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By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Staff [email protected]
EIGHT people appeared incourt yesterday in connectionwith the violent clashes thattook place near the Bank Lanecourt earlier this week.
Jonice Adderley, 25, LynaireBethel, 18, Fabian Rolle, 24,Derrick Adderley, 24, LyndellBethel, 18, Clinton Charles, 27,Jarvis Burrows, 29, and Clin-ton Kemp appeared beforeDeputy Chief Magistrate Car-olita Bethel in Court 8, BankLane.
They were before the benchto answer charges stemmingfrom an altercation thatoccurred near the CentralPolice Station on Wednesdayafternoon, minutes after thearraignment of Javan Cole-brooke, 30, who is charged withthe murder of 20-year-old Lyn-den Bethell Jr, of Balls Alley,Nassau.
Mr Bethell was fatallystabbed during a fight with agroup of people outside themain entrance to Club Illusion,on East Bay Street, on Sunday.
Jonice Adderley and Lynaire
Bethel are charged togetherwith two counts of causing pub-lic terror.
Court dockets state the two,with the intent to cause publicterror, wantonly assaulted ASPBradley Sands and local Con-stable 5041 Comarcho. Theyboth pleaded not guilty to thecharges.
Officer Comarcho wasreportedly patrolling on BayStreet Wednesday afternoonwhen he was confronted by arowdy group of persons. Heasked them to desist.
According to police, the indi-viduals surrounded OfficerComarcho in a threateningmanner at which time ASP
Arraignments afterBank Lane chaosearlier this week
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CHARGED: Eight people charged in connection with the trouble earlier this week are pictured outside of court yesterday.
By TANEKA THOMPSON Tribune Staff [email protected]
TWO of the four remaining strawvendors facing trial in New York weresentenced to time served and releasedon three years probation.
Gale Rolle and Roshandra Rolle,who were sentenced on November 4and 5 respectively, were also ordered topay restitution to two designer brands– said to be Coach and Louis Vuitton –with the amounts to be determined fol-lowing the court’s approval of consul-tations between the prosecution andthe defence.
This comes in spite of a recommen-dation from the prosecution for MsRolle to be sentenced to 12 to 18months for her crime.
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PM WARNS RESIDENTS TO TREAT STORM SERIOUSLY
By PAUL G TURNQUESTTribune Staff Reporter [email protected]
THE co-operation and friendship between the People’sRepublic of China and the Bahamas was “greatly increased” byPrime Minister Hubert Ingraham’s visit, Chinese AmbassadorHu Dingxian told The Tribune yesterday.
Arriving back to the Bahamas yesterday following his visit toBarbados for the funeral of former Prime Minister DavidThompson on Wednesday, Mr Ingraham was greeted at the air-port by the Ambassador.
Speaking briefly with the press at the Lynden Pindling Inter-national Airport ,Ambassador Hu said Mr Ingraham informedhim that he was “very satisfied” with his visit to China.
THERE were reports last night that a computer systems failureat the United States Customs and Border Protection at the LyndenPindling International Airport caused delays for departing pas-sengers.
According to a traveller bound for London, more than 50 peo-ple were told they would not be processed and allowed to enter thedeparture gate because of the failure. The traveller feared theirrespective flights would leave without them because of the delay.
"I called the manager and said 'You can't be leaving us'. I said'What are we supposed to do? Why can't we go through clearancein Miami?" said the disgruntled traveller.
The traveller added that fingerprint and eye scanning systemsappeared not to be working, and said the group was eventuallyprocessed by agents using laptops who were able to access the sys-tem.
"They got the system up and we're all straight, we made it," saidthe traveller who spoke to The Tribune before boarding his flight."But it was a close call".
A US Customs and Border Protection employee at LPIA lastnight referred all questions to the US Embassy, whose press offi-cer was not available.
REPORTS: AIRPORT DELAYS AFTERUS CUSTOMS COMPUTER GLITCH
PM’S VISIT ‘GREATLY INCREASES’BAHAMAS AND CHINA’S FRIENDSHIP
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DAYLIGHT SAVINGTIME will end at 2 a.m onSunday, November 7 whenThe Bahamas will revert toEastern Standard Time.
The extension of DaylightSaving Time to the first Sun-day in November is in keep-ing with the policy adoptedin October, 2006 to extendDaylight Saving Time.
Accordingly, Daylight Sav-ing Time is expected to beginthe second Sunday in March,2011.
CLOCKS CHANGE THIS SUNDAY
By MEGAN REYNOLDSTribune Staff [email protected]
THE southeastern Bahamas bracedfor the impact of Hurricane Tomas lastnight as Prime Minister Hubert Ingra-ham warned residents to treat the cate-gory one storm seriously.
Strong winds of up to 75mph withstronger gusts were expected to batterthe islands of Inagua, Mayaguana, Ack-lins, Crooked Island and the RaggedIsland chain, as well as storm surge,destructive waves and heavy rainfall ofthree to five inches.
