Cricket Association Elects Reuben Meade President
by Bennette Roach
L-R: Miss
Florence Lee, Roy Greaves, Hon.
Reuben T. Meade, Kenneth Scotland, Marcia Meade.
The Hon. Reuben T. Meade was elected the new president of The Montserrat Cricket Association on Tuesday night at its Annual General Meeting, when it installed a new Executive which retained only two of the outgoing members all available for re-election.
The Hon. Speaker of the Legislative Council, Joseph Meade, delivered the president's report in the absence of Mr. John Smith, who had resigned finally for the second time in August last year. The meeting showed-up the fact that there was some disorganization with the Executive all hinging around the departure of Mr. Smith from the cricketing body. None of the members could report any continuity since they all claimed not to have obtained pertinent records from Mr. Smith which would permit them answer informatively.
Among other issues, while they admitted to receiving some records, they could throw no light on the position of the sponsorship they have and/or are due to receive from an English Company, Trailfinders Ltd., from whom they have received sponsorship for the previous two years "for the betterment of sport in Montserrat."
Meanwhile the Association showed a cash at bank balance of $4,549.83 at the end of July 2001.
The Association's accounts reveal that there are owed $58,258 by the West Indies Cricket Board (WIBC) and $12,739 by the Leeward Islands Cricket Association. Both these cricketing organization were in heavy debt to all their members, but the association, which will need close to $150,000 to participate in four major competitions this year, is in need of cash.
Questions from the floor revealed that the executive could not confirm that the association's debt was no greater than the $17,000 it was carrying in the statements presented to the AGM.
The new executive includes the Hon. Reuben T. Meade, president; 1st Vice president, Mr. Roy Greaves, and Treasurer, Miss Florence Lee, (the two re-elected to the executive); 2nd Vice President, Mr. Kenneth Scotland, and Secretary, Miss Marcia Meade.
Mr. Meade in an acceptance statement thanked the outgoing executive and welcomed the new members, stressing "I consider cricket to be a very serious issue and I hope for an executive which will work closely together."
Mr. Meade invited many others to become members of the association. He mentioned that there is much work to be done as evidenced by the outcome of the interaction during the meeting.
The new president and his committee welcomed the many suggestions thrown at them to be considered for action, including the sanctioning of a new constitution.
Court Stays Burial Ground But Preparation Continues
By Helena Durand
Planned
Burial Ground in Blakes
Dr. Roy Lee, President of Blakes Estates Ltd., has successfully applied to the Court for a judicial review and a stay of operations of the preliminary works that the Ministry of Health has begun for the new cemetery at Blakes.
Dr. Lee claims in the writ that the proclamation by Governor in Council making that parcel of land suitable for a burial ground is void because it was done “without due observance or conformity" to Physical Planning procedures.
Consequently, the Court has issued an Order that “The grant of leave shall operate as a stay of the proceedings to license the said parcel of land described in the Governor’s proclamation No. 1 of 2002 dated 10 January, 2002 as a public burial ground until the hearing of the claim for judicial review in May 2002.”
Although the respondent has received the Court’s Order, ground works continue.
Dr. Lee said he believes this shows an apparent lack of respect for the laws of Montserrat by government officials.
He told the Montserrat Reporter, “There is this feeling that power is absolute, that Government Officials are above the law. But once these patterns of disrespect are established, there is no telling how far this can go.”
He scoffed at the excuse is that the Order does not specifically state that works should be stopped, just that the government should not put a cemetery at the site.
“My Attorney, QC Elliott Mottley of Barbados, is contemplating citing the Attorney General, for contempt of Court in that his office failed to see that the writ was delivered on time and obeyed; the Minister of Health, the Minister of Communications and Works and the Minister of Agriculture for disregarding the Court’s Order.”
He said he has also taken additional legal action and filed another writ, which is less ambiguous than they claim the first one to be.
In defending her ministry’s actions, Mrs. Idabelle Meade, the Minister for Health, told the Montserrat Reporter “The Ministry of Health is going ahead with the development of the cemetery at Blakes because there is an urgent need for it.”
That need, she said, stems directly from the fact that the burial ground at Carr’s Bay is full. Another contributing factor for the new cemetery is that the government has been pressured to secure an alternative site; besides Mrs Meade added, “We cannot get another site at such short notice.”
She also pointed out that in effect, Dr. Lee was weeping over spilt milk in choosing this time to complain about the use of the land.
“When the Government of Montserrat acquired the
land from him almost one year ago,” she said, “he knew exactly what the
purchase of the land was for.”
Children
And Alcohol On Montserrat
By Helena Durand
On January 29, 2002 a group formally establishing itself, with the assistance of the Royal Montserrat Police Force into a Consultative Community Policing Group, identified among other concerns the fact that contrary to the laws of Montserrat, some children are not only allowed to buy alcoholic beverages but also sell it to adults.
The Liquor License Act (1988) specifically states in section 6 (2): “Any person who knowingly sells or delivers or permits any other person to sell or deliver any intoxicating liquor to a person who is under seventeen years of age or employs any person or permits any person who is under seventeen years of age to sell or deliver any intoxicating liquor shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of $300.00”
President of the Group Mr Kenneth Lee believes this concern deserves much thought and strategic planning if the problem is to be handled in an effective manner.
The Group plans to make presentation to the Minister responsible on updating that particular Act; however, these concerns still haunt members of the group and officers of the Police Force who have also voiced their misgivings.
Alcohol use among the island’s teenagers they lament, is rampant and seemingly a norm, on weekends and on festive occasions. Most of the teenagers they claim are secondary school students.
Principal of the Montserrat Secondary School Miss Kathleen Greenaway said she could not comment on the matter.
Informal conversations held with some shop keepers by some members of the Group revealed that most persons are aware of its illegality, but noted that the practice has been around since they were children.
Others claim that “Children grow up so fast now you don’t know who is a child and who is not.”
While some others maintain that Montserrat is small and everybody is related in one way or another and therefore reporting them is not prudent.
The main opinion however, was that “Nobody cares about anybody anymore. They just want to make money.”
Deputy Commissioner of Police Simon Morson said “This practice is immoral and should be stopped, but we can only do something about these situations when they are reported to us.”
He said shopkeepers and restaurateurs have no excuse because they are formally advised about the illegality of selling alcohol to minors before they are issued liquor licenses.
The Hon Minister for Education, Health and Community Services Mrs Idabelle Meade told the Montserrat Reporter “We have to start with the parents, because some children are allowed to practice drinking in the home. Alcohol intake is not for minors and is unhealthy and dangerous. Whatever steps that need to be taken to ensure that this illegal practice does not escalate, the government will see to it.”
