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Week Ending Friday, January 20, 2012

And there be no cattle in the stalls, Yet I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NASB)

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Changes to ferry service...pg 3

Youngest visitor to Montserrat...pg 11

Calypso Monarch crowned...pg 7

Kids Korner...pg 8

Two more celebrate 100 years...pg 2

Royal visit to mark Diamond Jubilee...pg 3

Lifetime LIME winners...pg 5

More Headlines...

DFID stunts GoM Budget Estimates

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Two senior ranking po-lice officers of the Royal Montserrat Police Service (RMPS) are suspended, one on suspension and the more

offi cers had to restrain one of the offi cers.

The release informed that, The Governor has de-cided that in addition to the very comprehensive internal investigation undertaken to date, he should activate the provisions of a co-operation agreement on reciprocal law enforcement assistance between the Caribbean Over-seas Territories.

As a result beginning early next week law en-forcement offi cers from the Bermuda and Cayman po-lice services to come to Montserrat to assist in the on-going investigation under the command and direction

of Deputy Commissioner Paul Morris.

Following this they will, present their fi ndings to the Director of Public Prosecutions through the Governor.

Other credible and in-formed sources have also revealed that there may be more action and probably criminal charges brought against others who have been implicated in alleged wrong doing in connection with the incident.

The Governor has un-dertaken to. keep the gen-eral public informed of rel-evant developments as they occur.

Incident of arrests at Drummonds leaves two police offi cers on suspension

senior on compulsory leave pending further investigation into alleged misconduct.

According to a release from Government House the Governors actions arose out of the conduct of, an extensive internal investiga-tion into allegations of police misconduct during and fol-lowing the arrests of George Leonard and George Far-rell on the morning of 17th December 2011 at Drum-monds.

Other informed and reli-able sources have informed that the alleged misconduct continued in the vicinity of Police Headquarters at Brades, where other senior

The DFID budget team of Karen McGeough, Rich-ard Erleback, Drew TEtlow, Mary Thompson and Kato Kimbugwe, wrapped up their mission in Montserrat with a press conference at the Gov-ernors Offi ce on Thursday, January 19, 2012.

Their mission was two-fold as noted in a Statement provided to the press and in writing at the end of the conference. To conduct a re-view of budget performance in 20111/12 and; assess the need for budgetary aid for the next three years cover-ing 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15.

The press conference was a fairly lively one and must have been expected as the Montserrat Programme Manager, McGeough re-vealed that the discussions with the Montserrat teams have sometimes been not easy.

The team made a state-ment at the beginning re-calling that the current dis-cussions were preceded by several visits by DFID min-isters and offi cials all of last year, mentioning the various commitments an promises,

all of which were, particu-larly important in ensuring continued support of the UK public in the context of an austere economy, noted in the statement.

At the end however, the GoM must not be camp-ing happily, as the team informed: GoM are fi nalis-ing revenue and expenditure projections taking on board our discussions. We will make final commitments on the basis of the revised projections.

That statement suggests a deviation from the ex-pected, following all the new and hard work, understand-ing, the Premier had alluded to earlier, that all Ministries and Departments had been putting in for many weeks over the latter months of last year.

The DFID budget team expressed throughout the press conference their con-cerns with the shortfall of revenue in the current year expected to be $5 million dollars less (from $45m - $40m) representing 11%. They blamed this largely by poor compliancethe

l-r: B. Roach, Mary Thompson (par-tially hidden), Kato Kimbugwe, Karen McGeough, Richard Erleback, and Drew Tetlow,

Friday, January 20, 2012

Two more reach 100 years on Montserrat

Jamaica opposition wins elections in a

landslide

GIU Montserrat this week celebrated with Mrs. Beatrice Allen and Mr. Charles St. Kitts Pike as they became the fifth and sixth persons on island 100 years and over.

St. Kitts, who got his name because of his island of birth, turned 100 on Satur-day, January 7. He received visits from His Excellency the Governor Adrian Da-vis and Premier, the Hon. Reuben T. Meade at the Golden Years Home where he resides.

Governor Davis and his wife Sujue, visited the home and sang along to the birthday song. The Queens official birthday card will follow, the governor told Mr. Pike. Premier Meade congratulated him on his achievement and presented him with a fruit basket.

Pike credits his long life to his faith in God. He was also visited by Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Easton Taylor Farrell.

On Tuesday, Mrs . Beatrice Allen turned 100

with four generations of her family in attendance. Grandchildren and great grand-children travelled in from Canada, the Caribbean, UK and the US to wish her well and to attend a church service and reception in her honour. Claudia Ewan-Da-vis, one of her granddaugh-ters said about 70 family members have come home for the celebration.

Allen was also visited by the premier and Minister of Community Services Hon. Colin Riley on Tuesday.

His Excellency the Governor Adrian Davis visits with Mr. Charles St. Kitts Pike at the Golden Years Home on Saturday January 7, 2012 on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

Minister of Community Services Hon. Colin Riley dropped by to wish Mrs. Beatrice Allen Happy Birthday as she turned 100 on Tuesday, January 10 in the company of four generations of family who travelled from all over the world to celebrate with her.

Premier, the Hon. Reuben T. Meade and his son Gatrick celebrated with Mr. Charles St. Kitts Pike on his 100th birthday on Saturday January 7, 2012 at the Golden Years Home.

DAVID MCFADDEN, Associated Press

K INGSTON, Jama ica (AP) On Jamaica's rutted streets, the complaints have been chronic home ownership is out of reach for most wage earners, the cost of electricity has skyrocketed, water service regularly fi zzles out and decent jobs are scarce.

Fed up with chronic hard times, voters in this debt-wracked Caribbean nation on Thursday threw out the ruling party and delivered a land-slide triumph to the opposition People's National Party, or PNP, whose campaign energetically tapped voter disillusionment especially among the numerous struggling poor.

The win marks a remark-able political comeback for former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who was Ja-maica's first female leader

during her year-and-a-half-long fi rst stint in offi ce that ended in 2007. The 66-year-old known affectionately as "Sista P" reached out to Jamaicans as a champion of the poor with a popular touch.

"She cares about the ghet-to people," said Trishette Bond, a twenty-something resident of gritty Trench Town who wore an orange shirt and a bright orange wig, the color of Simp-son Miller's slightly center-left party, which led the island for 18 years before narrowly losing 2007 elections.

As word of her election win emerged Thursday night, PNP supporters shimmied and shouted in the capital, Kingston, and motorists honked horns in celebration as they tore down the streets.

"I am humbled as I stand before you and I wish to thank

the Jamaican people for their love, for their support and for giving the People's National Party and the leader of the party her own mandate," she said, after receiving hugs from numer-ous candidates, some crying.

Simpson Miller defeated Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who at 39 is Jamaica's young-est leader and leads the center-right Jamaica Labor Party.

Holness said the defeat will prompt a time of introspection and refl ection for party leaders to examine what went wrong.

