Daily 27-11-19 No 269
Daily 27-11-19 No 269
Daily 27-11-19 No 269
ROBINSON AXED
WITHOUT PENSION Read story on page 3
Innovation
To Ease
Land
Erosion
And
Flooding
Bahamas Hot Mix, the
company responsible for
the ongoing road rehabil-
itation project, is cur-
rently installing
headwalls — comprised
of steel-reinforced bags
of concrete — at several
crossroad culverts as a
means of alleviating the
impact of land erosion
and subsequent flooding.
(Photo by Orville
Williams) Read story on
page 8
Tomorrow
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the amount that the officer tober 15th, 2019. of Police with immediate ef- tion to appeal the judge’s de-
would receive, had he re- Robinson, who was born fect and prescribed costs to cision. The appeal is still out-
tired from the public service. in St Vincent and the Robinson and his legal team. standing even while the
Robinson’s termination Grenadines, was on suspen- Robinson’s lawyers had decision was taken to termi-
takes place with immediate sion since April 15th, 2018, argued that in suspending nate the head officer.
effect. Up to press time, the when the PSC began an in- the Commissioner before he Section 105(1) of the
outgoing Commissioner said ternal investigation into was charged with an offence, Constitution of Antigua and
he had not officially been is- complaints of sexual miscon- the PSC acted beyond its Barbuda grants the Police
sued the termination letter duct by male colleagues legal power or authority Service Commission the
but told OBSERVER media under the commissioner’s (ultra vires) and that the sec- power to appoint persons to
that he will consider his legal care. The investigation later tion of the Police Act which hold or act in offices in the
options once he does. led to charges being brought speaks to remuneration of RPFAB (including appoint-
This news comes mere against him. half pay while suspended, ments on promotion and
weeks after the suspended It would later occur that only applied to lower rank- transfer and the confirma-
officer made a request to be in October, 2018, High Court ing officers. tion of appointments) and to
seconded to another public Judge Godfrey Smith It was, however, a short remove and exercise discipli-
service position and more quashed the PSC’s decision win for the Commissioner, nary control over persons
than a month after he was to suspend Robinson and or- who would within hours re- holding or acting in such of-
first warned of his possible dered that he be reinstated to ceive a second suspension fices shall vest in the Police
termination via letter on Oc- his office as Commissioner letter, as the PSC filed a mo- Service Commission.
OBSERVER media can when you are approaching a done with consideration ready at the roundabout –
attest to that, after visiting roundabout, actions must be given to the road levels and that is the challenge that we
the sites of two completed taken to ensure the safety of motorist visibility, among are really having,” Thomas
temporary roundabouts – at yourself as a road user; the other factors. These consider- explained.
the Sir George Walter High- safety of other road users — ations are especially neces- In total, five round-
way and the Cedar pedestrians and, in some sary to ensure the safety of abouts will be constructed:
Grove/Friars Hill Road junc- cases, cyclists as well,” he the motoring public – an ele- two on the Sir George Walter
tions – during a media brief- said. ment that Thomas says will Highway (SGWH) and three
ing yesterday. The roundabout at the take a lot of work. on Friars Hill Road. The
At the Sir George Walter Cedar Grove/Friars Hill “We find sections of the other on SGWH will be at the
Highway junction, tempo- Road junction is a bit clearer public are not aware how to Factory Road junction, while
rary road markings had been than the former, with “barri- utilise the roundabouts and the other two on Friars Hill
put in place, “to encourage cades” added to the road that is creating a bit of a chal- Road will be at Dickenson
the public to begin to think markings, to clearly illustrate lenge. Very early this morn- Bay junction and Cross Street
differently and to begin to the new traffic requirements. ing, we saw a close call in (YMCA junction).
change [our] behaviour as it The permanent adjust- terms of an accident and that The contractors maintain
relates to the use of round- ments to the roundabouts, could have happened just by that plans are still in place for
abouts”, according to Public Thomas said, will be done on one driver refusing to yield a September 2020 completion
Relations Officer of the Proj- a phase-by-phase basis. to the traffic which was al- of the entire project.
ect Implementation Manage- “Once the contractor
ment Unit (PIMU), Shawn would have completed this December 18 – 20
JOURNEY TO SHILOH 2019
Thomas. phase, they will then come All Saints Pentecostal Church-Kingdom Life Center invites you to Journey
Thomas added that, back to the section and install to Shiloh 2019 under the theme: 2020 the Year of Uncommon Miracles,
“here in Antigua and Bar- lights and the decorative from Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th December from 7 each night at the
buda, roundabouts are new pieces to the roundabouts,” church.
for a lot of us and we want he said. GOSPEL MUSIC & MEDIA AWARDS
the public to be able to begin Thomas, along with The Antigua Barbuda Gospel Music & Media Awards is now accepting
to understand that attitudes BHM’s Public Relations Offi- submissions for the 2020 award ceremony. Local radio and television sta-
need to change”. cer, Vickindra Simon, con- tions are eligible to submit one or more programmes for nomination in
various categories. Deadline is January 17th 2020. Contact abg-
“It will take some time, firmed that the designs to the mawards@gmail.com for more details or call or WhatsApp 722-2576.
but what is important is that roundabouts have all been
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NATURALISATION
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY given
that Abdulkarim Alfares of
Cassada Gardens, An-
tigua, is applying to the Min-
ister for Naturalisation and
that any person who knows
any reason why Naturalisa-
tion should not be granted
should send a written and
signed statement of the
facts to the Permanent
Secretary, Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs.
Editorial
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STELLA WILDER
Born today, you are not always able to control stress the
way you might wish, and youʼre sure to feel the influence of
others a great deal more than many born under your sign.
Your interactions with those around you, whether personal or
professional, are always going to determine the overall tone
of each and every day, and you may have very little control
over how things pan out if you refuse to take control of how
things affect you.
You are one of the most collaborative individuals born
under your sign, and you thrive when working with those
who share your aspirations, talents, outlook and drive.
Whether leading or following others, you are able to excel at
nearly everything you do — or are asked to do. You are an
exemplary employee!
Also born on this date are: Robin Givens, actress;
Caroline Kennedy, attorney and diplomat; Jayne
Kennedy, sportscaster; Bruce Lee, actor and martial
artist; Jimi Hendrix, rocker; James Agee, author; Bill
Nye, TV show host; Jaleel White, actor.
To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birth-
day and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birth-
day star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Youʼre racing to-
ward a certain goal with the bit between your teeth — but is
this lack of control really good for you? Try toning it down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You may have to
change the way you think about a certain situation in order
to avoid any serious pitfalls that may be presented by it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Itʼs time to make a list
of all those who will want to be kept abreast of a certain fast-
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