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The President of the National Principals’ Association (NPA) has called out parents after videos of a brawl involving students in uniform went viral on social media.

HTS Television reported Wednesday night that the incident occurred this week on the second floor of the Blue Coral Mall in Castries.

NPA President Valerie St. Helene-Henry said she saw the video, was unaware of the details and had not yet reached out to the Principals of the schools involved.

However, she said she expects there will be an investigation.

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The NPA President observed that after-school incidents involving students spotlight schools, principals and teachers.

“Yes, the children are in uniform, but when will the parents take up the responsibility for what happens after school?” St. Helene-Henry asked.

“Why schools, why principals? Why teachers are being targeted every time these things happen outside of school?”

According to the NPA President, when schools dismiss students, they tell the children to go home and not to loiter.

“Who are the other stakeholders? Who are the other persons who are supposed to join in that fight in eradicating liming in the streets, loitering in the streets and finding themselves in trouble? Why does the focus have to be on the school principals and the teachers? When are the parents going to take up their role?”

St. Helene-Henry told St Lucia Times that parents are leaving too much of the responsibility of raising and guiding children to schools.

And she observed that when schools implement rules and guidelines, they expect parents and the public to give support.

“When we place rules on our books it’s based on data,” the NPA official declared.

She noted that schools are playing their part, but people still expect the learning institutions to be responsible for the way students behave after hours.

“This has to stop,” St. Helene-Henry asserted.

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The final of this year’s ICC World Test Championship will be held at The Oval in London in June 2023, while Lord’s will stage the final of the 2025 Championship.

While the dates for the 2023 World Test Championship final have not yet been confirmed, it is expected to be held before the Ashes Series, which starts on 16th June in Birmingham.

It will be the third World Test Cricket final in a row to be played in England, with the first one, in 2021, being held at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl where New Zealand beat India to win the Trophy.

That Final was originally scheduled for Lord’s, but the Ageas Bowl’s on-site hospitality arrangements made it the top choice because of the COVID-19 situation at the time.

The World Test Championship final is contested between the top two teams on the table at the end of each cycle. Currently, Australia lead the table and are followed by South Africa. Sri Lanka are third, with India and Pakistan behind them. There are still some matches to be played in this cycle, so the standings could change by the time the finalists are decided.

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Guyana Amazon Warriors got off to a winning start on their home leg of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a thrilling 12-run victory over Jamaica Tallawahs at Providence on Wednesday night.

Brandon King almost single-handedly guide Tallawahs to victory but his century was not enough.

Chasing a victory target of 179, opener King hammered 104 from 66 balls to help the Tallawahs to 166 off 19.5 overs.

After electing to field first, Jamaica Tallawahs had the Warriors struggling on 104 for seven after 17 overs. However, it was a Jamaican who saved Guyana Amazon Warriors. Odean Smith came to rescue the Warriors as he stroked an attacking 42 from just 16 balls, with six sixes, to help his team to 178 for eight off their allotted 20 overs.

Smith was involved in a very crucial partnership with Keemo Paul as the pair added 74 from just 27 balls for the eighth wickets. Paul remained at the wicket until the end to score 24 from 12 balls, which comprised two four and two sixes.

Earlier, Shai Hope – batting at number three – scored a sparkling 60 from 45 balls but no other top-order batter was able to get a grip on the Tallawahs’ bowlers.

Afghanistan’s off-spinner Mohammad Nabi was the most successful bowler for Tallawahs with three for 12 from two overs.

South African-born Australian off-spinner Chris Green supported well with two for 24 from four overs.

Captain Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, and Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim secured a wicket apiece.

The total looked beyond Tallawahs but King led a lone charge with the first Hero CPL century of the tournament.

His one-man mission to chase down the total nearly pulled off an unlikely heist. Hitting shots all over the ground King reached an unbeaten 80 from 55 balls when the rain came down to interrupt the match.

When play resumed King marched serenely to his century but he could not see the chase home falling with three balls to spare and with that the Tallawahs’ hopes were extinguished.

Opener Kennar Lewis (12) and Kirk McKenzie (15) were the only other Tallawahs’ players to pass double figures.

Gudakesh Motie, Imran Tahir, and Odean Smith ended with two wickets each.

Summarized scores:

Guyana Amazon Warriors 178/8 (Hope 60, Smith 42; Nabi 3/12, Green 2/24).

Jamaica Tallawahs 166 (King 104, Mckenzie 15; Tahir 2/17, Smith 2/26).

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CABINET NOTES

There were no invited experts to Cabinet.

However, the Chair called the Solicitor General on the telephone for him to provide the most current information on the legal arrangements to complete the dredging of the harbour, that would enable the OASIS Class ships to berth at the new pier.

Some very hard and dense rock has been a challenge to dislodge, in order to make the channel through which the vessels will travel much wider and deeper.

The dredging equipment utilized by the contractor, known as Blue Ocean Dredging, has been repeatedly damaged by the toughness and density of the rock.

Special equipment is being brought in to dislodge the dense rock that has slowed significantly the widening and deepening of the channel, to meet the requirement of the largest cruise vessels that will visit Antigua.

The required equipment is being moved from Panama to Antigua; it will complete its work in a few weeks shortly after arrival in Antigua’s waters.

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