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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On Old Year's Night Jicky will be hosting a Bush Tea Party at Madison Square. Everyone is invited to come along at 8 pm to sample bush teas and coffee with buns, cheese, sausages, and ham rolls.
On Christmas Eve the Barbuda Library Association held its annual fundraising drive at Madison. As always the event was extremely popular - with food for sale and entertainment from a stage built in the square. Members of the community and Antiguans donated the food. The entertainment programme emphasised fun and laughter, including skits, songs, dancing, and stories of Christmas past. Many thanks for the wonderful efforts of Frances Beazer, Bernita Myra Askie, Cleo Isaac, Keisha Deazle, and the Reverend Patrick Thomas, which raised more than EC$3000.
The next fundraising event is a raffle on 14 February 2005.
The architectural drawings for the community library should be finished by the end of February 2005, thus allowing the foundations to be laid by mid-2005. The site is already fenced and the ground is being cleared.
The Prime Minister, Baldwin Spencer, features in the photograph on the filing cabinet.
Jicky will be providing buns, sausages, cheese, ham rolls, and orange juice for the sick and shut-ins.
Jicky will be holding a treat for children at Madison Square. All children should come along at 3 pm for buns, butter, and cheese, sausages and ham rolls, with fruit punch and other local drinks.
Come along at 7.30 pm to Madison Square to sample Jicky's traditional Christmas feast. He will have porridge made from rice, cornmeal, white flour, custard, Cream of Wheat, and oats.
The Barbuda Council will be holding a basketball camp for boys and girls under the age of 20. The camp will be held at the basketball court from 9 am until 12 noon and from 1 pm to 3 pm daily. Mitchie David and the other Barbuda Council coaches will be conducting the sessions. The camp costs $5 for each of the three days.
The general public are invited to attend a lecture on breast examination and breast cancer by Dr Christopher Davies, the volunteer doctor at the Hanna Thomas Hospital.
The lecture will take place at 11 am at the hospital. Please make a special effort to attend.
The Holy Trinity School will be holding its 2004 Graduation during the last week of the Christmas term. The graduates are Eldene Beazer, Joel Beazer, Leonard Desouza, Bethsheba Gray, Devin Jeffrey, Alia Jones, Andrea Lee, Terry Teague, Zane Teague, and Ransford Walbrook. The ceremony includes a Charge to the Graduates delivered by a past student, the award of Student of the Year, and presentations to the parents and guardians of the graduates. The graduates are organising a ball in the evening.
The Graduation is being organised by a committee of teachers - Lesley Watkins (Chairperson), Michelle François, Rexford Harry, Eartha James, Mitchell Lynch, and Sandra Mussington.
There will be a sitting of the Barbuda Magistrates' Court from 6 to 8 December. The sitting begins at 9 am daily.
The Amenity Area Stakeholder Board of the Caribbean Regional Environmental Programme (CREP) will be holding a public meeting at 6 pm at Madison Square. The community will be updated on the Codrington Lagoon project, the CREP demonstration site, and what CREP will mean for stakeholders in this programme. The Stakeholder Board will be introduced and members will explain the benefit from the project for each group of stakeholders.
The Young Leaders will be holding a talent show at the Holy Trinity School. The programme begins at 7 pm, with admission for children at $5 and for adults at $10. Proceeds are for their 2004 - 2005 project. The Young Leaders tell us - Missing it is like dishing it, so don't miss it!!!
Bring your vehicles to Sunset from 6 am. Prices for buses are $30, cars $20, and bikes $10. The girls' basketball team is raising money in aid of travelling to Antigua for a basketball tournament.
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The Holy Trinity School celebrated its 81st anniversary with a service and prizegiving in the school auditorium. Prizes were awarded to students who gained first and second place in class in the 2003 - 2004 academic year. The school gave special prizes for academic and personal excellence, exemplary behaviour, and achievement in individual subjects and extra-curricula activities. Pastor Thomas gave the feature address, while Miss Sharon James presented the prizes and trophies and Mrs Allen presented the monitors and prefects with their badges. Miss James is the Education Officer for Zone 4 and Mrs Allen is the Home Management Supervisor at the Ministry of Education.
