Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Articles published on Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Kieron Pollard

Simmons sacking led to Windies meltdown, claims Pollard

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Kieron Pollard has described shambolic behind-the-scenes operations of the West Indies team in the recent Twenty20 and One-Day series against Pakistan, and has argued that the chaos resulted from the sudden sacking of head coach Phil Simmons on the eve of the tour.

GRA container scanners in strife

Up to last month, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) did not have a functioning container scanner as one was no longer usable and the other had malfunctioned and a fixed location has to be found for it.

Winston Benjamin

Ulverston man accused of murdering woman arrested

The man who fled the scene after allegedly stabbing the mother of his four children on Monday afternoon was arrested by Berbice’s top lawmen during the wee hours of yesterday morning at Lesbeholden Backlands, Corentyne, Berbice Commander of B Division, Kevin Adonis confirmed to Stabroek News that the man was in  police custody as the investigation continues.

Real Madrid’s Lucas Vazquez celebrates with teammate Alvaro Morata after scoring a goal. 
(REUTERS/Javier Barbancho)

Holders are Real deal with five-goal show

MADRID, (Reuters) – Gareth Bale scored his first European goal in almost two years as holders Real Madrid moved into a commanding position in Champions League Group F after cruising to a 5-1 victory over Legia Warsaw yesterday.

Bishoo achieves career high ranking

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- West Indies spinner Devendra Bishoo has achieved a career-high ranking while middle order batsmen Darren Bravo has returned to the top 20 in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, released yesterday.

Next year’s Tour to favour aggressive riders

PARIS, (Reuters) – Organisers have unveiled an unconventional route for the 2017 Tour de France featuring many early climbs in a bid to limit the opportunities for strong teams to dominate stages and reward aggressive riders looking to shake up the sport’s greatest spectacle.

Banned Kyrgios could quit without proper support

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s tempestuous talent Nick Kyrgios has the potential to be a future grand slam champion but could just as easily be lost to the sport if he fails to get the support he needs, according to former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash.

Venezuela delays state elections to 2017

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Elections for Venezuela’s state governorships will be held in 2017 rather than December as previously expected, the election board said yesterday, giving the unpopular socialist government a short breathing space before going to the polls.

William Iton

Sir Hilary should not have apologised — UWI lecturer

(Jamaica Gleaner) Dr Christopher Ogunsalu, the outspoken Montego Bay-based University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer, says Sir Hilary Beckles, the university’s vice-chancellor, made a big mistake last week when he apologised for an earlier declaration by William Iton, the university’s registrar, that the university is not answerable to the Jamaican Parliament.

Jamaica’s politics

Politics in Jamaica seems to have simmered down somewhat since the last general elections held in March of this year, when the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), led by Mr Andrew Holness defeated the People’s National Party (PNP) led by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller with a narrow margin of 32 seats to the PNP’s 31 and Holness remained Prime Minister of the country.