Rev. Florence Daley said, “I have seen school
children drinking beer and Guinness. To me it doesn’t matter if they are 14 or
18 they should not be drinking alcohol. The problem is people believe that
Guinness is a tonic and so they see nothing wrong in children drinking it, but
what they do not know is that the sugar in Guinness also turns to alcohol. Our
people make a lot of fuss about marijuana and other drugs yet they overlook the
fact that alcohol is also a drug and is one of the society’s greatest
problems. Young girls like Shandy, which is beer and something else. I find that
we have become very lax in what we allow and do not allow our children to do,
and it is very a sad situation. I am very concerned.”
"Radio
Used is a Medium for Public Dialogue, Not an Inflamed Harangue"
Last week we hoped that we had exhausted the airport issue for the time being. We thought we should leave it alone until we hear whether Montserrat is able to find the $10 million dollars it suddenly needs to make up the $41million the British Government had promised to build the airport.
We also wait to learn whether $41 million would be enough to create an airport at Geralds that meets international standards and can safely accommodate Twin Otter aircraft, thus providing the temporary solution to Montserrat's air travel needs.
Since Halcrow's attempt to allay Montserratians' fears about the safety of any airport constructed at Geralds and ensuing discussions, it was obvious that dissatisfaction and concerns remained. The Hon. Claude Hogan, Project Manager for development of the Geralds airport, has been trying through his statements and his constant appearance on radio, to undo any damage which the Halcrow forum and the ensuing discussions may have caused. He obviously sees a need to convince people that his job is in jeopardy if the project does not proceed to its fruition and produce an airport at Geralds. Yet he asserts that only the powers that be can make or break him, so then why should he worry.
Mr. Hogan -- in this case, let's call him Claude -- reportedly succeeded in obtaining the job above other applicants because he was perceived to be right for the initial stages of the project -- to do all public relations, the necessary reporting of the progress and the coordination required to get the project well under-way.
Like a politician -- which he prides himself to be -- he has quickly become quite expert in many ramifications of airport construction, although he does try to show that he is merely repeating what he has learnt from the experts. Unfortunately, our Claude seems to get caught up in his own desires -- it might be fair to say he gets carried away to the point of his own undoing. There isn't a time that he addresses the subject when he doesn't annoy or even confuse people over what he is trying to achieve.
On Wednesday he reached a real low, when he was forced to apologise to his radio audience and a caller -- forced to apologise by his boss, who also demanded he get off the radio. At first we thought popular Basil Chambers ZJB morning show host was just trying to save his hide when Claude continually rejected the admonition of other callers from his radio audience. Then suddenly there was an apology and an immediate end to the program. Claude later tried to clean up but did he make amends?
Attacking residents because they are non-Montserratians and intimidating them because they are non-nationals has now apparently been extended to people who are known not to have voted for particular individuals. To suggest to a Montserratian who is suspected of having voted a particular way at the general elections that he cannot admonish a public servant, minister or legislative member for his bad behaviour or how he conducts himself in public or with the public, is dangerous evidence of a complete misunderstanding of what is required of a politician or other public officer. It behooves anyone guilty of such conduct to try his best to undo the gross affront to an honourable culture.
The same applies when one has declared a personal interest, especially through unbecoming behaviour, and then tries to intimidate non-nationals, by reminding them of their non-national status, when they seek justice in this or in any country in which they find themselves.
Instead of erroneously telling us that only accountants, doctors, lawyers and university graduates make politicians, let us be reminded that politicians must simply be leaders and that it never follows that any of the above necessarily make good leaders. Mr. DRV (Frank) Edwards, in delivering the feature address at the Pacesetters Regrouping ceremony on Tuesday night, instructed the club members that good leaders are people who are prepared to "stand up and be counted."
He challenged his listeners that Montserrat needed leaders. That was not a frivolous call, and should be heeded by people who understand planning, documentation and final execution. If there is this great need to tell anyone how educated we are and with whom we rub shoulders, which can easily count for nothing, there is a definite problem.
And when elected politicians and designated leaders look upon sincere and legitimate opposition as personal affronts, public dialogue becomes a shameful shouting match permitting no sensible resolution.
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Kindling or logs?
Read Hebrews 5:11-6:2
I gave you milk not
solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.
Corinthians 3:2 (NIV)
I was anxious to see my wood-burning stove for the first time. I thought I had considered everything as I excitedly loaded the stove with crumpled newspaper, kindling stick, And some heavy pieces of wood. However the spark from the first match consumed only the kindling, leaving the large pieces of wood only smoldering. I added more paper, but the same thing happened. After several more attempts I reluctantly removed the blackened, unburned wood. Using only sticks and paper this time, I cautiously set to work building a much smaller fire. Once this was blazing, I slowly added the big pieces of wood. Before long, a glowing blaze warmed the house.
Although these big pieces of firewood had the capacity to yield much warmth, a smaller fire first was necessary to unlock their potential. This is also true of the Christian life. Frustration comes when we attempt to ignite the “big logs” that require spiritual maturity before we have attended to the “kindling” stage of our faith. Let us resolve today to become more firmly grounded in the basis truths of God’s word so that we can successfully respond to even-deeper issues of faith.
PRAYER. O Lord, help us to be ever-maturing Christians who abide daily in your world. Amen
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
What am I doing to move towards spiritual maturity?
Dave Funk (Oregon)
PRAYER FOCUS: Those who need to be encouraged to abide in God’s work
We Need An Airport But Who Cares
On
reading last week's reporter for which I am grateful, as it keeps me informed
about things happening back home in MONTSERRAT, I can see that the debate is
still going on about an airport for Montserrat.
Let
us face the facts: 1. the British Government do not give a **** about us 2. they
want the island to become uninhabited so that they can use it for their own
purposes.
Taking
these into consideration, why do we still put up with the insults from them? The
people who are the roots of the Island along with the Italian consultants see
other options such as Blakes and Old Quaw as suitable options other than Geralds
for a safe and expanding Airport. So why not consider these options? I have made
it clear in a previous email that we would never get the airport the Island
deserves from the British Government so us Montserratians at home and abroad may
have to foot the bill and I still stand by this. I am sure we can if we try.
Congratulations
to the Committee for the Redevelopment of Montserrat (CRM) for putting up a
fight against building the airport at Geralds. They are doing a good job but
they need help from us the people.
As
to the Montserrat Government, it appears to me as if they are all asleep as the
British Government keep on dictating to them. The past Chief Minister whom I
feel was doing a good job by not taking any **** from the BG said, Montserrat
Governments ministers do not have the word "NO" in their vocabulary.
But I do wonder if they have a vocabulary at all?
