Go v e r n m e n t SOUFRIERE TOWN no t i c e s · CASTRIES (Traffic Flow & Parking) Mary Ann Street — One way Traffic from Chaussee Road to Leslie Land Road Cadet Street — 3 Reserve

Saint Lucia Government Gazette • Monday July 23, 2007 • Issue 30 677

Governmentnotices

THE following documents are published and forms part of this Gazette:

Statutory InStrumEntS

No. 81 of 2007 — Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act (Commencement) Order.

No. 82 of 2007 — Private Security (Commencement) Order.

No. 83 of 2007 — Protective Services (Compensation) Act (Commencement) Order.

NOTICES

Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport & Public Utilities

Traffic Management Measures

IN Accordance with Sections 49 and 72 of the Motor VehicJe and Road Traffic Act No.1 0, of 2003, the Public is

hereby notify as follows:

Micoud Street — 4 Reserve Parking for the Statistics Department

High Street — 4 Reserve Parking for Electoral Department

Morne Girard Road, (Water Works Rd.) — No entry into from its junction with Leslie Land Road

SOUFRIERE TOWN

Bridge Street — Two way Traffic flow with No Parking From 6:00am to 6:00pm

Church Street — Two way Traffic flow with No Parking From 6:00am to 6:00pm

Frederick Street — Two way Traffic flow

Sir Darnley Alexander Street — Two way Traffic between Maurice Mason Street and Bridge Street

One Way Traffic flowing Bridge Street and Boulevard Street

Maurice Mason Street — Two Way Traffic flow

Lower Market Street — One Way Traffic flowing from Frederick Clarke Street to High Street

High Street — Two way Traffic flow with No Parking From 6:00am to 6:00pm

Old Victoria Street — One Way Traffic flowing from Sir Arthur Lewis Street to High Street

Lower Victoria Street — One Way Traffic flowing from Henry Belmar Street to West Quinlan Street with Parking on the Left

Henry Belmar Street — One Way Traffic flowing from Boulevard Street to Church Street Parking on the Right

One Way Traffic flowing from Bridge Street to Church Street Parking on the Right

West Quinlan Street — Two way Traffic flow with No Parking at any time

Desmond Avenue — Two way Traffic flow with No Parking From 6:00am to 6:00pm

Boulevard Street — Two Way Traffic flow

Delieu Street — One Way Traffic flowing from Sir Arthur Lewis Street to Desmond Avenue

Etienne Street — Two way Traffic flow with Parking on Left

Smith Street — One Way Traffic flowing from Desmond Avenue to Sir Arthur Lewis Street

between 8:30 am and 12:30 pm on Sundays.

The following are designated no parking zones in the City as demarcated &/or signed:

Southern side of Micoud Street between Chausee Rd. & Laborie St;

Micoud Street between Bridge & Bourbon Streets;

Eastern side of Peynier St between Brazil & Mary Ann Streets;

Western side of Peynier St. between Jeremie & Brazil Streets;

John Compton Highway between Jeremie & Jn. Baptiste Streets;

Broglie Street between Mary Ann & Micoud Streets;

High Street between Chisel St. & Chausee Rd.;

Coral Street between Brazil & Mary Ann Streets;

St. Louis Street between Coral St. & Chausee Rd.;

Victoria Street between Chisel St. & Chausee Rd.;

Riverside Road between Marchand Rd. and Mary Ann St.

The following are designated as parking spaces for the handicapped. Such vehicles must display the permit issued by the Ministry of Communications:

Micoud St. — one space between Bridge & Mongiraud Streets;

one space between Laborie & Peynier Streets;

Bridge St. — one space between Jeremie St. and the William Peter Boulevard

High St. — one space between Peynier and Broglie Streets.

GROS ISLET

Sea Grape Crescent (Rodney Bay) — One way Traffic flowing from its southern junction (at Big Chef) to its northern junction (at The Lime Restaurant)

Beausejour Road — No Parking in front of the Gros Islet Fire Station gate as demarcated &/or signed.

