Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Articles published on Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Red-hot Jaguars open up lead in standings

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC — Guyana Jaguars have opened up a considerable lead at the top of the Regional four-day championship standings, following their comprehensive 10-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the seventh round which wrapped up Monday.

The tuna on the left which was rejected. (GA-FDD photo)

Entry refused to tuna shipment

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) today said that in collaboration with the Customs and Trade Administration it had refused entry to a shipment of 2,000 cartons of tuna labelled `Buiwick’ from China.

Volda Lawrence

‘It wasn’t me’

– hospital board to probe Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence said she was not involved in the “process” for the procurement of $1.5 billion in “emergency” drugs for the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), including a $605 million award to Trinidadian Company ANSA McAL, which has over the last two weeks come in for severe criticism.

Guyana Jaguars batsman Shimron Hetmyer hitting the winning runs (Photo courtesy of WICB media)

Jaguars cruise to easy win

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC —  Two-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars needed less than 45 minutes to brush aside Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by 10 wickets, and extend their lead at the top of the Regional four-day championship.

Man-of-the-Match Jeremiah Louis … finished with an eight-wicket match haul.

Joseph, Louis bowl Hurricanes to crucial win

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC — Test seamer Alzarri Joseph combined with Jeremiah Louis to destroy Jamaica Scorpions’ second innings and propel Leeward Islands Hurricanes to a much needed 34-run victory, in an extraordinary, low-scoring seventh round game here Sunday.

Great escape!

RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – Resolute rearguard action by Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh helped Australia escape with a remarkable draw against India on the final day of the third test yesterday.

India’s Kohli rues soft ball

RANCHI, India, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli said his spinners could have been more effective in the drawn third test against Australia but for the softness of the ball used in the contest.

China, EU cut imports of Brazil meat amid scandal

SAO PAULO/BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the European Union curtailed meat imports from Brazil yesterday after police, in an anti-corruption probe criticized by the government as alarmist, accused inspectors in the world’s biggest exporter of beef and poultry of taking bribes to allow sales of rotten and salmonella-tainted meats.