I
believe the time has come for us to shame the British Government by lobbying
Parliament and demonstrate and show the world what scrooges they are. The world
needs to see the unfair treatment that is currently been dished out on
Montserrat. For years we have sat back and let the BG walk all over us. I say it
is time for us to stand up now and be counted.
David
T. Duberry
Follow-up
reaction
So Dem Stap
In Reply to:
We need a proper Airport posted byDavid Duberry on
February 13, 2002:
The
British don't give a **** about us. But them lie if they think they getting the
gem of the Caribbean. Nutn tall go so.
I
know Montserratians love to pull and push against each other but one thing we
all have in common is that we love our home.
That's
why I have to hail those people who are still down there holding the fort. May
God richly bless u all. Without u, we would have no place to go back to when her
Majesty decide she tired of us.
'What
is Our Reason as a People To Become Sudden Failures?'
Dear
Editor,
Montserrat,
tiny Montserrat, where every young man's dream was to own a home and buy a car,
and not any old car either. Not sure he goin marry me and give me his house
though, but at least i know he is going to strive for it.( I goin have to try
something to conn him) I hear you laughing.
Pride
in ourselves was Montserratians' motto. You may call it "run race,"
but whatever, it worked because we were a respected people, small but proud. Now
it seems that our goals have changed and we are now attracted to Britain's
Prisons. Was it something in the food we ate on the long flight here?
Once
I used to borrow a husband here and one there, (hey stop it! I never said it was
right) but now that same man who I used to watch like daug watching bone sits in
London Maximum Prison. His crime: Child Molesting. They have this nice name for
it, Paedophile.As if that is not bad enough, he now will not be able to live
where he chooses in Britain as he has been placed on a register!!!!!!.
It
get's worse, but I picking the beam out my eye before I pick the 2X4 out of my
brother's eye. You know I used to have some powerful words. I call them
proverbs, you guys know them as indecent language. I would use these proverbs
anywhere, any time. This police guy would pick no bones with me, but now he down
London in Jail too. His crime: Assault and Robbery.
Now
I couldn't read when I came here. Here's how I learned to read...RUN SPOT
RUN...JUMP DOG JUMP...HERE IS PETER ...THERE IS JANE, and if I saw a dog running
behind stick I would ask my teacher "auh wauh dat". Now one of
Montserrat's top students, university grad soon to be, sits in a Manchester
Jail, bail denied. Her crime: Drug Trafficking.
Not
to mention the scores of teenage boys in London's inner city Jails, their crimes
ranging from petty theft to murder. Now you can't tell me that we weren't fed
something bad in our food on our way here. What could possibly be the reason for
this decline?
As
a Montserratian, when you have one child without a father, your chances are
slim, Two, narrow enough. Three, you are a goner!!!! Go and sit down. Pick
willicks off stone or something. -- man no want you, period, done, full stop.
But the British Government say come, I will help you, give you back your self
esteem, educate you, feed you and Minny Maggie everybody, just don't bring (HIM)
in my home!!! I could understand that. They feeding the chicken, they should eat
the egg (I hear you laughing...get the joke ehh?).
Having
said all that, what is our reason as a people to become sudden failures? I don't
get it. Maybe I need to learn a little more than "RUN SPOT RUN."
Education is the key that opens any door; support and encouragement is here at
your finger tip (I hear you saying that the white man don't like you. I know
that, but while he pretending let's thank him and take what he's offering.)
Could
it be that we have become lazy, discouraged, without hope, and simply THROW IN
THE TOWEL? Montserratians arise! Wake up, all is not lost. Arrow say "MAN
MUST LIVE." Get up, think of the way it used to be and strive to make it
happen AGAIN. We can do it, I know we can. Let the strong help the weak. As you
see, I have not mentioned one name! I don't wish to discriminate but to draw
some attention to our selves as a people. We are going under instead of
OVERCOMING, and this is what bother's me.
It
would seem as if Britain's Jails now read, "There are many Montserratians
safely resting here, and room for others interested." This, my people, is
sad. I don't want to read about I
shouldn't put this on the Internet. It is worlds wide already. Let us as a
people encourage our children to work for a living, and Dad's make
"USE" of what you carried to church, the rest will fall into place. I
thank you for your time. Sarah tell Jane etc. Eradicate this pattern now !!!!
A
ME Dis
Official
Celebration Calls Island Tick-free
A ceremony at the Vue Pointe Hotel yesterday to commemorate the declaration of Montserrat’s provisional freedom from the Amblyomma Tick attracted many foreign dignitaries, including representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Although this parasite was first discovered in the Caribbean in 1928, the first case of the tick was found on Montserrat in 1986. In 1987 the Department of Agriculture pursued its own tick-control programme.
After identification of a single male tick on separate occasions in 1999, no more ticks have been detected in Montserrat. Consequently, the Caribbean Amblyomma Programme declared the island provisionally tick-free.
The significance of the occasion prompted Sir Howard A. Fergus, Professor at UWI, to write the following:
"I
attended the Department of Agriculture Valentine Day anti-tick celebration with
some misgiving. There is nothing
obviously romantic about a blood-sucking parasite which debilitates and destroys
livestock. The tick loves goat and
cattle, but a one-way love is a contradiction in terms in the Valentine context.
So I attended out of a sense of duty.
"I
was wrong. The event was one which
stimulated national pride and I believe we need a good dose of that in our long
winter of misfortune and gloom. It brought a number of international and regional officials
connected directly or indirectly to agriculture, to the island – from the US
Department of Agriculture, from CARICOM, from the United Nations agency and the
Coordinator of the Caribbean Amblyolla Programme (Tropical Bond Tick).
That they came was a plus after persons in the mini sub-region hit us for
six in deciding that it was hazardous to play a Leeward Islands cricket match
here. I felt proud that they came.
"When
one of the visitors observed that in spite of setbacks caused by a natural
disaster, Montserrat led the way in the Caribbean tick eradication programme, I
felt proud. He actually used the
phrase, “the Montserrat model”. There is a residue of resilience and hope here; and it is at
gatherings like these that someone like Thomas Piper gets public attention and
accolade for his devotion in a particular corner of the vineyard.
The work of others from our agricultural department staff also came into
bright focus. The pool may be
small, but we do have some able and energetic persons.
"Pride
apart, I learned something when one of the representative of the UN Food and
Agriculture Organisation put the tick eradication into the bigger context of a
healthy and thriving livestock industry. He
challenged us on the need for enlightened animal husbandry practices and healthy
meat handling and processing; and he emphasised the need for a state-of-the-art
abattoir. I hope we listened. This
is so necessary if, as the Chief Minister declared in his feature address, we
hope to establish a meat export industry.