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Palmiste Road — Two Way Traffic flow with parking on the left

CASTRIES (Traffic Flow & Parking)

Mary Ann Street — One way Traffic from Chaussee Road to Leslie Land Road

Cadet Street — 3 Reserve Parkings for Ministry of Housing (eastern side)

Laborie Street — 3 Reserve Parking for Ministry of Housing (between Jeremie St. & William Peter Blvd.)________________________

Consulting Services for the Review of Designs and Tender Bidding Documents in Respect of Rehabilitation/Improvement of the Piaye

Saltibus and Anse Ger Desruisseaux Roads

THE Government of Saint Lucia. through the Ministry of Communications, Works,

Transport and Public Utilities hereby invites proposals to provide the above captioned.

Bidding Documents will be available from 1 st August 2007 and can be obtained on request from the Project Coordinator, located at the Special Projects Unit, Johnsons Marine Centre, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet for a fee of EC$100.00.

Please note that this invitation applies to locally registered consultancy firms.

Bidders shall provide all evidence necessary to prove that they meet the following criteria to be eligible to bid.

Be registered within the country of the Employer.

Have majority ownership by nationals of the country of the Employer.

Not subcontract more than 50 percent of the Works measured in terms of value to foreign consultants.

Domestic consultants belonging to the firm will, under the arrangements proposed, carry out at least 50 percent of the Works, measured in terms of value, which shall exclude any materials or plant which are to be directly imported by the

domestic partner (s) (Always provided that the domestic partner or partners arequalified to carry out that amount of work).

Satisfy any other criteria specified for the purpose of document eligibility, as specified in the Bidding Document.

Proposals should be submitted no later than 12:00 noon, 11th September 2007 as per directions provided in the bidding documents.

For more information, interested persons may contact the Project Coordinator at Tel: 452-0998 or fax 458-0801.

_________________________

Development Control Authority

THE Development Control Authority is considering an application for a change of land use from Residential-

Single Family to Residential-Multi Family ( eight condominium units each measuring 1,170 sq. ft). The site is indicated on the Land Registration and Titling Sheet 1458B as parcel 256, measures 29,543 sq. ft. and is bounded as follows:

North: by the Golf Course

South: by a vehicular access road

West: by Parcel 255 owned by Darren James of Mome Dudon, Castries

East: by Parcel 258 owned by Philip H. Junior of Castries

The proposed Residential-Multi Family land use will involve a departure from the approved Residential -Single Family land use.

Any resident or land owner in the area wishing to make comments and/or recommendations on this proposed change in land use is requested to make a submission in writing by July 30, 2007 to the Executive Secretary, Development Control Authority, Physical Planning Section, Greaham Louisy Building, Conway, Castries.

Further details of the application can be obtained from the office of the Authority.

Executive SecretaryDevelopment Control Authority

Customs Exchange RatesEffective Monday,

16th July, 2007

IT is notified for general information that under the provisions of section 78 (2) of the Customs (Control and

Management) Act No. 23 of 1990 as amended that the under-mentioned rates of exchange shall be used for determining their equivalent in E.C. dollars.

U. K. Pound 5.4681

U.S.A 2.7169

Canadian Dollar 2.5693

Swiss Franc 2.2360

D.Krs. (Danish Kroners) 0.4978

NZ (New Zealand Dollar) 1.7085

Australian Dollar 2.3283

Jamaican Dollar 0.0394

Japanese Yen 0.0220

Guyanese Dollar 0.0135

Swedish Kroners 0.4042

Venezuelan Bolivars 0.0013

Barbados Dollar 1.3542

Trinidad Dollar 0.4545

Euro 3.7040

TERENCE LEONARD, Comptroller of Customs & Excise._________________________

Ministry of Physical Development & National Mobilizaton

Appointment of the Development Control

Authority Board

THE Cabinet of Ministers by Conclusion No. 49 of 2007 has approved, pursuant to section 3A

(1) of the Land Development (Interim Control) (Amendment) Act No. 18 of


1998 the appointment of the following persons as members of the Development Control Authority Board for a period of three years with. effect from 1 st February 2007:

Mr. Clem Bobb - Chairperson

Mr. Elridge Stephens-Deputy Chairman

Mr. Timothy Mangal

Mr. Rupert Orlando Martyr

Mr. Gregory George

Mr. John Charlery

Mr. Duane Marquis

Mr. Anderson Lake

Mr. Richard DuBoulay

Mr. Leonne Theodore

Mr. Harold Andrew - Representative, Ministry of Health

Mr. Dunley Auguste - Representative, Ministry of Agriculture

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Development

Mr. Judge Regis - Chief Engineer, Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities_______________________

Investitures

THE general public is hereby advised that Investitures will be held at Buckingham Palace in the Autumn

of this year on the following dates:

Wednesday, 10th October

Thursday, 18th October

Tuesday, 23rd October

Thursday, 25th October

Friday, 2nd October

Wednesday, 14th November

Thursday, 15th November

Tuesday, 20th November

Wednesday, 28th November

Thursday, 6th December

Tuesday, 11th December

Thursday, 13th December

Government HouseSaint Lucia

Members — National Emergency Management

Advisory Council

Prime Minister of Saint Lucia: Right Hon. Sir John George, Melvin Compton [Hon. Stephenson King]

Cabinet Secretary: Cosmos Richardson

Director - National Emergency Management Organisation: Ms Dawn French

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation: Mr. Anthony Severin

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Development, Environment and Housing: VACANT

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour Relations, Public Service, and Co-operatives: Mr. Mark Louis

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Social Transformation, Culture and Local Government: Ms Techla Augustin

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, International Financial Services and Economic Affairs: VACANT

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism: Mr. Louis Lewis

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture: VACANT

Commissioner of Police [Ag]: Mr. John Broughton

SSU/Police: Mr. Pamcras Albert

Chief Fire Officer: Mr. Leslie Fontenelle

Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Josiah Rambally

Chief Fisheries Officer: Mr. Vaughn Charles

Director Agricultural Services: Mrs. Joan Norville

Director -Meteorological Officer: Mr. Thomas Auguste

Coordinator Crisis Management Unit: Ministry of Tourism: Mrs. Judith Crane-St Hill

General Manager - Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority: Mr. Vincent Hipployte

Chair - Transportation National Committee: Ms Dorothy Agard

Chair - Emergency Shelters National Committee/Chief Education Officer: Mrs. Augusta Ifill

Chairman - Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis National Committee: Mr. Egbert Louis

Chairman - Telecommunications National Committee: Mr. Kerian James

Chairman - Health and Welfare: Saint Lucia Red Cross/Rep.

Chairman - Emergency Works National Committee/Chief Engineer: Mr. Jude Regis

Chairman - Supply Management National Committee: Mr. Andre Mathurin

Chairman [Ag] - Information National Committee: Mr. Lucius Doxiree

Chairman - Oil Spills National Committee: Mr. Christopher Alexander

Chairman - National Hazard Mitigation Council: Hon. Guy Joseph

Director General, Saint Lucia Red Cross: Ms Terrencia Gaillard

Chief of Ports Police, SLASPA - Mr. Kennedy Francis

Secretary - Maria Mombelli


NOTICE

Made Pursuant to Section 55(a)Trade Marks Act No. 22 of 2001

TAKE Notice that the following trademark applications have been registered in the Register of Trademarks kept by the Registry of Companies & Intellectual Property.


IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

SAINT LUCIA

Claim No. SLUHPB2007/0359

IN THE ESTATE of the late LINUS CAESAR PHILIP also known as LINUS CAESAR PHILLIP, Deceased

and

IN THE MATTER of an application for Letters of Administration

and

IN THE MATTER of Article 609 of the Civil Code and Articles 1013 to 1016 of the Code of Civil Procedure Chapters 242 and 243 respectively of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 1957

and

IN THE MATTER of Parts 11.6 and 11.14 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2000.