"I wish the new govern-ment well. We hope for the benefi t of the country that they will do a good job," said Hol-ness, who warned during the campaign that an opposition win would scare away foreign investment and dash hopes of economic progress.

While offi cial results have not been released, elections

director Orrette Fisher told The Associated Press that prelimi-nary results showed Simpson Miller heading to victory.

"Based on the margins, it appears safe to say" that Simp-son Miller's party won, Fisher said shortly after Jamaican newspapers and broadcast-ers called the election for the PNP. He expected his offi ce to release the offi cial count and breakdown of parliamentary seats on Saturday.

News station TVJ said Simpson Miller's People's Na-tional Party won 41 seats in parliament and Holness's Ja-maica Labor Party 22.

Simpson Miller is beloved by her supporters for her folksy, plainspoken style. She became Jamaica's first female prime minister in March 2006 after she was picked by party del-

Portia Miller Simpson, Jamaican Prime Minister

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Deputy Governor and retired teacher on Queens New

Years Honours List

Ferry service reduced to twice weekly and then back to four days

Royal visit to mark Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee

Summary Report of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly held on 20th December 2011.

1. The following papers were laid on the table :-

(a) Financial Secretary

i. S R & O No. 50 of 2011 - Customs Duties and Comsumption Tax (Sonia Charles) (Exemption) Order;

ii. S R & O No. 51 of 2011 - Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Waiver of Duties on Barrels) Order;

iii. S R & O No. 56 of 2011 - Customs Duties and Consumption Tax (Amendment) Order.

(b) Attorney General

i. S R & O No. 53 of 2011 - Emergency Powers (Unsafe Areas) Order;

ii. S R & O No. 54 of 2011 - Patents (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order;

iii. S R & O No. 57 of 2011 - Proclamation Declaring December 26th, 27th and 31st and January 2nd, 2012 as Public Holidays.

2. The First Reading of the following Bills took place:

Customs Service Tax (Repeal) Bill 2011

First Reading - 20th December 2011

This Bill seeks to repeal the Customs Service Tax Act. (CAP 17.06)

Electoral Commission Bill 2011

First Reading - 20th December 2011

This Bill seeks to provide for the composition, functions, operation and procedure of the Electoral Commission and matters connected therewith.

3. The First, Second and Third Readings of the following Bill took place:

Supplementary Appropriation (No. 3) Bill 2011

First Reading - 20th December 2011 Second Reading - 20th December 2011 Third Reading - 20th December 2011

This Bill seeks to sanction certain payments from the consolidated and development funds in excess of the sums provided by law for the services of the Government of Montserrat for the period ending on the thirty-fi rst day of March, 2012.

The Bill was passed with no amendment.

4. The Second and Third Readings of the following Bills took place:

i. Income and Corporation Tax (Amendment) Bill

First Reading - 14th November 2011 Second Reading - 20th December 2011 Third Reading - 20th December 2011

This Bill was passed with the following amendments:

Clause 8 (a) Insert the following words at the end of sub clause (a): in the form

and manner prescribed. (b) Insert the following words at the end of sub clause (b): in the form

prescribed.

Clause 10

(a) Delete the words January 1, 2005 and substitute with the words January 1, 2006; and

(b) Delete the words January 1, 2012 and substitute with the words January 1, 2013

ii. Complaints Commission Bill 2011

First Reading - 14th November 2011 Second Reading - 20th December 2011 Third Reading - 20th December 2011

This Bill was passed with a few amendments which may be obtained from the Legislature Department.

5. A Resolution to approve SR&O 55 of 2011 - Customs Service Tax (Sonia Charles) (Exemp-tion) Order 2011 was approved by the Legislative Assembly.

6. A Resolution to approve SR&O 58 of 2011 - Pensions Regulations, 2011 was approved by the Legislative Assembly.

The Bill was passed without amendment.

Bills that had their fi rst readings can be read in their entirety at any of the following places:

Sgd. Judith C BakerClerk of Councils

Legislature Department#1 Farara PlazaBradesMontserrat

Legal DepartmentValley ViewBradesMontserrat

Public LibraryBBC ComplexBradesMontserrat

Government of Montserrat Websitewww.gov.ms

His Excellency Governor Adrian Davis told press members on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at his monthly press conference - usually held every second Wednes-day, that Prince Edward, The Earl and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex will visit Montserrat in June, 2012 as part of a global tour to celebrate the Queens Dia-mond Jubilee. H.E was responding to a request by ZJBs Executive Producer, Mr. James White Jr. for more information to what was released from Buckingham Palace about the Diamond Jubilee.

The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II is the forth-coming international celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne of seven countries, on the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002.

In British History, the only other Monarch to achieve a reign of 60 years was Queen Victoria

(1819-1901) who reigned as Queen of the UK and Ireland for a total of 63 years. As it appears Queen Elizabeth II seems set to overtake that record.

Prince Edward, The Earl and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex will also visit Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Governor said there was a general programme in the UK to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. We will be discussing more specifi cs of the Royal visit and the general programme with the Premiers offi ce and hopefully announcing that he said.

H.E said the lighting of bea-con is one aspect of the celebra-tion in which Montserrat should participate in. One in particular that I am very interested in and I think we should do, that doesnt have any cost implications is the lighting up of beacons across the commonwealth. I think we ought to have a Montserrat beacon, he

said adding that the Governors Office in conjunction with the Premiers Office will release a programme.

Britain has a long history of beacon lighting spanning many hundreds of years. A beacon chain, once used as a tool for communication, has now become a symbol of unity across towns, borders, countries and continents and is often the central point of focus for any outdoor gathering or celebration.

The release from Bucking-ham Palace further revealed that Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Ed-inburgh will not be undertaking any overseas trips. Instead they will focus on the United Kingdom region. They will visit Wales, Scotland, the Midlands and East Anglia, the four corners of Eng-land as well as London. These visits will take place beginning in March and ending in July, whilst the Queen and Prince Philip are also performing their regular engagements.

GIU His Excellency, the Governor Adrian Davis has con-gratulated Montserrats first female Deputy Governor Mrs. Sarita Francis and Mrs. Oeslyn Jemmotte who have been named to the Queens New Years Hon-ours List.

Mrs. Sarita Francis of Olves-ton, has been awarded the Offi -

cer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her public service to the Government and people of Montserrat and for her work with the Montserrat National Trust. Mrs. Francis is a former president of the MNT.

Mrs. Oeslyn Jemmotte of Brades, is a retired Head Teacher and has been awarded the Mem-

ber of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services to education and the Girl Guide movement. Mrs. Jemmotte is a former leader of the Girl Guide movement in Montserrat.

Both recipients will be in-vested with their awards during the fi rst quarter of 2012.

In late news before late publication there is the an-nouncement that the ferry service will revert to four days weekly.

It seems surprising and must be a stark indicat ion of the tourism activity in the height of the tourist season. The following release from GIU (Government Information Unit) describes in very simple terms that Montserrat is not likely to see anything near what it used to with respect to tourist arrivals.

This also serves as further information as to the complex-

ity to the ferry and access to Montserrat, according to the Ministry of Tourism officials.