"The
other powerful incident of pride was Justin Cassell’s celebratory calypso with
the fitting poetic punch line: ‘we lick the tick.’
The lyric was rich, the words blended well with the music and his
performance was convincing and contagious.
Nothing like a work of the creative imagination to transform the
otherwise mundane and ordinary into a thing of beauty.
Justin was like a poet/calypso laureate producing on demand a piece to
celebrate a national event. His was
an exciting act. I felt proud to be
a Montserratian.
"The
lesson? If we can find a way to
eliminate needless tugs-of-wars (I don’t know if this is the correct plural)
and pool our various creative potentials including the many who are voicing
ideas of one kind or another, we could overcome this disaster.
The them-and-us syndrome can be another tick sucking away at our
development lifeblood.
"In
the end, the event was for me one of pride and education, laced with the romance
of Montserratian music, masquerade and all.
There was much to love. It
was not unworthy of Saint Valentine, unless he is as blind as Cupid."
Cable
& Wireless Resumes 'Voice of the Customer' Calls
Cable & Wireless began the latest round of its "Voice of the Customer" survey on January 30, calling customers to ask their opinions on the quality of service they are getting from the company.
The twice-yearly survey is conducted by CFI, an independent research group, which then uses the results of its research to recommend a detailed action plan to each section of the business.
Cable & Wireless’ Customer Service Executive, Joseph O’Garro says: “We hear in their words what they think we are doing well, and what we can do better.”
The survey is
conducted by way of telephone interviews from St. Lucia with respondents
randomly selected from Cable & Wireless’ customers.
Antigua's
AIT Proposes To Start a School Here
By
Helena Durand
Franklyn Beckles, Director of the American Institute of Technology (AIT) in Antigua recently visited Montserrat to make presentations to the government regarding the setting up of a branch of AIT on the island.
He told the Montserrat Reporter he is expecting a response from the government by month's end and hopes to have the school operational here by the beginning of the new school year in September. He said he is determined to open the school “with or without any assistance from the Government.”
AIT in Antigua is a member of the South Carolina Private Schools Association, has a student body of over 200 and runs a full primary and secondary school.
Among who “have fallen through the cracks of the education system.”
Mr. Beckles said its main objective is to re-educate school dropouts from both primary and secondary schools. Those who have jobs, he said, “ can choose to attend school in the morning or afternoon and won’t lose anything.”
The school fee of $50 per week is payable every term.
Mr Beckles said his life is testimony that one who has fallen through the cracks of the education system can become a proud and productive person.
“But I did not stay down. I read a lot and eventually further my studies in secondary school, college and university. I am now waiting to complete my PhD,” he said.
When the new school begins, he said, he intends to use the expertise of local tutors.
“I
owe all of this to Mr. Cecil Cassell," he said, "who persuaded me to
give Montserrat a try because he believed such a school would be a benefit to
all, especially as we also give adult classes. He is a very patriotic
Montserratian.”
(Pix 1 Dr Perkins)
Ambulance
Association Elects New Executive
The St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade elected a new executive at its general meeting this month. The National Council comprises:.
Dr. Franklin Perkins, Chairman; Mrs. Ione Yearwood, Vice Chairman; Ms. Donelda Dublin, Treasurer, and Mrs. Marcia Jeffers, Secretary.
The main objectives of the association are to promote the knowledge of First Aid in the community, provide First Aid service in times of need, and to assist in the promotion of safe health practices.
The St. John Ambulance Association is part of the
Order of St John, which has a quarter of a million volunteers in some 40
countries, as well as responsibility for the Eye Hospital in Jerusalem.
Ceremony Relaunches The Pacesetters Club
The Pacesetters Sports & Cultural Club officially resumed its activities on Wednesday February 13, with a ceremony at the Tropical Mansions Suites, following a long lay-off at the onset of volcanic activity and the migration of the majority of its members.
The club’s revival was a three-phase programme involving a meeting of former and prospective members, an exhibition of members' work and an evening of dancing.
In an overview of the history of the Pacesetters, club founder Rachel Collis told her audience that the club was once a vibrant community and sporting organisation on Montserrat in the 80’s and 90’s.
Rachel Collis, Frank Edwards
She said its rebirth has been prompted by numerous requests from former and prospective members.
Ms. Collis said the club has never lacked community support and that there is great encouragement from the public at large for this new phase in the Pacesetters development. Already, plans are afoot for a major activity at Easter.
The event, which is a Mother and Daughter Pageant, is carded for Festival Village. Mothers and their daughters between the ages of 4 and 12 will present a team effort when they participate in talent and other segments of the show.
Realtor Mr Frank Edwards, who has been involved with in the Pacesetter and sports on the island for many years, said in his feature address that the members and supporters of the Pacesetters Club are the ones who can keep it as vibrant as they want it to be.
Pacesetters exibition
Teamwork he said is the main ingredient for its success. He reminded members and prospective members that the climb to excellence is a difficult one, but one which is worth it all, and that “Whereas criticisms are plentiful, complaints are sparing.”
He therefore encouraged all to work to the best of their ability to uplift the club and the country.
Dinghy Found
Adrift, British Sailor Sought
The Marine Unit of the Royal Montserrat Police Force has joined in the search for a white male from the UK, who went missing in a rubber dinghy from English Harbour in Antigua on Monday.
The man was last seen in the dinghy around 2 a.m. Monday, when, according to reports, he was returning from shore to his vessel.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Simon Morson told the Montserrat Reporter that members of the Marine Unit found the dinghy in the vicinity of Redonda, but they have had no sighting of the man who is reportedly in his early 20’s.
Deputy Commissioner Morson said, “In the absence of any evidence to indicate foul play it seems a genuine accident.”
He said the search for the young sailor has been intensive, involving a helicopter from Antigua, from which the empty dinghy had been spotted.
The officer said there is no reason to believe that the marine unit from Antigua has not searched the island of Redonda, but the search continues.
Montserrat Girl
Guides To Celebrate Next Week
The Montserrat Girl Guides will celebrate their annual week of activities, which begins Sunday with a service at the St. Peters Anglican Church and runs through next Saturday.
The highlight will be "Thinking Day," an event marked by Girl Guides Associations around the world to commemorate the birthdays of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell, who started the Guide movement.
On "Thinking Day" members of the Association, which comprises Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers, will wear their respective uniforms to school and work and later gather at Little Bay for a campfire and jamboree.
Girl Guides Commissioner Mrs. Anjella Skerritt told the Montserrat Reporter there are 129 Girl Guides ranging in age upwards from 5 years and over.
“We are in our 66th year,” Mrs.
Skerritt said, “and there are seven units.
Each unit will participate in some community work in their communities.
