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St Lucia Allows Indefinite Stays For All OECS VisitorsSt. Lucia has imple-

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ments to give effect to the movement of people across the nine-member Organisation of East-ern Caribbean States (OECS), according to a statement issued by the OECS Commission’s Regional Inte-gration Unit.

It said that citizens of Anti-gua and Barbuda, Dominica Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadine, St. Kitts-Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla and the

British Virgin Islands will now be able to stay in St.Lucia for an indefinite period.

The St. Lucia-based Re-gional Integration Unit said that upon arrival here, the nationals of these countries that are part of the OECS Eco-nomic Union will be offered an indefinite stay stamp by immigration.

“The new arrangements for citizens of the OECS Econom-ic Union travelling to St Lucia relate to Article 12 entitled the Movement of Persons as guided by the Protocol of the

OECS Economic Union,” the Unit said, adding that citizens of member states of the OECS Economic Union who travel to St Lucia will also be able to drive without a driver’s permit

once they are in possession of a valid driver’s license with photo identification and the national-ity of their respective OECS member state highlighted.

Regarding this new arrange-ment, the Commission said that these citizens seeking employ-ment here will no longer require a work permit once they receive the stamp for indefinite stay. Un-der the new arrangement, OECS citizens can travel to St Lucia using a valid photo identification which displays their nationality and is issued by their respective government agency.

The OECS Commission said that “plans are ongoing in Anti-gua and Barbuda to fully imple-ment the OECS Free Movement Regime”.

Four of the big-gest names from the West Indies

international cricket team, have signed a historical deal that will make them co-owners and stakehold-ers in the exciting new Canadian Premier League T20 (CPL).

West Indies one-day international (ODI) Captain Dwayne Bravo, Test Captain Denesh Ramdin, former Cap-tain and veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul and opening batsman Kieran Powell have signed on to one of the most lucrative ventures in T20 cricketing history by becom-

ing owner stakeholders of the forthcoming CPL.

The deal arrives ahead of the countdown to the inau-gural tournament, with of-f icials this week announc-ing that the tournament will commence on August 1st, 2015.

Roy Singh, CEO and Chairman of the Canadian Premier League T20, is shortly expected to an-nounce details of where the tournament will kick-off its inaugural season. The 10-team League will consist of professional cricketers from around Canada, alongside global cricketing superstars from across the world, CPL officials confirmed. Dinesh Ramdin Shivnarine Chanderpaul

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IMAGES OF ART & CULTURE IImages of Art & Culture an Exhibition featuring works by photographers Carlos Fer-guson and Ian Grant is being hosted by Galleria 814 (814 St Clair Avenue West, Toronto) from August 19, to Septem-ber 02, 2014. Hours are Tues-day to Friday from 12noon

to 6pm and Saturday from 12noon to 4pm.

Defining a culture through imagery and art in photography is done by re-cording and creating a diverse range of human activities and the products of these activities. Photographers Ian Grant and Carlos Ferguson used their cameras to define "a develop-

ing culture" from the Carib-bean to the Americas, engag-ing both traditional photog-raphy and new digital layered im-agery to create a space for their art within their culture.

Carlos Ferguson studied Photo-graphic Techniques at Humber Col-lege, and Photography and Imaging at Georgian College. Over the last decade, Carlos has produced several solo exhibits and has been included in various shows in the Greater Toronto Area. Most notable, has been 'Landscape 4 Views' hosted by Toronto's J.D. Carrier Gallery.

Ian Grant has a collection of naturalistic photographs, taken in some of the worlds most spectacu-lar locales. Grenadian born, he has lived in Toronto for many years and from this vantage point he had the

privilege of travelling to and captur-ing Brazil, St.Lucia, St. Kitts Gre-nada, Cuba, Nevis, Jamaica,grand Cayman, Cozumel, Honolulu, Aruba,Yugoslavia, Canada, Florida, Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico and St. Martin.

As a self thought photographer he enjoys liberating these unbeliev-ably picturesque scenes. the colors, the moments, the angles that are only commonplace in the cool heat of his imagination.

Much of Grant's audience so far, has found that his warm relaxed outdoor scenes and lazy distant ho-rizons, reminds them of the paradise in their secretly sculpted dreams.

A fter 15 years of work-ing with the banks in a variety of roles includ-

ing mortgage underwriting, sales and management, Asif A. Kasim has recently started his own team of mortgage professionals under the Do-minion Lending Centres brand. With a strong follow-ing of past clients, referral sources and business part-ners, Asif is looking forward to continuing and increasing his presence in the market as a professional within the lending industry.

We took a few minutes and asked Asif a few questions to get to know him a little better.

Q: After so many years of being with two major f inancial institu-tions, why did you leave manage-ment to get into independent sales?

A: I’ve always enjoyed and missed dealing with clients directly and being

independent allows me to offer a wider variety of financial solutions to all of

my clients and referral sources. Q: Why do you think that this was the

right career move for you?A: I’ve always had a strong follow-

ing of past clients, referral sources and business partners that all trust me and the natural progression was to eventu-ally start my own team.

Q: What has been the biggest chal-lenge since getting back into sales?

A: So far, the biggest challenge has been trying to slow down. It has been quite a busy market and I’ve been fortu-nate to have the support of many.

Q: What do you foresee as a chal-lenge in the market?

A: The biggest challenge ahead in the market will be the impact of lending and regulatory guidelines on clients

Q: What has been your biggest suc-cess thus far since being independent?

A: Aside from the support I’ve re-ceived from my circle of past clients, referral sources and business partners, the dynamic team we have built thus far.

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Trinidad & Tobago’s September 6, 52nd Anniversary of Indepen-dence we are proud to feature

as this Issue’s Caribbean Jewel, Jevon King who on August 1o

won the coveted Miss T&T Uni-verse 2014 title. Jevon defeated 11 other contenders for the title

at the grand final show at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre in Port of Spain. She will represent Trinidad & Tobago at the Moscow hosted 2104 Miss

Universe Pageant.

