CPL Women’s T20: Rain ends play as TKR vs Warriors is abandoned

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BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS – SEPTEMBER 01: Covers on the field as rain stop play during the Women’s 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League match 2 between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Warner Park Sporting Complex on September 1, 2022 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images)

Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors women endured an agonising no result as rain washed out their Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) game in Basseterre.

BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS – Stafanie Taylor (R) of Guyana Amazon Warriors toss the coin as Deandra Dottin (C) of Trinbago Knight Riders and match referee Michael Ragoonath (L) look on during the Women’s 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League match 2 between Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Warner Park Sporting Complex on September 1, 2022 in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis. (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images)

After a delayed start, the Knight Riders were put into bat but struggled to form significant partnerships and could only post 105 from their 20 overs thanks to a late unbeaten 25 off 25 from Hayley Jensen.

Cherry-Ann Fraser was the pick of the Warriors’ bowlers taking 3/21 from her four overs while Shamilia Connell was economical taking 1/10 from hers.

The Warriors were frustrated by the rain as Rashada Williams and Chamari Athapathtu came out to chase and, after two overs, the rain set in and the match was abandoned with the Warriors 13/0.

This result means the points are shared between the two teams so the Trinbago Knight Riders, who defeated the Barbados Royals yesterday, now sit on three points and the Warriors, who have a game against the Royals in hand, have just one.

The final group game between the Barbados Royals and The Guyana Amazon Warriors will take place on Saturday as the teams seek to qualify for Sunday’s final. (CPL)

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Eyewitness: Passing…of Gorbachev

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Fame’s really fleeting, isn’t it?? Unlike notoriety – think Hitler!! Your Eyewitness just saw the news that Gorbachev’s gone. And yes…he can just hear some of you young’uns mutter quizzically, “Who’s Gorbachev??” And that’s the point, ain’t it?? Here’s the man who ended the Cold War between the USSR and the USA – which had made the entire Third World become grass to be trampled when the two superpowers duked it out through proxies!!Like little, dinky Guyana, where PPP Governments were overthrown in 1953 and 1964 because Jagan had this fixation with the USSR he just couldn’t shake!! So, we had Nkrumah, Lumumba and a host of African leaders overthrown – mostly by assassination – with their countries being plunged into turmoil and bloodshed that took millions of lives.

The Korean War?? The Vietnam War?? The Afghanistan War?? The Central American Wars?? You get the point, don’t you??So, when Gorbachev assumed the USSR’s leadership in 1985 and decided to introduce “openness” – Glasnost – and “reorganisation/reforming” Perestroika in a country that’d been ruled as the paradigmatic communist centralised state since 1917, you can imagine how the world became roiled!! Gorbachev figured that his economic and political systems just weren’t working, and needed some opening up. But it was like opening up a valve in a system that’d been pressurised for decades. It just exploded!!

He made peace with the US under Reagan by signing a nuclear treaty; agreed for the unification of Germany in 1989 with the tearing down of the Berlin Wall; let all its satellites, like Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania, do their thing; and, most critically, allowed its fifteen “Soviets” – like Ukraine – to become independent!! Democratic elections were introduced, along with a capitalist ownership of factories etc. Imagine the confusion when all of this is happening within a few years. The standard of living plunged, and Gorbachev had to step down by 1991. There was even a coup attempt!!

Here, in Guyana, Cheddi Jagan, who’d been insisting up to the late eighties that “communism had capitalism on the run”, was distraught!! USSR’s fall had to’ve been a bitter pill to swallow!! But with the USSR gone, the US decided to pressure Hoyte’s PNC to accept free and fair elections. Cheddi must’ve thought, “Behind every dark cloud…”Anyhow, strongmen like Putin saw Gorbachev as a naïve softie who destroyed the USSR – as part of Greater Russia’s bulwark against her enemies. The West’s backing of Ukraine would only strengthen that sorta thinking. And now you know why Gorbachev wasn’t honoured at home, even though he got a Nobel prize for nuclear treaties.But, he’s now gone – and along with him the hope that leaders would “do the right thing”.