WITHOUT NOTICE: - WALLACYNE JEANETTE PHILIP

NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE that the Applicant WALLACYNE JEANETTE PHILIP has filed an Application for Letters of Administration in the High Court of Justice, Saint Lucia, in Claim No. SLUHPB2006/0359 requesting an order that Letters of Administration of the Succession of THE DECEASED LINUS CAESAR PHILIP also known as LINUS CAESAR PHILLIP be granted to the Applicant.

AND IT HAS BEEN ORDERED that the Applicant do effect service of this Application by substituted service in two (2) consecutive issues of the Official Gazette and in two (2) consecutive issues of a newspaper circulating in Saint Lucia.

THAT ANY PERSON who can give infonnation as to the heirs of the said LINUS CAESAR PHILIP also known as LINUS CAESAR PHILLIP do report within forty-two (42) days of the last publication to the Registry of the High Court of Justice, Peynier Street in the City of Castries in this Island.

AISHA JN BAPTISTE,Acting Registrar.

Presented for filing by CHONG: & CO. 27 Micoud Street, Castries Tel. No. 452-3040, Fax No. 452-2499. The court office is at Peynier Street, Castries, Tel. No. 453-1916, Fax no. 452-5843. The office is open between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday except public holidays.

[ First Publication ]



IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE(CIVIL)

SAINT LUCIA

Claim No. SLUHCV2006/0248

BETWEEN: GEORGE EMMANUEL Arundell Hill, Castries

Petitionerand

(1) CALIXTE ANTHONY DELICE Morne-Du-Don, Castries

Defendant

BEFORE: THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BRIAN COTTLE (A JUDGE IN CHAMBERS)

TO: CALIXTE ANTHONY DULICE whose last known address was Marchand, Saint Lucia

NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE that the Claimant George Emmanuel has filed an Application against you for Revocation of a Gift inter vivos in the High Court of Justice, Saint Lucia, in Suit No. SLUHCV2006/0248.

AND it has been ordered that service of the Application in this action be effected on you by advertisement in two (2) consecutive issues of the Official Saint Lucia Gazette and in two (2) consecutive issues of a newspaper circulating in Saint Lucia.

Acknowledgment of Service must be filed within 42 days from the date of the last publication.

BY THE COURT

DONNA JACOBIE,Acting Deputy Registrar.

This notice was filed by Alberton Richelieu & Associates, Legal Practitioners for the Claimant, whose address for service is: Chambers, Cnr. Chaussee Road & St. Louis Street, Castries, Saint Lucia, Tel.#: 452-4515, Fax #: 452-3329, E-mail address: [email protected]

[ Second Publication ]



IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE(CIVIL)

SAINT LUCIA


IN THE MATTER of an application under Article 2103 A of the Civil Code, Chapter 242 of the Revised Laws of Saint Lucia for a declaration of title to immovable property.

and

IN THE MATTER of Rule 5 of the Supreme Court - Prescription by 30 years Chapter 2.01 (Declaration of Title) Rules - Section 17.

WITHOUT NOTICE: - ALICE VERNA ST. AGATHE

REGISTRAR’S SUMMONS(pursuant to Rule 5 of the Supreme Court -Prescription by 30 years

Chapter 2.01 (Declaration of Title) Rules - Section 17)

Whereas ALICE VERNA ST. AGATHE by her petition filed in the High Court of Justice (Saint Lucia) on the 15th day of June, 2007 claims to have acquired title by 30 years prescription to the property described in the Schedule hereto and has applied to the Court for a declaration of title.

All persons claiming an interest in the said property are hereby required to enter an appearance in the Registry, in person or by an Attorney-at-Law, within two (2) months from the date of the last publication of this summons which is being published twice in the Official Gazette and in a news paper circulating in Saint Lucia.

SCHEDULE

All that piece or portion of land situate at “Bonne Terre” and registered in the Land Registry as Parcel 1455B 1123 in the Registration Quarter of GROS ISLET and bounded as follows:

On the NORTH by Parcel 1455B 102, on the SOUTH by Parcel 1455B 104, on the EAST by Parcel 1455B 1124 and on the West by an Access Road or howsoever otherwise the same may be bounded or contained.