The Prime Minister warned residentsof those islands to stay indoors, leaveunsafe houses and seek shelter in shel-ters set up across the islands at a pressconference called by the National Emer-
gency Management Agency (NEMA)yesterday afternoon.
Mr Ingraham praised NEMA for itsproactive approach as warnings were sentout early in the week and shelters estab-lished long before Tomas reached theBahamas.
Businesses were closed on the islandsyesterday as residents expected impactfrom the storm early in the day.
However by 5pm Inagua resident Tel-lison Glover said there was little activityto report. He said the light rain and windswere not out of the ordinary, but heexpected the storm to hit at around 8pm.
A total of 23 residents had checkedinto the island’s two shelters for its 1,000residents by 5pm yesterday.
And Father Glover, 27, a priest at St
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“During his stay in China, they visited Beijing, and Shang-hai and attended the summit of the leaders for the ShanghaiExpo, and also the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Expo.
“He just now told me that he had a wonderful time andhad a wonderful meeting with the Chinese leaders. He saidhe was very satisfied with his visit. So I congratulate him onhis successful visit.
“His visit has enhanced the friendship that already existsbetween our two countries. It has furthered the under-standing and cooperation between our two peoples,” hesaid.
Yesterday, the press attempted to gain some insight on thePrime Minister’s discussions with his Chinese counterpartson the controversial $2.6billion Baha Mar project. Howev-er, Mr Ingraham stressed he was not going to address theissue yesterday.
Over the past week, reports have surfaced that the PrimeMinister and the Chinese lenders had reached some “com-promises” over the project’s level of Chinese labour andthe single phase construction aspect of the deal.
The Tribune was informed that compromises were foundon three points with the China State Construction Compa-ny - the general contractor for the resort, and the ChinaImport Export Bank.
However, Robert Sands, senior vice president of govern-ment and external affairs at Baha Mar, suggested other-wise. He said the developers and their Chinese partnerscontinue to ‘work together’ on ‘the points raised’ by MrIngraham.
A MAN has been convictedof manslaughter in the 2007shooting death of a Cocktailsand Dreams nightclub securityguard.
After four hours of delibera-tion, a 12-member jury foundRaphael Neymour guilty ofmanslaughter by provocationin the death of Cocktails andDreams security guard HuelCharles Ferguson.
Mr Ferguson was killed out-
side the club on August 30,2007. Neymour, of YellowElder Gardens, who was rep-resented by attorney WayneMunroe, had been on trial formurder.
According to witnesses, aman dressed in a white T-shirtand blue jeans got out of awhite SUV and opened thegate to the club's parking lotthat morning.
Mr Ferguson questioned himand the man pulled out a gunand shot him.
Neymour had allegedly toldpolice that he had shot Mr Fer-guson in self defence.
At the trial, Neymour deniedthat he confessed to the killingand denied that he had been atthe club that night.
He was arrested at FortCharlotte on the morning ofthe incident, but claimed thathe had been waiting for a bus totake him to work.
Neymour is expected to besentenced on November 12.Senior Justice Jon Isaacspresided over the trial.
THE trend of copper thefts continuedthis week with nearly $5,000 worth of cop-per pipes and fittings being stolen from agovernment construction site in GrandBahama.
As a result of the spree of copper heists,police are reaching out to the public forhelp as well as issuing a strong warning tothose purchasing the stolen goods.
In the latest incident, copper goods val-ued at $4,651 were stolen from a traileron the construction site of the new gov-ernment complex on the Mall Road.
The theft reportedly happened between
8pm on Thursday and 8am on Friday.Officers from the Central Detective Unit
are investigating the matter.Asst Supt of Police Hector Delva said
police are asking anyone who may haveany information regarding this incident tocall the police at 911 or the Central Detec-tive Unit at 325-9774/5.
“The police would also like to issue astrong warning to persons who are pur-chasing these stolen items that when theyare caught they will be held criminallyliable for several criminal violations,including aiding and abetting the offence of
stealing and also receiving stolen goods,”he said.
This incident comes on the heels ofthieves stealing copper wire from a ZNStransmission site in South Beach, NewProvidence in September, forcing theAM1540 radio station to shut down tem-porarily.
Just last week, security guards at thetransmission site thwarted thieves intent onstealing copper wiring that had just beeninstalled as part of the ZNS' work toreplace the damaged infrastructure fromSeptember's theft.
"I vex at all this ignorance, violence and killingthat is so rampant on this small island. These buf-foons ain' ga catch sense until the tourists stopcoming and we eating mud pie and dirt soupbecause our bread and butter dry up.
"We need to focus on education and socialreform to hope to change the course of theyounger generation because I am convinced theteenagers and young adults – and some of theold ones – only worried about getting drunk atFish Fry, dutty wining and socking someoneupside their head. I wish I could sock some ofthem with some sense!"
- Vex in South Beach.
