Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Articles published on Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Firefighters on the scene at the Gafoor’s Houston Complex as the fire raged in Bond 6 last evening

Fire strikes again at Gafoors complex

Six months after a major conflagration ravaged 60 per cent of its compound and left billions of dollars of damage in its wake, tragedy struck again last evening at the Gafoor’s Houston Complex this time destroying a bond in the process.

City inks updated parking meter contract

After a majority of city councillors voted to approve amendments to the contract between the city administration and National Parking Systems/Smart City Solutions (NPS/SCS), City Hall last week signed the updated agreement for the introduction of parking meters that would see a lower toll, among other things.

Reggae Boyz statistically superior

In what is a must win contest for the home side, Guyana tackles defending champ Jamaica today in their final group fixture of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Caribbean Cup Qualifiers at the National Track and Field Centre in Leonora.

West Indies Women captain Stafanie Taylor cuts en route to her top score of 56 in the second ODI against England Women on Monday. (Photo courtesy WICB Media)

Simply sensational!

FALMOUTH, Jamaica, CMC – Player-of-the-Match Deandra Dottin snatched three wickets in one over as England Women dramatically lost their last six wickets for just three runs in the space of 29 deliveries, to hand West Indies Women an astonishing 38-run victory in the second One-Day International here yesterday.

S.Africa name uncapped spin duo for Australia tour

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Uncapped spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi were named in South Africa’s squad for next month’s three-match test series in Australia yesterday as the Proteas seek to exploit a perceived weaknesses in their hosts’ batting.

Erva Giddings (standing) stares in disappointment after being given out LBW in the opening ODI against England Women last Saturday. Shemaine Campbelle (stooping) shares in her disappointment. (Photo courtesy WICB Media)

Giddings gets ICC official warning for dissent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Erva Giddings, has been slapped with an official warning by the International Cricket Council for showing dissent during the opening One-Day International against England Women last Saturday.

South Sudan says rebels kill 21 civilians in ambush

JUBA (Reuters) – Rebels attacked trucks carrying civilians in South Sudan, killing 21 people, the government said, as violence between rival forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former vice president risks dragging the country back into civil war.

Media freedom’s challenges

Real media freedom can only ever derive from an environment in which the media can be trusted to discharge its responsibility to its various publics without having to steal furtive glances in one direction or another in order to determine whether what they print or otherwise pronounce upon is judged from any other perspective save and except those of honesty and objectivity.