The whole is shown on Plan of Survey by DUNSTAN JOSEPH Licensed Land Surveyor dated 5th November 2006 and lodged at the Surveys Office on 18th December 2006 as Drawing Number GI 5319 B and recorded as SM 617/2006. A copy of the said plan is exhibited hereto and marked “A”.

Together with all the appurtenances and dependencies thereof.


The court office is situate at Peynier Street, Castries, Saint Lucia The court office can be contacted at Telephone (758) 4531916, Fax (758) 4532071, or at e-mail address [email protected]. The court office is open between 9.00 am and 2.00 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and 9.00 am to 3.00 p.m. on Fridays except public holidays.This summons is presented for filing by Caribbean Law Offices whose offices are situate at 99 Chaussee Road, Castries, Saint Lucia and who can be contacted at Telephone Number (758) 4521152, at Fax (758) 4530766 or at e-mail address [email protected].



IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURTIN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

(CIVIL)

SAINT LUCIA


IN THE MATTER of an application for leave to institute Civil Proceedings against the Administrator General as representative of the Succession of the following deceased person namely BERNADETTE WALLACE.

and

IN THE MATTER of Articles 608 of the Civil Code Chapter 242 and Article 1031 of the Code of Civil Procedure Chapter 243, Revised Laws of Saint Lucia 1957 as amended by the Code of “Civil Procedure (Amendment) (No.2) Act No. 17 of 1991.

BETWEEN:

(1) MATILDA POLIUS (2) AUGUSTINE POLIUS (3) VERONICA POLIUS (4) ARIEL BERRY

Applicantsand

(1) BERNADETTE WALLACEDefendant

NOTICE

TAKE NOTICE that a partition action has been instituted in the High Court with respect to a parcel of land being a dismembemlent of lands situate at Kennedy Highway and registered in Land Registry as Parcel 0820D 11 in the Registration Quarter of Laborie.

IT APPEARS that any person who can rightfully claim to be an heir of the following deceased person, namely, BERNADETTE WALLACE may be entitled to a share in the said land.

THE APPLICANT has not been able to identify any person as being an heir, and therefore intends to apply to the Court to appoint the Administrator General to represent the interests of the unknown heirs.

ANY PERSON who has an interest as heir or otherwise in the property of the said deceased person is hereby requested to file within one month hereof a notice to that effect in the High Court of Justice, situate at Peynier Street, Castries, Saint Lucia.

TAKE FURTHER notice that if you fail to do so, The Court will make such order as it deems fit in all the circumstances of the case.

Dated this 4th day of July, 2007.


The Applicant’s address for service and the particulars of the Legal Practitioners who are acting for the Applicant and filing this document are: Caribbean Law Offices, Tel. (758) 452 1152 Fax: (758) 4530766, Chambers, 99 Chaussee Road, PO Box 835, Castries. The court office is in the Supreme Court Building at Peynier Street, Castries. The te~ephone number of the court office is (758) 453 1916. The facsimile number of the court office is (758) 4532071. The court office can also be contacted via e-mail at stluhco@candw .lc. The office is open between 9.00 am and 2.00 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and 9.00 am to 3.00 p.m. on Fridays except public holidays. This Order is being filed on behalf of MATILDA POLIOS et al




IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE(PROBATE)

SAINT LUCIA

IN THE MATTER of a Petition for the appointment of an Administratrix and the Granting of a Letters of Administration (Will) de bonis non under Article 586(4) of the Civil Code, Chapter 242

and

IN THE MATTER of Article 1017 (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure, Chapter 243 of the Revised Ordinances of Saint Lucia 1957

CLAIM NO. : SLUHPB2007/0036

WITHOUT NOTICE: - TERESA IRIS GABRIEL

BEFORE: HIS LORDSHIP, THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE BRIAN COTTLE (IN CHAMBERS)

DATED: The 2nd day of May, 2007

ENTERED: The 4th day of July, 2007

ORDER

THAT this application be served on the Executrix by Newspaper advertisement in two issues of a local Newspaper with 28 days for response.