"I vex at all these people who cross the roadwithout looking left or right, with no regard fortraffic like they have a bumper on their behind!This time I driving at the speed limit but con-stantly have to slam on the brakes to avoid knock-ing some fool who sauntering across the worldwith no regard for their life. I am tired of peopleacting like they own the road.”
- Mad Motorist.
"I is vex with that senior official who could notexplain how Batelco outrageously charged somany of its customers. It's simple, people are toblame. People work the computers which inputthe data.”
- Y'all jokey.
"I is vex when I hear a politician explainingthe potholes and damage to your vehicle andcould not make the connection as to compensationfor damages.”
- Vex Motorist.
"My vexation yuck up that with 'bout 3,000churches in this one lil' country with pastors,preachers, lay preachers, deacons, apostles,prophets, anointed, visionaries, first ladies, rev-erends, elders, altar persons, bishops, organists,choir, gospel singers, church building committee,raffle committee, parade committee, prayer group,reverend doctors, this committee that commit-tee, celebrating this and that – then how comethere is so much blatant-in-your face public wrong-doing by the people? How come all the crime.”
- Amen.
"I'm glad the government doing all these roadworks, giving us new roads, etc. But what I reallywanna know is if this mean they gonna neglect fix-ing the regular potholes on roads not part of thenew improvement plan. Some of these potholesgetting bigger and bigger. Who gonna pay whenmy car is damaged going into one of these craters?I think government should compensate me whenmy axle break.”
- Annoyed motorist.
"I vex with how dirty some people are and howbusinesses, especially restaurants, make only min-imal effort to keep their bathrooms clean. I'vetravelled to many big cities and am often amazedby how clean bathrooms are in restaurants andstores which are frequented by thousands of peo-ple every day.
"Here, it seems to be a mystery to some busi-nesses how to keep their bathroom facilities cleanwith only a handful of customers visiting theirestablishment. It doesn't seem to occur to peopleto maybe hire a permanent cleaning person.”
- Digusted in Marathon.
WHY YOU VEX?
SEVERAL people wereshot or stabbed by bandits onThursday as Nassau’s armedrobbery spree continued.
At around 4pm, a 39-year-old man was walking downHaven Road off Soldier Roadwhen he was approached by agroup of men who attemptedto rob him.
Police are unsure why theattempt failed, but say a mem-ber of the group then stabbedthe man in the abdomen.
The victim was taken to hos-pital where he is listed in seri-
ous but stable condition. Policeare investigating.
Shortly after 9pm, a 29-year-old man was walking through atrack road near the QueenElizabeth Sports Centre inOakes Field when he wasapproached by two men, oneof them armed with a handgun.
The men demanded cash,but the victim ran away. Theyfired after him and he was hitin the right arm. He was takento hospital, where he is listed instable condition.
At around the same time on
Balfour Avenue, a 42-year-oldCoconut Grove man was walk-ing when he was approachedby man and a woman – bothof whom were armed withknives.
When the pair tried to robthe man of his jewellery he putup a fight, which resulted in hisbeing stabbed several times.
The victim was rushed to thehospital by ambulance, wherehe is listed in stable condition.
Also on Thursday, the AsueDraw in Fox Dale Subdivisionand Bernard Road was robbed
of an undetermined amount ofcash, but no one was hurt dur-ing the incident. Police say twomasked men, both armed withhandguns, entered the estab-lishment and demanded cash.
The culprits robbed the busi-ness of an undisclosed amountof cash and fled the area in agrey Honda Civic, licence platenumber 88434, heading in anunknown direction. The vehiclewas recovered a short time lat-er.
Police are investigating allof these incidents.
Shooting and stabbingsin armed robbery spree
$5,000 worth of copper pipes and fittings stolen
MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTIONIN 2007 SHOOTING DEATH
PM’s visit ‘greatly increases’Bahamas and China’s friendship
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BACK HOME: Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and his delegationreturn from their trips to the Peoples Republic of China and Bar-bados Friday.
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UNANSWERED: Thegreat unknown of Baha Mar— What will the tax con-cessions total?
You published my previ-ous letter of October 27,2010 on this question. How-ever, possibly I might bewrong to have hoped theusually quick to respondBaha Mar spokesperson hashad his voice muted, asthere has been no release,no comment, absolutesilence, as if that does notmatter.
I recall back when Kerzn-er was applying for his Phase2, the PLP in oppositionchallenged P.M. Ingrahamas to the cost and value ofthe concessions Kerzner-Atlantis was going to receive– in the case of Baha Mar,also silence from the PLP,
except it seems they 1000per cent endorse the pro-posal.
Where does Atlantis have“most favoured country sta-tus” is beyond me – it was infact also agreed by a Headsof Agreement the ChristieGovernment signed withAtlantis and all it states is, ifin New Providence a casi-no-hotel project of at least500 rooms was to receiveincreased concessions thenKerzner will receive thesame.