…through militarily

Your Eyewitness was quite chuffed that US Army Lieutenant General Laura J. Richardson, the first female head of US Army Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) – dropped into Guyana for a visit. And without missing a beat, she put in a plug for females to be considered for all positions that the nation offers. But while we have a far way to go in this regard, the US’ way is even farther!! After all, she’s the first woman of SOUTHCOM, and the US still hasn’t elected a female president, now a female head of the Supreme Court!! And Richardson’s only been on the job since end of last year!!

But before everyone starts thinking that SOUTHCOM’s presence means a militarisation of our zone, let’s remember that its Budget for 2021 was US$200M while the Dept of Defence’s total budget was US$703.7 billion. Which means that USSOUTHCOM’s budget is approximately 0.00028% of the total DOD budget for FY 2021!!Anyhow, they’re more focused on drug interception, and seized more than US$1.3 billion in 2021!!

…on corruption

Well, you could’ve knocked your Eyewitness over with the proverbial feather!! Imagine the Private Sector head saying: “No country can afford to allow corruption to take root in society, not in the Public or Private Sector”.Well!!!

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Les bons du Tr?sor seront accessibles aux entreprises et aux particuliers

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Comme annonc? r?cemment par le gouverneur Jean Baden Dubois, le minist?re de l’?conomie et des Finances (MEF) et la Banque de la R?publique d’Ha?ti (BRH) ont lanc? officiellement, ce jeudi 1er septembre, dans les locaux dudit minist?re, le programme d’?largissement des bons du Tr?sor aux entreprises et aux particuliers. Ainsi un protocole d’accord a ?t? sign? lors de ce lancement par les deux parties qui s’engagent dans ce programme d’?largissement des bons du Tr?sor.

En termes de caract?ristiques, les bons du Tr?sor comptent des maturit?s de 91 jours, 182 jours, 364 jours, et de trois ans ou plus. Ils seront ?mis ? partir de 25 000 gourdes. Quant au taux de rendement, il n’est pas encore d?fini. Il est pr?vu, dans le cadre des bons du Tr?sor, la possibilit? que l’?tat puisse racheter des titres avant leur date de maturit?. Un investisseur pourrait aussi liquider ses titres avant d’arriver ? maturit?.

<>, a affirm? le ministre de l’?conomie et des Finances, Michel Patrick Boisvert, soulignant que cet ?largissement des bons du Tr?sor s’inscrit aussi dans la droite ligne des objectifs vis?s par le programme d’inclusion financi?re.

Le programme d’?mission des bons du Tr?sor a ?t? initi? en septembre 2010 et visait exclusivement les institutions financi?res. Son ?largissement doit permettre aux entreprises et aux m?nages d’avoir l’opportunit? de diversifier leur ?pargne, d’apr?s le ministre de l’?conomie. <>, a soutenu le titulaire du MEF, ajoutant que ce programme va aider le pays ? mieux r?pondre aux besoins de tr?sorerie, ? contenir au mieux le financement mon?taire et ses impacts sur l’inflation et le taux de change.

Pour sa part, le gouverneur Jean Baden Dubois a pr?cis? que les bons du Tr?sor, c’est l’affaire du minist?re de l’?conomie et des Finances (MEF) pour qu’il puisse emprunter de l’argent aupr?s des entreprises et du public pour des besoins d’investissement, de tr?sorerie ou pour combler en partie le d?ficit budg?taire. Le gouverneur a profit? de l’occasion pour mettre le public au parfum du r?le de la banque centrale dans ce programme. <>, a promis Jean Baden Dubois, r?v?lant que la banque centrale s’est d?j? ?quip?e du syst?me technologique n?cessaire pour jouer pleinement son r?le sans probl?me.