FIre & IceThe Concerned Citizens Against Do-mestic Abuse (CCADA) will be host-ing their Annual Fire & Ice Dance on Saturday, September 6 at Scarbor-ough’s West Rouge Community Cen-tre (270 Rouge Hill Drive). Tickets are $25 per person for the evening’s proceedings which will include live music by the ever popular Fuh Fun, backed by DJ Tee Cee. Food and drinks will of course be available for purchase.

Fall In JamaIcaJamaica is offering a Fall in Jamaica destination-wide vacation deal with savings of up to 50 per cent when booking at getallrightjamaica.com. Over 30 hotels plus attractions and restaurants are participating in the

island-wide deal, which is being coor-dinated by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the Ja-maica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA).

The Fall in Jamaica promotion features accommoda-tions ranging

from small intimate hotels to large all-inclusive resorts. Travellers can select a personalized vacation that fits their lifestyle, interest and budget. The promotion is available for book-ing now through December 1, 2014, for travel between August 25, 2014 and December 15, 2014.* Visit getallright-jamaica.com to book using the promo code: FALL DEALS.

"Travellers looking to unwind this fall can choose Jamaica's varied of-ferings as part of this new destination deal," said Sandra Scott, Jamaica's Deputy Director of Tourism with responsibility for marketing. "We are the 'Home of All Right' and want travellers to come experience our warm hospitality. Jamaica is an eas-ily accessible destination with many non-stop f light options. These savings provide added value to those looking for a Jamaican fall getaway."

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Guyana RediscoveredWith Fly Jamaica provided air transportation and Georgetown accommodation compliments of Ro-

raima Duke Lodge, Caribbean Graphic’s Lyn Balram and Tony McWatt recently spent twelve days (August 8 – 20) on a “rediscovery” return trip to their homeland Guyana. It was Lyn’s first visit

back home in over fifteen years and Tony’s in almost ten. This pictorial Essay and Commentary captures some of the highlights of their twelve day stay.

A relatively enjoyable Fly Jamaica’s business class service on the f light from Toronto to Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International airport and an uneventful G$6,000 taxi fare ride to the Kingston located Roraima Duke Lodge hotel, preceded an Arrowpoint interior Resort visit the following day. A stop at Santa Mission with its im-pressive silk cotton tree punctuated arrival at Arrowpoint.

While Tony indulged in the Re-sort’s hiking and canoeing activities, Lyn successful tried her hand at fishing, catching two. Inevitably of course she laid claim to having also caught one really big one that had managed to get away!

Having gotten back to Georgetown later that evening they ventured over to the nearby Pegasus Poolside to enjoy the hotel’s live entertainment offerings and

its sumptuous US$20 buffet dinner. The highlight of the third day was

an early evening visit to the event clos-ing proceedings of the three day Guy-ana Festival being held at the Provi-dence National Stadium. The festival featured an impressive array of booths and food stalls, as well as a high qual-ity “Next Generation” entertainment show which started shortly after 8:00 pm and lasted way past midnight. Terry Gajraj, Guyana’s America’s Got Talent Contender Lisa Strong and Jomo “Rubber Waist” Primo were the main features of the very well pro-duced show.

The following day’s mid afternoon hours were spent visiting the nearby Queen’s College grounds where Tony had played so much of his school-boy cricket. He’d represented QC in Bristol Cup, Northcothe and Wight

Santa Mission Silk Cotton Tree

Fisher Lady Lyn

Guyana Festival arcade

Jomo with his biggest Fan

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Cup matches, as well as U19, U16 and U14 Inter-School Competitions. The unfortunate state of QC’s once pristine playing fields was extremely depress-ing, while the visit to the overcrowded, incredibly hectic Stabroek Market that followed was almost overpowering.

After the day’s eye-opening un-pleasantries it was an absolute delight for the Canadian Graphic duo to be treated to a most memorable dining experience at the impressively up-scale Silhouette Restaurant. From the unbelievably attractive ambiance, to the ultra delicious Bajan Chef pre-pared food offerings, punctuated as they were by superior table service, the entire evening was a previously unimaginable treat.

Not only has Silhouette seriously raised the bar of upscale dining in Guyana, but it can also hold its own against many of the Caribbean Re-gion’s best restaurants. Elegant, chic and classy are apt descriptions for this gem of a restaurant.

Conveniently located on Kitty’s Sandy Babb Street, Silhouette occu-pies the middle f loor of a three-storied building that also houses the Jad and Carolyn Rahaman owned JR Burgers and the Altitude Roof Top Restau-rant. Unfortunately time did not allow Graphic’s duo the luxury of enjoying either JR Burgers or Altitude food offerings, but what they witnessed of at least the former’s set up and opera-tions was highly impressive.

So too was the Regent and Camp Street ultra-modern Gravity Restaurant. It’s space like bar and sleek roof top pa-tio are definitely wow inducing. A totally surprising discovery for the “Graphic” Canadians, for which they were ex-tremely grateful to Dawn Holder for the exposure and the wonderful hospitality she provided.

At the mid-point of their stay the Lyn-Tony Graphic duo left George-town, travelling by car on the seventy-plus mile journey along the East Coast Public Road, before crossing the Berbice River Bridge at Rosignol and eventually arriving at New Amster-dam’s “Cowdam,” the village of Lyn’s birth and Guyanese childhood. The following six days were an absolutely pleasurable experience of socializing with Lyn’s family, including her father, his brothers and sisters and their off-spring, Lyn’s uncles, aunts and cousins. Enjoyable times amongst the simplest of folk whose generosity was a testimony to the outstanding hospi-

tality so long associated with Guyana’s peoples.

An eventual Saturday evening marriage of Lyn’s US based cousin and her Guyanese beau, punctuated by rum and curry fueled pre and post wedding celebrations, capped off a thoroughly enjoyable and most memorable stay. So enjoyable it was that the return to Georgetown was undertaken most reluctantly.

Much of the penultimate day of the twelve day stay was spent touring Georgetown and its environs, including a shopping stop at Bourda Market and a tour of the Windsor Estates properties. Lyn was busy capturing scenes of inter-est on camera, including the restored Brickdam Cathedral, the still existing donkey cart presence on city streets and perhaps a market sign that best cap-tures Guyana’s now desperate need for divine intervention.