BY THE COURT


Presented for filing by: Floissac Fleming & Associates, Solicitors for the Petitioner, Cnr. Brazil/Mongiraud Streets, Castries, Saint Lucia. Tel: 452-2887/452-3250, Fax: 453-1496, E-mail: [email protected]



NOTICE

SAINT LUCIA

DECLARATION OF ACQUISITION PURSUANT TO SECTION 3 OF THE LANDACQUISITION ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 109)

And

IN THE MATTER of a Declaration by the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet that a portion of land situate at Beausejour in the quarter of Gros Islet in the island of Saint Lucia are likely to be acquired for public purpose.

DECLARATION OF ACQUISITION OF LAND

WHEREAS, it is enacted by Section 3 of the Land Acquisition Ordinance Chapter 109 that if the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet considers that any land should be acquired for a public purpose, she may cause a Declaration to that effect to be made.

And Whereas, it is considered by the Governor General acting on the advice of Cabinet that the lands mentioned and described in the Schedule hereto should be acquired for a public purpose to wit: Road Widening.

Now Therefore, it is hereby declared by the Governor General acting in accordance with the advice of Cabinet, that upon the Second Publication of this Declaration in the Gazette, the lands mentioned in the schedule hereto shall be vested absolutely in the Crown: Road Widening.

SCHEDULE

All that Portion of land being Block 1456 B Parcel 966 at Beausejour in the quarter of Gros Islet belonging to Tiburce Victor Maim Ledwin Moise and bounded as follows:

North: By parcels 1456 B 416 & 417 belonging to Michael A.J. Thom & Maria A.P. Thom ,418 belonging to Sevenus Mc Vane, 419 belonging to Tyres and Muffers Incorporated, 420 & 421 belonging to Ince Rambally and also by the Beausejour main road)

South: By Beausejour main road

East: Partly by 1456 B 651 belonging to Michael A.J. Thom & Maria A.P. Thom and Beausejour main road

West: Partly by 1456 B 980 belonging to Mary Anna St. Claire 1456 B 978 belonging to Mary St. Clair

The whole containing 11,458 sq. ft as shown on plan of survey by John Cooper, Staff Surveyor dated 9th October 2006 as Drawing No. GI 5309 B and lodged in the Survey Office on 22ND November, 2006 and recorded as SM 556/2006.

Together with any other easements which may be necessary.

Dated this 10th day of July 2007.

COSMOS RICHARDSONSecretary to the Cabinet


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ECSEOn the ECSE, share prices of St. Kitts Nevis Trading & Development Company and the Bank of Nevis fell by 5 cents and 45 cents respectively, all other shares traded firm and the index fell 0.3%

In other news, the East Caribbean Financial Holding company successfully completed its additional public offering, 1,546 bids were placed totaling for over 8.5 million shares with a value exceeding $106.8 million. In the primary bond market, the Eastern Caribbean Home Mortgage Bank raised $22.6 million in a 2-year 6% tax free bond arranged by CMMB.

Trinidad Price leaders on the TTSE last week included Trinidad Cement, Republic Bank and National Enterprises whilst losers included RBTT,, Guardian Holdings and Unilever. Angostura was the volume leader followed by Grace Kennedy and Neal & Massey, and all market indices increased. At the 28th Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting held in Trinidad, Prime Minister Patrick Manning announced

that the government has no intentions of being a shareholder in Caribbean Airlines. With the aim of getting out of the airline business, the Trinidadian government is working towards moving the airline to being a privately-held company once the airline becomes profitable.

Jamaica The Jamaican market ended the week with all indices recording losses. Of the 33 stocks traded, 13 stocks advanced, 14 declined and 6 traded firm. Volume leaders included the Gleaner Company, Supreme Ventures and Desnoes & Geddes. Stocks advancing included Jamaica Producers, Capital and Credit Merchant Bank and Carreras Limited, among the decliners were Lascelles de Mercado, First Caribbean International Bank and Dehring, Bunting & Golding. In other news, Jamaican businesses and consumers are expecting a favorable year economically. Despite a projected rate of economic growth of only 2.5%, Jamaicans are expecting economic prosperity and Jamaican businesses are expecting this year to be a profitable one with consumers expecting new jobs and a climate for making new investments.

