Hero CPL 2022: Jamaica Tallawahs hold nerve to repel Warriors

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Romario Shepherd (R) of Guyana Amazon Warriors looks disappointed as Rovman Powell (L) of Jamaica Tallawahs celebrates a 4-wicket win at Warner Park Sporting Complex in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis today (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images)

The Jamaica Tallawahs continued their unbeaten start to the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors by four wickets.

The Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and chose to field, putting in a dominant bowling performance led by Mohammad Amir to limit the Amazon Warriors to 142/6, with captain Shimron Hetmyer leading the run-scoring with an innings of 39.

Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, the Tallawahs managed to chase down the target with four balls to spare thanks to some big-hitting from captain Rovman Powell and Chris Green lower down the order.

Shimron Hetmyer (L) and Odean Smith (R) of Guyana Amazon Warriors during today’s match-up against Jamaica Tallawahs (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images)

Guyana Amazon Warriors lost both of their openers, Paul Stirling and Chandrapaul Hemraj, to Amir in the PowerPlay before Shai Hope and Hetmyer patiently began to rebuild the innings. Australian spinner Green bowled four overs and conceded a paltry 5 runs as the Tallawahs frustrated the Guyana Amazon Warrior batters with some disciplined bowling.

Romario Shepherd accelerated the innings with some big hitting, striking six boundaries in the 17 balls he faced, helping his side to 142/6.

Jamaica Tallawahs got off to a brisk start in their chase, but the Amazon Warriors utilised the spin trio of Gudakesh Motie, Imran Tahir and Tabraiz Shamsi to restrict runs and put pressure on the batters, with Tahir claiming the key wicket of Brandon King in the seventh over.

Guyana Amazon Warriors’ spin bowler Tabraiz Shamsi celebrates the dismissal of Imad Wasim of Jamaica Tallawahs (Photo by Randy Brooks – CPL T20/CPL T20 via Getty Images)

However, the Tallawahs would eventually manage to chase their total as Powell and Green combined to score 23 runs from the 18th over before reaching the target in the final over.

The win means Jamaica Tallawahs maintain their 100% start to the tournament and will now be looking to continue their good form into their next game.

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FAO: World Food Prices Drop For Fifth Consecutive Month – St. Lucia Times News

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World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.

Its latest Food Price Index shows that the prices of five commodities – cereals, vegetable oil, dairy, meat and sugar – were lower in August than in July.

The Index tracks the monthly international prices of these breadbasket staples. It averaged 138.0 points last month, down nearly two per cent from July, though 7.9 per cent above the value a year before.

Ukraine exports a factor

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FAO said the decline in cereal prices reflected improved production prospects in North America and Russia, and the resumption of exports from Black Sea ports in Ukraine.

A landmark agreement to unblock Ukraine grain exports amid the ongoing war was signed in July by the country, Russia, Türkiye and the UN.

Rice prices on average held steady during August, while quotations for coarse grains, such as maize, increased marginally.

Vegetable oil prices decreased by 3.3 per cent, which is slightly below the August 2021 level. FAO attributed this to increased availability of palm oil from Indonesia, due to lower export taxes, and the resumption of sunflower oil shipments from Ukraine.

High price for cheese

Although dairy prices saw a two per cent drop, they remained 23.5 per cent higher than in August 2021.

The price of cheese increased for the tenth consecutive month, though milk prices “eased” following expectations of increased supplies from New Zealand, even amid projections of lower production in Western Europe and the US.

The price of meat declined by 1.5 per cent but remained just over eight per cent higher than the value last August.

International quotations for poultry fell amid elevated export availabilities, and bovine meat prices declined due to weak domestic demand in some top exporting countries, while pig meat quotations rose.

Sugar prices also hit their lowest level since July 2021, largely due to high export caps in India and lower ethanol prices in Brazil.

Outlook for cereals and wheat

FAO has also issued its global cereal production forecast for this year, which projects a decline of nearly 40 million tonnes, or 1.4 per cent from the previous year.

The bulk of this decline mainly concerns coarse grains, with maize yields in Europe expected to drop 16 per cent below their five-year average level due to the exceptional hot and dry weather conditions affecting the continent.

By contrast, FAO expects there will be a “negligible drop” in worldwide wheat production resulting from expected record harvests in Russia and conducive weather conditions in North America.

Global rice production is also expected to decline by 2.1 percent from the all-time high reached in 2021.

SOURCE: UN News

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Silk Boss Urged To Talk To Cops After Being Slapped By Gang Members

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The Jamaica Constabulary Police wants rising dancehall artist Silk Boss to report to the Portmore Police.

Silk Boss confirmed this week that he was set up by friends and was robbed of $1.4 million that he was saving to buy a BMW car. The video showed the artist being slapped up by two men wearing Balaclava face masks. A red-faced Silk Boss can be heard pleading with the men.

In an interview with his former manager, Silk Boss had said that the men were from the Gulf Man gang in St. Catherine. He added that his pregnant baby mother was also pushed down and that the men had threatened to shoot him all while they boxed him about the face and head.