The day and type of project is to be decided.”
Other planned events include the Association’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, and a social gathering at the end of the week.
As a fundraiser, members of the Association will be selling Guide flags throughout the week.
Barclays Bank
License Lifted After 40 Years on Montserrat
The Government of Montserrat has revoked the license of Barclays Bank PLC, under section 10 of the Banking Ordinance1991.
A release from the Ministry of Finance states the license was revoked on the grounds that the bank has ceased to carry out banking services on the island.
Barclays Bank pulled out of Montserrat at the heights of the volcanic crisis in 1997, after almost 40 years of operations.
The bank’s management cited threats associated
with the crisis and the safety of staff as the reasons for ceasing operations on
the island.
Queen's Golden
Jubilee Gives Island New Holiday
Montserratians will get an additional holiday this year because June 4 has been declared a public holiday in honor of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth’s Golden Jubilee.
Queen Elizabeth II made her ascension to the throne on February 6, 1952.
This holiday is in addition to the one set-aside for the Queen’s birthday, which is celebrated on June 17.
The Queen’s birthday is Saturday June 15.
South
Caicos Airport Reopens to Night Travel
SOUTH
CAICOS -- A crowd of spectators gathered on South Caicos airport last week for
the dedication of the island's new state of the art Runway Light System, the
airport's first opportunity to accommodate nighttime operations in 11 years.
Chief Minister Derek Taylor, reminded the audience that the project was financed by the Turks and Caicos Government because South Caicos was once the lifeline of the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the majority of air travel and re-fueling coming through it.
The Chief Minister said he hoped that the new lighting would start new growth and the return of South Caicos natives to help build and sustain the islands’ economy.
Thomas Swann, Director of Civil Aviation, said he was very pleased that the airport no longer has to operate on a sunrise to sunset curfew. He said that budgetary constraints had slowed the project's completion and thanked the residents of South Caicos for patiently awaiting the arrival of lights for night travel.
Ten minutes after the ceremony, Inter Island
Airways made the inaugural night flight into South Caicos at 7:09 p.m. to
rousing applause, followed by Sky King at 7:48 p.m.
Antigua
Rebuts Critics, Raps Second Journalist
ST.
JOHN'S, Antigua -- The Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Foreign Affairs has
responded to the fall-out in comments regarding the recent expulsion of
Barbadian journalist Julius Gittens. In summary, it:
Rejected
claims that it violated a CARICOM “agreement” on the free movement of
journalists and skilled workers, pointing out that there is no such
agreement.
Pointed
to the nation's Caribbean
Community Skilled Nationals Act of 1997 allowing university graduates to
seek employment from CARICOM countries that have entered a reciprocal
arrangement with Antigua and Barbuda. Only Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and St.
Vincent and The Grenadines have done so.
Said
that Mr. Gittens was not removed because he was a journalist; but because he
"breached the laws of Antigua and Barbuda and, in addition, treated
public officials of the Ministry of Labour and the Immigration Department
with contempt."
Declared
that the removal of Mr. Gittens involved much more than the payment of a
EC$10 fee and "was of such a nature as to be unacceptable in any
country."
Commentators in Antigua and public comments suggest that there are many other persons in Antigua who have either not paid their work permit fees, work without work permits or have not made the requisite application.
Meanwhile, according to a Government Information Service, Release Antigua and Barbuda's Chief Immigration Officer, Colonel Clyde Walker has served notice on the Manager of Observer Radio, Mr. Julian Rogers (pictured below), that Immigration Officials are considering whether he will be allowed to remain in the country after April 19, when his work permit expires.
Immigration officials have been calling Mr. Rogers response to the Gittens deportation a "vicious and defamatory" attack on the Immigration Department.
In a letter to Mr. Rogers, Colonel Walker noted that it was only on February 1st this year that the station manager sought to have his work permit status regularised.
It was further revealed that, on January 25th, a letter was sent to the Directer of Observer Radio, Winston Derrick, seeking to have both Mr. Gittens and Mr. Rogers work status in the country regularised in order to prevent any misunderstanding or embarrassment.
Immigration officials revealed that it was only when the Gittens matter came up that Rogers sought to regularise his work status.
BVI Governor
Appointed To Succeed Frank Savage
ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- Her Majesty The Queen has
approved the appointment of Mr. Tom Macan to succeed HE. Frank Savage as
Governor of the British Virgin Islands in October 2002.
Mr. Macan joined the Diplomatic Service in 1969,
having graduated in Economics from the University of Sussex, where he was also
President of the Union (1967-1968). Appointed initially to the UN
Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), he was posted to
the Embassy in Bonn in 1971 and subsequently Brasilia (1974).
Back in the FCO in 1978, he was Head of the Environment and Maritime
Boundaries Section until 1981, when he returned to the Embassy in Bonn as Press
Secretary.
In 1986, he served again in the FCO, first as Head of Commonwealth Coordination Department and subsequently (1988) Head of Training Department. In 1990, he was appointed Deputy Head of Mission in the Embassy in Lisbon. From 1995 to 1998, he was Ambassador at Vilnius, and subsequently took a private-sector secondment to the BOC Group (industrial gasses). In May 1999, he became Minister and Deputy High Commissioner at New Delhi.
Mr. Macan and his wife, Janet, have two children: Nicholas, 20, and Melissa,17.
Gov.
Mr Frank Savage, who took up his appointment in July 1998, will leave the
Territory on 30 September 2002, upon retirement from the Diplomatic Service.
St. Lucia Joins
Mourners Of Late Princess Margaret
CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- St. Lucia has sent
condolences to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the passing of her sister
Princess Margaret. The sympathy message was contained in a letter from St.
Lucia’s Head of State, Governor General Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy.
In the letter to Her Majesty, Dame Pearlette
noted, “It is with deep sadness that we received the news of the death of
Princess Margaret on February 9, 2002. On my own behalf and on behalf of the
Government and People of Saint Lucia, I send this sincere expression of our
deepest sympathy to Your Majesty, to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and to
Members of the Royal Family.”
A Book of Condolences was made available for
signing at Government House for members of the public who wish to do so through
today.
Pakistani Police
Arrest Sheik Linked to Pearl Kidnapping
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Pakistani police have arrested Sheikh Omar, the main suspect in the abduction of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, was arrested Tuesday afternoon.
Sheikh Omar reportedly told investigators that the journalist is still alive. Nevertheless, the Pakistani police have not yet found him.
Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, better known as Sheikh Omar, is one of the leaders of the outlawed fundamentalist movement Jaish-e-Mohammad, and is believed the probable mastermind behind the kidnapping of Mr. Pearl on January 23.