The Release The Ministry of Communications Works and Labour wishes to inform the public that effective next week (3rd week in January) until the end of January 2012, the Ferry schedule will change to two (2) days weekly, i.e., Fridays and Saturdays only. A further decision will be made by the end of January with respect to services for the remainder of the financial year.

This measure is deemed necessary in light of the very

low volume of passengers which are currently travell ing and likely to travel during the first quarter of 2012. The costs of operating the ferry are substan-tial and to a large extent are not being met by the low volumes being experienced.

The Ministry trusts that the public understands and will plan their travels in keeping with the schedule of services by sea and air.

The access issue is among the main discussions when the economy and development of Montserrat are on the table.


Blue Skies?Though there are no sheep in the

pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord. Habakkuk 3:17-18 (NIV)

Recently I was driving home into a storm front. But rather than an increasingly overcast sky, I saw a line of dark clouds where the front began. It was as if God had scribbled a line across the sky to mark the beginning of the rain. As I drove toward the front, I could see blue sky stretching above the cloud line. For me this was a reminder that the blue sky wasnt turning gray; it was just hidden from sight by the clouds.

Similarly, circumstances sometimes cloud my view of God. I see a relationship in turmoil, a series of unexpected expenses,

a childs rebellion. Habakkuk reminds me that behind these gray clouds is a God who is my Savior and my strength one who can empower me to withstand hardship and assure me that all will be well in the end. All clouds dissipate eventually, revealing the blue sky that is always there beyond what we can see.

Source of strength, help us today to look beyond our circumstances to your faithful character. We pray in trust, Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.* Amen. *Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV).

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Letters/Opinion

Published by: Montserrat Printing & Publishing, Inc. - Editor: Bennette Roach - Offi ce: Davy Hill, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 306, Davy Hill, Montserrat, W.I.Typeset and Printed by Montserrat Printing & Publishing, Inc. - [email protected]. (664) 491-4715 Fax: (664) 491-2430 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] - Web Site: http://www.themontserratreporter.com

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E D I T O R I A L

The Government of Montserrat (GoM) needs to show that it is a team committed to the future progress, development and reju-venation of Montserrat, and not just any single person, group or entity. In the meantime Her Majestys Government (HMG) through their Ministries, whether it be the Department For International Development (DFID) or the Foreign Commonwealth Offi ce (FCO) must stop referring to HMG through their public servants as our government, while their Ministers give a complete different picture, showing some responsibility for Montserrat.

It may appear that there is no correlation in the two scenarios presented above. It arises when it is repeatedly referenced in discussions or statements Our government as against GoM. Minister Duncan got close and even seemed careful not to speak in the terms referred to. Somehow it seems not clear as to how Montserrat should be treated in the unique circumstances that exist.

At the same time just when it seemed that this was the case DFIDs response at the end of the budget discussions must come as a surprise to GoM following the recent IMF report and the reported hard work (or was it just an improvement on before) that Ministers and public servants put in preparing for the budget talks.

We have been talking plenty here at TMR about taxes, tax arrears and pension issues, so too GoM. How come it seems that GoM still does not have its house in order on these matters? It seems somehow, either there are misunderstandings or the wrong messages are being sent and/or received. Is it the new approach by HMG who says, Support is guaranteed, but only if everything is right? And why are we still hearing about the Pension issue? That is three years old.

The DFID team directed our question to GoM for answer about what efforts are being to add new jobs to enhance the dead economic situation, since more construction is more of the same while the Port Authority warehouse is practically empty. The question to DFID was, what GoM telling you about their plans to bring life to the economy?

There was the recommendation on another issue we have heard much about and it is time we start talking about it. This is the matter of outsourcing. It seems as if this is completely misunderstood as GoM and public servants seem to completely confuse cutting down on their expenditure when at the same being told they must outsource and facilitate the private sector in order to achieve fi scal prudence. After a year of planning and reviews, we cannot understand GoM being told, the projected fi scal position (as presented) is unsustainable and will require some diffi cult decisions, now more than ever, to balance the budget.

We are calling on our Premier and the Ministry of Finance to explain the things that DFID is saying. They talk about cost savings and it appears that instead of seeking to see how the private sector can save them money by encouraging and support-ing effi ciency, they are taking away the business already with the private sector under the obviously mistaken guise that they will save money.

Contraceptives increase the risk of catching AIDS

Haiti two years later

According to a study, pub-lished in the Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal by Renee Heffron (University of Washington), the use of hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of women in contracting the AIDS virus. www.thelancet.com

Previous research studies reached the same conclusion; however, the latter one is much more credible. The study was conducted by closely following 3,790 marriages; a strategy which allowed researchers to observe and carefully follow AIDS transmission from men to women as well as from women to men. The people who collaborated with the study come from seven African coun-tries: Botswana, Kenya Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

If the hormonal contraceptive is used through injection, then the risk of woman-to-man transmission

is of 2.64%, while from man-to-woman increases to 6.86%. When it comes to birth-control pills, the percentages are 5.94% and 2.50%, respectively.

According to the New York Times, the World Health Organi-zation (WHO) has summoned a meeting with the aims of examin-ing these statistics. Experts will discuss whether or not there is enough evidence that prove these studies in order to proceed unto informing women about these risks. www.nytimes.com

Other state authorities from different countries have been motivated to follow the example. Governors from Kenya and Zambia prefer educating their peoples in order to convince their aboriginal populations to change their sexual habits by promoting post-marital fi delity as well as pre-marital ab-stinence. www.sinsida.com

According to the Global Sum-

mit of the Ministries of Health, human values, spiritual values, human rights, and human dignity must all be respected and abided by in order to prevent the spread of AIDS.

The deadly virus continues without a cure. According to Nature Medicine Magazine, AIDS affects more than 33 million people worldwide. www.nature.com

Pope Benedict XVI advo-cates that fi delity and chastity make up the only secure path unto eradicating AIDS in Africa. www.wordpress.com/category/sexualidad

(Translated by Gianna A. Sanchez Moretti)

Author and journalist Cle-mente Ferrer has led a distin-guished career in Spain in the fields of publicity and press relations. He is currently Presi-dent of the European Institute of Marketing.

Hai t i , Two Years Later

News Amer i cas , P O RT- A U - P R I N C E , Haiti: Two years after the horrific earthquake in Haiti, some 500,000 people still live under terrible conditions in makeshift camps.

Thats the word from Doctors Without Bor-ders/Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF), which was working in Hait i before the disaster and lost 12 staff members in the earthquake.

The piles of rubble

and gaping holes in the streets of Port-au-Prince remain. MSFs medical coordinator, Wendy Lai says access to drinking water and sanitation is (still) very limited throughout the entire country, particu-larly in rural and remote areas.

This situation pro-motes the spread of in fec t ious d isease, she added. While the number of new cases of cholera has fallen considerably, we stil l see several hundred

each week and the risk of seasonal resurgence remains very high. We must remain extremely vigilant.

