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Guyana Amazon Warriors secured their first victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a win over Saint Lucia Kings by six wickets in front of a lively home crowd.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to field, yet it was the Kings who got off to a blistering start, racing to 77-0 in the powerplay before being held back by spinners Imran Tahir and Tabraiz Shamsi.
The Kings finished on 161/7, with Johnson Charles batting throughout the whole innings and scoring a superb 87 off just 59 balls.
Despite losing early wickets, Guyana Amazon Warriors navigated their chase through Shimron Hetmyer and Heinrich Klaasen, who built a 66-run partnership together. Klaasen would go on to score a sublime 61 from 46 balls to take Amazon Warriors to their first win of the season with ten balls to spare.
Saint Lucia Kings got off to a dream start, Charles combining with Faf du Plessis to reach 77-0 after six overs, the highest powerplay score of the season so far.
Yet Shamsi and Tahir highlighted their quality by restricting runs and picking up wickets that held up scoring for the Kings. Tim David launched a late counter-attack, but it was Keemo Paul who shone with the ball in the final over, picking up two wickets and giving away just four runs, which saw the Kings end on 161/7 after 20 overs.
Guyana Amazon Warriors started their chase with intent, Chandrapaul Hemraj scoring five boundaries before being dismissed in the 4th over, with fellow opener Shai Hope then being caught out two balls later. Nevertheless, Hetmyer and Klaasen worked together to score runs and keep the Warriors close to their target.
Despite Hetmyer losing his wicket, Klaasen would bat through to the end, and supported by Keemo Paul, managed to get his side across the line with 10 balls remaining.
The win means Amazon Warriors have registered their first victory of the season, while Saint Lucia Kings have suffered their second successive loss.
Scores in the match: Guyana Amazon Warriors 162/4 (Klaasen 61*, Hetmyer 32 ; Royal 2/15, Chase 1/25) beat Saint Lucia Kings 161/7 (Charles 87, du Plessis 31; Shamsi 2/14, Paul 2/27) by six wickets
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Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin is passing through the rugged Scottish countryside Sunday on a final journey from her beloved summer estate Balmoral Castle to London, with mourners quietly lining roads and some tossing flowers to honour the monarch who died after 70 years on the throne.
The hearse drove past piles of bouquets and other tributes as it led a seven-car cortege from Balmoral, where the queen died Thursday, for a six-hour trip through Scottish towns to Holyroodhouse palace in Edinburgh. The late queen’s coffin was draped in the Royal Standard for Scotland and topped with a wreath made of flowers from the estate, including sweet peas, one of the queen’s favourites.
“A sad and poignant moment as Her Majesty, The Queen leaves her beloved Balmoral for the final time,” the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, tweeted. “Today, as she makes her journey to Edinburgh, Scotland will pay tribute to an extraordinary woman.”
Crowds lined parts of the route as the nation mourns its longest-reigning monarch, the only one most Britons have ever known. In the Scottish village of Ballater, where residents regard the royal family as neighbours, hundreds of people watched in silence and some threw flowers in front of the hearse as it passed.
“She meant such a lot to people in this area. People were crying, it was amazing to see,” said Victoria Pacheco, a guest house manager.
In each town and village the cars drove through, they were met with similar muted scenes of respect. People stood mostly in silence; some clapped politely, others pointed their phone cameras at the passing cars.
Before reaching the Scottish capital, the cortege is travelling down what is effectively a royal memory lane — passing through locations laden with House of Windsor history including Dyce, where in 1975 the queen formally opened the UK’s first North Sea oil pipeline, and Fife near St Andrews University, where her grandson William, now the Prince of Wales, studied and met his future wife, Catherine.
Sunday’s solemn drive through Scotland comes a day after the queen’s eldest son was formally proclaimed the new monarch — King Charles III — at a pomp-filled accession ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism.
“I am deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty, which have now passed to me,” Charles said as he took on the duties of monarch.
He will be proclaimed king in other nations of the United Kingdom — Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — and in towns across the country Sunday. Earlier, proclamations were held in other parts of the Commonwealth — the group of former British Empire colonies — including Australia and New Zealand.
In the New Zealand capital, Wellington, the British monarch’s representative, Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, said: “On behalf of all New Zealanders, I extend to King Charles our loyalty and support and wishes for a long and happy reign.”
Even as he mourned his late mother, Charles was getting down to work. He was meeting at Buckingham Palace with the secretary-general and other representatives of the Commonwealth, a group of nations that grapples with affection for the queen and lingering bitterness over their own colonial legacies, ranging from slavery to corporal punishment in African schools to looted artefacts held in British institutions.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who had started laying the groundwork for an Australian republic after elections in May, said Sunday that now was the time not for a change, but for paying tribute to the late queen.
India, a former British colony, observed a day of state mourning, with flags lowered to half-staff on all government buildings throughout the country.
Amid the grief enveloping the House of Windsor, there were hints of a possible family reconciliation. Prince William and his brother Harry, together with their respective wives, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, delighted mourners near Windsor Castle with a surprise joint appearance Saturday.