I am concerned also as towhat the impact will be ofthe US$24 million in simpleinterest payments, BahaMar will have to pay theImport-Export Bank of Chi-
na every year for the fiveyears of build-out?
I want definition and con-firmation precisely whatBaha Mar will actually makeavailable under the clausethey agreed to in Heads No.1, where they committed tofunding and paying for train-ing of Farmers and Fisher-men – we have not heard athing about that.
I do not agree with theGovernment ChineseLabour Parliamentary Res-olution as all matters relat-ing to Immigration are Con-stitutionally in the hands ofthe Minister so responsible.
Baha Mar must comeclean, tell the whole storynot just what they want us toknow.
ABRAHAM MOSS,Nassau,November, 2010.
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WASHINGTON — The Republicans'huge victory in congressional electionscould crimp President Barack Obama'shopes of resetting relations with Russiaand open the way for a new get-toughapproach with China.
The congressional shake-up after Tues-day's vote also could bring better backingfor Obama's policies in Afghanistan. Butit could force the president to easedemands that Israel make concessions tothe Palestinians on settlement building inthe West Bank, a crucial issue in stalledpeace talks.
Secretary of State Hillary RodhamClinton has said the election results willnot change the U.S. course abroadbecause "politics stops" at the nation'sborders.
Republicans and Democrats, she said,can "build coalitions" and "find allies onissues that are in America's interests."
Despite her words, the dramatic shift inthe American political scene is bound tohave an effect.
A stronger Republican voice in Con-gress may push the president to slow plansto begin withdrawing from Afghanistanin July and badger him to be even tougheron Iran over its suspected nuclear weaponsprogramme.
Simmering conflicts with China proba-bly could be most open to quick U.S.action with Republicans holding a major-ity in the House of Representatives andmore seats in the Senate.
Their tougher approach on humanrights and minority issues in China mayextend to Beijing's currency, which manyDemocrats also want raised against thedollar so that American goods can bettercompete in international markets.
Failure by China to act could lead tostronger bipartisan calls for sanctions.
More Republicans in office could helpObama on trade deals.
Many of Obama's Democrats are sus-picious of an accord with South Korea toslash trade barriers on industrial goodsand services, which has languished since itwas signed in 2007 by George W. Bush'sRepublican administration.
Opponents in Congress want Seoul todo more to deal with its surplus in autotrade and allow more access to Americanbeef.
Obama now backs the deal as a way toimprove American exports and strength-en ties with an important U.S. ally. He
has directed his trade officials to settledifferences before the Group of 20 eco-nomic summit November 11-12 in Seoul.
But Obama's foreign policy could takea battering over efforts to improve rela-tions with Russia. Many conservativeshave not shed their Cold War distrust ofMoscow and are sceptical of a nucleararms pact Obama and Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev signed in April.
Republicans fell short of a majority inthe Senate, but 67 affirmative votes areneeded to ratify the treaty.
Obama may have a better chance in theinterim lame duck session that beginsNovember 15.
While Democrats are losing patiencewith the almost decade-long Afghanistanconflict, Obama probably will find backingfor his war policies from Republicans.
That could come with pressure to limitor shelve plans to begin withdrawing inJuly.
In the Middle East, strong Republicangains probably will cost Obama somemanoeuvring room in his sponsorship ofpeace talks between Israel and the Pales-tinians.
The president has pressured the Israelisto stop their West Bank and Jerusalemsettlement building projects.
On the global environment, the electioncampaign already has hurt Obama'schances of passing legislation that wouldcurb climate-warming emissions.
In a sign of the legislation's unpopular-ity, candidates from both parties railedagainst it as anti-business at a time of highunemployment and slow economicgrowth.
That means it is unlikely that Obamacan lobby effectively for a global pact thatwould bind countries to limits on green-house gasses.
The issue has become a political loserdomestically.
Interestingly, Obama is leaving thecountry this week on a much-delayed tourof Asia, which will give him a chance toput himself back on the world's radar aftera long and bitter political season at home.
But the American economy is still theprime concern of U.S. voters and the pres-idential election now just two years away.
Obama is unlikely to be able to retreatto a focus on foreign affairs.
(This article is by Steven R. Hurst,Associated Press writer).
Silence onBaha Marquestion
New Congress to affect overseas ties
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EDITOR, The Tribune.
Members of The RoyalSociety of St. George arecurrently selling poppies atvarious outlets in Nassau.The proceeds collected ben-efit the few remainingBahamian veterans all ofwhom are members of theNassau Branch of the BritishLegion.
Unfortunately, theyoungsters today are unfa-miliar with the significanceof the poppy, unlike the old-er generation who remem-ber poppies being sold atschool. Some years ago, youpublished a poignant poemfor me (author unknown)and as Remembrance Daywill soon be celebrated atthe Cenotaph, I am request-ing that you publish it onceagain to remind us all thatwe have indeed, “forgottenagain.”