Avec l’?largissement des bons du Tr?sor, c’est une ?tape franchie aux yeux du gouverneur Jean Baden Dubois dans le cadre du d?veloppement d’un march? des capitaux en Ha?ti. Il a attribu? cela ? un changement. <>, a indiqu? M. Dubois, pr?cisant qu’il n’y a pas encore d’autorit? ?tablie pour le march? financier, que toutefois la banque centrale va jouer ce r?le jusqu’? ce qu’une loi soit adopt?e pour l’instaurer.

Plus loin, Jean Baden Dubois a fait savoir que les entreprises priv?es peuvent ?mettre des obligations sur le march? obligataire. La banque a d?j? ?mis une circulaire, dit M. Dubois, permettant aux entreprises de le faire. <>, a argu? le gouverneur, pr?cisant que ce n’est pas encore le march? financier o? les particuliers peuvent acheter des actions dans une entreprise.

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J’ai veng? la race de Maurice Sixto, un beau spectacle ? El Rancho

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Le spectacle de l’audience ” J’ai veng? la race ” de Maurice Sixto a, une fois de plus, imprim? sa marque, le mercredi 31 ao?t 2022, ? l’h?tel El Rancho. Ce n”est pas sa premi?re pr?sentation, encore moins sa deuxi?me, mais ? chaque repr?sentation, la satisfaction est plus grande. Interpr?t?e, de fort belle mani?re, par Cindy Pierre-Louis, cette prestation nous donne l’impression que quelque chose nous a ?chapp?e lors de sa derni?re pr?sentation.

Comme ? l’accoutum?e, le d?cor a ?t? simple : au milieu de la sc?ne, un fauteuil et une petite table sur laquelle dispose un rhum. La com?dienne se rev?t d’un porte-manteau sur lequel sont pos?s son chapeau noir, sa veste et son noeud de papillon.

C’est une Cindy, tant?t ambassadeur, racontant l’histoire coloniale ? une fran?aise; tant?t dans le r?le de cette ?trang?re qui interroge l’ambassadeur. Ainsi coule l’histoire de cette terre, depuis les premiers habitants qui l’habitaient ? l’?pop?e de 1804, en passant par les temps coloniaux. V?tue d’un costume pour homme, elle a fait preuve d’une maitrise remarqueable de son espace. Le temps d’un apr?s-midi, l’humoriste a conquis le coeur du public tout en sirotant fi?rement son rhum.

Une fois de plus, Cindy nous a surpris. Cette jeune femme non-voyante a encore fait montre de son talent de com?dienne et sa capacit? ? se mettre dans la peau des personnages que Sixto a immortalis?s dans cette audience. C’?tait un spectacle de grande facture, une mise en sc?ne presqu’impeccable de Johnny Zephirin. Le choix de la mise en sc?ne inspre <>, a expliqu? Johnny zephirin, ajoutant que cette audience doit mise ? la port?e de nos ?l?ves pour qu’ils connaissent mieux l’histoire du pays.

” J’ai veng? la race “, l’une des audiences les plus c?l?bres de Maurice Sixto. Dans cette audience qui a une grande port?e litt?raire et historique, Maurice Sixto a su montrer son sens de l’histoire et son talent de l’audiencier avec son humour d?capant, sa satire du racisme de l’Haitien qui voudrait qu’on venge la race en couchant avec une blanche.

” J’ai veng? la race ” de Maurice Sixto, un beau spectacle qui a r?uni, ? El Rancho, un ensemble de personnalit?s, dont la ministre de la culture et de la communication, Emmelie Proph?te. C’est vraiment un r?quisitoire. Le spectacle a re?u un standing ovation du public qui s’est mis debout pour saluer la com?dienne et toute l’equipe de l’association Th??tre Toupatou et de la fondation Maurice Sixto.