The queen’s coffin will take a circuitous journey back to the capital. On Monday, it will be taken from Holyroodhouse to nearby St Giles’ Cathedral, where it will remain until Tuesday, when it will be flown to London. The coffin will be moved from Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state until a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19.
In Ballater, the Reverend David Barr said locals consider the royals as “neighbours” and try to treat them as locals when they spend summers in the Scottish Highlands.
“When she comes up here, and she goes through those gates, I believe the royal part of her stays mostly outside,” he said. “And as she goes in, she was able to be a wife, a loving wife, a loving mum, a loving gran and then later on a loving great-gran — and aunty — and be normal.”
Elizabeth Taylor, from Aberdeen, had tears in her eyes after the hearse carrying the queen’s coffin passed through Ballater.
“It was very emotional. It was respectful and showed what they think of the queen,” she said. “She certainly gave service to this country even up until a few days before her death.”
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By MIKE CORDER, Associated Press
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Male students outperformed their female counterparts in eight Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subjects and four Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects in this year’s CXC exams.
Among the subjects the males excelled at were CSEC additional mathematics and theatre arts, as well as CAPE history and biology.
The information was revealed by Education and Youth Minister, Fayval Williams, during a press conference this week, to reveal the performances of the Jamaican students in the May/June external examinations that were administered through the Overseas Examinations Commission (OECS).
The minister was seemingly overjoyed at the changing position as she revealed that the males achieved higher percentage passes in four CSEC subjects, compared to the female candidates.
“If we look at additional maths, 65.6 per cent of the males who took that passed, relative to 64.8 per cent of the females. In music, 83.1 per cent of the males who took music passed, versus 75.9 per cent of females,” Williams outlined.
For principles of business, 82.7 per cent of the males passed that exam, while 82.4 per cent of their female counterparts achieved the standard pass rate.
Interestingly, 78.8 per cent of the males who sat theatre arts were successful in attaining the pass rate, versus 77.9 per cent of females.
A pass at the CSEC level is considered to be grades one, two and three.
The minister indicated that the boys did well in eight CAPE subjects, notably in art and design, Spanish and French, where they all received 100 per cent pass rates.
In contrast, females who sat art and design, Spanish and French received 97.4 per cent, 96.2 per cent, and 95 per cent pass rates, respectively.
Boys received 94.4 per cent passes in biology, 70 per cent passes in green engineering, and 95.1 per cent passes in history, while girls received 92.6 per cent, 50 per cent and 92.8 per cent, respectively.
For logistics and supply chain operations, 57.4 per cent of males passed, against 40 per cent of females.
In CAPE tourism, 98.3 per cent of males received passes, as opposed to 97.4 per cent of females.
A pass rate in CAPE is determined as having achieved a grade one through to grade five.
Williams said: “Those are good percentages for our males, and we want to encourage them along in these various subject areas.”
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LAST year’s Jamaica Derby winner, CALCULUS, is down two grades as a chalk at Caymanas Park in Sunday’s Kenneth Mattis Memorial at nine furlongs and 25 yards, facing overnight-allowance runners after failing by a half-length to catch KING ARTHUR in the grade one Eros Trophy six weeks ago, allowing the 2020 derby winner 11lbs.
Having not won since beating ONEOFAKIND in a grade one race in February, conditions allowed CALCULUS to slide down in class despite not being outside the first three in five subsequent races at the level.
Shane Ellis gets the armchair ride for trainer Gary Subratie at the trip which the four-year-old gelding last competed in June, finishing third behind United States-bred I AM FRED and BILLY WHIZZ.
Meanwhile, champion trainer Anthony Nunes’ NEFERTARI returns to the races in the ninth event at six and a half furlongs after her attempt at the classics came to a sputtering last-place finish in June’s 1000 Guineas.
Taking on local-bred non-winners of two races and imported maidens, NEFERTARI has worked well, with 1:08.0 for five and a half furlongs, the last five in 1:01.0, clocked last Sunday morning.
However, her tendency to stagger out of the starting gate could put her in trouble against a number of race-fit colts and geldings in the line-up, such as her stablemate, EL CID, and GET A PEPSI.
Recent winner ONE LIKE IT and Richard Azan’s THIRTYONEKISSES are also in with chances should NEFERTARI give away her chances at the start.
First post for the 10-race card is noon.
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Storm Valley (6)
Race 2 – 1000m Rd
Devonte (5)
Race 3 -1000m Rd
Breaking Storm (1)
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Sniper Man (6)
Race 5 – 1000m St
True Bravado (8)
Race 6 -1500m
Hijo Primero (7)
Race 7 – 1820m
Calculus (9)
Race 8 – 1300m
Ha Gow Siu Mei (2)
Race 9 – 1300m
Nefertari (4)
Race 10 – 1100m
Jungle Boogie(4)
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Hijo Primero (7)
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Shericka Jackson stormed to victory in the women’s 200m at the Diamond League final in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday.
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Jamaica’s sprinting sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce bounced back from defeat in Brussels last weekend to win the Diamond League women’s 100m final in Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday.
