Daily Archive: Monday, December 14, 2015

Articles published on Monday, December 14, 2015

WICB to set up committee to look at suspended bowlers

(Barbados Nation) GROS ISLET – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday approved a bowling review committee to look closely at the players who have been reported and/or suspended for illegal bowling actions in international games.

Sparta Boss captain Devon Millington (left) collecting the championship trophy from Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste following their 1-0 win over Channel-9-Warriors in the grand finale Saturday night while members of the team and supporters savour the moment.

Sparta Boss crowned Georgetown champs

The largest viewership in Guinness of the Streets history witnessed what appears to be the commencement of a legacy as Sparta Boss downed crowd favourite Channel-9 Warriors 1-0 Saturday to claim the Georgetown Championship.

Bulls’ unbeaten record still intact

Half Mile Bulls maintained their unbeaten record in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) sanctioned Banks Malta Supreme Open Christmas Championship, downing Victory Valley Royals 57-52 on Friday Staged at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Keifer Tappin and Terron Welch top scored for the Bulls with 17 and 16 point respectively while Dennis Niles and Michael Turner supported with six points each.

New Zealand sniff victory in Dunedin test

(Reuters) – Wicketkeeper BJ Watling took a record-equalling ninth catch as New Zealand inched their way to a probable victory over Sri Lanka in the first test as they reduced the visitors to 109 for three at the close of the fourth day’s play yesterday.

A la carte action on climate change

PARIS, (Reuters) – At the end of bargaining, when the last bracketed differences in diplomatic language were [glossed over], the global climate accord that emerged from two weeks of talks in Paris proved to be a very a la carte deal.

Fedders Lloyd MoU revisited

It is supremely ironic that at the very moment revelations from the audit report of NICIL have pointed to the flouting of procurement rules and the absence of competitive bidding under the previous PPP/C administration that the new government is now facing the same charges as it relates to its murky MoU with Fedders Lloyd for the specialty hospital.

Sattaur Gafoor (third from right) and others sharing food at the event.

Gafoor’s children’s event

As part of Gafoor’s annual Christmas festivities, the proprietor of the company, Sattaur Gafoor yesterday organised a gathering for children where they were fed and offered gifts.