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Oct 07, 2024 Sports Afy Fletcher, Stefanie Taylor and Shemaine Campbelle celebrate the run out of Lorna Jack-Brown (Getty Images) (ESPN Cricinfo) – West Indies romped to a six-wicket victory over Scotland to secure their first win of the T20 World Cup in Dubai with 50 balls to spare. The win boosted their net run rate to 1.154 and they’re now on the top of Group B table. The result leaves Scotland with two defeats in as many games, though the margin of defeat could prove even more dire to their qualification chances. Qiana Joseph’s 31 off 18 spearheaded what was a middling chase, before Deandra Dottin (28 off 15) and Chinelle Henry (18 off 10) finished the game off in haste. It was a win set up by the bowlers, as West Indies restricted Scotland to 99 for 8. Henry was named Player of the Match for her burst at the top of Scotland’s innings which yielded figures of 1 for 10, before her boundary-laden knock ensured a brisk victory. Scotland were simply second-best in all the areas that mattered with only Kathryn Bryce and Ailsa Lister with any innings of note. With the ball, meanwhile, they picked up wickets and caught much better than their opponents but were unable to stem the flow of runs – the most crucial factor when aiming to defend such a low total. West Indies dominate the powerplay Scotland were 25 for 2 at the end of the powerplay, but it might have been much worse if not for West Indies’ profligacy in their catching. While the now infamous ‘ring of fire’ floodlights can be partially to blame, three chances of varying difficulty were spilt in the opening six overs. Thankfully for the West Indies, Henry was putting on a clinic in swing bowling to make sure Scotland weren’t able to capitalise on their multiple lifelines. In her first over she had Sarah Bryce edging high to first slip, where Hayley Matthews could only palm over and she followed that up with two consecutive maidens – including a wicket maiden, where she had Bryce completely foxed by an outswinger that rattled her off stump. Spinners throttle run flow Kathryn survived a tight lbw decision while Lister was dropped twice. They put these second chances to good use in stitching together a 46-run third-wicket stand. However at no point were either afforded easy runs. Their stand saw just one boundary scored, with both players forced to find the gaps and run hard between the wickets to keep the scoreboard ticking along. It looked as if a platform might have been set for a late launch, but then the wickets began to fall. Afy Fletcher dismissed Lister and Priyanaz Chatterji in consecutive deliveries in the 13th over, before removing Kathryn in her next over. Scotland stumbled to 76 for five at the end of 15 overs, and they managed only a further 23 runs in the remaining five overs, as the West Indies refused to give an inch. The Qiana Joseph experiment If this tournament has shown anything, it’s not to judge a total or a pitch until both sides have batted. The other thing is that finding quick runs at the death is exceedingly difficult. Taking both these factors into account, West Indies opted to promote Qiana Joseph up the order after Stafanie Taylor had fallen early. Joseph’s intent was clear from the get-go, swinging and missing at a series of deliveries off Bryce. But with such a low target, each blow had an exponential impact. In all, she struck three fours and a six, but her 18-ball stay had seen as much as 31% of the target wiped off. Dottin does the job When Joseph fell, West Indies still needed 41 runs for victory, and the prevailing mood was that one or two more wickets might have made the going a little trickier, particularly as Scotland were catching well. But Dottin the veteran showed she could carry on her recent franchise form, as she made light work of what might have been a banana skin of a finish. Her 15 deliveries in the middle brought with it two sixes and fours apiece, as West Indies sealed a win. Match details: West Indies 101 for 4 (Joseph 31, Dottin 28*, Bell 2-18) beat Scotland 99 for 8 (Lister 26, Fletcher 3-22) by six wickets. Chinelle Henry and Deandra Dottin put up a match-winning stand (Getty Images) Related Similar Articles

Oct 07, 2024 Sports The DSB Invitational promises to be an exciting event and the Guyana’s team is eager to showcase their talents and bring home the top honours. Kaieteur Sports – Several of Guyana’s top golfers are set to compete at the prestigious De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB) Invitational this coming week, aiming to secure top positions in one of Suriname’s most anticipated golf events. Hosted by Golfclub Paramaribo, the DSB Invitational draws competitors from around the world for a thrilling test of skill in the country’s National Golf Championship. Played under the Stableford format, the DSB Invitational has been a proving ground for Guyanese golfers, who have consistently performed well over the years. This year, players from various clubs across Guyana will unite, competing under the national flag in pursuit of top honours. Avinash Persaud, an 11-time Guyana National Champion, expressed the sense of national pride shared by the team, stating, “When we compete internationally, we all are playing for Guyana and not our individual clubs, so this puts additional pressure on all of us to play together and perform well.” Persaud will lead the