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World U20 Champs: Tina Clayton strikes gold in national junior record
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Jamaica’s Tina Clayton celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. (PHOTO: Anthony Foster).
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Talented Jamaican young sprinter Tina Clayton broke her national junior record to easily win the women’s 100m final at the World Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia on Wednesday night.
The 17-year-old destroyed the opposition to retain her title in an impressive 10.95 seconds, which also represents a championship record.
Gold medallist Tina Clayton (left) and silver medallist Serena Cole celebrate following the women’s 100m final. (PHOTO: Anthony Foster).
The 10.95 surpassed the previous national Under-20 record she set on June 24 at the Jamaican trials when beating the 10.97 recorded by Briana Williams in 2021.
It was a one-two finish for Jamaica as Serena Williams secured the silver medal in 11.14 seconds.
US champion Shawnti Jackson, the daughter of 2005 world 400m hurdles champion Bershawn Jackson, won the bronze medal in 11.15, which represents a new personal best.
Talented Jamaican young sprinter Tina Clayton and her compatriot Serena Cole have safely progressed out of the preliminary round of the women’s 100m on day two of the World Athletics Under-20 Champion
Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won her first major title this season by taking the 100m gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Wednesday.
In a result that surprised no one bu
Earlier, Jamaica’s 4x400m mixed relay team captured the bronze medal and Kobe Lawrence secured silver in the men’s shot put
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Two members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) were on Tuesday placed before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, to answer to a murder charge and other related offences.
“These charges we
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No…your Eyewitness won’t ask from where we’ve come, but rather, “Where are we going?” If you need to be reminded about the former question, then something’s really wrong with you! Those who’ve “forgotten” the Mingo Manoeuvre with the stained bedsheet (how in the world did a GECOM bedsheet get stained?); the riots in West Berbice; the riot at Mon Repos, and all the huffing and puffing in-between, are suffering from some real big cognitive dissonance!!
So, we’ll move on to what might lie ahead. But hold it!! Isn’t the future, to a large extent, determined by what came before?? Like the speed of the ball towards the boundary being determined by the force with which it was hit before?? Just can’t get away from the past, can we?? One fella who should know said, “The past isn’t dead; it ain’t even past”!! So OK…tell you what: your Eyewitness won’t DWELL on the past, but just ALLUDE to it, to discern any possible causative factors!!
So, let’s cut to the chase and start with what we all know runs everything in Guyana – politics. And this one’s easy – we’re in for a long, very hot summer!! And yes, dear reader, we do have “summer” in Guyana. Haven’t you noticed all the “summer sales” and “summer holidays” and “summer clothes”?? The Emancipation Day celebrations have fuelled the stage for the Opposition supporters’ angst of being robbed by the planters for four hundred years, and its “payback time”!
But hold it!! Isn’t that supposed to be “reparations time” against the folks who extracted all their labour free? The Dutch and the Brits?? And we’ve launched a movement to get those reparations?? Surely, we’ve all read Rodney’s “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” and applied it to Guyana – since we were directly plundered even before Africa!? “Underdeveloped” means not only did they not “develop” us, but they actually left us worse off compared to countries that weren’t colonised! Think Japan. And then whatever they left was nationalised by Burnham and destroyed??
Anyhow, that won’t cut any ice with the Opposition fire-stokers, who’re working overtime to give us a repeat performance of Desmond Hoyte’s “slow fyaah; mo fyaah” circa 2000. As your Eyewitness is pecking away at this piece, the grand Opposition rally at Parade Ground – and specifically “Burnham’s Court in Georgetown – is scheduled this afternoon. And we can expect that all the demagoguery spouted on Emancipation Day will be ratcheted up to incendiary levels.
Parade Ground – we’ve been reminded – was the scene of African Guyanese being executed and heads stuck on pikes. And this will be analogised to the PPP’s actions in the present. Hyperbole is the stock-in-trade of rabble-rousers!!
And then will come the “morning after”!! A city of clerks…?
…the US speaks
Two years ago, the US played a great role – along with the EU, Commonwealth, Caricom, OAS, etc – in assuring there was “fair play” after the PNC tried to rig the elections once again!! The PNC myrmidons claim that the Yanks “installed” the PPP, which is therefore an “illegal, illegitimate cabal” – like the PNC of 1964-1992, your Eyewitness guesses!! They’re ironically in raptures over the messages coming out during Pres Ali and his team’s meetings with members of the US Administration last week in Washington. They’re stretching!!