Sheikh Omar was questioned by police in Lahore (Punjab province), and allegedly confessed that the American journalist is alive and being held hostage in Karachi.
The arrest of Sheikh Omar, identified on February 5 by the Pakistani police as the prime suspect, is the result of a far-reaching investigation by the Pakistani police and the FBI in Karachi that also extended to Islamabad and Lahore. The arrest of Sheikh Omar was apparently made possible following the arrest of another suspect in Islamabad on February 11, 2002.
OECS Guidance Counselors Preparing Schools Handbook
A Guidance Counselors handbook is being prepared
for schools in the OECS.
Last week Guidance Counselors and consultants from the region met in Antigua to
share ideas on the project.
The handbook will enable teachers to identify, at a very early stage, physical,
emotional or behavioural symptoms which have a negative effect on the student's
normal progress.
The implementation of this activity came out of a Students' Attitude and
Behaviour Survey conducted by the OECS Education Reform Unit (OERU) some two
years ago.
When the findings were discussed at a sub-regional meeting, participants
recommended, among other things, that there should be Early Identification and
Intervention to ensure that negative aspects of a student's development were not
perpetuated.
This handbook is to ensure that teachers will be able to understand why students
behave the way they do and take remedial action at an early stage.
The workshop, which took place in Antigua from February 4-6, was conducted by
Dr. Henry Hinds, OERU's Curriculum Specialist, along with consultant specialists
in Guidance Counseling and Early Childhood Behaviour.
New Caribbean
Bank Body Will Work to Ease Disasters
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CARITEL) -- A Disaster Mitigation Facility for the Caribbean (DMFC) will be formally launched by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Wednesday at the Sherbourne Conference Centre here.
The Bank recently established the DMFC, with the financial assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in recognition of the need to mitigate the effects of natural hazards and disasters in the Caribbean.
“The DMFC is intended to help CDB’s Borrowing Member Countries adopt successful disaster mitigation plans and polices; and to strengthen CDB’s institutional capacity to effectively implement its Natural Disaster Management Strategy,” the Bank said in a press release.
The Disaster Mitigation Desk will help governments develop training programs and create community awareness projects.
The Bank will host the first Technical Advisory
Committee meeting of the DMFC at the Sherbourne Centre on Wednesday and
Thursday, when a preliminary 2002 DMFC work plan will be presented for technical
input and review.
Holland Assigns
Saba Sports Responsibilities
THE BOTTOM, Saba (SGIS) - As a result of agreement between the Netherlands Antilles and Holland on Sports Development, Commissioner of Sports Lisa Hassell will
establish a Sports Department to guide sports development on the island.
Ms. Hassell told SGIS that the Island Government would have to place Sports Development on the Island Government Budget. An organizational structure has been established at the national level to assist the five-islands.
During the next three-years, Saba would have to contribute approximately Naf.170,000 to sports development. Commissioner Hassell said Saba's contribution still has to be clearly outlined within the budgetary restrictions of the Island Territory.
Saba is one of the islands to host the Antillean Games in July. Sports representatives from the various islands are to meet on Saba soon to discuss the co-hosting of the games as well as to review the facilities on the island.
The Federal Government will be financing
the travel costs of the persons who are to attend the meeting. St. Eustatius is
also expected to co-host part of the games.
By
Peter Adrien
What
are the options that are available to us? What are the resources available to
the selectors for the upcoming tour of India and the long-term development of
the West Indies team? These are the critical questions that we need to address
if we are going to succeed in the making of West Indies winning team. We must
begin to do things differently as our approaches, modalities and paradigms have
failed to produce an internationally competitive team or anything near the
shadow of our once conquering team of the 1980s.
We
can no longer use the same selection criteria that have failed to produce, the
same selection approach which have contributed to the embarrassment of the
Caribbean people at home and abroad. This is a time for serious stocktaking –
a serious time for making mature decisions. It is time to move away from petty
nationalism and parochialism and put region before self. It is time for Mr.
Michael Findlay and company to give up the policy of horse trading that has put
mediocre players before the talented players – a policy that has worked very
well for the so called Campus countries.
In
the context of another near-whitewash of the West Indies team in the United Arab
Emirates at the hands of the Pakistanis, the review of the selection policy is
critical. Pakistan's relentless pursuit of second win to secure successive
whitewashes against the West Indies was realized with an emphatic 244-run
triumph over the West Indies in the second Test Match on February 10, 2002.
Desperately seeking to improve their ranking, the series win would definitely
help them not only in moving up the ladder but also adding to the morale for the
tougher challenges in the months to come. It was their sixth Test win on the
trot, and also the sixth time that they scored well over 400 runs in the first
innings of a match.
Who are the players around? From the stand-point of selection policy for the Pakistan tour and the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, the following 36 players would constitute the first and second pecking order. The 22-men squad for the pre-Pakistan camp included: Carl Hooper (captain), Marlon Black, Ian Bradshaw, Darrel Brown, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Cameron Cuffy, Mervyn Dillon, Daren Ganga, Leon Garrick, Chris Gayle, Keith Hibbert, Ryan Hinds, Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Jermaine Lawson, Neil McGarrell, Dave Mohammed, Dinanath Ramnarine, Marlon Samuels and Ramnaresh Sarwan and later Sherwin Campbell (added later). The 14-member squad for the Youth World Cup in New Zealand included the best of the youth cricketers, namely, Narsingh Deonarine (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Alcindo Holder, Lorenzo Ingram, Gareth Matthew, Ron Matthews, Ryan Nurse, Donovan Pagon, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Shane Shillingford, Lendl Simmons, Gavin Tonge, and Tonito Willett. It must, therefore, be considered that this stock of players constitutes the core of the West Indies cricketers.
In
addition, there are the batters in 2002 Busta Cup. In this case only the stars
would be considered. The Busta Cup highlights include Leon Garrick, Stuart
Williams, Lincoln Roberts, Sylvester Joseph, Junior Murray, Devon Smith and
Courtney Browne. The young batting stars include Devon Smith, Leon Garrick,
Lincoln Roberts, and Sylvester Joseph.
Having
identified the regional stars, we would want to make a list of the stock of
batters who by virtue of technical skills, experience, output and talents have
separated themselves from the ordinary. We would want to sift the extraordinary
batters from the ordinary batters.