Championship flight alongside prominent players such as Guyana Golf Association (GGA) President Aleem Hussain, Monnaf Arjune, Vishal Dhanai, and Feroze Barakat. Head of the LPGA/USGA Guyana Girls Site programme, Philip Haynes, will also be competing for the second time in Suriname, further bolstering the Guyanese contingent which has been strengthened by Canadian-Guyanese golfers Roy and Sabi Dhori. Guyana has a strong tradition of success in the B, C, and Ladies Categories, but top results in the A Category have often come from Persaud and Hussain, both of whom have secured podium finishes, including second place, best gross score, and longest drive accolades in previous tournaments. In addition to the competition, the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy will continue their efforts to grow the sport internationally by hosting golf clinics for Surinamese students. This initiative, now in its second year, will use Nexgen Golf’s exclusive teaching methodology and will also see the donation of golf equipment and balls to the School Sport Federation of Suriname. Related Similar Articles

Oct 07, 2024 Sports Nicolette Fernandes has been appointed Chair of the Women in Sport Commission Kaieteur Sports – The Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) recently appointed and ratified the Women in Sport Commission, which will serve from September 2024 to September 2026. This was done under a nomination process. The newly appointed members of the Women in Sport Commission are Nicolette Fernandes (Chair), Denise Jeffrey (Vice Chair), Dacia Cummings (General Secretary) and Members – Sileena Arjune, Ashley Khalil and Ayanna Wickham Watson. The appointed commission members in collaboration and under the guidance and support of the Executive Committee of the GOA will guide, direct and support the work of this commission. The Women in Sport Commission is a key body within the GOA, mandated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to promote and enhance girls’ and women’s access to sports across all levels. The Commission will focus on increasing female participation as athletes, coaches, leaders, and volunteers while ensuring gender parity and empowerment throughout Guyana’s sporting landscape. Related Similar Articles

Oct 07, 2024 Sports Anasha Ally (left) was victorious in the 15-28 Flight …Sunich expresses pride in supporting Golf growth locally Kaieteur Sports – The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) held the annual Trophy Stall Golf Tournament on Saturday, showcasing an impressive level of competition across both low and high handicap flights. With over two decades of support from Trophy Stall, the tournament continued to highlight the importance of corporate sponsorship in the development of sports in Guyana. Trophy Stall Proprietor Ramesh Sunich expressed his commitment to the sport, remarking, “Trophy Stall is a proud supporter of sports in Guyana. As for golf, we host two tournaments per year, and I am very happy that we are able to make an impact. We have had a long-standing relationship of more than two decades with the Lusignan Golf Club, and I would like to thank the club for allowing Trophy Stall to be a part of their calendar. Congratulations to the participants who gave their all on the course.” In the 0-17 Flight, veteran golfer Mohanlall Dindanauth delivered an exceptional performance, securing first place with a gross score of 73 and a net score of 67, boasting a handicap of 6. Joann Deo followed in second place with a net score of 71, finishing with a gross of 85 and a handicap of 14. Patrick Prashad, who demonstrated consistent skill, claimed third place with a gross of 83 and a net score of 72, playing off an 11 handicap. Mohanlall Dindanauth (right) receives his prize. The 15-28 Flight saw Anasha Ally emerge victorious with a gross of 99 and a net score of 75 (handicap 24), demonstrating her steady improvement and competitive spirit. Carlos Adams took second place with a gross of 101 and a net score of 77, while Hardeo Ghanpat finished third with a gross of 107 and a net score of 82. Patrick Prashad was honored with the ‘Closest to the Pin’ award, while Kassim Khan achieved the ‘Longest Drive.’ Mohanlall Dindanauth rounded off his achievements with the ‘Best Gross’ prize for his standout score of 73. The collaboration between Trophy Stall and LGC exemplifies how consistent sponsorship can drive the growth of golf in Guyana. The partnership allows for the organization of competitive and engaging tournaments, fostering a healthy environment for both new and seasoned golfers. As LGC prepares for future events, this tournament further solidifies the club’s role in promoting golf and elevating the sport in the country. Related Similar Articles

