News from the island of Barbuda from August 2004

Hurricane Frances passes by

Tuesday 31 August 2004

Hurricane Frances, the fifth hurricane of the 2004 season, passed very close to Barbuda on Monday and Tuesday. Tropical storm force winds extended out from the eye for 140 miles. At its closest, at 2 am on Tuesday, Frances was 150 miles due north of Barbuda. People boarded their houses and packed valuables, but fortunately the island experienced only a small increase in wind speed. The sky was overcast, but no rain fell. There was thunder and lighting on Tuesday afternoon as Hurricane Frances moved away in a northwestly direction to St Martin, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

CXC success for Holy Trinity School

Monday 23 August 2004

The results of the CXC exams were released this week. The HTS students achieved success at the General and Technical Levels. Devin Jeffrey received 9 passes, Bethsheba Gray, Andrea Lee, and Terry Teague received 7 passes, Alia Jones and Zane Teague 6 each, Eldene Beazer 5, Joel Beazer 4, Leonard Desouza 3, and Ransford Walbrook 2. The CXC exams were taken in May and June 2004. Congratulations to the Form V students.

Representative's office opens

Monday 16 August 2004

Trevor Walker, Barbuda's representative (Claire Frank)

Trevor Walker, Barbuda's recently elected representative, opened his new office on Monday. Trevor will be in the office on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays when he is available to constituents by appointment. He will be in Parliament on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Faith John and Renﻯe Desuza have been appointed as secretaries, Gwendolyn Thomas is a liaison officer, and Devon Warner is Trevor Walker's personal assistant and driver. The office has a reception area, two offices, kitchen and bathroom.

BYE-O holds a careers forum

Thursday 12 August 2004

The Barbuda Youth Empowerment Organisation (BYE-O) held a forum for the students of Forms III, IV, and V of the Holy Trinity School. The representative Trevor Walker was the inspirational speaker. Pastor Nigel Henry, John Mussington, Chad Alexander, and Keisha Frank spoke about their personal experiences of studying for a career.

BYE-O has been set up by past students of the Holy Trinity School. These young people have continued their education and are directing their efforts towards those who have not. Their aims are to prepare young people for CSME by helping with self-assessment and career choices. They will provide a big brother/big sister mentor programme and will assist with college and job applications. Faith John is the BYE-O president, Dorothy Symister is the Vice-President, Kerriann Walbrook the Secretary, Goldene John the Treasurer, and Keisha Frank and Brent Parker are dealing with PR.

barbudaful news from August 2004