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The Jamaica Tallawahs consolidated second place in the league table with a six run (DLS) victory over Barbados Royals, inflicting their first loss of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season.

The Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and chose to field first, Imad Wasim getting them off to a spectacular start by bowling two maiden overs and taking three wickets in the powerplay to leave the Royals reeling at 17-3 after six overs. It was South African internationals Quinton De Kock and David Miller who rebuilt the innings for the Royals with an 83 run partnership that took them to 146/6 at the end of their innings.

Brandon King and Amir Jangoo got off to a flying start in the chase, scoring 50 runs by the fifth over to put the Tallawahs in a commanding position. Jason Holder would take three wickets as the Royals fought back, but it was not enough as the Royals reached 126/5 and won by five wickets (DLS), six runs ahead of the par score.

Jamaica Tallawahs shocked the Royals early on in the innings with Wasim striking three times within the powerplay, removing Rahkeem Cornwall, Kyle Mayers and Corbin Bosch with his bamboozling deliveries. But it was de Kock, once again batting lower down the order at four, who led the way with a sublime 74 off just 43 balls, with support from David Miller as the Royals ended up finishing on 146/6.

Tallawahs had a dream start to their chase with King and Jangoo finding the boundary consistently in the PowerPlay. However, Obed McCoy would strike with two wickets, before Holder set up a tense finish by taking three wickets. In the end, a six from Rovman Powell just before rain fell would prove critical, as it meant the Tallwahs finished ahead by six runs on DLS and picked up the five wicket win.

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El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (SNM) en San Juan emitió el jueves, una vigilancia de inundaciones para Puerto Rico asociadas con el paso de Fiona.

La escorrentía excesiva puede resultar en inundaciones de ríos, arroyos  y otros lugares bajos y propensos a inundaciones, como así como deslizamientos de tierra y desprendimientos de rocas en áreas de terreno escarpado.

Lluvias y tormentas eléctricas asociadas a la tormenta tropical Fiona, ahora ubicada a 495 millas al este de las islas Leeward y se espera que llegue el sábado, se prevé que llegue a Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de Estados Unidos el viernes por la noche. Estas duchas y las tormentas seguirán afectando a las islas locales al menos hasta el lunes, lo que aumenta el riesgo de inundaciones en la mayor parte del área de pronóstico. Los suelos ya están saturados a través de áreas de terreno más alto y, como resultado, deslizamientos de tierra y desprendimientos de rocas también son posibles.

El período de mayor actividad de precipitaciones es el sábado al domingo, mientras que las áreas con mayor probabilidad de recibir la mayor acumulación de lluvia son porciones del este de Puerto Rico, donde existe la posibilidad de que los totales de lluvia alcancen de 6 a 8 pulgadas con cantidades localmente más altas alrededor de 10 pulgadas. A través de el sur de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes de Estados Unidos, el potencial existe para los totales de lluvia para llegar a 4 a 6 pulgadas. En otra parte, espere que los totales de lluvia oscilen entre 2 y 4 pulgadas.

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Following the settlement of some discrepancies, the Ministry of Education and National Reconciliation has released the preliminary results of the 2022 May/June Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Exam

The Ministry says this year, 2006 candidates were registered.  Of these, 513 were private candidates and 1493 were school candidates. There were 1364 school candidates from 26 secondary schools sitting papers I and II with 9,649 subject entries in 31 subject areas. Approximately 66.55% of the subject entries were awarded Grades I – III. The corresponding figure in 2019 (the last year papers I and II were done by Vincentian students) was 74.33%.

Year
% Pass
2019
74.33%
2020
81.86%
2021
83.48%
2022
66.55%

This year, 16.96% of the passes were at Grade I level, 35.40% at Grade II and 47.64% at Grade III. The figures in 2019 were 15.62% at Grade I, 38.53% at Grade II and 45.85% at Grade III.

Additionally, English A recorded a pass rate of 64.12% and Mathematics a pass rate of 26.01% compared to 2019 where the pass rates were 76.08% and 33.10% respectively.

There were five (5) schools which recorded percentage pass rates of 80% or more.  These schools are:

School                                                                                                              % Pass

GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL
96.88%
ST. VINCENT GRAMMAR SCHOOL
91.00%
ST. JOSEPH’S CONVENT KINGSTOWN
82.24%
BEQUIA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOL
81.20%
ST. MARTIN SECONDARY SCHOOL
80.95%

Five (5) schools obtained creditable pass rates between 60 % and 80%.  These are:

School                                                                                                                 % Pass

ST. JOSEPH’S CONVENT MARRIAQUA
76.38%
THOMAS SAUNDERS SECONDARY SCHOOL
76.04%
MOUNTAIN VIEW  ADVENTIST ACADEMY
68.60%
BISHOP’S COLLEGE KINGSTOWN
63.79%
BUCCAMENT BAY SECONDARY SCHOOL
60.91%

The Petit Bordel Secondary School (PBSS) and the St. Vincent Grammar School (SVGS) show a slight improvement in their performance at the 2022 CSEC examinations.  In 2021, the PBSS recorded a pass rate of 47.84% and the SVGS recorded a pass rate of 89.54%.  In 2022, PBSS pass rate increased to 51.79% and the SVGS pass rate rose to 91.00%. These figures represent an increase of 3.94% and 1.46% respectively.

The top female performer is Chenise Harper of the Girls’ High School who sat 15 subjects and obtained 15 grade ones. The top male performer is Keanu Child of the St. Vincent Grammar School who sat 12 subjects and obtained 12 grade ones. Honourable mention is also given to the following students:

Kerese Cozier (Girls’ High School) – sat 14 subjects; obtained 14 grade ones.
Halei Douglas (Girls’ High School) – sat 14 subjects; obtained 14 grade ones.
Ashlyn Francis (Girls’ High School) – sat 14 subjects; obtained 13 grade ones and 1 grade two.
Aneilia Cato (Girls’ High School) – sat 14 subjects; obtained 5 grade ones, 8 grade twos and 1 grade three.

The Ministry of Education of National Reconciliation congratulates all students and extends gratitude to the principals, teachers, and staff at all schools for the support provided to the students.

We are cognizant of the fact that outcomes in education are measured, not only in quantitative terms, but also in qualitative terms; therefore, the value added to the lives of all students, the top performers as well as those whose performance can be improved, is greatly appreciated. We urge all principals to continue to work diligently, in conjunction with the Ministry, in the best interest of school effectiveness and the students’ success.

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The SVG Meteorological Service says Tropical Depression seven has become tropical storm Fiona and is forecast to pass north of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Met office says this storm will have no direct impact on SVG, but its presence and associated instability will influence the weather pattern across the islands during the next 3 days.

Model guidance indicates the highest chance of showers to be around Saturday, with a little over an inch is shown by Saturday night.

Today, skies will be partly cloudy, with light winds resulting in humid conditions and a chance of some localised showers as well as showers and thunderstorms in isolated places.

And by tomorrow, moisture would have increased over the islands and cloudy conditions are likely with a high chance of some scattered showers.

On Saturday, Met officials says scattered moderate showers and chance of isolated thunderstorms are forecast as a light southerly wind flow moves over the island chain.

Winds are forecast to blow from the east northeast at 10-20km/h, becoming southerly ,and could possibly become calm at times from around Friday.

Seas are forecast to be slight to moderate in open waters, with swells peaking at 1.0m on the western coast and 2.0m on the eastern coast. In addition, there will be no significant haze intrusion within this forecast period.

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