Daily Archive: Friday, August 24, 2018

Articles published on Friday, August 24, 2018

All-rounder Raymon Reifer exclaims during a tense final over against Jamaica Tallawahs on Wednesday night. (Photo courtesy CPL T20)

Tridents snatch tense win as Tallawahs lose third straight

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, CMC – Left-arm seamer Raymon Reifer produced a magnificent final over as Barbados Tridents overcame a below-par batting effort and five dropped catches to beat Jamaica Tallawahs by two runs and win their second match of the Caribbean Premier League here Wednesday night.

Rebalancing of councils was lawful, guided by considerations such as demographics

Dear Editor, Since the announcement and publication of Order No.19 of 2018 which among other things listed the name and composition of the eighty councils participating in this year’s historic local government elections (LGEs), there has been much noise from the political opposition with baseless allegations of “gerrymandering, tinkering, plot to undermine the PPP stakes at LGE, no consultation and even to damage local democracy”.

“Sad State of Affairs”- Part I

The idiom, ‘a sad state of affairs’, according to the online website, Free Dictionary, refers to “a particularly unfortunate, unpleasant, and/or upsetting situation or set of circumstances”.

Contextualizing crime

There is a saying attributed to the 19th century circus owner, Phineas T. Barnum, which says that “there is no such thing as bad publicity.” This bold statement is not usually interpreted too literally and is thought to recognise publicity as a contributor to business success, particularly as compared to no publicity.