Barbados In Barbados, the Composite index gained 8.56 points to close the week at 957.69 points

which West Indies Biscuit Company, Sagicor Financial and Goddard Enterprises were the volume leaders on the Barbadian Exchange. The proposed merger between Barbados Shipping & Trading and Ansa McAl is causing concerns amongst the staff of Banks Holding Limited. Employees of the Barbadian brewery company have expressed the simple concern that Banks does not compete with Ansa McAl, the owner of Carib Beer. This concern has roots which stemmed from the rumored buyout of Banks Guyana by Ansa McAl, at which post Banks Holdings intervened to protect the Banks name.

International US markets climbed and the S&P500 posted its largest weekly gain since April due to takeovers news and greater earnings prospects for energy companies. Asian and European markets also rose after crude oil prices rose. In addition the rising crude oil prices, oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and BP are reporting a positive outlook. In commodities news, oil and gold prices surged ahead while in currency markets the US dollar continued its decline against the Euro and the pound which are not trading at all time highs against the weakening greenback.

Remote Access The Internet allows computer users to connect to other computers and information stores easily, wherever they may be across the world. They may do this with or without the use of security, authentication and encryption technologies, depending on the requirements. This is encouraging new ways of working from home, collaboration and information sharing in many industries. An accountant sit-ting at home can audit the books of a company based in another country, on a server situated in a third country that is remotely maintained by IT specialists in a fourth. These accounts could have been created by home-working book-keepers, in other remote locations, based on information e-mailed to them from offices all over the world. Some of these things were pos-sible before the widespread use of the Internet, but the cost of private, leased lines would have made many of them infeasible in practice. An office worker away from his desk, per-haps the other side of the world on a business trip or a holiday, can open a remote desktop session into their normal office PC using a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) con-nection via the Internet. This gives the worker complete access to all of their normal files and data, including e-mail and other applications, while away from the office. This concept is also referred to by some network security people as the Virtual Pri-vate Nightmare, because it extends the secure perimeter of a corporate network into its em-

ployees’ homes; this has been the source of some notable security breaches, but also pro-vides security for the workers.

Collaboration The low-cost and nearly instantaneous sharing of ideas, knowledge, and skills has made collaborative work dramatically easier. Not only can a group cheaply communicate and test, but the wide reach of the Internet allows such groups to easily form in the first place, even among niche interests. An exam-ple of this is the free software movement in software development which produced GNU and Linux from scratch and has taken over development of Mozilla and OpenOffice.org (formerly known as Netscape Communicator and StarOffice). Internet ‘chat’, whether in the form of IRC ‘chat rooms’ or channels, or via instant mes-saging systems allow colleagues to stay in touch in a very convenient way when working at their computers during the day. Messages can be sent and viewed even more quickly and conveniently than via e-mail. Extension to these systems may allow files to be ex-changed, ‘whiteboard’ drawings to be shared as well as voice and video contact between team members. Version control systems allow collaborat-ing teams to work on shared sets of docu-ments without either accidentally overwriting each other’s work or having members wait until they get ‘sent’ documents to be able to add their thoughts and changes.

technoloGy - common uses of the internetFile sharing

A computer file can be e-mailed to custom-ers, colleagues and friends as an attachment. It can be uploaded to a Web site or FTP server for easy download by others. It can be put into a “shared location” or onto a file server for instant use by colleagues. The load of bulk downloads to many users can be eased by the use of “mirror” servers or peer-to-peer networks. In any of these cases, access to the file may be controlled by user authentication; the transit of the file over the Internet may be obscured by encryption and money may change hands before or after access to the file is given. The price can be paid by the remote charging of funds from, for example a credit card whose details are also passed—hopefully fully encrypted—across the Internet. The ori-gin and authenticity of the file received may be checked by digital signatures or by MD5 or other message digests. These simple features of the Internet, over a world-wide basis, are changing the basis for the production, sale, and distribution of any-thing that can be reduced to a computer file for transmission. This includes all manner of of-fice documents, publications, software prod-ucts, music, photography, video, animations, graphics and the other arts. This in turn is causing seismic shifts in each of the existing industry associations, such as the RIAA and MPAA in the United States, that previously controlled the production and distribution of these products in that country.