Queen's College Playing Fields. Now more suited to cows than cricket! Silhouette's Elegance

Gravity Bar Cook Man

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VehIcle auctIon Draws crowDsBRIDGETOWN Bargain hunters turned up in their dozens at the Bridgetown Port for an August 22 vehicle auction. People braved an overcast sky and wet conditions, then endured a blazing sun to get a deal on the vehicles in various states of disrepair.

However, a few of the participants left disappointed with the number of cars available – around ten – as well as with some of the prices with the most expensive vehicle, a Ford Edge, going for $45 000.

Despite this, auctioneer Cardinal Burnett said the event “went well”.

Reverend Errington Massiah was among the crowd. He said he was looking for a car but could not afford the asking prices. Even so, he was undaunted. “This is my first car auction but it will not be my last, although I hope the next one is more affordable,” he said.

Ice Bucket challenge cautIonBRIDGETOWN, Doctors are throw-ing cold water on some who have plans on taking the popular Ice Bucket Challenge, which has made its way here.

While they are in support of the philanthropic element and the fun involved in dumping a container of ice water over someone’s head, two physicians have spoken to some of the ill effects which can result.

They have also identified several categories of people who should forgo the challenge, and make a monetary contribution to the par-ticular cause instead.

Family physicians Dr Colin Alert and Dr Adrian Lorde have advised that people with chronic diseases and other serious illnesses should stay clear of the Ice Bucket Chal-lenge. Young children and people over 65 are also listed in that vul-nerable group.

roebuck street revitalisationBRIDGETOWN, The revitalisation of Roebuck Street is the aim of activi-ties that will get started at the end of this month.

Co-ordinator, Hallam Hope, shared with The Barbados Advocate that the activities will be held in Roebuck Street at the Sugar Cane Mall and its environs.

“It is all about the regeneration of Roebuck Street,” he stressed. “Roe-buck Street has been left to ruins, the area has deteriorated seriously, and no one speaks of Roebuck Street. We think because of its historical importance and heritage, it is time people start to rec-ognise Roebuck Street for what it is re-ally worth. It is where the City started.”

Hope said that the activities are designed to bring life back to Roe-

buck Street, attracting new people. He also indicated that through the events there will be a special initia-tive aimed at giving back to the chil-dren of the neighbouring community.

“All starting at the end of the month, from Thursdays to Sundays, we invite Barbadians to come out to the activities. Events include ‘Jazz, Jokers, and Jerk’ at the Roebuck Traven on Thursdays.

“On Fabulous Fridays, among the events will be dominoes, starting from midday, then there will be ‘Ba-jans Got Talent’.

“The Recreation Village on Sat-urdays will start from 6:00 a.m. for those health conscious persons, and also for those persons who, for example, have diabetes and need to come out and exercise, along with a host of other activities,” he outlined.

Renewed Tourism EffortBRIDGETOWN, At the beginning of September, over 200 high-level tour-ism representatives from the Western Hemisphere will converge in this island for talks on the development vital sector.

The 22nd Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Au-thorities of Tourism will begin from September 3.

According to Parliamentary Secre-tary in the Ministry of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Irene Sandiford-Garner, the two-day confer-ence, which bears the theme ‘Tour-ism Competitiveness: An Essential Element of Sustainability’, will be the principal forum for hemispheric dia-logue and the formulation of tourism policy in the Americas.

“The congress serves as a platform for the exchange of experiences and best practices to strengthen communication between government agencies and the private sector, and to consider techni-cal co-operation proposals to support member states in their efforts to develop the tourism sector,” she stated. During

the event, several sub-themes would be discussed, including: Measuring competitiveness: Price versus Non-price factors in Tourism, Importance of Tourism Infrastructure, Tourism and Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Sustainable Destination Management.

Organisation of American States Special Representative in Barbados, Francis Macbarnett, stated that there was a renewed effort to place tourism higher up within the hemisphere’s priorities. “Tourism is not all about hotels – it is about cultural heritage, it is about patrimony, it is about built heritage, it is about a lot of issues, and I think that the congress allows all of those issues to come to the fore,” he said.

He noted that states would therefore be able to share their experiences and learn from one another, and ensure that their countries remain as highly desired destinations.

The two gave a synopsis of the event while speaking to the media at the Barbados Hilton yesterday morning. (JMB)

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Fomer Vincy High Court Registrar Granted BailKINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Former St Vincent Registrar of the High Court Tamara Gibson-Marks is to re-appear in court on October 7 after she was granted EC$30,000 (One EC dollar =US$0.37 cents) bail on August 21 on charges of theft, abuse of office and false certification.

The St. Lucian-born Gibson-Marks pleaded not guilty to the charges when she appeared before Magistrate Re-channe Browne-Matthias four months

after she was asked to resign during a 30-minute meeting with Attorney-Gen-eral Judith Jones-Morgan.

Gibson-Mark was charged with the theft of EC$21,925 between April 30 and May 21, 2014 and providing a cer-tificate “which was to your knowledge false in material”.

In addition, she was also charged with “being employed in the Public Service did in direct abuse of the authority of your office as Registrar of the High

Court an arbitrary act prejudicial to the rights of another person to wit request that account number 800300 at St. Vin-cent Co-operative Bank be closed”.

The attorney who is married to a former government legislator, was rep-resented by St. Lucian lawyer Alberton Richelieu.

She appeared in court less than 24-hours after returning to the island after she resigned on May 21.

Her husband, Ronald “Ronnie”

Marks, an attorney and former govern-ment legislator, was in court and after the hearing Gibson Marks exited the court through a side door. Gibson-Marks is also due to appear in court in early September to answer dis-ciplinary proceeding instituted by the Attorney General.

She is being asked to show cause why she should not be disbarred from practising law in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Dominican student wins us research study Proposal awardROSEAU, Dominica, Ghislaine Toussaint-Green a Ph.D. student studying in the United States has won an award for her research proposal on early interven-tion in Dominica.

Toussaint-Green who is studying International Psy-chology at the Washington DC campus of the Chi-cago School of Professional Psychology , was one of nine Graduate Research Forum (GRF) winners from all locations of the school.