JUDY ANSELLl-GRINDRODPresident Royal Society of St George
SIGNIFICANCE OFTHE POPPIES
Why are they selling pop-pies Mummy,
selling poppies in towntoday?
The poppies child, are
flowers of love for the menwho marched away.
But why have they chosena poppy Mummy, why nota beautiful rose?
Because my child, menfought and died
in the fields where thepoppies grow.
But why are the poppiesso red Mummy?
Why are the poppies sored?
Red is the colour of bloodmy child,
the blood that our soldiersshed.
The heart of the poppy isblack Mummy.
Why does it have to beblack?
Black my child is the sym-bol of grief
for the men who nevercame back.
But why Mummy are youcrying so?
Your tears are giving youpain.
My tears are my fears mychild
for the world is forgettingagain.
Significance of poppies
EDITOR, The Tribune.
I am just wondering if the Government is really looking atwhat is going on in The Bahamas. It seems that where theyare lawyers, they are just looking at it as a business to havewhen their term is over.
All I hear about is Baha Mar and unions. No one is beinghanged for murder, if they don’t want to hang them, then putthem to sleep.
Think like a family person, not a lawyer, and stop makingus pay for the debt you have put us in.
CONCERNEDNassau,October 18, 2010.
Stop making uspay the debt
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FREEPORT – The GrandBahama District of the ScoutAssociation of the Bahamasrecently donated food to Ray-bertha’s Citizens Centre, anassisted living facility for seniorcitizens.
Clayton Curtis, acting dis-trict commissioner, said theScouts also interacted withseniors during their visit to thefacility on Thursday.
He noted that such activi-ties “help to develop a sense ofduty and service in the boys aswell as fulfilling a mandate toencourage responsible citizen-ship.”
Mr Curtis said during themonth of October the boyswere asked to collect a numberof items they felt could be ofsome use to the residents ofassisted-living facilities.
They donated cleaning sup-plies, non-perishable fooditems, toiletries and otherhousehold items which werepresented to the administratorand residents of the facility.
He explained that Scouts ingeneral, but Cub Scouts in par-ticular, are encouraged to“think of others before them-selves and to do a good turnevery day.”
Mr Curtis said the donationwas their way of actually livingout the promise that they madewhen they were installed intothe Worldwide Brotherhood ofScouting.
He said that the organisa-tion positively impacts andinfluences young boys in vari-ous communities here on theisland.
The Scout Association catersto boys between the ages of sixand a half to 16, at which timethey are eligible to becomeVenture Scouts and eventuallyScout leaders when they reachthe age of 18.
Mr Curtis said the visit tothe Centre is the beginning ofongoing visits by the local Scoutorganisation.
“It was suggested that thisvisit could be the beginning of along-term relationship wherethe boys can visit on a regularbasis, spend time interactingwith the residents, listening totheir stories or reading withthem; performing chores toassist with the upkeep of thefacility or even fulfil require-ments for the various profi-ciency badges that the pro-gramme offers,” he said.
Raybertha’s Centre is oper-ated by Raymond and AlberthaHudson.
The facility, which is situatedat Bay Berry Lane and EastAtlantic Drive, has been inoperation for the past fiveyears.
Mrs Hudson said she wasvery grateful to the Scout Asso-ciation for their donation andlooks forward to an continuingrelationship with the organisa-tion.
Mr Curtis said the ScoutAssociation was established inthe Bahamas close to 100 yearsago and has been providingwholesome activities for youngboys and men.
He said participation in theorganisation has several advan-tages which include leader-ship/character developmentthrough working in small peer
groups; outdoor activities thatinclude hiking, camping andfield trips; spiritual growth
which emphasises making faitha part of daily living and behav-iour; responsible citizenship
with a duty to country and com-munity along with environ-mental consciousness.
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LAST weekend marked the opening of a new seniorcitizen and community centre in the Hawksbill settle-ment named after a 101-year-old icon on the island ofGrand Bahama. Member of Parliament for Eight MileRock Vernae Grant officially opened the Lillian BeenCommunity/Senior Citizen Centre. A known icon in theHawksbill settlement and in Grand Bahama, LillianBeen has been teaching music and taking care of thechildren for many decades.
Mrs Grant said the naming of the centre was easyafter they had done their research to find the greatesticon in the community. The Minister of State in theMinistry of Finance Zhivargo Laing was the specialguest and said it gave him great pleasure to officiallyopen the centre. Minister Laing said Lillian Been is 101years old and up until 2004 she was still teachingpiano lessons.
PARENTS of local students arebegging the police to implementstrong security measures at Free-dom Farm after violence marred theBahamas Association of Indepen-dent Secondary Schools softballchampionship last year.
The BAISS Softball play-offs openthis evening at Freedom Farm offYamacraw Road, but parents areleery about what to expect.
Last year, pandemonium brokeout when rival gangs filtered throughthe bushes and started yanking jew-
ellery from around the necks of play-ers and feuding with one another.