Who
are the batsmen who we would place in that select group? Who are the batsmen,
based on experienced, youth proven talent, and technical skills, and evidence of
sustained output that we would invest in to salvage our pride against India, and
to make up a formula for the development of a winning team? Arguably, the
batsmen deserving consideration include Brian Lara (the only world-class player
in the team); Ramnaresh Sarwan (the only truly young batter of Test quality) and
Daren Ganga (the most technically sound opening batsman in the region). No other
batter commands a place on the team. The competition for the other opening spot
is between youngsters Leon Garrick, Devon Smith, Chris Gayle and former Test
opener, Stuart Williams. The middle order batters who would contend for the
other middle-order places would include Carl Hooper (if he is still in
leadership favour), Lincoln Roberts, Runako Morton, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
On
the basis of talent and output, Wavell Hinds, Sherwin Campbell and Marlon
Samuels would be casualties. Moreover, Sylvester Joseph would not be considered
yet, seeing that he has only scored a century at that level after a prolonged
period. Junior Murray and Courtney Browne are really has been. The selection of
Runako Morton strongly reflects the selectors’ preference for younger talent
over Stuart Williams. He would have to full the board with runs in order to
force himself upon the selectors
The
following would be the core of my batting squad, chosen without fear and favour
and with the interest of the team in mind. My stock of opening batters: Devon
Smith, Chris Gayle, Leon Garrick and Daren Ganga. My stock of middle order
batters: Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Runako Morton, Shivnarine Chanderpaul,
Carl Hooper and Lincoln Roberts. My only all-rounder would be Ryan Hinds. My
wicket-keeper batsmen would be Ridley Jacobs, Junior Murray and Keith Hibbert.
Subject
to changes due to improved the other performances, my final seven batters for
the first Test against India would be Daren Ganga, Devon Smith, Shivnarine
Chanderpaul, Brian Lara, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Carl Hooper and Ridley Jacobs.
The reserves would include Lincoln Roberts, Runako Morton, Leon Garrick
and Chris Gayle. Marlon Samuels is not chosen because he is yet to develop.
If
I were a selector, thess would have been my batting choices. I will choose my
final seven batters as the home tour draws near.
Next week, we will deal with the bowlers
Peter
Adrien is a Central Banker, an author, a syndicated sports commentator, and a
freelance photographer. He may be contacted Peter at www.adreinsenterprise.com
or at e-mail: info@adriensenterprises.com
Princess Margaret
Rose Laid to Rest at Windsor
Union
flags are being flown at half-mast today in memory of Princess Margaret, who
died last Saturday and whose private funeral service for family and friends was
held today at the St George’s Chapel, Windsor, where her father, King George
VI, was also laid to rest.
A memorial service is to take place at a later date, although the details have
yet to be announced.
A condolence book was held open at the Governor’s office here to allow members of the public wishing to sign it to do so during normal working hours. The book is to be forwarded to Kensington Palace.
It is hoped that a short video, "Portrait of Princess Margaret," will be shown on local access television in the near future.
Born on August 21, 1930, at Glamis in Scotland,
Princess Margaret Rose was blessed with both rank and wealth. Her father’s
darling – King George VI indulged his second-born to allay her fears that she
had been born to be second best – she grew into a beautiful woman with an
almost movie-star aura. Her fun-loving lifestyle attracted interest around the
world, and her friendships with glamorous movie stars and glitzy aristocrats
became known as the “Margaret Set.”
She was often to be found surrounded by a bevy of eligible young men, but it was
a divorcé 16 years her senior, Group Captain Peter Townsend, who finally won
her heart. It was made clear to the Princess that she could not have both her
man and her birthright, and, in November 1955, in a “duty before love
statement”, she announced they would not marry.
Later she met photographer Anthony Armstrong-Jones (made Earl of Snowdon and
Viscount Linley by the Queen around the time of their marriage), just five
months older than she, who appealed to her fun-loving and artistic nature. They
were married in Westminster Abbey on May 6, 1960, but, two children and 16 years
later, the couple were granted a decree nisi.
One legacy of her marriage was Les Jolies Eaux, the Mustique house built on land
given to the princess as a wedding present by her close friend Lord Glenconner.
The island was to serve as a refuge from British winters for many years, but was
also the scene of two episodes which took an immense toll on her health and
wellbeing.
In 1998, the Princess, who had been a 60-a-day smoker until a bout of pneumonia
in 1973, was dining with some friends when she suddenly collapsed. She had
suffered a stroke. A year later, an accident in which she badly scalded her feet
had an equally debilitating effect, and following these combined setbacks
Margaret seemed to lose much of the vitality of her earlier years and she was
forced to scale down her public engagements.
In her time, however, she was an active supporter of numerous organisations. One
of the first she joined was the Brownies, in 1937. She also served as President
and Chairman of the Brownies’ older sister, the Girl Guides Association. A
lifelong interest in music and ballet gave her the Presidency of the Royal
Ballet in 1957 and the same year the Princess, who apparently had an excellent
singing voice, was made an Honorary Doctor of Music of London University.
Her children, David, Viscount Linley, and Lady Sarah Chatto, are both very
artistic - David is a furniture maker and Sarah an accomplished artist. They
were very close to their mother and presented the Princess with three
grandchildren, on whom she doted.
In recent years Margaret had been diagnosed as suffering from depression and,
over Christmas 2000, was hospitalised with appetite problems. She suffered
another stroke in March 2001, and her appearances in public became scarce.
On Friday, February 8, Princess Margaret was admitted to hospital following yet
another stroke and, after developing further cardiac problems overnight, passed
away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of the following morning.
New
Drug-free Approach To Back Pain is Unveiled
From Newstream
DALLAS,
Texas -- Four out of five Americans suffer back pain. The annual cost for
medical attention and pain relief aids, as well as the cost of time away from
work, is a staggering $16 billion. Now, proven drug-free relief is on the way.
ActiveWorks
is being introduced at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual
convention here this week. Following years of research and testing, Ferris Mfg.
Corp. is introducing the most advanced, drug-free, pain soothing back support
system in the industry.
"ActiveWorks
supplied lasting relief to over 70 percent of the chronic back pain sufferers we
tested, which represents a significant level of help to those in need. Nearly 90
percent of those that benefited were able to stop taking their pain
medication," said Bob Sessions, founder, President & Chairman of Ferris
Mfg. Corp. "Orthopaedic surgeons deal with different levels of back stress
and injury and will now be able to improve the ability of their patients to lead
a normal, pain-free, drug-free life."
ActiveWorks,
PainSoothing, Back Support is uniquely constructed of latex-free materials that
encourage the body to utilize its natural healing processes by increasing warmth
and circulation in the area under the ActiveWorks pad. ActiveWorks is intended
for the drug-free treatment of arthritis, sports injuries, and repetitive
strain.
Each
ActiveWorks package includes an adjustable, Velcro-type belt and two special
absorbent pads, which work with the body's own ability to heal. Studies
conducted indicated the product began to significantly reduce back pain within
hours and patients reported a dramatic change in their ability to return to
normal activity without pain recurrence.