N? aux Gona?ves le 23 mai 1919, Maurice Sixto est mort le 12 mai 1984 aux ?tats-Unis. Il fut professeur de litt?rature, conteur et humoriste ha?tien. Il ?crivait en cr?ole ha?tien et en fran?ais. Il est consid?r? comme l’un des plus grands humoristes ha?tiens. Ses principales oeuvres sont : Ti Sentaniz, Gwo Moso, Zab?lbok et J’ai veng? la race. La Fondation Maurice Sixto qui perp?tue son nom a ?t? cr??e en 2004 pour la promotion de l’?ducation et de la culture ha?tienne.

Notons que ce spectacle connait plusieurs repr?sentatios. Il a ?t? pr?sent?, ? plusieurs reprises dans le cadre du festival Quinzaine internationale Handicap et Culture de l’association Th??tre Toupatou. Il a ?t? aussi sur la sc?ne de Blu Fox coffee ? Agen, en France dans le cadre du Festival Octobre Soleil. Les responsables de la Fondation Maurice Sixto en a aussi profit? pour lancer l’ouvrage ” J’ai veng? la race ! Un r?quisitoire ? ” de Roberson Pierre.

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WATCH: Tanya Stephens in performance at album launch Loop Jamaica

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Singer unveils ‘Some Kinda Madness’ via Tuff Gong Radio on SiriusXM

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Tad’s Records International invited fans of dancehall soul act Tanya Stephens to the launch of her much-anticipated album Some Kinda Madness.

With the expected performance and track-run-through, the event – moderated by ZJ Sparks with the support of ZJ Rush, who handled the musical selections – was an intimate gathering of industry execs.

At 9 pm sharp, viewers can stream the show from across the globe on the live stream link – courtesy of Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio via SiriusXM, but in the interim, here’s a sneak peek from Stephens’ performance earlier.

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J’can accused of leaving man bloodied in US hotel fight, denied bail Loop Jamaica

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A 19-year-old Jamaican man, Kemaree Reid, has been jailed in the United States, allegedly for repeatedly beating another man with a rock during a fight until the victim was “gushing blood”.

The fight took place at a hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, according to a report from the state police that was read out in court.

According to a report in the Keystone Gazette, Reid confessed during an interview with the police that he first threw a rock at the man during the fight over a “work issue”, before grabbing a second rock, which he used to beat the victim “over and over” until he noticed “a large pool of blood”.

The injured man suffered “suspected serious injuries”, and was taken to hospital.

The assault occurred about 8:30 pm on Sunday at La Quinta Inn and Suites located at 265 North Hershey Highway in West Hanover Township.

The Jamaican was slapped with two felony charges for aggravated assault, including “attempts to cause or cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon”.

The other felony charge for aggravated assault resulted in him being charged with “attempts to cause serious bodily harm with extreme indifference”.

Reid has also been charged with two misdemeanour offences relative to simple assault.

He is being held at Dauphin County jail.

He was denied bail because of the “seriousness of the charges, extensive injuries to the victim, immigration detainer and flight risk,” as ordered by the magistrate.

His preliminary hearing has been scheduled for September 29.

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VIDEO/UPDATE: 3 deceased from Trelawny bus crash all from Brown’s Town Loop Jamaica

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The community of Brown’s Town in St Ann has been plunged into mourning after three residents of that community died from injuries they sustained in a two-vehicles collision in Trelawny on Thursday afternoon.

More than 20 other hotel workers who were passengers in a Toyota Coaster bus that was transporting them to work at a H10 hotel in Trelawny, were injured in the crash.

A couple, the sole occupants of a Hiace minibus which crashed with the Coaster bus that was transporting the hotel workers from the Brown’s Town community, was counted among the deceased.

Their identities have not yet been ascertained.

However, the driver of the Coaster bus, who also died from the crash, has been identified as Nuvin Johnson of a Brown’s Town address.

Johnson was driving the Coaster bus heading towards the hotel, when on reaching Braco in Trelawny, the vehicle collided with the Hiace minibus with the couple, who was also from his community.