With giggling teenage girls eggingon the boys, shouting matchesturned into fights and the singlepoliceman present fired a warningshot into the air, causing parents and
players to flee in panic.One boy was stabbed outside the
compound. Another was seen tear-ing up fence posts and smashingthem on the ground, destroying thechain link fencing.
Several police cars arrived, but
only after the fact.“A coach told me this happens
every year, but the police never takeproper preventative measures andonly respond once a problem arises,”one parent said.
“It’s really such a shame. Thesekids work so hard to represent theirschools to the best of their abilityand their coaches give up an enor-mous amount of time to train them.
“This should be a fun, familyevent, but with the island virtuallyunder siege because of all the shoot-
ings and killings, none of us feel safe.In fact, we are reluctant to even letour kids play. I beg the police totake the necessary steps to allow theplay-off and championship games totake place without another injuryor, worse, loss of life,” the parentsaid.
“The police also have to be taughthow to deal with these situationswithout resorting to the Rambo-likebehaviour we’ve witnessed lately.Please, Mr. Greenslade, protect us,”she begged.
Parents beg police for security at schools softballCall comes after violencemarred last year’s event
FROM LEFT: Fritz Thompson;Alvin Smith, chief councillor,Freeport; Urisemar Farrington,councillor; Howard Grant; VernaeGrant; Lillian Been; Minister Zhivar-go Laing; Kwasi Thompson, Mem-ber of Parliament for Pineridge,Senator Fredrick McAlpine and MrsMcAlpine.
GB SENIOR CITIZEN CENTRE NAMEDAFTER 101-YEAR-OLD COMMUNITY ICON
FOOD DONATION: Scouts meet the senior citizens at the centre.
SCOUTS DONATEFOOD TO SENIORCITIZENS FACILITY
The Bahamas NationalTrust issued the followingresponse to an article callingfor a ban on developmentwithin national parks, print-ed in The Tribune on Octo-ber 29.
Notwithstanding our firmcommitment to the protec-tion of our natural resources,the Bahamas National Trustholds the view that there is adistinct and fundamental dif-ference between the unre-stricted exploitation of publicresources within a nationalpark and the acceptance ofreasonable access for non-commercial use of privateproperty.
According to the Interna-tional Union for the Conser-vation of Nature, of whichthe Bahamas National Trustis a longstanding member,national parks are protectedareas "managed to achievethe long-term conservationof nature." The BNT hasadopted this approach forthe Exuma Cays Land andSea Park, which was createdin 1958, and designated a no-take zone in 1986.
In addition to the conser-vation benefits of protectinga relatively undeveloped por-tion of the Exuma Cays, thepark is a significant talkingpoint for our nationaltourism product. We havesuccessfully prevented com-mercial development in the176-square-mile park, but wehave to acknowledge theunconstitutionality of ban-ning all private development
or of applying confiscatorytaxes on property owners.
About a third of all landwithin the Exuma park hasbeen privately owned sincewell before the park was cre-ated, mostly by internationalpersons who pay significanttaxes, which have been wel-comed by the government aspart of the national revenue.
We certainly do not agreewith those who are callingon the government or theBNT to trap people intoowning valuable and highlytaxed land but not allowthem reasonable access anduse. Successive governmentshave chosen not to do this,and taxes have been collect-ed over many years whileowners have been allowed tobuy and sell their properties.
The BNT has no interest inengaging in a militant cam-paign to destabilise privateproperty rights over the issueof minimal localised devel-opment proposals conduct-ed under strict environmen-tal protocols and using bestmanagement practices.
Dredging is sometimesrequired to develop andmaintain navigation infra-structure and for other pur-poses.
Our goal must be toachieve a balance betweenthe need to dredge and theapplication of proper envi-ronmental safeguards.
The BNT hereby alsorefutes the claim that dredg-ing at Bell Island has alreadybegun – our Exuma ParkStaff confirm this is not true.No dredging will be alloweduntil the EnvironmentalManagement Plan has beencompleted and presented tothe BNT and the BESTCommission for review.
Some on-land site prepa-ration work is underway, aswell as the clearance of inva-sive casuarina trees, but
dredging may not begin untilthere is an approved Envi-ronmental Management Planin place, which meets thestringent environmental safe-guards prescribed by theBNT and BEST.
Most of the planned workat Bell Island is on land andwill not disturb the seabedexcept for the provision ofnavigable access. In line withour respect for private own-ership within the park, it isworth noting that the BNTis not necessarily opposed toenvironmentally compatible,non-intrusive and limiteddevelopment on these pri-vate islands within parkboundaries.
However, we note withinterest that the new Plan-ning and Subdivisions Actoffers an unprecedentedopportunity to control inap-propriate and environmen-tally destructive developmentboth inside and outside parkboundaries. In fact under thisprogressive new environ-mental legislation, the BNTwill shortly begin workingwith the Ministry of the
Environment to develop acarefully crafted land useplan for the entire ExumaCays – both inside and out-side the park.