W i t h m o r e t h a n 50 ,000 inhab i tan ts , Jean Marie Vincent is the biggest IDP camp in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, occu-pying several hectares of property near the city centre and close to Cit Soleil, one of the poorest and less secure areas of the city.

Raymond Lama-

DFID is obviously dissatisfi ed with much on budgetary affairs


IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF MONTSERRATPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of ROBERT FERGUS, deceasedNOTICE is hereby given that an application will be fi led at the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice of Montserrat for a grant of letters of administration of the Estate of ROBERT FERGUS, deceased, late of St. Johns, Montserrat, who died on the 22nd of April 1984, to be issued to DANIEL FERGUS, one of the lawful children of the said deceased.

ANY person claiming to be benefi cially interested in the Estate is requested to send written particulars to Kelsick & Kelsick, attorneys-at-law, P.O. Box 185, Bladen House, Brades, Montserrat, within 14 days from the date of the publication of this Notice.

ANY person objecting to the issuance of the grant should notify the Registrar of the High Court of Justice not later than 14 days from the date of the publication of this Notice.

Dated this 15th day of December 2011

Kelsick & KelsickAttorneys-at-Law

REGISTERED LAND ACT

SECTION 34

LOST LAND CERTIFICATES

It is notifi ed for general information that Land Certifi cates in respect of the following persons have been reported lost:-

NAME REG. SECTION/REFERENCE DATE ISSUED

Hermon Locker St. Johns 14/22/161 January 14, 2008Isaac Weekes et al Beachettes 12/05/015 March 15, 2001John Alfred Osborne St. Peters 13/19/026 Nov. 1, 1997John Alfred Osborne Plymouth 05/02/010 January 29, 1982John Alfred Osborne Elberton 07/04/043 June 10, 1986John Alfred Osborne St. Georges 06/05/018 October 27, 1989John Alfred Osborne St. Georges 06/05/017 June 9, 1993

Unless any objections are received within fourteen (14) days from the date of publication of this notice, replacement certifi cates will be issued.

Dated this 10th day of January, 2012.

J. Christopher GerraldRegistrar of Lands (Ag.)

Lifetime winners get gifts and witness Apple/LIME iPhone launch

DFID stunts GOM

James Boatswain repre-senting his wife and Stephen Mendes are the fi nal custom-ers to join the ranks of LIME Lifetime winners, following the Christmas promotion . They both received their winnings at the LIME busi-ness quarters in Sweeneys on Friday, January 13, 2012, the same day LIME launched the availability of the Apple iPhone 4S.

I am very grateful for this timely gift. I have been a customer of Cable & wire-less for a long time. I am very honoured to receive this gift and I am also en-couraged that Cable and Wireless is doing such a good job in Montserrat and they are actually looking

collection of tax arrears has so far failed to deliver sig-nifi cant returns.

That was in the face of their commendation in the fact that according to them, The reduction in domestic revenue has been accom-modated by the GoM (by) constraining expenditure, which said was achieved from, unfi lled vacancies across the civil service and efforts by accounting offi cers to constrain expenditure.

Their single recommen-dation on that is a follow-up on a statement that cause Premier Meade to be referred to now as suicidal. GoM

take appropriate actions to tackle non-compliance, in-cluding the use of bailiffs and prosecution.

Another area of concern for the team is the call on Government to complete it actuarial review of the civil service pension scheme, and implement recommendations for mitigating short and long term exposure.

The GoM were to recon-sider membership and pay-ments to regional bodies to ensure they are essential and represent value for money.

The team was pressed for information as to how the Government plans to activate and revive the economy in

spite of the much talked of increase in construction. They repeatedly referred TMR Bennette Roach to seek the answers from GoM. Eventually Kimbugwe of-fered a response. This and other explanations and an-swers will be published in our next issue.

Excerpts and more from the press conference will be available online at TMRs site www.themontserra-treporter.com.

We have been unable to contact for reaction the Min-ister of Finance or Financial Secretary who we learnt are both away in Europe (Brus-sells).

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ised customers the most advance technologies across the board and this is just another one of those spe-cific items of technology that Lime is bringing to the table and this is through our partnership with Apple. We are defi nitely bringing the cutting edge here in Montserrat, Cassell told the press.

The device was de-scribed as an intelligent assistant which sends text messages by voice com-mand, lifelike photographs and video footage thats editable on the phone.

IPhone Customers in Montserrat may not be able to enjoy the full capabilities of the device just yet. Cassell said the mobile data network is not going to give custom-ers what they called the bang for the buck because right now LIME has what is called a GPRS base.

We have just actually migrated to EDGE but we still have ways to go in relation to the speed so I wouldnt want to set any high expectation here that

one can basically be out and about streaming movies or any content they may have taken at that point in time, that is really when you have a high speed mobile data network which we are still in the process of transitioning to, the manager explained.

The iPhone 4S packed with incredible new features, including Apples dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics, will available in three models the 16GB, the 32GB and the 64GB.

Other features of this masterful device include an all new camera with advanced optics and full 1080p HD resolution video recording; iPhone 4S comes with iOS 5, the worlds most advanced mobile operat-ing system with over 200 new features; and iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to automatically and wire-lessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices.

out for their customers and with the advancement of technologies they are trying to stay in pace with, said Mendes.

Meanwhile Boatswain speaking for his wife said: I am very happy we have been given the opportunity to receive for a lifetime this package of internet, landline and mobile (services). I am looking forward for new developments in telecom-munication and hope I will live to be a part of whatever new development comes in the near future.

Previous winners of these unique lifetime gifts were: Yvette Lee, Steve Ryan, Elsa Morgan and

Edith Duberry. Lee was the winner of a Lifetime of Mo-bile service, Ryan received a Lifetime of Broadband service, with Morgan win-ning a Lifetime of fi xed line service and Edith Duberry, a Lifetime of broadband service.

Along with the days two winners were two iP-hone customers, Messrs Di-ege Daley and Paul Payne, who were invited to talk a bit about their iPhone experi-ence, while LIME following its fi rst-to-market introduc-tion of the iPhone 4, last summer, as a full-service telco provider is continuing its exclusive Apple deal with introduction of the most amazing iPhone yet.

The iP-hone 4S is an intelligent as-sistant which s e n d s t e x t messages by voice com-mand, lifelike photographs and video footage thats ed-itable on the phone. These are just some of the great breakthrough features of experience which telecoms Company, LIME is now offering in Montserrat and all its markets in the region as of today.

C o u n t r y M a n a g e r Joseph Cassell echoed LIMEs CEO David Shaw highlighting the benefi ts of this phone to its custom-ers, saying the iPhone 4S will again change the way people communicate.

This is another first from LIME. Bringing world class technology is our way of building communities and families in the Carib-bean. The iPhone 4S is best in class, innovative and the ultimate every-thing device that will change the way we access and share information. It shows what advanced technology looks and feels like and that's what our customers expect of us. We're very proud to partner with Apple to make this happen for the Carib-bean," Shaw said.