GRF is an opportunity for students to give poster-style presentations to each other and faculty, gaining experience and feedback at different stages of de-velopment.

Toussaint – Green’s winning presentation “Benefits of Early Childhood Education: Does Early Interven-tion and Parent Education Detect and Prevent Early Childhood Delays?” came during the Washington, D.C. Campus’ first GRF.

She believes the research could assist Dominica.“I have worked in the field of Early Intervention for

the past six years and often thought of how early intervention and prevention could benefit Dominica,” she told local media.

“This research, if funded, would provide an early intervention home visiting program in Dominica and research would be conducted to see if children’s de-velopment improves as a result of early intervention,” she said.

analyst’s ImF warnIng For antIguaST JOHN’S, Antigua, A political analyst has warned against the possible reper-cussions of Antigua & Barbuda falling out of the good graces of the Interna-tional Monetary Fund (IMF).

Jamaican lawyer and political expert Dr Paul Ashley said the government should not appear to go against the IMF internationally.

“It is what is called the ‘IMF Seal of Approval’; in other words, the IMF,

by approving the programme that the government has embarked upon, sends a signal to other multi-lateral and bi-lateral agencies that the government of Antigua is trustworthy in that it will honour its financial obligations and repay its debt therefore you can extend financial assistance to it,” he warned. “That is what is critical and that is how you retain your credit worthiness in the international environment.”

The political analyst is also skeptical of government’s plan to seek a loan from Venezuela to repay the IMF, as Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced on August 19.

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GEORGETOWN, The relationship between a Chinese company and a senior member of the Guyana Forestry Commission is even closer than one might think. Local media has reported that the GFC official’s wife rents a house to a Chinese company involved in the logging sector.

The house, which is located at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, was rented to the company officials for quite some time.

Court records show that the prop-erty is owned by the wife of the official. The woman, according to sources, hails from Lethem. Neighbours have said that the Chi-nese nationals have been living at the house for several months.

Commissioner James Singh, during a recent two-hour press conference made valiant efforts to defend the company. Singh had urged the media to be careful in their reporting and investigations.

Nothing Wrong With Guysuco Board Composition Says Luncheon

GEORGETOWN, A 21 year old man was on August 22 charged with the murder of a businessman outside the Botanical Gardens, Vlissengen Road, Georgetown earlier that week. Travis Mc Dougall of 422 East Ruimvledt was not required to plea to the indictable charge after it was read to him by City Magistrate, Fabayo Azore. He was remanded to prison until October 6, 2014.

He is charged with the murder of Ashook Raghu during the course of an in furtherance of a robbery at 1 PM on Monday August 18. The prosecution’s facts are that on the date and time in question, Raghu and his wife Shayraza-di Raghu were in their motor car, PGG 8291, when they stopped at the traffic light at Vlissengen Road and Regent Street. Prosecutor, Police Inspector Michael Grant said that Mc Dougall and an accomplice road up on a CG motor-cycle at the driver’s side. Ashok was shot to his chest and one of the men grabbed a haversack containing GUY$4 million. Grant said Shayrazadi held on to the haversack and she was also shot.

The prosecutor said Mc Dougall was

arrested and positively identified by the woman.

Representing Mc Dougall, Defence Lawyer Candacie Rodney said two po-licemen used an electrical taser on her client. She enquired whether there was a medical certificate for her client.

The defence team, which includes Nigel Hughes, intends to address the matter of identification during the pre-liminary inquiry to determine whether Mc Dougall should face trial in the High Court by a judge and jury.

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GEORGETOWN, Head of the Presiden-tial Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon has dismissed criticisms that the Board of Directors of the tottering state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco)

was stacked with political lackeys.Luncheon claimed that globally

board members of most government outfits are appointed exclusively by the Executive and drawn mostly from

among pro-government persons. He noted that provision for the President of the Guyana Agricultural and Gen-eral Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand to sit on the board is “but that’s all I think inclusivity extends.” “We are not doing what anyone else is not doing,” he added.

Asked how government intended to mobilize broad-based national support behind the resuscitation of Corpora-tion, Luncheon opted to observe that the presence of the opposition in parliament has not brought the country any good..

Under the chairmanship of Shaik Baksh, the other members are Dunstan

Barrow, Chairman, Board of Directors, Linden Enterprise Network (LEN), Dr. Dindyal Permaul, Chief Executive Officer, Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), Keith Burrowes, Executive Chairman, Board of Direc-tors, Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest), Badri Persaud, Manag-ing Director, Guyana Oil (Guyoil) and Geeta Singh-Knight. Current CEO, Dr. Raj Singh, sits on the board as an ex-officio member.

The state-owned Government Infor-mation Agency (GINA) has reported that Chand has refused the offer to sit on the board.

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Jomo’s New ReleasesGEORGETOWN, Local performer and artiste Jomo “Rubber Waist” Primo, who has been making strides in the mu-sic industry, released a new video and song titled “Drop” on August 23.

This song would also be released in Jamaica and in several Caribbean coun-tries, Primo said during an interview with local media.

He added that the song was recorded in Guyana, was produced by Fojo, and that the video was shot and produced by Genesis, a local rapper.

Primo, who recently returned to Guyana following a month-long tour to the United States and Canada, also performed at the recently concluded Guyana Festival which was held at the Guyana National Stadium at Provi-dence, East Bank Demerara.

He said the soca song video was shot at Monaco nightclub, Umbrella Resort and Splashmins, and noted that it fea-tures hardcore dancehall style danc-ing, which is very different from the other genres in that it highlights the party mode of Guyanese in a subtle and viewer-friendly way.

Primo said he is expected to travel to Jamaica next month, and there is a lot going on in ‘Jomo’s camp’, since he is get-ting ready for 2015 Carnival/

Mashramani, after releasing his groovy soca song earlier this year.

He is currently working on a ‘power number’ song labelled “Part of the crowd”, which is a soca piece with crazy vibes and energy that will prompt people to dance, since the idea of that song is for sheer enjoyment while dancing to it.

Primo sadi that he is also releasing fresh music in December this year – a reggae piece and a medley video with himself and other local artistes in a new video, called “Screw Face”.