It is true that in the pastpeople have enjoyed tradi-tional access to resourcessuch as thatch or fish withinthe park, but it becameimperative for the BNT tostop those activities 25 yearsago in order to achieve ourconservation goals.
In the 1950s there was anabundance of marineresources throughout theBahamas.
In fact, lobster was oftenused as bait back then.
But over the years theseresources came under heavy
pressure and suffered signif-icant declines. Bigger andmore efficient fishing vesselsbegan sweeping the cuts ofall the cays – both inside andoutside the park, and therewere more and more excur-sionists coming from Nassauand elsewhere to fish in thepark.
We do not believe that thedesignation of the Exumapark as a no-take zone in1986 caused any hardship forExumians or other Bahami-ans.
In fact, all the evidenceshows that the protection ofmarine resources within thepark has led to larger andhealthier fisheries outside thepark.
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Philip’s Anglican Church, oneof the shelters in MathewTown, said people were wellprepared.
“Really and truly, theentire day people have justbeen at home with their fam-ilies, just waiting,” he said.
“It was a mad rush at thegrocery store between 7amand 4pm on Thursday.
“A lot of people have beenbattering down the hatchesand securing their homes.
“But people are not asfearful as they were when
Hurricane Ike hit in 2008,because that was a categoryfive storm, and they expectedit to be bad. Then it wasworse than expected becauseit damaged so many homes.”
Although Tomas is theweakest level category onestorm, Mr Ingraham warnedresidents not to treat it lightly.
"I want to say to the peo-ple of Inagua, Mayaguana,Acklins, Crooked Island andLong Cay and to some extentto the people of Long Islandand Ragged Island that theyought to take the hurricane
warnings very seriously,"said Mr Ingraham, hoursafter returning to the coun-try from an official trip toChina and then Barbados.
He noted how HurricaneTomas devastate St Lucia onSaturday, killing at least 13people and destroying theisland’s vital banana crop.
The Prime Ministerpledged his support forthose affected by stormsthroughout the region, butassured Bahamians yester-day they are his top priority.
He said he had contact-
ed island administrators atall affected islands last night,pledging his support.
Mayaguana Island admin-istrator Harvey Robertsreported shelters wereopened at the two schoolson the island in Abraham'sBay and Pirate's Well yes-terday morning, ready toreceive the island's 300 resi-dents as rain started to fall.Boats were taken out of theharbour and secured, andthe health clinic was alsosecured, with a local nursebased at the Abraham’s Bayshelter.
“Right now we are just
waiting and hoping thatnothing comes.
“We are as prepared as wecan possibly be,” MrRoberts said.
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Sands rushed to assist theconstable. Both officers werereportedly assaulted duringthe confrontation.
Jonice Adderley, LynaireBethel and Derrick Adder-ley are also charged withresisting the lawful arrest ofASP Sands. They all pleadednot guilty to the charges.
All eight have beencharged with disorderlybehaviour, causing damage toa $175 kakhi bush jacket,property of the RoyalBahamas Police Force. Alleight persons have also beencharged with causing damageto a black lanyard valued at$9.89.
They have also beencharged with causing damageto a police cane and whistlevalued at $136.32, causingharm to ASP Sands, assault-ing ASP Sands, assaulting PCComarcho as well as obstruc-tion. They all pleaded notguilty to the charges.
The accused, most ofwhom are residents of Ball’sAlley, were represented byattorney Deon Smith.
Jonice Adderley, LynaireBethel and Derrick Adder-ley were granted bail in thesum of $5,000 with twosureties.
The other accused weregranted bail in the sum of$2,500. Their case has beenadjourned to January 17 and18, 2011.
In the case of Gale Rolle the restitu-tion order is expected to start in January,2011, said Opposition spokesman onForeign Affairs Fred Mitchell, with 10per cent of her gross receipts of herincome to be allocated to cover the debt.
This was also confirmed by a sourceclose to the trial.
The two remaining vendors MarvetteFerguson and Marva Ferguson willappear in court on November 9 for sen-tencing, a statement from the Ministry ofForeign Affairs said.
According to the well-placed source,it is expected the two women will receive
the same sentence as their counterparts. Whether or not the women will be
allowed re-entry into the United Stateswill be determined on an individualbasis, said the source.
"As someone who might be treated asa convicted (criminal) it's harder to dobut it's not impossible."
The Ministry's statement said thatthe Bahamas' consul general in NewYork will continue to monitor theremaining cases.
"The PLP continues to monitor theprogress of these cases and continues
to urge the Bahamas government toexercise greater vigilance and care inseeing that these matters are resolvedspeedily," said Mr Mitchell.