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The Barbuda Council has invited applications to bid for the construction of the Codrington Airport fence. The Council in conjunction with the Ministry of Aviation is seeking to upgrade the perimeter fence and invites contractors to participate in this important process. All applications should be sent to the Secretary of the Barbuda Council on or before 20 November 2004.
The Environmental Awareness Group (EAG) will make a long anticipated trip to Barbuda. They will explore the sand dunes at River, tour the Frigate Bird Sanctuary, visit one of the spectacular pink sand beaches, and end with an exploration of Two Foot Bay and a picnic. The EAG will make the journey on the new Barbuda Express ferry, which will depart from Antigua at 8.45 am, arriving in Barbuda at 10.30 am. The ferry will return from Barbuda at 3.30 pm, arriving in Antigua at 5 pm.
Participants should bring food, drink, and water, sunscreen, a camera, a hat, OFF mosquito lotion, and seasickness medication. The web designer thinks an umbrella would be a good idea - see below! Call the EAG office at 462 6236 for pricing information and to make reservations.
The Barbuda Amateur Basketball Association will begin its round robin tournament on 17 November at 7 pm. A registration fee of $10 per player should be paid to Chilletha Henry at the Sports Office between 8 am to 12 noon. Each team must register with a coach, otherwise the team cannot participate in the tournament. Teams must be present at the complex to begin warming up at 6.45 pm. A penalty will be issued if the team is not present and the game forfeited if the team and coach are not present by 7 pm.
Calvin Gore, the President of BABA, asked for support in encouraging good sportsmanship through good behaviour. He requested that coaches encourage players to respect referees, fans, officials, and themselves.
Mrs Meride Keizer, the agricultural science teacher, will be taking Form V students of the Holy Trinity School to Antigua for an agricultural science field trip. The students are Amelia Beazer, Dennica Beazer, Lenisha Desouza, Stephanie Harris, Hudson Walbrook, and Naketa Walker. They will be visiting Jennings Secondary School where they will be slaughtering and dressing chickens. The students will be carrying out practical work at various agricultural stations. The field trip has been organised by Mr Oswald Joseph, the Agricultural Science Co-ordinator at the Ministry of Education.
The Barbuda Council invites all over the age of 15 to participate in a small enterprise training course. The sessions will be held from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm daily in the Barbuda Council Hall. The facilitator will be Ms Jennifer Maynard, the Liaison Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. Participants are asked to bring along a pen or pencil and exercise book for the purpose of taking notes.
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Very heavy rain has been falling on and off for over 2 weeks in Barbuda. Luckily there has been no wind and no thunder and lightning, but every day we have had a number of very heavy showers, which have caused flooding and a great deal of inconvenience in our daily lives. Feet and floors are always wet, grass grows, and washing never dries.
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The 2004 Throne Speech was presented in Parliament by the Governor-General, Sir James Carlisle. A package of developments have been planned for Barbuda. Cabinet has approved EC$9.9 million for 10 miles of roads to be built in the village and from Codrington to the port at River. An engineer is already in Barbuda carrying out a preparatory study. Additionally the airport facilities will be improved by a new terminal building, and the upgrading of the runway and apron. A new purpose-built police station is proposed for the village and a paediatric ward at the Hanna Thomas Hospital together with a building to house the x-ray machine.
The Barbuda Council and the Ministry of Finance will be holding a public meeting as part of the National Consultation on Tax Reform. The meeting is scheduled for November 5 in the main hall of the Holy Trinity School at 7.30 pm.
Hilbourne Frank has been knighted for service of over 40 years in the political field. Arthur Nibbs received the Antiguan and Barbuda award of the Order of Merit. Both will be invested by the Governor, Sir James Carlisle, at a date to be announced.