Since the incident, which surfaced via a video this week, Silk Boss has done several interviews where he confirmed that the incident occurred last month. While many of his fans have expressed concern for his safety, the artist has continued to speak on the beating and another incident where he was summoned by a reported criminal- an area Don, to perform at an event in St. Catherine where his girlfriend’s mother is from.

The artist has not said if he has reported the incident to the police, but it seems now that the police have taken interest in the statements by the artist and are calling on him to report the matter to the police.

The Jamaica Gleaner reported on Friday night that Portmore police are “appealing” to the dancehall to speak with investigators who are probing the assault.

The police said they have become aware of the video of the assault and the subsequent statements by Silk Boss, which are all cause for concern.

Silk Boss is asked to report to Portmore Police via the Braeton Parkway station in Portmore, St Catherine. Some fans are also urging the dancehall artiste to report the matter to police since his life might be in danger.

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Tour d’Espagne: Carapaz en costaud sur la 14e…

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L’orgueil des champions : le grimpeur équatorien Richard Carapaz a remporté en solitaire la quatorzième étape au sommet de la Pandera samedi en Andalousie, alors que Primoz Roglic a repris près d’une minute au classement général sur un Remco Evenepoel diminué.

Dans une étape soporifique qui s’est terminée en feu d’artifice, le champion olympique a résisté au retour de Primoz Roglic et de Miguel Angel Lopez en conservant huit secondes d’avance sur la ligne d’arrivée.

“Dans le final, on savait que ça allait être une étape difficile et importante. On voulait répéter ce qu’on avait fait la dernière fois (sur la 12e étape). J’avais bien étudié la montée. Ca me donne beaucoup de confiance pour la suite”, a célébré l’Équatorien après la course.

Il faut dire que le rôle de chasseur d’étape lui va comme un gant : seul rescapé de l’échappée de dix coureurs, Carapaz a tenu pour remporter sa deuxième étape sur la boucle espagnole 2022, deux jours après son tour de force au sommet des Penas Blancas.

Son accélération au train à huit kilomètres du sommet a cloué le reste du groupe à l’avant, dont le Français Clément Champoussin (AG2R) puis le vétéran Luis Leon Sanchez (Bahrain).

Destitué de son rôle de leader de la formation Ineos après avoir concédé près de vingt minutes au général après onze étapes, Carapaz se console avec une nouvelle victoire de prestige dans la chaîne de montagne de la Sierra Nevada.

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S’il a lâché ses gants de course pour ce week-end, Remco Evenepoel a de son côté paru bien seul dans l’ascension finale.

Privé de son coéquipier de luxe Julian Alaphilippe depuis mercredi et victime d’une chute “sans conséquences” selon lui jeudi dans une descente, le Belge de 22 ans n’a pas été en mesure de suivre l’attaque portée par “Rogla” à quatre kilomètres de l’arrivée, dans les portions à 12% du col de première catégorie perchées à près de 2000 mètres d’altitude.

“Aujourd’hui (samedi, NDLR), je n’avais pas mes meilleurs jambes. Je ne pouvais pas accélérer lorsque Roglic est parti. Après, j’ai encore de l’avance au général, il n’y a pas d’inquiétude à avoir. J’espère que ce sera ma plus mauvaise journée sur ces trois semaines”, a tenté de dédramatiser Evenepoel à l’arrivée de l’étape.

Le train mené par son coéquipier Ilan van Wilder au pied du col n’a pas empêché Primoz Roglic, Miguel Angel Lopez ou encore Enric Mas de le décrocher à quatre kilomètres de l’arrivée.

Huit jours après avoir revêtu le maillot rouge, le leader de la formation Quick-Step a concédé 48 secondes au général sur son dauphin Primoz Roglic (Jumbo) et vingt secondes sur Enric Mas (Movistar).

“C’est une super journée pour nous. Je me sens mieux, on va faire la course maintenant”, a prévenu le leader de la formation néerlandaise samedi en guise d’avertissement pour la suite.

Car “Le petit cannibale” ne possède plus qu’1 minute et 49 secondes d’avance sur le triple tenant du titre slovène et 2 minutes et 43 secondes sur l’Espagnol.

Dimanche, Evenepoel est attendu au tournant alors que le peloton se mesure à l’étape reine de l’édition 2022 de la Vuelta avec l’arrivée au terrible sommet du Hoya de la Mora avec 19,3 kilomètres d’ascension à 7,9% de moyenne et 2500 mètres d’altitude : rien que ça.

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Liverpool held again, Chelsea rally for win in EPL Loop Jamaica

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Everton’s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saves a ball as Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino falls in the net during their English Premier League match at Goodison Park, Liverpool, England, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

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LONDON (AP) — It might be time for Liverpool to start worrying about their slow start to the English Premier League (EPL).

Jurgen Klopp’s team dropped points for the fourth time in six games after an eventful 0-0 draw at Everton in the Merseyside derby on Saturday, with Mohamed Salah hitting the post in the 95th minute.

Chelsea have VAR to thank for not being in a similar position as West Ham had an injury-time equalizer ruled out for a foul at Stamford Bridge, allowing the Blues to hold on for a 2-1 come-from-behind win.