We definitely prom-


LIME Winners

Congratulations to our Lifetime Promotion end of Year and New Year winners Stephen Mendes, Mr. and Mrs. James Boatswain and Miss Edith Duberry.

LIME. For Living. Everyday

Stephen Mendes James Boatswain


GARNETT SYLK THOMPSON IS THE 2011-2012 CALYPSO MONARCHGarnett Sylk Thomp-

son is the 2011-2012 Ca-lypso Monarch

A very appreciative crowd, celebrated Garnett Sylk Thompson, a young Cudjoe Head resident who was adjudged the 2011-2012 Calypso Monarch at Festi-val City on Friday, Decem-ber 30, 2011. Intermittent showers did not dampen the festive mood, while there were grumblings and heated debates about what could and should have been done to prevent the constant in-terruption by the rain. But, fireworks, flashing cam-eras and screams echoed throughout Festival City as ZJB morning show MC, Basil Chambers announced the winning monarch.

Sylk has reportedly made good his tenth entry to the competition with his renditions of Changing World and his patriotic winning song of Never Give Up which earned him a total of 840 points to defeat a strong field. The field included Black Jaguar who secured first runner-up with 783 points, four-time calypso monarch Silvina khandie Malone who earned the next spot with 760 points, followed by Nielson Tiger Du-berry with his score of 738 points. Defending monarch Herman Cupid Francis followed with a total of 735 points.

The other contenders were Anderson Andy

Kirnon and Jester Iceman Weeks who tied for with a total of 717; Kelvin Tabu Duberry captured the num-ber seven position with 692, Vickie storm Locker, 683 points, placed her at position number eight and Kevin King Natty Farrell in the fi nal position with a total of 681 points.

Sylks fi rst place prize earned him $10,000, in addition to a cash price of $1,000 sponsored by the Department of Culture for the most patriotic song. He also captured the Peoples Choice Award. Sylk was

one of the fi rst calypsonians to release his entries.

J a m e s C r u i s e r Browne (not in finals) a favourite for many at the eliminations and up to the semi-fi nals was judged the most improved calypsonian. He also received $1,000 for the best mountain chicken song De Mountain Chick-en Sick

best social commen-tary was captured by Syl-vena Khandi Malone with Melting Pot. She received a cash price of $1,250.00 sponsored by the Bank of Montserrat.

T h e c a s h pr ice of 1,250.00 f o r t h e m o s t c r ea t i ve composi-tion was captured by Kevin K i n g N a t t y F a r r e l l with Rose, Goddess of Radio

T h e c a l y p s o

competition is usually one of the biggest highlights of the Festival celebrations. The 2011 festival came to a close on Monday, January 2, 2012.


Kids time - In your own korner

The Twelve MonthsThere was once a widow who had two daugh-ters, Helen, her own child by her dead husband, and Marouckla, his daughter by his fi rst wife. She loved Helen, but hated the poor orphan be-cause she was far prettier than her own daugh-ter.Marouckla did not think about her good looks, and could not understand why her stepmother should be angry at the sight of her. The hard-est work fell to her share. She cleaned out the rooms, cooked, washed, sewed, spun, wove, brought in the hay, milked the cow, and all this without any help.Helen, meanwhile, did nothing but dress herself in her best clothes and go to one amusement after another.But Marouckla never complained. She bore the scoldings and bad temper of mother and sister with a smile on her lips, and the patience of a lamb. But this angelic behavior did not soften them. They became even more tyrannical and grumpy, for Marouckla grew daily more beauti-ful, while Helens ugliness increased. So the stepmother determined to get rid of Marouckla, for she knew that while she remained, her own daughter would have no suitors. Hunger, every kind of privation, abuse, every means was used to make the girls life miserable. But in spite of it all Marouckla grew ever sweeter and more charming.One day in the middle of winter Helen wanted some wood-violets.Listen, cried she to Marouckla, you must go up the mountain and fi nd me violets. I want some to put in my gown. They must be fresh and sweet-scented-do you hear?

Hello everyone It is kids time with Auntie Lyka In Your Korner.Happy New Year to you and your family. I believe you have made some good New Year wishes and you plan to keep them. I hope you are ready to work hard for this school term, it is also the term for sports. I wish you all the best for this term. Remember to read a book.

But, my dear sister, whoever heard of violets blooming in the snow? said the poor orphan.You wretched creature! Do you dare to disobey me? said Helen. Not another word. Off with you! If you do not bring me some violets from the mountain forest I will kill you.The stepmother also added her threats to those of Helen, and with vigorous blows they pushed Marouckla outside and shut the door upon her. The weeping girl made her way to the mountain. The snow lay deep, and there was no trace of any human being. Long she wandered hither and thither, and lost herself in the wood. She was hungry, and shivered with cold, and prayed to die.Suddenly she saw a light in the distance, and climbed toward it till she reached the top of the mountain. Upon the highest peak burned a large fi re, surrounded by twelve blocks of stone on which sat twelve strange beings. Of these the fi rst three had white hair, three were not quite so old, three were young and handsome, and the rest still younger.There they all sat silently looking at the fi re. They were the Twelve Months of the Year. The great January was placed higher than the oth-ers. His hair and mustache were white as snow, and in his hand he held a wand. At fi rst Ma-rouckla was afraid, but after a while her courage returned, and drawing near, she said:Men of God, may I warm myself at your fi re? I am chilled by the winter cold.The great January raised his head and an-

Pre-School CornerHello to you my preschool friends. This week well look at Matching. DRAW A LINE TO JOIN THE SIMILAR BALLS. I hope you are having fun.

THE FIRST CHILD TO SEND IN THE CORRECTCT ANSWER WINS A GIFT. Question: Name the worlds known poisonous bird.

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swered: What brings thee here, my daughter? What dost thou seek?I am looking for violets, replied the maiden.This is not the season for violets. Dost thou not see the snow everywhere? said January.I know well, but my sister Helen and my step-mother have ordered me to bring them violets from your mountain. If I return without them they will kill me. I pray you, good shepherds, tell me where they may be found.Here the great January arose and went over to the youngest of the Months, and, placing his wand in his hand, said:Brother March, do thou take the highest place.March obeyed, at the same time waving his wand over the fi re. Immediately the fl ames rose toward the sky, the snow began to melt and the trees and shrubs to bud. The grass became green, and from between its blades peeped the pale primrose. It was spring, and the meadows were blue with violets.Gather them quickly, Marouckla, said March.Joyfully she hastened to pick the fl owers, and having soon a large bunch she thanked them and ran home. Helen and the stepmother were amazed at the sight of the fl owers, the scent of which fi lled the house.Where did you fi nd them? asked Helen.Under the trees on the mountain-side, said Marouckla.Helen kept the fl owers for herself and her moth-er. She did not even thank her stepsister for the trouble she had taken.

Kevin Elijah Grant

by Alexander Chodsvko - Slav Fairy Tales

To be continued.........