Oct 07, 2024 News Kaieteur News – The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported last Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of globally-traded food commodities, averaged 124.4 points in September, up 3.0 percent from August and 2.1 percent higher than its corresponding value a year earlier. The FAO Sugar Price Index registered the largest increase in September, rising by 10.4 percent. This was driven by worsening crop prospects in Brazil and concerns that India’s decision to lift restrictions on sugarcane use for ethanol production may affect export availabilities from the country. The FAO Cereal Price Index increased by 3.0 percent during the month, led by higher wheat and maize export prices. International wheat prices increased due largely to concerns over excessively wet conditions in Canada and the European Union, though this was partly offset by competitively priced supplies from the Black Sea region. World maize prices also climbed, influenced by low water levels on key transportation routes along the Madeira River in Brazil and the Mississippi River in the United States of America. By contrast, the FAO All Rice Price Index declined by 0.7 percent, partly reflecting generally quiet trading activities. The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index increased by 4.6 percent from August, with higher quotations across the board for palm, soy, sunflower and rapeseed oils. The rise in international palm oil prices was due to lower-than-expected production in major Southeast Asian producing countries, while the rebound in soyoil quotations was primarily due to lower-than-expected crushings in the United States of America. The FAO Dairy price Index rose by 3.8 percent in September, with quotations up for whole milk powder, skim milk powder, butter and cheese. The FAO Meat Price Index increased by 0.4 percent, mainly due to higher poultry meat prices driven by strong import demand for Brazil’s product. World bovine and pig meat prices remained stable, while those for ovine meat declined slightly from August levels. 2024/25 forecasts raised for global rice output and tradeFAO raised marginally its forecast for global cereal production in 2024 to 2 853 million tonnes, reflecting upward revisions to rice and wheat outputs that outweighed a small reduction made to global coarse grains production. The new figure, also published on Friday in the new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, remains moderately below the record output of 2023. World wheat production is expected to increase by 0.5 percent in 2024 from the previous year, as improved yield prospects in Australia more than compensate for a significant cut to the European Union’s forecast due to excessively wet conditions. By contrast, global production of coarse grains is now expected to decline by 0.8 percent from 2023, with smaller crops in the European Union foreseen to outweigh higher maize output anticipated in the United States of America. World rice production in 2024/25 is now forecast to rise by 0.9 percent and reach a historical high of 539.2 million tonnes. World cereal total utilization is forecast to rise by 0.4 percent to 2 853 million tonnes in 2024/25, while global cereal stocks are predicted to expand by 1.2 percent, with rice stocks seen increasing three times faster. This results in a global cereal stocks-to-use ratio of 30.6 percent, which FAO considers “adequate supply prospects in the new season.”International trade in cereals is now forecast at 488.1 million tonnes, representing a 2.7 percent contraction from the 2023/24 level. However, it is seen that increasing imports by Africa and Near East could spearhead a recovery in international rice trade in 2025. Related Similar Articles

CJ on lowlife, VP on listening, adjusting Oct 07, 2024 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Kaieteur News- Thank you, Madam Chief Justice (ag), Excellency Roxane Wilshire-George (“Chief Justice says Jagdeo “low-life” remark unacceptable; rebukes leaders for setting bad example to Guyanese” -Demerara Waves, October 02, 2024).  In the chief Justice’s own words: “This court considers the language that was used unacceptable.”  Who would disagree?  Certainly, not here. Would the Honourable Vice President and former head of state listen, actually hear one word that the Chief Justice said?  Doubtful is the belief.  Would Guyana’s chief policymaker consent to be disciplined enough to make it a policy to do some adjusting?  Meaning, to go where he has never gone before and discover some courtesy, some standard in keeping with the dignity of his high offices, the respect due to every Guyanese?  It is my belief that Vice President does not have what it takes to examine himself, critique himself, to enhance himself.  I repeat for emphasis: he lacks that training, that will, that quality.  Worse still, he has grown to love the depth to which he descends, when he feels that the knife must be twisted to ward off opponents, those found objectionable.  The record speaks for itself. Whch former national number one engages in repeating the scurrilousness that his own people peddle?  Which principled leader engages in his own shifty, clever slanders by innuendo with “rumours” as he admitted, while pretending to be the picture of innocent cluelessness?  He can have all the cluelessness that he plays at, when politically convenient.  Is that cluelessness or classlessness? How to think of a leader who makes rumours and “lowlife” part of a page in his own Bhagavad Gita?  Which current number two (not the biological statistical excretory activity, but the official national ranking [“fuhged aboud it”, PM Phillips]) stoops so low as to label a political opponent, and a woman at that, as a “lowlife?”  Surely, Bharat Jagdeo had to know, if not on the political score, then on the gender one?  What could be lower?  