Chelsea already have two losses and a draw in the opening six games, while Liverpool have three draws and one loss, having needed a goal in the eighth minute of injury time to beat Newcastle in midweek.

“It’s not the start we wanted,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said. “It’s not a dream, it’s exactly 50% of the points available. But that’s the points we got, and let’s go from here. If we go through these really hard moments together we have a good chance to create better moments in the future.”

Tottenham’s start to the league have been more impressive, and Antonio Conte’s team remained unbeaten after beating Fulham 2-1 at home in another London derby, with Harry Kane scoring his fifth goal of the season.

In the highest-scoring game of the day, Ivan Toney had a hat trick for Brentford in a 5-2 win over Leeds, whose American manager Jesse Marsch was sent off in the second half for protesting a refereeing decision.

Bournemouth came from 2-0 down in the second half to earn a 3-2 away win at Nottingham Forest in a game between promoted sides, while Wolverhampton earned their first victory of the season by beating Southampton 1-0.

Newcastle missed a host of chances as they were held at home by Crystal Palace to 0-0.

Manchester City played at Aston Villa late, while leader Arsenal will travel to Manchester United on Sunday.

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US Coast Guard offloads US$3M in illegal drugs from traffickers in the Caribbean Sea

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The United States Coast Guard on Friday said that a crew from the Coast Guard Cutter, Vigorous, offloaded about 22 pounds of cocaine and 1,256 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $3 million at Base Miami Beach.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said that the drugs seized is in keeping with its fight against drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

“Vigorous is glad to have been able to make an important contribution to the Coast Guard’s counterdrug mission,” said Commandeer Ryan A Waters, commanding officer of Vigorous.

“I’m incredibly proud of the hardworking Vigorous crew’s proficiency, teamwork and devotion to duty that enabled the detection, interdiction and boarding of a vessel suspected of drug smuggling,” he added.

According to Coast Guard officials, the fight against drug cartels in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean, and the transnational criminal organisations they are associated with, “requires a unity of effort in all phases; from detection and monitoring to interdiction and apprehension, and on to criminal prosecutions by international partners and US Attorneys’ Offices in districts across the nation.”

“Detecting and interdicting illegal drug traffickers on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination.”

It said the Joint Interagency Task Force South in Key West, Florida, conducts detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs.

Maritime interdiction of illicit maritime activity in the Caribbean Sea is coordinated by the Seventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Miami, Florida, and the Eleventh Coast Guard District, headquartered in Alameda, California coordinates interdiction of illicit maritime activity in the Eastern Pacific.

The Vigorous generally deploys 185 days a year for patrols lasting 45 to 60 days to a variety of operating areas, extending from the Gulf of Maine to the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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Two men, woman on 67 money laundering charges

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Two men and a woman are on 67 money laundering charges, stemming from offences three years ago, and have been placed on bail totalling $2.1 million.

The accused are Amelia Maharaj, Terrence Sankar and Rakesh Rahim and they are charged for offences that occurred between May 9 and August 13, 2019, when a former employee at a financial institution allegedly processed transactions amounting to $530,000 from a customer’s account without approval.

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Maharaj is charged with 48 counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to defraud a financial institution. She was granted bail of $900,000. Sankar is charged with 14 counts of money laundering and is on bail of $800,000.

Rahim is charged with five counts of money laundering with bail set at $400,000.

The three are expected to appear before an Arima magistrate on September 13. They were charged after an investigation by the police Financial Investigations Branch.

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The investigation was led by Snr Supt Wendell Lucas, supervised by Insp Mc Kenzie, Sgt Samuel and legal counsel Cpl Mings. The charges were laid by financial investigator PC Alexander.

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Duo travelling in minibus robbed of over $5M cash, other belongings

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Police in Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) is investigating an alleged arm robbery committed on two male employees who were relieved of some $5.8million cash and other belongings by two armed bandits.

The incident occurred at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo on Friday, September 2, 2022 at about 11:30 hours.

Reports are that a 45-year-old male of Leguan, Essequibo River and a 71-year-old male of Wakenaam, Essequibo River are employees of Elite Protection Service located at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

On Friday, the two employees were respectively paid three million dollars cash, after which they left the office at Leonora and joined a minibus heading in the direction of Parika, EBE.

Sometime after, one of the suspects also joined the bus at Leonora and went into the third seat, while the second suspect joined the bus at Zeelugt, EBE, and went into the front seat of the bus.

One of the suspects requested the driver to go into Clay Brick Road, Tuschen, to collect his grandmother and he offered to pay $2,000 extra.

However, as the driver proceeded to the direction given to him, while in the vicinity of the northern end aback of Clay Brick Road, the suspect who was in the third seat caused the driver to stop and pulled out a handgun. He then robbed the two victims of the monies.

The suspect who was in the front seat also pulled the keys out of the bus’ ignition after which he ran to a motorcycle that was parked a short distance away from the bus. He was joined by the other suspect, and they both subsequently escaped on the said motorcycle.

The victims were also robbed of a Blu cellular phone valued $5000, a Samsung J7 cellular phone valued $30,000, a Grand Prime phone valued $20,000, and one S10 Samsung Galaxy phone valued $60,000.

Investigations are ongoing.

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