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See you next week right here In Your Own Korner. Where we will have funKids write your stories, tell us about your-selves. Email or post - Write to Aunty Lyka, at P.O. Box 306, Davy Hill, or send email to: [email protected]


BANK OF MONTSERRAT LIMITEDFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

30 September, 2011BANK OF MONTSERRAT LIMITED

Statement of Financial PositionAs at 30 September 2011

[(Expressed in Eastern Caribbean Dollars (EC$)]

Notes 2011 2010AssetsCash and cash equivalent 11 30,769,073 40,294,048Investment securities - net 12 89,700,345 82,369,514Loans and advances to customers - net 13 57,285,678 52,321,051Other long-term receivable 15 3,687,105 3,687,105Property and equipment - net 16 5,413,717 5,713,886Other assets - net 17 5,507,613 5,758,592Total Assets 192,363,531 190,144,196

Liabilities and shareholders equity

Liabilities

Deposit Liabilities 18 174,220,009 160,764,312Accrued pension liability 19 381,924 301,595Provision for CALMS Agreement 20 3,170,506 2,270,506Convertible debenture 21 905,731 905,731Other liabilities 22 1,309,533 1,395,901Total Liabilities 179,987,703 165,638,045

Shareholders equityShare capital 5,275,800 5,264,650Share premium 175,280 175,280Convertible debenture 21 94,269 94,269Statutory reserve 23 5,723,330 5,723,330Retained earnings - appropriated for loan loss reserves

14 184,595 2,029,492

Retained earnings - unappropriated 922,554 11,219,130Total shareholders equity 12,375,828 24,506,151Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity 192,363,531 190,144,196

These fi nancial statements were approved on behalf of the Board of Directors on 21 November 2011 by the following:

Sgd. Kenneth Allen Sgd. Cynthia FarrellMr. Kenneth Allen, Q.C. Ms. Cynthia FarrellChairman of the Board Director

The notes on pages 10 to 53 are an integral part of these fi nancial statements.

BANK OF MONTSERRAT LIMITEDStatement of Profi t or Loss

For the Year Ended 30 September 2011[(Expressed in Eastern Caribbean Dollars (EC$)]

Notes 2011 2010Interest income

Cash and cash equivalent 5,734 3,867Investment securities 5,846,028 5,143,390Loans and advances to customers 4,510,578 4,354,752

10,362,340 9,502,009Interest expense

Savings (3,093,638) (2,792,000)Demand (139,917) (103,242)

Time (781,003) (756,808)Other (20,000) (20,000)

(4,034,558) (3,672,050)

Net interest income 6,327,782 5,829,959

Other incomeService fees and commissions 1,014,623 824,630Foreign exchange gain - net 673,919 743,999Miscellaneous 252,620 274,609

1,941,162 1,843,238Operating income 8,268,944 7,673,197Operating expensesSalaries, bonuses and other allowances 7 (2,106,257) (2,192,088)Occupancy and equipment-related expenses 8 (965,335) (1,128,524)Provisions - CALMS 20 (900,000) (900,000)Taxes, licenses and professional fees (317,271) (344,622)Other expenses 9 (876,726) (841,074)

(5,165,589) (5,406,308)Net Operating income before impairment 3,103,355 2,266,889

Add/(Less): Impairment losses 14 (15,583,540) (8,340,721) Recovery of allowance for impairment losses 2,183,609 (1,000,547)

(13,399,931) (7,340,174)Net (loss)/income (10,296,576) (5,073,285)

ATTRIBUTABLE TO SHAREHOLDERS (10,296,576) (5,073,285)

The accompanying notes on pages 10 to 53 are an integral part of these fi nancial statements.

Jamaicas Opposition wins in a landslide...contd. from page 2egates when P.J. Patterson retired as leader. But she was tossed out of offi ce a year later in a narrow election defeat.

This time around, she has pledged to lift debt-wracked Jamaica out of poverty, secure foreign investment, and cre-ate jobs. Specifics are few, however.

Her party will face deep economic problems in this is-land of 2.8 million people, with a punishing debt of roughly $18.6 billion, or 130 per cent of gross domestic product. That's a rate about 10 percentage points higher than debt-troubled

Italy's.Veteran opposition law-

maker Omar Davies said one of the fi rst things the People's National Party will do is get "a true assessment of the state of the economy," a dig at Holness' party which was accused of rarely providing citizens with a clear picture of the island's dire fi scal straits.

Holness, who became prime minister two months ago after Bruce Golding, Jamaica's leader since 2007, abruptly stepped down in October amid anemic public backing, won his parliamentary seat with 54

percent of the vote.Simpson Miller has been a

stalwart of the People's National Party since the 1970s. She was first elected to Parliament in 1976 and became a Cabinet member in 1989. Partisans have long admired Simpson Miller as a Jamaican who was born in rural poverty and grew up in a Kingston ghetto, not far from the crumbling concrete jungle made famous by Bob Marley.

During her brief tenure as prime minister, her support waned amid complaints she responded poorly to Hurricane Dean and was evasive about a

scandal regarding a Dutch oil trading fi rm's $460,000 pay-ment to her political party lead-ing up to 2007 elections.

The two top candidates' different styles were clear while they cast their votes.

Holness is largely seen as unexciting, but bright and pragmatic. He whisked into the voting center in the middle class area of Mona, barely interacting with voters. After being heckled by an opposition partisan, he said he was "very confi dent" of a Labor victory and departed after taking three questions from reporters.

By contrast, Simpson Miller hugged and chatted with supporters at a school in Whit-field Town and told election workers to help struggling el-derly voters.

Her party, which experi-mented with democratic so-cialism in the 1970s, is still perceived as more focused on social programs than the slightly more conservative Labor. There are no longer stark ideological differences between the two clan-like factions that have dominated Jamaican politics since the onetime British colony began self-rule in 1944. Jamaica

became independent within the British Commonwealth in 1962.

Jamaica's former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller shows her inked finger after casting her ballot in parlia-mentary elections in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday Dec. 29, 2011. Jamaica is holding 63 parliamentary races where cur-rent Prime Minister Andrew Hol-ness' Jamaica Labour Party is in a tight race against the People's National Party, headed by Simp-son Miller, to win control of the government for the next fi ve years. (Collin Reid / AP)


No. Name Address1 Agnes M. Lemprier Palm Loop2 Albertina D. Hilliman Amersham3 Alena Jackson P O Box 4464 Anetta Ryan Parliament Street5 Angus P. Cayetano Bethel6 Annester Farrell Salem7 Austin R. McKend Wapping8 Bridget Scarville Geralds9 Carl Pollard St. Johns10 Carroll L. Hesky P O Box 18611 Catherine E. Howson Tuitts Village12 Catherine Ryan Kinsale13 Cecelia V. Burns Cork Hill14 Cecil Lewis Lees15 Cecil Martin Kinsale16 Chantel L. E. Thomas Colony House,