In the criminal complaint filed in theUS District Court, a Special Agent ofthe US Department of Homeland Secu-rity, Immigration and Customs andEnforcement described how four of thenine straw vendors – Roshandra Rolle,Gayle Rolle, Marva Ferguson and Mar-vette Ferguson – came to New YorkCity in May and met with wholesales inthe city at various locations. The womenare said to have handed over wads ofcash in return for "bulky black garbagebags" full of items that they took back totheir hotel.
The group was eventually followedby a surveillance team to the JFK air-port, and agents inspected the contentsof their luggage after it had beenchecked in.
The women were not arrested at thattime, as the investigators continued tobuild their case.
Arrests were eventually made dur-ing their last trip, on September 18,when the original four women wereaccompanied by five additional strawvendors.
Those five vendors have alreadypleaded guilty and were sentenced totime served, placed on probation,released and have returned to theBahamas.
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Eight chargedover court riot
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The franchise operators ofKFC in New Providence,Restaurants Bahamas Limit-ed, released a statement yes-terday on talks between man-agement and union repre-sentatives. The statementread:
“Restaurants BahamasLimited, franchise operatorsof KFC in New Providence,announces that today man-agement met at the Depart-ment of Labour with repre-sentatives of the BahamasHotel Catering and AlliedWorkers Union with theobjective of resolving out-standing issues.
“KFC vice president andgeneral manager GabrielSastre said that someprogress was made duringthe meeting, but unfortu-nately there has not yet beena complete resolution. Thesession is scheduled toresume at the Departmentof Labour on Tuesday 9November.
“Mr. Sastre said thatdespite the good faith KFChas continued to demon-strate, and notwithstandingthe fact that during today'smeeting both managementand the union arrived atsome concessions, employ-ees at those KFC stores still
open continue their work-to-rule tactics, which to agreat degree is disruptingservice.
“Management had toclose the stores at MackeyStreet and on Village Roadearly Thursday when theunion directed employees towork to rule, which meantthat customer service work-ers refused to work ascashiers. Later on Thursdayother KFC stores wereforced to close, and on Fri-day the work-to-rule con-tinued at half the stores.
“‘In the circumstances, wehad nobody manning thecash registers and could not
service our customers, andso we were forced to closethese outlets,” said Mr. Sas-tre.
“The company has saidrepeatedly that it is preparedto continue talks with theunion, for as long as it rea-sonably takes, in an effortto reach a compromise andget business back to normalin all the stores.
“‘KFC remains firmlycommitted to negotiationswith the objective of an ami-cable compromise,” said Mr.Sastre. “However, situationslike the work-to-rule onThursday and Friday at ourstores, which results only in
a disruption of business anda loss in revenue. Unfortu-nately the few that are refus-ing to work makes it impos-sible to maintain service toour customers thus result-ing in the closure of thestores. Even though thereare a significant number ofemployees who are willingto work we have no alterna-tive to take this very diffi-cult decision. We apologiseto our loyal customers forthe inconvenience that thisindustrial action is causing.We are anxious and hope toresolve these issues as quick-ly and as amicably as possi-ble.”
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Statement on KFC management talks with union
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UNDER the patronage ofAnglican Bishop Rev LaishBoyd, Sr, and his wife, theAnglican Chorale will presentits fifth annual Festival ofHymns and Anthems at ChristChurch Cathedral on GeorgeStreet this Sunday at 4pm.
Guest organist wil l beLadislaw Pfeifer, director ofthe Cathedral Choir of Boysand Adults, and diocesandirector of music for theRoman Catholic Diocese ofSpringfield, Massachusetts.
Mr Pfeifer has performedas a soloist in Belgium, Den-mark, Germany, Holland andthe US.
He also served as a clinicianfor the American Guild ofOrganists and as musicreviewer for the AmericanChoral Directors Association.
He spent the last 30 yearsas a music director for liturgi-
cal churches. During the 1990s he served
as music director for the Nut-meg Children’s Chorus ofHartford, Connecticut.
He founded the TorringtonChildren’s Chorus in 1998before accepting his currentpost in November of 1999.
Members“We are pleased that mem-
bers of the Anglican YouthEnsemble will be joining withthe Chorale for this year’sFestival,” festival organiserssaid.
The programme will includethe customary congregation-al singing of familiar hymns,some of which will be accom-panied by a brass ensembleled by Assistant Superinten-dent Dennis Sturrup, descantsby the choir, and one selec-
tion supported by a handbellensemble.
In June 2010, the AnglicanChorale and Friends present-ed the variety concert, “Hopefor the Nation”, the proceedsfrom which were donatedtowards the restoration of TheSt Mary The Virgin AnglicanChurch in Old Bight, Catisland.
Admission to the HymnFestival is free.
However, an offering willbe taken and the church isasking for the continued sup-port of the public as the pro-ceeds of this event will beused to support the Commu-nications Ministry of the Dio-cese of the Bahamas and theTurks and Caicos Islands.
The Chorale is directed byRosemary Hanna, assisted byAllison Dean and Dexter Fer-nander.
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