At least one of the injured hotel workers is said to be in a critical condition in hospital.

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Ministry of Youth and Sports partners with NBA star Jamal Murray Loop Barbados

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Young Barbadian basketball players gained an invaluable opportunity to learn under NBA star Jamal Murray this week.

Murray, who plays for the Denver Nuggets, will be hosting a training clinic at the new hardcourt in Orange Hill, St James.

The new recreational area which comprises two full sized basketball courts, was officially opened on Tuesday, August 30.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith noted that it was a special day for the rural community because the space would be utilised by its residents.

“It is our [Government’s] intention to trigger sports at the grassroots level. To have this planted in rural Barbados can only redound to the benefit of those youngsters who will use the facility. At the ministry, we’re actively looking as far as possible to get youngsters off the island through basketball scholarships and other areas. And I’m sure that this particular facility will augur well going forward,” he pointed out.

While highlighting that not many events encapsulated his entire Ministry, that of youth, sports and community empowerment, he expressed pleasure at the fact that the basketball court would do so. “We have this sporting aspect, we have the fact that youth will be playing here and … this is bringing new energy to the Orange Hill community for those youngsters who will be involved in the process,” he stated.

Griffith stressed the importance of taking care of such a facility, even though the National Sports Council (NSC) would maintain the hardcourt. “The community must take care of this [court], to ensure its longevity, this court is in your hands,” he emphasised to the community members in attendance.

Director of the NSC, Neil Murrell, thanked the Ministry, his staff and sponsors, Western Union, for selecting Barbados to partner with, to rebuild the courts and conduct a training clinic with the Denver Nuggets player.

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African business persons call for a direct flight to Barbados Loop Barbados

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After travelling to Barbados from West Africa on the first direct flight from the continent to the Gem of the Caribbean, passengers are calling for this route to become a permanent fixture on some airline’s roster.

They touched down in Barbados after traveling across the Atlantic on Ethiopian Airlines on August 31 – the UN International Day of Persons of African Descent.

Chatting with Loop News as they made their way from the aircraft and tarmac to the Arrivals Hall, Customs and Immigration at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA), the general consensus is that a nonstop flight such as this would be a good thing “definitely”.

Loop chatted with travellers from Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The delegation is on island for the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2022 (ACTIF 2022) to be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC) from September 1 to September 3, 2022.

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Drake Gets History Lessons After Saying 2020 ‘hardest year in human history’

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Drake made a bold statement that 2020 was the hardest year in human history and fans quickly gave him some history lessons.

A video of Drake in an interview has gone viral with a quote from the Canadian rapper irking some people. The rapper is seen with short hair, and his signature heart design faded into the front of his hairline, which suggests the video is from sometime last year as he donned the special cut to celebrate his ‘Certified Lover Boy’ album.

It’s the statement that Drake makes that has people up in arms as the rapper appears to be speaking about the year 2020 and says it is the worst year in human history.

Now, the Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on countries across the world, with 6.4 million people dying and more than 603 million being infected from the virus. Many countries shut down and banned gatherings to stop the virus. As a result, countries are now dealing with an economic downturn as inflation rises, and the cost of living goes up. Some countries were also hard hit, and many people also lost their lives to Covid.

“The hardest year maybe in human history that we’ve ever been through,” he begins while the video cuts to ominous music with an empty street, and the camera zooms in on a sign that says, “If you want live music back, wear a mask.”

“Forget music, as a people like, the hardest time to ever connect with people, relate to people,” the rapper says in an ominous tone.

It’s unclear where the video is from or what interview it was, but many people took to social media to school the Toronto rapper.

“This is why ppl have to study history because wtf,” one person wrote on Instagram. “Wait till he hear about slavery and segregation,” another said. “Don’t say human history, say in your lifetime. Far worst have gone on. SMH Aubrey,” another told him.

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“He meant for this generation,” one person said. “He said that we’ve ever lived through. He must’ve meant our generation,” another said.

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