Plymouth17 Charles E. Lewis Lees18 Charles Howson St. Patricks19 Charles J. Greenaway Parsons Road20 Clayton E. Hope St. Peters21 Cleveland A. Abrams Olveston22 Count Dooker St. Johns23 Daniel Hickson St. Georges Hill24 Daniel Tuitt Windy Hill25 David R. Poynton Old Towne26 David Shimmows Glendon Hospital27 David Willock Fort Barrington28 Delroy Weetom Kinsale29 Dereck Mason Old Towne30 Diana Harris Parsons31 Diane M. Burns Spanish Pointe32 Donald Wilson Amersham33 Edmund M. Allicock P O Box 1034 Edris Tuitt Salem35 Eileen L. Joseph Kinsale36 Eliza Greenaway Molyneaux37 Elizabeth Ryner Cork Hill38 Emmanuel Boatswain Harney Street39 Esther Buffonge Parsons40 Esther Mills Salem41 Eugene Irish Sea Haven, Kinsale42 Franklyn Meade Kinsale43 Gay L. Marglin P O Box 413,

Plymouth44 Georg Heinrichs C/o Radio Antilles45 George Mackay Richmond Hill46 George R. R. Silcott St. Johns

SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDP.O Box 170, BRADES, MONTSERRAT, WEST INDIES.

TEL: (664) 491-2567/3667. FAX: (664) 491-6145

The following named persons are asked to get in touch with the Montserrat Social Security Operations Department on 1-664-491-2567 or Email: [email protected]

No. Name Address47 Gerald Phillip Molyneaux48 Glasford Lee Molyneaux49 Gloria Browne Webbs Village50 Gregory R. De Gannes Bank of Montserrat51 Harry D. Rapuano Lime Kiln Beach52 Helen Tuitt Gages Village53 Henrietta Daley Harris54 Hilde Blake St. Johns55 Hildred Howe Gingoes56 Ian M. Wallace Glendon Hospital57 Ingrid T. Rapuano Lime Kiln Beach58 Ivan Daley Weekes Road59 James Griffi th Victoria Village60 James H. Lee Salem61 James Meade Aymers Ghaut62 James R. Farrell Lees63 James R. Naylor Cudjoe Head64 Janet Riley Bethel65 Jerry R. Gilbert Richmond Hill66 Jewelle Piper Cork Hill67 John A. Ross Old Towne68 John Kipp P O Box 108,

Woodlands69 John M. Walsh Foxes Bay70 John Richardson P O Box 52571 Joseph Buffong Parsons Road72 Joseph Dorsett Amersham73 Joseph J. Lynch Trials74 Joseph Murrain Long Ground75 Joseph W. Gibbons Dyers76 Jossette Rogers St. Johns77 Joycelyn Lewis Cork Hill78 Julian Martinez Kinsale79 Laurine R. Jones Jones Hill80 Laurn F. Anderson Richmond Hill81 Lennox White Harris82 Leona G. Duberry Cork Hill83 Leroy Dyer Harris84 Lincoln Bernard Amersham85 Lloyd Bramble Delvins Village86 Louisa E. OBrien Cork Hill87 Louise L. Parkinson Geralds88 Margaret Lee Streathams89 Margarita Ryan Cork Hill90 Mary A. OGarro Salem91 Mary Brade Bramble Village92 Mary E. Weekes Kinsale93 Mary Irish Weekes

No. Name Address94 Mary Ryan St. Georges Hill95 Meryl Greenaway Bethel96 Morris Browne Baker Hill97 Murrie Huggins Gages98 Nicholas G. Roach Long Ground99 Nicholas Joseph Salem Village100 Noel A. John C/o Police HeadQuarters101 Norris M. Vidal Richmond Hill102 Patrick A. Shepherd Salem103 Patrick Thomas Richmond Hill104 Pedro Ammonies Salem105 Peter West Parsons Road106 Philip Boydell C/o Brown & Root 107 Rachel Nicholas Cork Hill108 Ralston E. Blair St. Peters109 Reuben B. Sweeney Friths, Salem110 Robert G. Meade Parsons Road111 Robin G. Williams 92 Bishops Gate,

Salem112 Rosalind Aaron Delvins Village113 Rosalind C. Bodkin Boston Village114 Rosalind Irish St. Peters115 Rosanna Galloway Tuitts 116 Rose Greer Chapel Street117 Samuel E. Buffonge Hodges Hill118 Samuel Farrell Tuitts Village119 Sara M. Carty-Alcantara Harris120 Sarah Gerald St. Johns121 Simon K. Maty Richmond Hill122 Stephen Daley Webbs Village123 Steve Deane Olveston124 Sylvia Kickling Richmond Hill125 Theresa F. Thomas C/o T.E.A Perkins,

George Street126 Vernon Jeffers Boston Village127 Veronica Cassell Fort Barrington128 Veronica Galloway Long Ground129 Veronica Pond Victoria Village130 Vincent L. Barzey George Street131 Vincent R. Joseph Gages132 Waverney Burke Richmond Hill133 Wilfred Meade Tuitts134 William P. Fuller Richmond Hill135 William T. Hall Olveston136 William W. Meade St. Patricks137 Wilston N. Tuitt Salem138 Winifred Roache Trials139 Ynolde Scantlebury Lower Dagenham

Haiti two years later...contd. from page 4rre, the UNPOL police spokesperson in Haiti, bluntly describes the d i f f icu l t ies faced by law enforcement: The gangsters of Cit Soleil commit crimes and then hide in the IDP camp where it is more dif-ficult for us and for the

Haitian National Police (HNP) Force to track them down.

Women remain vul-nerable to attacks. Celia Romulus, a project man-ager for UN Women, the agency fighting violence against women, says: We are confronted with

dramatic situations in which young women are raped in broad day-light in their tents or even young chi ldren are being raped, We have found out that the latrines are particularly dangerous for women at night. Thats why we

have decided to install lighting near these plac-es where sexual preda-tors happened to be lurking.

Yesterday, on the second anniversary, President Michel Mar-telly was among those marking the day with a

holiday. Many Haitians gathered in makeshift churches to remember the dead and hope for a new beginning.

The disaster killed 316,000 people and displaced 1.5 million. Services on the national hol iday ranged from

roadside affairs to a government-organized obse rvance nea r a mass grave north of the capital led by President Martelly and attended by former dictator, Jean-Claude Baby Doc Du-valier.


Youngest known Christmas visitor - parents sorry they have to leave

Miss St. Kitts crowned Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Queen 2011/2012

At nine-weeks old when he arrived, Felix Reuben Louis Davis is the grandson of Governor Davis and his wife SuJue and they are claiming Felix to be the youngest visitor to Montser-rat during the Christmas season. Felix disembarked at the John A Osborne Air-port on Wednesday, Decem-ber 8, 2011 with his mom Amy Davis, a diplomat with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Offi ce and his dad Daniel Davis, a doc-tor specialised in geriatric medicine.

Felixs birth was an-nounced and published in The Montserrat Reporters (TMR) publications at the end of October, last year.