CRICKETDurham poised to sign

Chanderpaul Durham is set to sign West Indies batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul. “We have agreed terms with him subject to him receiving a work permit,” a club spokesman told BBC Sport. Chanderpaul made two centuries in the recent Test series against England and also topped the batting averages in the one-dayers which followed. Overall, the 32-year-old from Guyana has made 104 Test and 222 one-day appearances, but this will be his first taste of county cricket.

Michael di Venuto and Scott Styris are currently filling Durham’s two overseas places, but the latter is due to return to New Zealand next month. Chanderpaul has to return home in order to get his working visa sorted

Chanderpaul was the star performer in the summer series against England

Golf legend Player in drugs claim Gary Player has claimed some golfers are taking performance-enhancing drugs to boost their game and wants random testing brought in as soon as possible. “I know for a fact that some golfers are doing it,” said the South African, who won nine majors in his career. “I would say there are 10 guys taking something. I might be way out. It’s definitely not going to be lower, it might be a hell of a lot more.” Player, 71, says two players have told him personally they are taking drugs. He refused to reveal who they were but said he could see a big physical change in one of those he had spoken to. “One guy told me - and I took an oath prior to him telling me - but he told me what he did and I could see this massive change in him,” said Player. “And somebody else told me something I also promised I wouldn’t tell, that verified others had done it.” Player also revealed he had himself rejected offers from doctors to take Human Growth Hormone (HGH).

“Every doctor I go to, without fail, says ‘Gary, you must take HGH’,” he explained. “He said it will make you stronger, your skin will be thicker because your skin starts to get scaly, your hair is stronger, your complexion will be better, you’ll be more supple. “He said you’ll start hitting the ball 20 to 30 yards further. “I said I’ve done everything I wanted to do in golf. I’ve got 20 grandchildren, I want to enjoy my life with them and I don’t want to take it because I’m not sure what it will do to me.” Golf is in the process of formulating a drug testing policy as it attempts to fall in line with other sports. The PGA Tour is drawing up a list of prohibited substances while the European Tour says it plans to have a drugs policy in place by January 2008. The LPGA Tour has also said it will start drug testing in 2008. Meanwhile, Open organisers have said the tournament will eventually become part of an overall random testing system. “We are working closely with the Tours around the world to achieve the introduction of a uniform drug-testing policy,” said Royal & Ancient Club chief executive Peter Dawson.

“Those discussions, I’m pleased to say, are at a pretty advanced stage.” Some testing has already been carried out. The International Golf Federation tested 12 golfers at the World Amateur Team Championships in South Africa last year. There were no positive findings. Four years ago at the French Open, the government decided to test some players on the final day. France’s Marc Farry sample was found to contained the banned steroid prednisolone, an anti-inflammatory not considered performance-enhancing. But he was subsequently exonerated because the substance was prescribed by a doctor to combat a wrist injury. Asked if he thought drugs testing was needed in golf, Player responded: “It is absolutely essential.” He also warned that performance-enhancing drugs were a real threat to the game. “We’re dreaming if we think it is not going to come into golf,” said the three-times Open champion. World number one Tiger Woods, who has come out in favour of drug testing, was asked on Tuesday if he would be surprised if a golfer tested positive.

out,, but Durham coach Geoff Cook told BBC Radio Newcastle he could fly back to England by the end of next week. The club hopes all obstacles to Chanderpaul’s registration will be cleared in time for him to play in all the club’s matches from the start of August, including the Friends Provident Trophy final against Hampshire at Lord’s. There has also been speculation, meanwhile, that Chanderpaul play for Durham again next summer as Di Venuto, who was born in Australia but has an Italian passport, is reportedly considering applying to become a European citizen. Durham already have two former West Indies team-mates of Chanderpaul in their squad, veteran seamer Ottis Gibson and spinner Gareth Breese.

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