Jomo’s drive to succeed in the mu-sic scene has prompted him to push forward, and when asked what next to expect, he said that where he is con-cerned (with him), one has to expect the unexpected.

He said he is also moving to perform Rhythm and Blues songs, which are geared towards showcasing his versatil-ity and at the same time not taking away from his unique style.

Primo said that with the music scene being somewhat stagnant in Guyana presently, he plans to continue working towards promoting his music both lo-cally and overseas, because he wants to make things happen for him here also, since Guyana is his homeland.

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$40 Bus Fare For SeniorsKINGSTON, Government has yielded to howls of disapproval and cut the proposed $60 bus fare for senior citizens by a third to $40, but did not budge on the regular fare of $120 for adults and concession-ary rate of $30 for children and the disabled.

The new fares to travel on buses operated by the State-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) were announced on August 20 by Transport and Works Minister Dr Omar Davies and will become effective tomorrow.

The unexpected announcement of the bus fare hike drew condem-nation from the parliamentary Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) as well as a wide cross section of society, who called the move a wicked and heartless act that would dig a deeper hole in the pockets of the already overburdened elderly

population, a number of whom have no fixed income or substantial pension.

However, following a meeting with Dr Davies, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance Horace Dalley, senior officials of both min-istries and the leadership of various groups representing pensioners and senior citizens and public sector workers, the decision was made to cut the amount added to the fare for senior citizens by $20. Dr Davies made the announcement after con-sultation with the prime minister and his other Cabinet colleagues.

The transport ministry, in a August 22 release, said that an agreement was forged that there will be consultations, beginning immediately, on various transporta-tion challenges facing public sector workers, involving the Ministry of Finance and the public sector, rep-resentatives of the workers and the senior leadership of the JUTC.

Opposition Leader Andrew Hol-ness, in a release to the media, said the party was maintaining its posi-tion and readiness to take a stand against increases in bus fares.

Water Thieves On The LooseKINGSTON In the midst of a national drought that has seen the supply of water to consumers drop consider-ably, the National Water Commission (NWC) continues to feel the effects of water thieves.

Speaking at the August 21 Jamaica Observer’s Press Club meeting, Presi-dent of the NWC Kingsley Thomas said that 68 per cent of the potable water that is produced by the organisation is stolen by unscrupulous persons.

“Sixty-eight per cent of the water we produce we don’t collect anything for. No business can survive on that basis,” Thomas said.

The commission produces a total of 170 million gallons of water daily and the Corporate Area alone accounts for 60 million gallons per day.

Thomas said that the NWC was not prepared to sit back and bleed red and allow unscrupulous persons to continue stealing water.

The burden he said should not be placed on the 25 per cent minority who pay for the vital service.

Water theft is widespread and is not only confined to depressed, garrison

communities but is perpetrated by upper-class citizens and big business-es as well.

At present the Commission is inves-tigating the theft of water by a power-ful engineering company that has built underground tanks and pilfered water used in the construction of a major multimillion-dollar project.

Water is also stolen through illegal connections to the Yallahs pipeline and is also widespread in inner-city communities.

“The situation is not pretty. It is a cri-sis. Illegal connections are not limited to poor people. This is not a phenome-non that is confined to the less fortunate in society. There is significant intrusion in the Yallahs pipeline. It is a societal problem,” Thomas said.

The commission’s coffers are being significantly drained by other devi-ous thieves who connect illegally to its mains and in turn sell water to other persons in their community.

He displayed a set of photographs that were taken in an inner-city community that showed a network of illegal Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes that had

been disconnected by the NWC in an inner-city community.One of the pipes was noticeably bigger. “The big pipes is the don’s,” he said.

Persons also steal water even after the NWC had disconnected their supply by destroying their property.

The commission also faces the prob-lem of owners of water trucks who open fire hydrants and fill their trucks and sell water to people in short supply of the vital liquid.

NWC’s regional manager for west-ern Jamaica and acting Vice-President Richard Meggoo said that the breaching of fire hydrants compromised the work

of the Jamaica Fire Brigade.Persons who truck water must pur-

chase it from the NWC and are given receipts.

“Nobody wants to report it. The police should be stopping water trucks and ask them for their proof of purchase. They should be locked up,” Meggoo said.

He also bemoaned the fact that there is little or no deterrent for persons who get caught stealing water as the punishment is paltry.

He advocated for the legislation to be amended to give judges greater powers to slap persons with heavy fines for tres-passing on the works of the NWC.

“The fines are not punitive enough. It doesn’t compare to the fines that are charged for stealing electricity,” he said.

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KINGSTON, The London-based Privy Council has granted leave to convicted hijacker Stephen Fray, to appeal his 83-year jail term for the attempted hijack-ing of a Canadian aircraft in the western city of Montego Bay in 2009.

Fray’s legal team is contending that medical evidence of his mental disorder was rejected, and the standard used to

judge his mental condition had been outdated.

They argued that a narrow approach was taken in assessing his true men-tal state, and this error resulted in the conviction.

Fray, 26, will be represented at the Privy Council, the island’s highest court, by UK-based attorneys, but his local

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attorney, Jacqueline Samuels Brown, said the case would have far reaching implications.

Fray was convicted in October 2009, on eight counts for illegal possession of firearm, shooting with intent, robbery with aggravation, assault at common law and breaches of the Airport Act, arising from the attempted hijacking.

Although sentenced to 83 years, Fray is to serve 20 years because the sentenc-es are to run concurrently.

Fray lost an appeal in Jamaica in 2011, to have the sentence and convic-

tion overturned.However, Fray and his attorney have

maintained that he was mentally ill in April 2009, when he attempted to hijack the Canjet flight with 159 passengers and crew at the Sangster International Airport.

The court was told that Fray managed to breeze through security at Sangster International Airport with a loaded gun. He walked straight onto the parked Canjet plane, which had just arrived in Montego Bay from Halifax and was about to carry on to Havana, Cuba.

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KINGSTON, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has instructed that action be taken to help schools cope as the dry spell continues to affect the country.