Secty of State Anthony Blinken tweeted, “Guyana remains a key partner as we work to bolster food and energy security, promote shared prosperity and inclusive growth, strengthen transparency, and safeguard the environment”. VP Kamala Harris noted that she “looked forward to continuing her collaboration with President Ali in promoting inclusive democracy, economic development, and security for all Guyanese…”
“Inclusive democracy” is the common term, and American practice is the standard!!
So, where’s the PPP going amiss?
…still truculent
Opposition Leader Norton’s under pressure to keep his street cred – against extremists who feel they “put him there” because of his old rep.
Trapped by the past…even though he knows the times have changed!! He should speak to Corbin.
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Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed that the four major shareholders of LIAT 1974, have taken a collective decision to liquidate the embattled regional carrier.
The decision was taken when all major shareholders of the cash-strapped regional carrier met virtually to discuss the future of the airline on Tuesday.
Earlier today (Wednesday, August 3, 2022) Prime Minister Browne told reporters that LIAT is considered by heads as a public good, a social good “that contributes significantly to regional connectivity and makes a net positive economic contribution to regional economies.”
He said national commitments were given in support of a new, efficient and expanded LIAT 2020, “to satisfy the immediate regional travel demand.”
PM Browne also said that those present at the meeting also agreed to engage the services of an aviation consultancy firm, to develop a long-term plan to ensure the sustainability of LIAT and the provision of affordable air transportation.
Meanwhile, pressure is still mounting amid demands for shareholder governments to settle outstanding payments owed to former LIAT employees.
Hundreds of LIAT workers were terminated in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the airline’s long-standing financial woes by grounding it for several months.
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PHILIPSBURG — Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs “spearheads” an electoral reform campaign, a press release from the Ministry of General Affairs states. The release announces the initiative for a survey to give citizens the opportunity to voice their opinion about the reform, and for town hall meetings with a similar objective.
PM Jacobs urges citizens to take part in the survey: “This is an opportunity to be heard on a platform that matters.”
The survey runs on a website called SurveyMonkey.com and it contains eleven questions. Only one of them could provide some insight in the direction voters want to go: “Should voters cast a ballot for parliamentarians and a second one for the prime minister?”
The survey-page opens with a definition of electoral reform: “It refers to making changes that will set the stage for a more stable political environment for governments to come.”
This makes asking participants if they know what electoral reform is and whether they’d like to know more about the subject rather pointless.
Other questions are not likely to provide helpful answers either. Such as: Does the current electoral system properly reflect people’s choices? And: “Do you believe your vote matters for the outcome of an election?
There is one open question that gives participants the opportunity to offer helpful suggestions: “What changes would you like to see?”
It is not clear how long the survey will remain open for participation. The website does not offer a closing date and the press release does not give any indication about this either.
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Reigning champion Tina Clayton and her Jamaican compatriot Serena Cole have safely advanced to tonight’s final of the women’s 100m at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.
The final is scheduled to start at 8:35 pm.
Clayton, who won the title in Nairobi last year, easily won her semifinal heat in 11.17 seconds on Wednesday night. N’ketia Seedo of the Netherlands finished second in 11.26 to secure the other automatic qualifying spot from the heat.
Cole also secured an automatic qualifying spot into the medal round with second place in the third and final semifinal heat.
Cole clocked 11.29 seconds to finish behind Nigeria’s Tima Seikeseye Godbless, who took victory in 11.20.
Godbless ran a national U20 record of 11.09 on Tuesday to lead the first-round performances.
US champion Shawnti Jackson, the daughter of 2005 world 400m hurdles champion Bershawn Jackson, is the quickest in the semifinal heats with a new personal best of 11.16, surpassing the previous best of 11.28 when she equalled in the preliminary round.
Clayton’s 11.17 represents the second quickest in the heats.
Clayton is the big gold medal favourite and given her performances this season, the 17-year-old looks in form to gain another gold. Clayton dipped below 11 seconds for the first time last month, breaking the Jamaican U20 record with her world U20-leading time of 10.96 – a mark that puts her fifth on the world U20 all-time list.
She also formed part of Jamaica’s world U20 record-breaking 4x100m quartet in Nairobi last year, alongside Cole, Kerrica Hill, and her twin sister Tia Clayton.
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Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed that the four major shareholders of LIAT 1974, have taken a collective decision to liquidate the embattled regional carrier.
