Ordrick Samuel, also know as Jicky or Montgomery, operates the MRS Radio Station from his home. He broadcasts from speakers on his roof on Monday to Saturday at 6.30 am to 7.15 am and when necessary in the afternoon. He provides Barbudans with general news, village information, notices, and birthdays. Every Tuesday morning Elder Mills broadcasts religious thoughts and music. Every Friday morning Pastor Ralph Payton of the Seventh Day Adventist Church advises on marriage education. MRS Radio also features guest DJs. Jicky can be contacted on 460 0087 within Antigua and Barbuda.
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Barbuda's new water system was turned on by Baldwin Spencer, the Prime Minister, and Wilmoth Daniel, the Minister of Public Buildings and Works. The reverse osmosis plant, which was donated by an Antiguan company, will convert the brackish water at the well at Catley Hill Road to proper drinking water. The plant has the capacity to produce over 20,000 gallons of water per day.
Barbudans need to re-apply for their water service by 28 February. Water meters will be fitted to all premises, which have the APUA service, and each month consumers will pay $21 for 1000 to 4000 gallons and $50 for over 4000 gallons.
At the Sunset Hotel the young women of the Wesleyan Holiness Church are raising funds for their club by washing buses for $40, cars for $30, and bikes for $10. See them between 7.30 am and midday.
The Barbuda Internet and Technology Centre opened at Madison, just below the Barbuda Home and Gift Centre. The computer school offers classes in operating and application software as well as computing services like scanning and CD burning. John Webber is the proprietor.
Daphne Desouza opened a perfumery above Ferron's Lumber and Hardware Supplies. Daphne has bath and shower gels and body lotions together with perfumed candles.
The school's celebration of Black History Month continued on Friday with a Caribbean food fair. Each class researched recipes from a chosen Caribbean country and presented the food on stalls outside the home economics centre.
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The event proved very popular with members of the community who were able to chose from sweet and sour lobster (Anguilla), bananes pesées (Haiti), spinach empanadas (Cuba), Acias de morne (Guadeloupe), conch and lobster salad (Trinidad), coconut patties and peanut sugar cakes (Curaçao), and lots more dishes from 18 different countries.
The proceeds will go to the Young Leaders' project for 2005.
On Valentine's Night the Barbuda Library Association will be holding a raffle and barbecue with two super prizes
Raffle tickets are already printed and are selling fast. Buy some from Frances Beazer and Cleo Isaac- that's if they have any left.
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Black History Month celebrations continued with a hair extravaganza at the Holy Trinity School. The hair models and the designers of the styles were school students from the primary and secondary departments. The event was organised by the Young Leaders with Knacyntar Nedd and Sharima Deazle as the MCs and presenters of prizes.
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The staff and students of the Holy Trinity School raised the flags of 18 Caribbean territories on Friday. The ceremony was to mark the beginning of Black History Month and is part of this year's Young Leaders' project entitled Strengthening Caribbean Society.
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The Young Leaders project for 2005 is Strengthening Caribbean Society - Our Vision, Our Culture, Our People. The Young Leaders have decided to use the Black History Month celebrations as part of their project and are organising and implementing the activities throughout the school.
The Young Leaders intend to transform the Holy Trinity School into a Caribbean village. Each class/form will research and display information about a Caribbean country in their classrooms. The students will research the country's flag, national symbol, map, leader, national idol, national animal, national dress, main airport, local dish, and main crops.
The main events in the month of February are
Click here to keep up-to-date with the latest news from the Barbuda Council. Senator Mackenzie Frank and Dorothy Symister (Secretary to the Council) have supplied information on the reconvening of the Council, the Dublin Hotel, the Haylandale development, the Immigration and Customs trainees, the Joint Consultative Council, the new police station and magistrate's court, the x-ray machine, the road development, the tennis court, and visits from a US diplomat and the DCA.
Scientists from the National Centre for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, have been conducting a field project entitled RICO in Antigua and Barbuda. RICO stands for Rain in Cumulous Clouds Over the Ocean. One scientist, John Hubbert, told us that the flatness of Barbuda allows an unobstructed 360-degree view for the weather radar dish. The S-Pol, dual polarisation radar dish, near Sand Ground, has been measuring atmospheric precipitation.
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The scientist, Timothy Lim, has been releasing weather balloons four times a day since 6 December, generally at Spanish Point. The radiosonde instrument, which is attached to the balloon measures different parameters of the atmosphere - humidity, temperature, pressure, wind speed, and direction.
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The balloon rises to approximately 70,000 feet, where it flies with the wind for 90 minutes before it bursts. The radiosonde sends signals to the antenna on the truck roof, which are relayed to the computer inside. After every launch the data is sent to the USA National Weather Service to use in its daily forecasts. The scientists are getting a snapshot of weather events to enable atmospheric models, constructed on super computers, to predict the weather better than is possible now.
Scientists Kurt Kanudson, Kyle Holden, and Erin Riepe are also with RICO in Barbuda.
More information is available at www.ucar.edu and www.joss.ucar.edu/rico/.
The Holy Trinity School won their round 1 match in the Inter-Schools Debate Competition for secondary schools in Antigua and Barbuda. HTS gained 78 points to the 74 points awarded to Clare Hall Secondary School. Kazim Thomas, first speaker, and Crystal Jeffrey, second speaker, opposed the motion The declining moral fabric of society is mainly related to the failure of the Church. Kerreanna Baltimore was the reserve speaker. Thanks must go to Cleo Isaac who worked long hours with the students, and also accompanied them to Antigua for the debate at the ABS studios. The annual competition is sponsored by Cable and Wireless and has been won five times by the Holy Trinity School.
Peter Cuffy has formed the Shade Fitness Club where he will be giving aerobics and fitness classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The classes are from 6 pm to 7 pm at Jam City. Interested exercisers should contact Peter to register at 773 3980. All proceeds will going to the Falcon's Athletics Club.
A vacancy exists at Carib Aviation for a baggage agent. Interested people should contact Joycelyn Knight at Codrington Airport or telephone 481 2440.