With the countdown now on to the start of the new academic year, a meeting will held with several Government Ministries, and a plan of action will be outlined soon.

Water Minister, Robert Pickersgill, says schools in parishes experienc-ing severe drought could be could be impacted and as a result the ministry will also focus on hospitals and infirmaries in areas adversely af-fected by the reduction in rainfall.

The National Water Commission (NWC) in collaboration with the Local Government Ministry will be supplying water to schools in af-fected areas.

The NWC has already assisted some schools in the Corporate Area, that are experiencing chal-lenges with their supply, by provid-ing water tanks.

PIckersgill has urged school ad-ministrators to place importance on establishing catchment and storage facilities.

Although the island has been experiencing some rainfall in recent days corporate communications manager for the NWC, Charles Buchanan, says there has not been much improvement in the country’s water supply.

“It is still severe, and, in some places, worsening ,” he said.

Buchanan said both rural and

Corporate Area water systems were under pressure and this was likely to increase for the reopening of schools.

Drought coulD stretch Into 2015 says met serVIceKINGSTON, The Meteorological Service of Jamaica is forecasting that the drought that parts of the island have been experiencing could continue into the January to April dry season of 2015.

Director of the Meteorological Service, Jeffrey Spooner says sta-tistics for January to June 2014 this year show that the island received 33 per cent of its normal rainfall, and that if the prolonged dry weather condition persists, it is possible that the country may not have any signifi-

cant rainfall until May 2015.“The southern parishes of St Eliza-

beth, Manchester, Clarendon, St Catherine, Kingston and St Andrew, and the North eastern parishes of Portland and St Mary were the hard-est hit,” he informed.

Based on data from June and July, Spooner projected that “the figures will be extreme to severe drought, especially for southern parishes and in particular St Elizabeth, Man-chester, Clarendon, St Catherine, and St Thomas”.

Additionally, he said rainfall from August through to October 2014 is expected to be below normal. “What we need to bear in mind is October/November is normally our major rain-fall- producing season. If this projec-tion for below normal rainfall should (obtain), we, especially in southern St Elizabeth , need to start looking at contingencies,” he stated.

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Criminals WarnedPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Gary Griffith Thursday has warned criminals that they would “pay the price” if they fire upon police officers as he defended law enforcement officials following a shoot out that left three suspected bandits dead earlier this week.

“If criminal elements who feel that they could fire now, who feel that they are so bold and feel that they could shoot and fire at law enforce-ment officers, as I said before and I say again, deadly force would be met with deadly force.

“You cannot expect criminals to shoot

at law enforcement officers and the officers are just going to speak to them and talk them out of it and then I hear statements of people saying they should shoot them in the legs and so forth, that’s ridiculous,” Griffith said.

On August 19 Police said they shot and killed three people during a shoot-out in Freeport in central Trinidad after they had gone to a house to execute a search warrant when they were fired upon by the occupants of the building.

The authorities have named those killed as David “Junior” Baker, Ruben Richens, 23, and Kareem Edwards. They said Richens and Ed-wards were wanted for murder and several shootings in the Northern

Division area.“All three were shot in the front. They

were face to face with the police. Their hearts were punctured and there were no bullet entrance wounds from their back. They were not sitting or laying down and they all died from internal blood loss,” said forensic pathologist. Dr Valerie Alexandrov.

The officers said they recovered two firearms, two bullet-proof vests and sev-eral spent shells. So far 37 people have been killed by police this year.

Griffith said the police would continue to “take the appropriate action” when fired upon and that all cases involv-ing police officers would be thoroughly investigated.

PresIDentIal oFFIces emaIl hackeDPort-oF-sPaIn, The Office of the President is investigating an incident in which the email account of a high level member of staff has been hacked.

This has resulted in e-mails being sent to several people, including State officials on the staff member’s contact list.

An August 23 statement from the Office of the President noted the sent e-mails con-tained the following message: “I sent you an e-mail earlier but I notice the failure delivery, so I sent it using a secured line, view here to read the message.”

People who may have re-ceived the message were advised not to access the hyperlink to avoid the possible spread of the e-mail and the subsequent compromising of their own e-mail accounts.

Anyone who may have inad-vertently accessed the hyper-

link is advised to immediately change the passwords for their e-mail accounts, preferably on a computer system on which the suspect e-mail was not accessed and to have their respective Information Technol-ogy Personnel advise whether any further action may be war-ranted, the statement said

“The Office of The President views the matter with great concern and considers it to be an insidious attempt to compro-mise the integrity and confiden-tiality of communications both within and outside of the Office of The President.

“The matter is being pursued assiduously with the assistance of the relevant specialist agen-cies and authorities to establish the source of the e-mail and to determine if there was any breach of the laws of Trinidad and Tobago and, if such a breach did occur, whether or not those responsible fall within the prosecutorial remit of the Office of the Director of Public Pros-ecutions,” the release added.

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Seetahal’s Assassin Killed By PolicePORT-OF-SPAIN, The man who pumped five bullets, at close range, into the head and body of Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal has been iden-tified as one of three men killed in a police shootout at Freeport on August 20. Senior police officers who are directly involved in Seetahal’s mur-der probe have confirmed that David “Junior” Baker, 28, was one of the key suspects involved in the well-planned assassination.

The officers spoke on the strict condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to disclose the sensitive information relating to the case. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Glenn Hackett offered no comment when questioned about Baker’s involvement in Seetahal’s murder. But police said Bak-er’s death has not seriously impacted on their investigations into the murder.

Seetahal, 58, who worked closely with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions as the lead prosecutor for several high-profile cases, was am-bushed shorly after midnight on May 4 along Hamilton Holder Street, Wood-brook, as she made her way to her One Woodbrook Place apartment.

She also worked closely with the United States Embassy giving advice on key proposals to reform the criminal justice system. Seetahal’s murder sent shockwaves across the criminal justice system, crippling key office-holders with fear and prompting acting Com-missioner of Police Stephen Williams

to assemble one of the most diverse and experienced investigative teams to solve it. Williams is on record as saying Seetahal’s murder is the number one priority of the Police Service.