Something stirs to ask who the real lowlife is when such an occurrence bursts forth from Jagdeo with unchecked virulence, but the idea is suffocated in its tracks. Acting Chief Justice Wilshire-George hit the nail on the head: “I want to say that the Court is concerned that increasingly political and community leaders address each other in inflammatory and/or derogatory language, setting no example on how to settle differences in a respectful manner.” Language unbecoming, example discouraging, disrespect characterizing.  Those have featured prominently when Bharat Jagdeo is at his worst. Will he change?  Time will reveal.  But Jagdeo is not the only one.  President Ali has not been about what could be considered full-out derogatory, and he must be given some credit for that little height.  But the president has still accumulated a poor reputation for volatility, hostility, and being scorchingly aggressive.  Some members of Guyana’s Opposition must tone down their remarks, public and private, because some of those are also in forbidden territory, representative of what qualifies as unacceptable. Both to adults and children, even for many in the older group, who are not beyond mixing matters up with inflammatory language.  Leaders must lead by example.  They lead citizen towards the respectful, when they set standards.  If the fish rots from the head, then it should not surprise what happens to the rest of the body, especially at the extremities.  Follow the leader takes hold, become the norm practised without a second thought, any misgiving.  For evidence, there is what goes on within the confines of social media, what passes as civil discourse, exchange of positions.  The sheer weight of what is low, venomous, and disrespectful is enough to overwhelm. For a more public platform, one with a national presence, maybe even an international imprint, there is Guyana’s house of the people: the National Assembly.  Is that a madhouse, an outhouse, and a bawd house, or what?  If Guyana’s parliament does not qualify, then Guyana rises to the top of any global courtesy index.  Social media is cloaked in anonymity, which many thrive on, get their licks in, without regard to what is decent or dignified, or even lawful. Guyana’s parliament is publicity itself, yet there have these times of raw obscenity, and drenching volumes of putridity, from those making laws for Guyanese.  To compound matters, the Honourable Speaker of the House, the referee to keep everybody within reasonable bounds, has abjectly failed at maintaining order and dishing out equitable discipline.  Still worse, there has been condoning of the dirty tricksters, the revilers, and other assorted parliamentary offenders, when leaders reward them with retention and even elevation inside party congresses. Stated another way, the abusers are either protected or promoted. Finally, the lowlife label had an early start when a leading private sector light at the time hurled that insult at Guyanese calling for better from their oil wealth.  Though lowlife doesn’t enjoy the widest circulation, it has its dangers when employed by leaders.  Diehard followers enthusiastically, energetically pickup that lowlife baton and race ahead with it.  Because Guyana is so sharply polarized, there are more than enough adversaries to be found to beat them over the head with the equivalents or offshoots of lowlife.  Where did such start?  Try leaders for the answer. (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)           Related Similar Articles

Oct 07, 2024 Sports …Starts November 26 at Providence Kaieteur Sports – A new cricket tournament will launch in Guyana from the 26th November to 7th December 2024 with five teams from five different countries set to compete for a significant prize fund of US$1 million. The event will feature the Guyana Amazon Warriors and four other established T20 teams from around the world. This will be South America’s first standalone cricket event and is sanctioned by Cricket West Indies and is fully supported by the government of Guyana who will be a key stakeholder in the tournament. The event will feature a mini league of 11 matches with each team playing four matches with the top two teams progressing to the final. All matches will take place at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, with the event set to take place annually featuring different teams from around the world being invited to take part each season. His Excellency Mohammed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, said: “The Global Super League has the full support of the Government of Guyana as we build a world class sports tourism product. Cricket is part of our cultural history, it is that unifying force, part of our heritage and an integral part of our strategic objective in economic diversification with a strong emphasis on Tourism. As Guyana positions itself as a global shaper in the energy, food and climate landscape, we will use this platform to bring a world class tournament to our shores.” Sir Clive Lloyd, Chairman of Global Super League, said: “I’d like to welcome cricket fans from around the world to this exciting new event. The passion for cricket in Guyana rivals that of fans anywhere, and we look forward to celebrating our love of the game and our rich and vibrant country with both those visiting in person and watching from around the world. I would like to thank His Excellency Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali for his vision of a new cricket event for Guyana, one that will captivate the world.” Related Similar Articles