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Leadership is needed to energize and encourage intra-regional travel, says Harold Lovell, the Political Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP).

The absence of LIAT, the Caribbean Airline, for quite some time – starting at the beginning of the pandemic two years ago – has shown how significant it is to the region.

Since then, and in spite of its new operating structure and efforts by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, the airline is still struggling.

It is serving only a limited number of destinations since it resumed flights on Monday, November 30, 2020.

In the meantime, some leaders have hinted at plans to operate their own air services in order to ensure their people are able to travel the region.

Lovell says the Gaston Browne Administration seems unable to bring the respective stakeholders together and come up with an amicable resolution to the challenges.

But, he says, a UPP Administration would be able to get the ball rolling in this regard since a regional carrier is vital.

Meanwhile, Lovell is not forgetting that former LIAT workers are yet to receive their severance. He says his Administration would do whatever can be done to ensure that payment is made and the airline is returned to a sustainable footing.

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Police officers head to the Enterprise, Chaguanas home of murder victim Jamal Modeste on Sunday afternoon, hours after he was shot. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale

The day after a nine-year-old boy was shot dead in Enterprise, Chaguanas, two men were shot dead in the same area.

Police said they received reports of a shooting in Freedom Street, Enterprise, at around 5.06 pm on Monday and found the bodies of Marius Guevara, 25, in the back seat of a silver Nissan Cefiro, and Tevin Neptune Joseph, 29, lying in a nearby drain.

A district medical officer was called in and declared both men dead.

Police said they found and seized several spent shells.

Police said while motive for the murders was still unclear, they received information that they may have been related to the murder of nine-year-old Jamal Modeste.

Modeste was gunned down in a drive-by shooting at the Africa Recreation Grounds on Saturday night.

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West Indies captain Jason Holder

JASON Holder has urged his West Indies teammates to “hit the ground running” when they face Zimbabwe in their ICC T20 World Cup First Round Group B encounter at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia on Wednesday.

At the Bellerive Oval on Monday, the West Indies were soundly beaten by 42 runs against Scotland while Zimbabwe whipped Ireland by 31 runs.

Holder was one of the few shining lights for the West Indies on Monday. He took two wickets for 14 runs, off three overs, as Scotland posted 160 runs for the loss of five wickets. Holder then top-scored with 38, off 33 balls, as the West Indies were bowled out for 118 off 18.3 overs.

Holder touched on the attitude within the squad after the Scotland defeat.

“We had a tough start (on Monday),” he said, during a Zoom media conference on Tuesday (Monday evening TT time). “We’re all disappointed by the performance that we had, but I think the most important thing for us is to come together, even tighter now, and try to find solutions.

“We had a pretty good chat after the game and I’m sure guys went into their rooms and reflected on their performance (on Monday). No doubt I think we have what it takes to turn it around and it’s more-or-less hitting the ground running against Zimbabwe, starting that game well and beating them.”

The top two teams from this group will advance to the Super 12 phase of the T20 World Cup.

The West Indies lost five wickets to spin on Monday, with left-armer Mark Watt taking 3/12 and off-spinner Michael Leask 2/15.

Holder made it clear that “I’m not too worried about us playing against spin. For us, it’s about playing situations a little bit better, building a few more partnerships in the middle phases of the innings and setting it up nicely for the heavy hitters in the back.”

Asked what the West Indies team expect from Zimbabwe, Holder replied, “They seem to be on a nice winning streak (eight out of their last nine T20 Internationals) so we expect a highly competitive game and probably one of the toughest games we’ll have in this competition, and no doubt we know the magnitude of the game.”

The two-time T20 World Cup champions are known for their six-hitting ability, but Holder commented, “We’ve got to find solutions. We obviously didn’t bat well (on Monday) and we’ve probably let ourselves down with the bat in the recent past.

“We just need to understand what is required of us when we go out to bat and find ways to form partnerships, to make it easier as we go on in the tournament.”

About the pace-friendly conditions in Australia, the experienced fast-medium bowler said, “The conditions here are really good for bowling. You tend to get a little bit more bounce on these surfaces and a little bit more movement.

“Maybe we’ve got to be a little bit more clinical when we bowl and definitely improve on our batting.”

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Police Administration Building, Port of Spain. File photo/Jeff Mayers

AFTER a month, the police are still unable to issue certificates of character, a key requisite for many job-seekers, the police told Newsday on Tuesday.

One woman bitterly complained to Newsday on Monday that she and dozens of colleagues, who were unemployed or laid off from the health sector post-covid19, have arranged jobs overseas but were now being kept back by not being able to supply certificates of character to their prospective employers.

On September 14, a police statement said the certificates could not be issued because of an unspecified system malfunction. “The TTPS is working to restore the system, which has been experiencing technical difficulties for the past several months, to its optimal function.

“The public will be updated as to when the CoC system is repaired. The TTPS apologises for all inconveniences for the disruption in service and assures that all possible efforts are being made to remedy the situation in the shortest possible time frame.”

On Thursday, Insp Michelle Lewis of the police communications unit told Newsday the system was still not working, and did not say when it was likely to be back up. “Kindly be advised that the service is still down and we are working feverishly to resolve this issue.”Please continue to check our social media pages and our website for further updates.”

Lewis said people could still go to appointments for certificates and then present the receipt as proof to relevant agencies. “When the system is back up and functioning,” she said, “the CoC validity period of six months will commence from that time.”

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