The team includes personnel from the Homicide Bureau, Criminal Gang Intel-ligence Unit, Cyber Crime Unit, Spe-cial Branch and the Strategic Services Agency. The investigators are being assisted by data analysts and other technical experts, including agents from the United States’s Federal Bureau of Investigations and other experts from the United Kingdom. Within hours of Seetahal’s murder CrimeStoppers offered a $1 million bounty for informa-tion leading to the successful arrest and prosecution of those responsible for her murder. That figure was increased to $3.5 million by the Government. That reward remains unclaimed.

Investigations have so far revealed that Seetahal was followed after she left the Ma Pau casino on Tragarete Road, Woodbrook, and was ambushed near the Woodbrook Youth Facility and killed.

Police said a panel van, which had been parked near the Woodbrook Youth Facility, blocked her path, and two men, one armed with an assault rifle and an-other with a handgun, walked up to her Volkswagen Touareg.

The man with the machine gun fired several shots in the air, leaving behind close to 15 spent 5.56 ammunition shells, while the other, now identified as

Baker, stood near the driver’s door and fired repeatedly at his target.

Forensic analysis of the scene re-

vealed that the shots were fired so close that gunpowder residue was found on Seetahal’s face and clothing.

relentless commItment to FIght crImePORT-OF-SPAIN, Minister of National Security Gary Griffith reiterated Trinidad and Tobago’s “relentless commitment” to tackling crime locally and in the wider Caribbean region where it can assist. The assurance was given on August 22 to United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, following a courtesy call on the Minister at his Port of Spain office.

In an August 23 Ministry News Release, it detailed that in his discussions with Mabus, Griffith explained that one of his main short-term law enforcement policies involved a security lock-down of T&T’s maritime borders, particularly to stop the move-ment of illegal weapons and narcotics to Trinidad’s western coastline.

Another issue discussed was the dismantling of gangs and reducing gang warfare in this country. “As a result, we will see

the locking down of the maritime borders utilising a combination of assets the ministry will be acquiring within the next fiscal year. These assets include coastal patrol vessels, high-speed inter-ceptors, hovercraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), mobile command centres, mobile utility surveillance towers and additional radars, all of which will be linked through the National Operations Centre (NOC), and will provide an effective border control. Once these are success-fully implemented, this country as the lead nation for security in Caricom, will then assist other Caribbean nations at a greater level in their efforts at law en-forcement,” the release read.

It was also noted that Trinidad and Tobago has been effective in successful joint operations and intelligence-sharing between its international allies, including US, French, British and Caribbean agencies, resulting in US$300 mil-lion and US$100 million drug sei-zure in recent months on vessels leaving the Caribbean destined for Europe.

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Facts:Jane Doe, a Canadian citizen, went to a Caribbean island where she has a family home. As she is retired, she visits her island home every year. Unfortunately, while she was on holi-days and before she is due to return to Toronto, she gets gravely ill. She is required to undergo surgery in the islands and ends up staying a total of 10 months out of the country.

Upon her return to Toronto, she files a claim for an Out of Province/Country claim submission with the Ministry of Health to try and recover some of the astronomical expenses she incurred while in the Caribbean island.

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Baby TeethA very common question we

get in dentistry in regards to infants is when do their

baby teeth come in. The point of this article is to try and clarify the answer to this question for all you parents out there.

Before we get started, it is very important to realize the time lines that we are about to discuss is a generalization of the average among infants for these ages. If your child does

not follow these time lines it does not mean anything is wrong, or that they are missing teeth. Be patient. Every child is different, the order in which the teeth come in or the timing of the appearance of the baby tooth can vary drastically be-tween children. However, if you do have concerns please don’t hesitate to ask your dentist.

So lets get started with the baby teeth and what their typi-cal eruption times are. From this point forward the baby teeth

will be called primary teeth. In general primary teeth are the firs set of teeth that a child will have. In some rare instances children can be born with a set of teeth already in their mouths. These teeth are called neonatal teeth. Neonatal teeth if present vary quite significantly in regards to size, placement and number of teeth. For the most part neona-tal teeth come out early to make space for the primary teeth. The primary central incisors (front two middle teeth) will erupt at around 7 ½ months old for the top, and around 6 months old for the bottom. The next tooth to come in is one tooth on both sides of the central incisors, this tooth is called the lateral incisor. The lateral incisors tend to erupt around 9 months for the top teeth, and 7 months for the lower arch. So if you are keeping track, in terms of sequence we should see 4 bottom teeth before we see the first tooth on the top.

In terms of positioning of the

teeth, the next tooth outside of the lateral incisors is the canine. However the canines are not the next teeth to show up in the baby’s mouth. The next set of teeth to come in are the primary first molars, which typically are lo-cated outside of the canines. The primary molars will erupt into the mouth at roughly 14 months for the top arch and 12 months for the lower arch. At this point we now jump back toward the front where the canines will now be the one to erupt. You can expect the canines to erupt around 18 months for the upper arch and 16 months for the lower arch. The final set of prima-ry teeth to come into the mouth are the primary second molars; which are located outside of the primary first molars. These teeth will in general erupt around the age of 24 months for the top teeth and 20 months for the lower teeth.

At this point we have discussed all of the primary teeth and their respective eruption times. This however is not the complete story in regards to your child’s mouth. The next phase of development is the eruption of the adult teeth. This transition into the adult denti-tion will be discussed in another article, so stay tuned.

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dissolvent of uric acid and other poisons.Cleans your bowels: Lemons increase

peristalsis in the bowels, helping to cre-ate a bowel movement thus eliminating waste and helping with regularity. Add the juice of one lemon to warm water and drink first thing in the morning.

Vitamin C in lemons helps to neutral-ize free radicals linked to aging and most types of diseases.

The lemon peel contains the potent phytonutrient tangeretin, which has been proven to be effective for brain disorders like Parkinson’s disease.