The decision was taken when all major shareholders of the cash-strapped regional carrier met virtually to discuss the future of the airline on Tuesday.
Earlier today (Wednesday)Prime Minister Gaston Browne told reporters that LIAT is considered by heads as a public good, a social good “that contributes significantly to regional connectivity and makes a net positive economic contribution to regional economies.”
He said national commitments were given in support of a new, efficient and expanded LIAT 2020, “to satisfy the immediate regional travel demand.”
PM Browne also said that those present at the meeting also agreed to engage the services of an aviation consultancy firm, to develop a long-term plan to ensure the sustainability of LIAT and the provision of affordable air transportation.
Meanwhile, pressure is still mounting amid demands for shareholder governments to settle outstanding payments owed to former LIAT employees.
Hundreds of LIAT workers were terminated in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the airline’s long-standing financial woes by grounding it for several months.
This story will be updated.
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BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The Sri Lankan team has asked its athletes and officials at the Commonwealth Games to turn in their passports after three members went missing.
The nation, which is facing a huge economic crisis, confirmed late Wednesday that a wrestler, a judoka, and a judo coach have disappeared from one of the villages housing athletes and officials.
Sri Lankan team spokesperson Gobinath Sivarajah told The Telegraph in India that Birmingham police are investigating the absence of the three members.
“We have asked all athletes and officials to submit their passports to our respective venue officials in all the villages after the incident,” he said. “The police are investigating and the three cannot cross the UK borders. What has happened is really unfortunate.”
At the last Games on the Australian Gold Coast in 2018, almost one-third of the Cameroon team went missing after the event. Rwanda’s weightlifting coach also fled during a toilet break at the host stadium.
It was reported at least 230 athletes and officials lodged applications for protection visas in Australia after the event, but the majority were denied.
Sri Lanka, which picked a 161-strong contingent for the 2022 games, has claimed one bronze medal to date in Birmingham.
On the track, Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah added a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 100 metres to her resume, winning in 10.95 seconds. The Jamaican defeated Julien Alfred of St. Lucia, with Daryll Neita of England taking the bronze medal.
Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala claimed the men’s 100 metres in a time of 10.02 seconds. Akani Simbine of South Africa finished second, with Yupun Abeykoon of Sri Lanka claiming the bronze medal.
Scotland’s Eilish McColgan drew great support from the crowd at Alexander Stadium when setting a new Games’ record of 30:48.60 in the women’s 10,000-metre race. Her mother Liz Nuttall won gold medals in the event in the 1986 and 1990 editions in Edinburgh and Auckland.
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus concluded a superb individual meet when edging emerging Canadian star Summer McIntosh in a thrilling 400-metre freestyle.
Titmus, who defeated American champion Katie Ledecky in the event at the Tokyo Olympics, was pushed to the wire by the 15-year-old McIntosh.
McIntosh announced herself a star of the future at the world championships in Budapest in June and had won the 200-metre and 400-metre individual medleys at this event.
A night after winning the 800-metre freestyle, Titmus recorded a time of 3:58.06 to edge McIntosh by just over one second. The Australian also won the 200-metre freestyle.
World champion Ben Proud claimed his third straight Commonwealth Games gold medal in the 50-metre freestyle and was delighted to succeed in front of a home crowd in 21.36 seconds.
The 27-year-old Proud defeated fellow Englishman Lewis Burras by .32 seconds, with Canadian Joshua Edwards third.
“For me, that is a really big achievement. To be able to say I have been here for eight years … is really special for me,” he said.
Sam Short’s sensational swim to claim the 1500-metre freestyle continued Australia’s rich tradition in the endurance race.
The 18-year-old Short won a thrilling contest in 14:48.54, just over three seconds in front of Daniel Wiffen from Northern Ireland, with England’s Luke Turley third.
Earlier Wednesday, India’s women’s field hockey team progressed to the medal rounds after edging Canada 3-2. The win puts India into a semifinal against Australia on Friday.
Weightlifter Junior Periclex Ngadja Nyabeyeu was in tears after claiming Cameroon’s first gold medal of these games in the men’s 109-kilogram division with a tally of 361 kilos (796 lbs).
“It’s big, very big for me, for my family. I was crying because it was too much for me, too much to take in,” he said.
New Zealand’s Sam Gaze managed to defend the gold medal he won on Australia’s Gold Coast in mountain biking in 2018 with a convincing victory at Cannock Chase Forest.
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