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– hands over $3M for Mainstay water treatment facility
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government is working on creating more lucrative and technical jobs for residents in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) through the expansion of the innovation industry.
The Head of State made the statement during his feature address at the Amerindian Heritage Celebrations held in the Mainstay/Whyaka Village this afternoon.
According to President Ali, with Anna Regina Multilateral School topping the country at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, it proves that the Region has the capacity and capability for new innovative development.
“We don’t want to create a situation where talent must migrate to have the opportunity. So, we are working to not only have call centres but the whole innovation industry. We are working on having the whole innovation industry expanded to this Region so that we can create higher paying jobs and more technical jobs.”
The President also explained that the Government is working on making agriculture more attractive to young people using research, development tools and techniques and science. He added that the two marine cages for the Mainstay/Whyaka Village have arrived in the country and will be installed after the celebrations.
“We have not only earmarked the money to develop your poultry sector, but we have started the construction of the facility, and we are buying the equipment.”
President Ali stated that the Government has already set aside resources and machinery for the Region to expand its pineapple production, which he calls the “best in the world”.
In addition, to the initiatives announced by the Head of State, he presented a cheque valued at $3m to the Toshao of this year’s Heritage Village, Ms Yvonne Pearson, to be used for the construction of a water treatment facility.
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL COMMUNITIES
During his speech, President Ali reiterated his commitment to developing all communities across the country equally. He said that “every single community must be part of the development story of our country”. This, he explained, requires the Government to invest in the productive capacity of the country.
“No community is too small to participate in the productive capacity of our country. So what we have been doing is that we have been working on a national development plan that looks at the advantages and competitiveness of each of those communities and then work on creating the investment and the infrastructure to support the development of your comparative advantage.”
He added that the communities in Region Two have an excellent opportunity to develop their tourism potential. To this end, the Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, will work with Mainstay/Whyaka on an extensive programme where training, certification and upgrades will be provided to support a strong, sustainable and resilient tourism industry.
“We do not only want to build infrastructure, we want to build activities around the infrastructure. We want young people here to participate in the activities around the infrastructure.”
The President underscored that there is “absolutely no other way” to build Guyana on a common platform of equitable development–which is a hallmark of his Government.
Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, the Honourable Dr Ashni Singh; the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Todd; the Minister of Amerindian Affairs, the Honourable Pauline Sukhai; the Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, the Honourable Oneidge Walrond; the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, the Honourable Nigel Dharamlall; President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly H.E Abdulla Shahid; members of the diplomatic community and other government officials were also at the event.
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne wore black and white to show his bereavement over the death of Leonard Del Vecchio, a successful Italian businessman who pumped millions into the education sector in Antigua and Barbuda.
Del Vecchio died on June 27th. He was the founder and chairman of Luxottica,] the world’s largest producer and retailer of glasses and frames.
At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at US$24.1 billion, the second richest person in Italy, and 54th in the world.
The government held a wreath-laying ceremony in his honor on Monday, to show appreciation for his involvement in the construction of the fifth form and physical education block of the Sir Novelle Richards Academy. That project cost a whopping 4 million dollars.
Education Minister Daryll Mathew said the school will continue to be a center of excellence for education.
“To the family of Del Vecchio, we wish to thank you and applaud you and we wish to celebrate the life of this great man with you. When you invest in education you invest in a country and when you invest in a school by building an institution such as this, you sir have achieved immortality in the minds, hearts, and souls of all of those who pass through these halls,” Mathew said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said his government is ever so grateful for the significant contribution from the late Del Vecchio. He said he had no clue that the renowned businessman was ailing when he made the significant contribution.
“His death was very unfortunate. When we met in January this year that Del Vecchio, though advanced in age looked very well. It just reminds all of us about our mortality. I did not have expected that we would be back here several months to pay tribute to him,” Browne said.
Del Vecchio owned a home at Jumby Bay and had an abiding love for the people of the small island state.
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A shooting in Malick on Saturday afternoon led to the deaths of two men and the wounding of a man and two women.Police said Anthony Sergeant, 58 and Kunta Andrews, 39, were liming in a group at Tenth Street, Upper Sixth Avenue, Malick, at around 5.39 pm, when a black car approached them.Two gunmen got out of the car and shot at the group.The attackers got back in their car and drove off.Passersby took Sergeant and Andrews to the Eric Williams Medical Science Complex where they were declared dead.A 49-year-old man was shot in the right side of his back, leg, and upper right arm, while a 40-year-old woman was shot in her face.Investigators said a 30-year-old woman attempted to shield nearby children from the gunshots and was shot in one of her calves.Police from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region II are continuing enquiries.
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A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Maloney on Saturday night.Police said Bevon Grant was standing in a car park between Buildings 18 and 19 in Maloney Gardens, D’Abadie, at around 8.25 pm when a dark coloured car drove near him.A man got out of the car and shot Grant several times before getting back in the car and driving off.Grant ran into the courtyard of Building 19 before a resident took him to the Arima Hospital where he was declared dead.Maloney police and investigators from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region II visited the scene.Police found nine spent shells.
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