The young couple brought baby Felix to Montserrat to visit his grandparents His Excel-lency Governor Adrian Da-vis and Mrs. Sujue Davis. Felix parents told TMR that Felix was born in Geneva,

Switzerland on Saturday, October 5, 2011. They told TMR that they applied for Felixs passport when he was one week old to ensure it came through on time for the trip.

Amy Davis told TMR, Fe-lix took a w h i l e t o adjust to the heat , i t ' s ve ry d i ff e ren t to the cold

and snow of Switzerland, but now he loves it.

He has also been enjoying all the sights and events of Montserrat, he has been in a boat on the sea for the fi rst time, along

the coast as far as Plymouth and to several events of the festival events, including the night of pan, the ca-lypso fi nals and the Emerald Community Singers, she said. (See Felix in a steel pan)

Mrs Davis said Fe-lix slept through most of the events but was awake throughout the visit to the Botanical Gardens. She added that, Felix has also been to the Golden Years Nursing home a few times and has been very popular with the residents there.

Felixs grand-father has boasted about the hospital-ity they have en-joyed in Montser-rat. My wife and I are very happy that our family has joined us in Montserrat this Christmas. They are experiencing the same hospita-ble welcome as we did eight months ago, he said in his Christmas mes-sage

We've all really enjoyed our stay in Montser-rat, everyone has been so welcom-ing and we'll be sorry to leave on 8th January when we return to Switzerland, the enthusiastic couple said.

Carnival Village (January 2012):-St. Kitts representative 15-year-old Siobhan Phipps was crowned the 2011/2012 Miss Digi-cel Haynes Smith Miss Caribbean Talented Teen after midnight on December 29th before a massive audience of thousands gathered at Carnival Village.

Miss St. Kitts beat her 11 competitors, including that of sister isle Nevis, to win the crown.

Thunderous applause and screams echoed throughout the Carnival Village as the two beautiful hostesses in the former Ms St.Kitts Carnival Queen Johan Kelly and reign-ing Miss Caribbean World Sudeakka Francis announced Miss St. Kitts had captured 4 out of the 5 judged seg-ments namely: Best Ambassadorial Wear, Best Performing Talent (with 363 points), Best Production Number and Best Evening Wear (114 points) that tallied an overall winning total of 826 points.

With a score of 753 points, the fi rst runner-up spotlight went to Miss Jamaica, 18-year-old Aba Syke whose irie personality and her signature and loveable wha a gwaan st.kitts ! undoubtedly classed her as a favourite in the eyes of the audience and the entire Kittitian public.

Following in the second runner-

up position was Miss British Virgin Islands (BVI) Tortola, 16-year-old Ashellica Fahie with 695.5 points. Miss Anguilla 16-year-old Keivane Lake placed third runner-up. She amassed 693.5 points.

In a shimmering festive-looking piece, Miss St. Kitts displayed the annual St. Kitts Music Festival, which is a major tourist attraction. Her winning eveningwear ensemble dubbed Twilight was a one strap sparkly bodice, light blue dress that had contrasting hues of purple and a deeper shade of blue at the bottom.

As mentioned before Miss Jamaica captured the heart of the audience that night. Her warm personality went over well with the audience, with phrases in her Land of Reggae accent like "Jamaica to the World" after the ambassadorial segment; telling the audience "Big up youself and mi sey dat" following her singing piece in the talent seg-ment, which saw her doing a melody of well-known Jamaican tunes. She belted out Etanas People Talk and Im not Afraid and Ikayas Fly Away. Miss Jamaica also stood out for wearing running sneakers with her ambassadorial outfi t which highlighted some of her country's well known sprinters including Usain Bolt. She even did Bolt's signature

pose upon exiting the stage.Through a comical dramatic

presentation, in the talent segment, teen St. Kitts addressed the serious issue of bullying which unfortunately led to suicide on prom night. She popped out of a coffi n on stage and recapped the series of humiliating baboon name-calling and other bullying interferences throughout high school.

With karate poses, Phipps demonstrated how she practiced moves like those of Jaden on the movie Karate Kid in preparation to confront her bullies. She shared how she looked up a long funny sounding disease on the internet and told her mom she had that specifi c illness and even tried teasing a dog so that it could bite her and give her Rabies just so that she would have an excuse not to go to school.

In her humorous drama, she showed how her parents ignored her cries and referred to when one girl interfered with her and said that she doesnt brush her teeth. Her dad in reply told her that they had Listerine and encouraged her to use it.

Miss Bermuda, 18-year-old Shaunte Simons, won the best interview with 152 points for her eloquent assessment of the qualities that a good leader must have.

Other contestants were: Miss Antigua and Barbuda, 16-year-old Aalilyah Thomas; Miss Bahamas 15-year-old Monesha Bowleg; Miss Barbados 16-year-old Sacha Clarke; Miss Grenada 16-year-old Grenada Kande Duncan; Miss Nevis, 17-year-old Erica Doras; Miss St. Lucia 16-year-old Kadijha Mason and USVI, 14-year-old Bailee Dukes.

The show was punctuated by a scintillating performance by extremely popular Kittitian artiste Infamus. The 22 year old Infamus belted out some of his popular tunes including Feel like Crying and Cry from the Ghetto much to the delight

of the audience who sang word for word along with the young Kittitian musical Prince. After his set the audi-ence chanted More Infamus and the young artiste obliged and came back on stage to a huge roar and sang an accapella version of Times Rolls On . The fans again sang along and by the end were agin asking for a 2nd encore.

Other performers included Masud Sadiki, Dejour, Classique Academy of Anguilla, Rhythm Dance Theatre of Nevis and a surprise appearance by popular calypsonian Unexpected with his Gi dem di Dougie tune.

The KC5 Band was the house band that night.

Former Miss National Carnival Queens Johan Kelly (2004/2005) and Suddeaka Francis (2009/2010) hosted the pageant along with leg-endary radio personality 'Sly J' out of Antigua.

In addition to the normal cash and tangible prizes, the queen and fi rst runner-up received BlackBerry handsets compliments Digicel and also received laptops and digital cameras, compliments Hon. Sam Condor, the Deputy Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for the St. Johnson's Village area, where the Haynes Smith Youth Club

iis based.Phipps will receive a 7-day

cruise compliments Delisle Walwyn and Kantours Travel.

Public Relation and Marketing Director of the Pageant Wallis Wilkin said that this years pageant was another success .

The staging of this years show was another success. Particularly in terms of the level of the production of the entire show. The show ran smoothly and the inclusion of state of the art effects raised the standard of the show thus ensuring its position as the top show in the Caribbean based on production and overall pre-sentation, said Wallis Wilkin

Our guest hosts and guest performer were exceptional and the young ladies were easily the most articulate and well rounded that we have seen in some time which all came together to make the show another typically pleasing and sat-isfactory and exciting affair, Wilkin continued

Phipps was chaperoned by Ozelle Martin who also chaperoned Iantiavian Queeley who is the reigning Miss Carival and Miss Jaycees. Like Miss Queeley the undisputed Carib-bean Queen, Miss Phipps has been labelled as the undisputed Caribbean Teen Queen.

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