobago Basil Chambers is the host of the Morning Show on ZJB Radio
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Cryptogram #1 Solution
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Land of Fish Oil
6
Waladli
4
9
Antigua
3
Land of Wood and Water or the Land of Springs
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Tall is her body
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Xaymaca
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Wai’tukubuli
1
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Jamaica
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1
Dominica
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Land of the Prickly Bush
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Indigenous Name
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Alliouagana
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Island Name
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Gold Cup Within Reach
Former Manchester City star, Willie Donachie within a game of the finals
Steve Menary Sam Tremlett Montserrat, one of the world’s lowest ranked and most inactive national teams, is on the verge of a major finals. Many of the smaller Caribbean islands in CONCACAF’s new Nations Leagues have suffered heavy losses but the tiny British overseas territory has won two out of three games. If Montserrat win away to the Cayman Islands on March 22, a place amongst the top 10 ranked teams and qualification for the 2019 Gold Cup finals in the USA is within reach. For an island with a population of just 5,000, no functioning league and a national team that had not played for two and a half years before the Nations League kicked off, that is some performance. Before the Nation’s League, Montserrat’s last game was a 2-2 draw with Curacao in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. “All the players were in a What’s App group and people were asking what’s going on when we didn’t play again but we all stayed in touch and then it all kicked off again,” says striker Massiah McDonald, whose father left the island aged 11 for Jamaica before emigrating to the UK. The catalyst was Willie Donachie taking charge earlier this year. Despite just two training sessions in the UK, the former Manchester City left back quickly melded a competitive side. A 2-1 defeat at home to El Salvador was followed by a 1-0 win over Belize and a 2-0 victory in Aruba. “We’re all very optimistic regarding qualification now,” says defender Joey Taylor. “After the El Salvador game it was quiet. We all saw what it meant to everyone in Montserrat, what it meant to them to get the game on there and we wanted to repay them against Belize and Aruba.” Taylor, who qualified through his father’s grandparents, is a defender for Horsham in the Isthmian League. His brother Lyle, who scored the goal against El Salvador, is one of only two Football League players and plays for Charlton. Midfielder Brandon Comley plays for Colchester. The rest play in various levels of the non-league game from Maidenhead to Redbridge and Bromley. Donachie has based his tactics on the players’ background. Taylor adds: “Against El Salvador we didn’t have a lot of possession. We knew they would pass the ball about. Willie said from the get-go that we’re not playing two-touch football. We’re getting the ball in their half and playing with the ball there. “It was very physical. We turned it into a longer game and made it more direct. I don’t think that El Salvador coped with that and it rattled
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Belize. They didn’t get to play the game they wanted.” No-one is apologising for the style. MacDonald, who Southern Premier League outfit Barwell, adds: “It might not look pretty at times but we put teams under pressure. It works
Montserrat team vs Belize for us.” Donachie’s tactics involve getting the ball forward quickly and with Lyle Taylor as a solitary forward supported by Maidenhead’s attacking forward Clifton Comley. Aruba were no more able to cope, losing to goals from Peterborough Sports’ Spencer Weir-Daley and Bradley WoodsGarness, who is without a club after leaving Bedford this summer. Qualification is within reach. “For a team that’s 202 in the world to think about playing Mexico or Trinidad & Tobago is ridiculous,” says Taylor. Qualification would be a major fillip for Donachie, who was previously reserve team manager at Newcastle United and splits his time between working for Montserrat and running the academy at League One side Accrington Stanley. He says: “I’m not snobbish about football. I love watching Man City but Pep Guardiola will be the first to tell you that the most important thing is to win.” For each game, a squad of 14 travel to the Caribbean from the UK, where there are around 20 eligible players but some are well into their 30s or playing at a low level. “I don’t want to take players that won’t play,” says Donachie, who won 35 caps for Scotland and played at the 1978 World Cup finals, The squad is made up to 18 with local players, who have few opportunities. The Montserrat FA want to enter a U17 side in the league in nearby Antigua, but transport is a problem. There are also attempts to bolster explore the diaspora outside Britain. Two thirds of Montserrat’s population were evacuated after the Soufrière Hills volcano erupted in 1995 and destroyed the capital, Plymouth. Most left for Britain but the MFA is also looking for players in Canada and Cyprus. “We need to get younger players for the future,” says Donachie, whose search will surely be aided by the boost to Montserrat’s profile from playing in a high profile tournament like the Gold Cup. Don’t forget to follow World Soccer on Facebook and Twitter. Read more at https://www.worldsoccer.com/features/goldcup-within-reach-408013#X4F3pydbeGXHGqR0.99
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Under 21 tournament rolls on
Little Bay, January 26, 2019 – Led by high scorer TeIn game 2 on Friday the Elites won over the Hornets shawn Phillip who had 30 points, the Tritons narrowly de- 107 to 99 with J’Vhaun White the scorer on the winning feated the Trailblazers 89-87 in the first game on Friday team with 29 points. Elites high scorer was #45 Kasjuan night. Jhordan Ryan was the high scorer for the Trailblaz- Sullivan with 30 points. ers with 27 points. On Saturday the Trailblazers narrowly escaped defeat again by winning in overtime 84-82 over the Eagles. #43 Dave Williams of the Eagles kept the game close with some clutch shooting, however, ‘I think I played well...but the third quarter we were rushing too many shots’. Williams‘ 48 points wasn’t enough to put his team over. After taking the game to a 73-73 tie, a series of fouls and missed shots allowed the Trailblazers to take the win, with #75 Wendell Allen the high scorer with 26 points. In the second game of the night the Tritons defeated the Elites in a hard fought, emotion filled game. #58 Teshawn Phillips led the Tritons in scoring while #45 Kasjuan Sullivan was the top scorer for the Elites with 26 points. The regular season in the Under 21 Basketball Tournament wraps up next Saturday, February 2, 2019, with playoffs beginning Friday, February 15, 2019.
Windies crush England to take series lead
Antigua News Room West Indies crushed hapless England by 381 runs inside four days here Saturday, to win the opening Test at Kensington Oval and take a shock 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. Off-spinner Roston Chase snatched a career-best eight for 60 as England, chasing an improbable 628 for victory, crumbled meekly for 246, three quarters of an hour after tea. Left-handed opener Rory Burns top-scored with 84, all-
rounder Ben Stokes chipped in with 34 and Jonny Bairstow got 30, but England never came to grips with Chase, especially after lunch when they lost four critical wickets. The day had started brightly when Burns and Keaton Jennings (14) put on 85 for the opening stand before Burns added another 49 for the second wicket with Bairstow. But Burns perished to the penultimate ball before lunch to change the momentum of the
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morning, giving West Indies the opening they wanted. Shannon Gabriel claimed Bairstow in the third over following the interval and the key wickets of captain Joe Root (22) and Stokes followed as
England slid to 217 for six at tea. Chase then took all four wickets in the final session to hands West Indies their second largest win ever against England.
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