By Justin ‘Hero’
Cassell
(Agricultural Development Officer)
“EAT
FROM THE LAND, NOT FROM THE CAN”
Livestock
Competition
Livestock
Producers interested in entering animals in the Agricultural Exhibition 2002 are
asked to register now with the Department of Agriculture.
Registration
began yesterday and closes on 28th
February 2002. Interested persons
should contact the Department of Agriculture on telephone numbers 491 2546/2075.
Please
note that your animals will not be judged unless you have registered.
Back Yard
Garden Competition Registration - Agricultural Exhibition 2002
Registration started yesterday and closes March 8th 2002 for the Back Yard Garden component of the Agricultural Exhibition 2002.
Evaluation will be carried out based on the
following criteria.
Land Utilization
Arrangement of the planted crops
Appearance of the planted crops
Number of species planted.
Please register with your Extension officers or call the Department of Agriculture. Telephone numbers 491 2546/2075.
Slogan
Competition Winner
Jerome Fergus is the winner of the National Agricultural Exhibition 2002 Slogan Competition. Jerome emerged the winner from among several hundred primary and Secondary School students who took part in the competition.
The Slogan for the Exhibition, which spans two days April 3rd and 4th, is:
Grow it
Make
it
Then show it.
At the
Agricultural Exhibition 2002
Jerome will receive a prize at the awards ceremony of the Exhibition.
The Ministry of Agriculture wishes to
congratulate Jerome Fergus for his successful effort.
What Surprise?
The island now rocks with dissension
When new fares one happens to mention.
Why the sudden distress
Because DFID pays less?
You haven't been paying attention.
DTEZ Humbug
'Safety,' the cosmetic rouge,
Slick as an Olympics luge,
Enables the sentry
To block daytime entry,
And tints the unblushing Scrooge.
Jus wonderin if the former chief is making a strategic come back with cricket.
Jus wonderin if this government have gotten any other or new project approved by our benefactors.
Jus wonderin why the two MP did not answer the question on the radio, “ Is the airport project tied to any other project, and if this government refuse the airport at Jeralds DFID will not fund some of the approved projects”.
Jus wonderin why most of dem politicians are so afraid to answer questions and talk the truth.
Jus wonderin if it is only a selected number of small contractors are getting all the work from PWD.
Jus wonderin if you offend the wife you cannot get any contracts.
Jus wonderin if the doc needs to look into the matter.
Jus wonderin if the MP is prejudice, racist or just plain stupid.
Jus wonderin why he always put his foot in his mouth.
Jus wonderin where was the doc to operate and take it out.
Jus wonderin if they do not know that Montserrat is much smaller now, and we know all the girlfriends.
Jus wonderin if the Government ministers should each give the doc 25% of their monthly salary including the airport MP for his hard work.
Jus wonderin if things would have been different if the doc was chief.
Jus wonderin if the foreign applicant will get the Police commissioner job.
Jus wonderin why so many Montseratians are getting into trouble in the UK.
Jus wonderin why plans were not put in place for the relocation of the people in Jeralds.
Jus wonderin where the money will come from now to house these people.
Jus wonderin if the agriculture department can help Montserrat get rid of some political ticks.
Jus wonderin if most supermarkets on Montserrat have more than 10% local staff.
Jus wonderin what percentage of persons on Montserrat is in favour with an airport at Geralds.
Jus wonderin if the chief should let sleeping dogs lie about off-shore banking prosecution - or persecution.
Jus wonderin why the chief is reminding us about the alleged corruption in the offshore banking back in the eighties and nineties.
Jus wonderin whom is to be blamed for the action taken by the Brits back then.
Jus wonderin who else have money in the Cayman Islands banks.
Jus wonderin when will we get a break from this hardship on this rock.
Jus wonderin if the owner could be the first person to be buried in the new yard site.
Jus wonderin why some landowners are so afraid of dreams.
Jus wonderin if I could do some serious repenting during the season of lent.
Jus wonderin why the same old faces are on so many boards and commissions.
Jus wonderin if the doc will be honored by Her majesty for his hard work and dedication and if the steps at Little Bay Port were carved with surgical skills and also why no one else thought of that operation before and on top of that who objected to such a successful operation
Jus wonderin if the tick bought in such a great delegation what something like a deadly puma would bring.
Jus wonderin if jus wonderin need a holiday like some government employees.
Jus wonderin who one eye man that is the orderly that works at St. Peter's Clinic.
Jus wonderin how come no other clinic have an orderly only one the government can pay for.
Jus wonderin if the DJ wey just drink so much and wha he expect the girl at home to do when he in Salem all weird hours of the morning.
Jus wonderin wha dem a go do about de Ferry rate, when dem still a treat awe shabby.
Jus wonderin when de traffic Department a go talk to dem head foot people.
Jus wonderin if when Valentine Day come and gone, would dem lovebirds still stick together or dis is just a one day ting.
Jus wonderin when minnie skirt go out of style wha next a go come pan de market, and if dem women ya a go buy dem.
Jus wonderin when jus wonderin a go get an MBA, VIP and a BIG BASH.
Jus wonderin why de GOM stop giving de older folks de pay day use to gi dem, and a gi hard strapping young men and women who can wok, well it is time for de older folks fi fight back.
Jus wonderin when de people dem wey a wok in a Government no know dat some day dey ha fi get old.
Jus wonderin dat dey don't know dat we who have older folks fi look for have it harder dam dey, dey hab an easy.
Jus wonderin when de people dem wey inna lookout a go put a stop to does young men who play ball at de redcross ground, fi dem to conduct dem self better, A wha , dem no concern about de people who lib around dey.
Jus wonderin when de female officer a go, go back to she normal wok.
Jus wonderin wha so sweet about old beef and pork.
Jus wonderin wha so good about all de back roads, old building beaches and dark corner, and wha in a dem so special.
Jus wonderin if stone stop fling pan house or de mad man and de krazy gal mek back up.
Jus wonderin if foot in a mouth still in or hands in de lookie gone sky high.
Jus wonderin when de ladies a go stop put dem hand inna de honey bowl and go back and grab de luv stick, awha , dem no luv dat part de no more.
Just wondering why the villagers complaining about the conduct of the nurse, so many men enjoying what going on.
Jus wondering if nurses no respect demself no more and if it is just a case of birds of a feather flock together dey jus a behave lek cooka neaga
jus wondering if de condoms no fu wear fu stop pregnancy no more.
Jus wonderin how many valentine hearts were true on Valentines Day
Jus wonderin if Valentine’s Day lunches are set up to see who is taking who out.
Jus wonderin if jus wonderin could plan to host the next Valentine’s Day staff concert.
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