It destroys intestinal worms.These are just a few benefits of lemons

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Lemons, like limes, were in abundance in Trinidad. The old folks knew the

uses of many fruits, their skin, their leaves, etc. Ever wondered the many uses of a lemon and its benefits? The typical one is lemonade. Then there’s lemon meringue pie. It’s used in mak-ing cakes, the rind is grated into foods and it adds a great taste to everything. I squeeze it in water and drink it through-out the day. It is very good as a form of detoxing the body from poisons. Here are a few benefits I found that I think I should share with you:

Lemons are alkalizing for the body: Lemons are acidic to begin with but they are alkaline-forming on body fluids, helping to restore balance to the body’s pH.

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St Kitts PM Slammed Over CPL Land AwardBASSETERRE, St Kitts, An opposi-tion politician in St Kitts, Chesley Hamilton, has criticized Prime Min-ister Denzil Douglas after a piece of land valued at US$400,000 was presented to the Player of the Series in the just ended Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Hamilton, former chairman of the People’s Action Party, blasted Douglas after land documents were presented to Lendl Simmons, the open-ing batsman for beaten finalist Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The controversial Kittitian politi-cian described the reward to Sim-mons as a wanton wastage, since according to him, the country was struggling to come to terms with its international debt.

“This man Dougie (Prime Minister Denzil Douglas) is doing as he pleases, we have people here struggling and he is giving

away money and land just so,” declared Hamilton.

“We understand that bringing CPL here is an advantage, but we have to understand what we have and what we can afford.”

Simmon’s land is located in Beaumont Park, a 350-acre property in the north west of the island, 30 minutes from the international airport.

By winning the award, Sim-mons is eligible to become a citi-zen since an investment of over $250,000 in the financial sector or in real estate is required.

“This is a most amazing prize

for the Man of the Tournament and testament to the support of the people and businesses across St Kitts and Nevis for CPL, for which, on behalf of the entire CPL family, I would like to extend my sincerest thanks,” said CPL CEO, Damien O’Donohoe.

The Man of the Tournament winner is decided by a closed voting system by each of the six-team mentors, Sir Viv Rich-ards, Sir Curtly Ambrose, Sir Andy Roberts, Courtney Walsh, Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge.

Otis Gibson’s tenure as West Indies coach has now come to its inevitable end. So too

has Clyde Butts occupancy as Chair-man of the Selection Panel. Butts has been replaced by Clive Lloyd on a revamped Selection panel that now also includes the highly respected former world test wicket holder Courtney Walsh, as well as the likeable Antiguan Eldine Bap-tiste. Barbados’ Courtney Browne and Jamaica’s Robert Haynes, both members of the Butts led regime, have been retained to join Lloyd Walsh and Baptise in a revamped Selection panel.

As yet there’s been no identified re-placement for Gibson. Windies Team Manager Sir Richie Richardson has temporarily assumed the head coach-ing responsibilities, with Sir Curtly Ambrose continuing as the bowling coach and Stuart Williams in a similar role for the batters.

The new changes will hopefully serve as a catalyst towards the West Indies achievement of their long waited improvements in the ICC Test and One Day International rankings. For longer than anyone can remem-ber the West Indies has been seem-ingly permanently stuck in the lower echelons of the ten country rankings. Rarely within the past two decades have they managed to rise above an eight place ranking for either Tests or One Day Internationals (ODI).

With the ICC ODI World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zea-land next February – March, West Indies will be hoping that the 35 year drought since they last won that Trophy will finally come to an end. In that regard the most exciting de-

velopment has been Jason Holder’s continuing evolution as a genuine fast-bowling all-rounder.

Impressively tall at approximately 6’ 7”, he has every potential to de-velop into the same type of deadly effective fast bowler that his fellow Barbadian Joel “Big Bird” was, so gloriously, for the West Indies. Even more impressive is his ever growing capabilities with the bat. During the recent Caribbean Premier League T20 Championships, he often batted at number 3 for his Barbados Tri-dents Franchise.

Holder’s improved batting has given him claim to the number 8 spot on the West Indies ODI Team and not inconceivably for Tests also. With Chris Gayle, the Bravo brothers, Kei-ron Pollard, Lendyl Simmons, Dinesh Ramnarine, Remar Roach, Ravi Ram-paul and Sunil Narine all now fairly secure members of the starting ODI starting eleven, the team heading into next year’s World Cup seems fairly settled. The only contentious position being Gayle’s opening part-ner at the top of the order.

In the matches against Bangladesh to date, the West Indies have used Kirk Edwards with less than desir-ous results. There may therefore be an argument for Dwayne Smith, who has functioned fairly effectively as Gayle’s T20 partner, to be given a chance in the longer fifty over matches. Some have also suggested

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Dwayne Smith Signs With Sydney Sixers

Australia’s Sydney Six-ers have announced the signing of West Indian

star Dwayne Smith as one of their international players for the upcoming KFC T20 Big Bash League season.

Smith’s signing comes after a purple patch of form in the recent Carib-bean Premier League (CPL) where he was named in the Team of the Tourna-ment after his Barbados Tridents won the title.

The 31-year-old is no stranger to playing Twenty20 cricket in Sydney having been part of the New South Wales team for the original Big Bash tournament in 2009.

“I’m looking forward to playing the games and I’m sure the players will be raring to win the games too. So I hope I can just get out there and put my team in good position or win games for them,” Smith was quoted as saying in the Cricket Aus-tralia (CA) website.

“I’m sure the pitches will play

differently to places like the West Indies, India and other places like Bangladesh that I’ve played before. So I’m raring to get over there and play for the Sixers.

“I’m going to come and give it my best and hopefully we can see plenty of sixes when it comes my turn to play for the Sixers.”

Smith, who has played 20 Tests, 91 ODIs and 29 T20s for the West Indies, has been a much-sought after player in Twenty20 leagues around the world.

He has played for Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers and Mum-bai Indians in the Indian Premier League, Sussex in English county cricket as well as Sylhet Royals and Khulna Royal Bengals in the Bangla-desh Premier League.

that Simmons should be pushed up to open with Gayle, thereby allowing for the inclusion of another genuine batsman to further strengthen the middle order.

Lloyd and company will certainly have plenty of opportunities to figure

out the best available combinations. The West Indies will embark on a packed program of matches, against the likes of India and South Africa, in the forthcoming months prior to the World Cup. Exciting times indeed and hopefully beckoning a brighter future.

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