West Indies’ fast bowlers rocked Bangladesh, again, reducing them to 50 for six in the final hour of play on the third day.

This after Kraigg Brathwaite’s seventh Test hundred which gave the West Indies a 363-run first-innings lead when stumps were drawn yesterday.

Kemar Roach, who had wrecked Bangladesh in the first innings did not take the field in the second because of a hamstring injury, but Shannon Gabriel blew the visitors away with sheer pace and bounce.

Gabriel, fresh from a 20-wicket series against Sri Lanka, dismissed Tamim Iqbal soon after the opener had become the first Bangladesh player to 4000 Test runs. One ball after Tamim’s dismissal, Mominul was bowled by a Gabriel shooter that snuck through his defences.

Jason Holder, who took the new ball with Gabriel due to Roach’s absence, then plunged into the action.

He kept moving the outswinger late from Liton Das, who resisted for a while, but in the seventh over, he went after another outswinger, only to edge to Kraigg Brathwaite at first slip.

Gabriel then blazed one past Mushfiqur’s defensive prod, with the ball cutting back after pitching on a good length. Shakib then became his fourth victim, squared up to one that snaked away from him.

Mehidy Hasan, who had earlier bowled well to give Bangladesh something to cheer about, became Holder’s second wicket when he edged a short ball.

The action wasn’t as dramatic when the hosts started the day on 201 for 2.

They added 205 runs in 69.3 overs, Brathwaite leading the way with a polished ton. Having begun the day on 88, Brathwaite first took 20 balls to reach the milestone and then let the others do the bulk of the scoring.

He was in control of most of his shots, however, and only offered one chance—Liton Das dropping him at leg gully when he was on 110 though it was a tough chance.

Brathwaite added 52 runs for the third wicket with Devendra Bishoo before the nightwatchman lost his off stump to Kamrul Islam Rabbi.

The second session saw West Indies lose their way to Bangldesh’s spinners. Mehidy Hasan removed Roston Chase leg-before and Jason Holder caught at short-leg, while Shakib Al Hasan took the wickets of Brathwaite caught at cover and Shane Dowrich caught at silly mid-off.

Roach, though, struck six fours and a six in his breezy 33, before falling leg-before to Mehidy while Hope made 67 off 127 balls.

Debutant Abu Jayed took Hope’s wicket—caught at fine leg— before removing Shannon Gabriel to wrap up the West Indies innings. Mehidy and Jayed took three wickets each while Shakib Al Hasan took two wickets.

(ESPNCRICINFO)

Scoreboard

WEST INDIES VS
BANGLADESH
BANGLADESH 1st Innings 43
WEST INDIES 1st Innings
(overnight 201 for two)
K Brathwaite c M Hasan b Al Hasan .121
D Smith c wkp Hasan b Jayed .58
K Powell c Liton Das b Mahmudullah .48
D Bishoo b Islman ....................19
S Hope c Iqbal b Jayed ............67
R Chase lbw b Hasan .................2
S Dowrich c Das b Al Hasan .....4
J Holder c Das b Hasan ...........33
K Roach lbw b Hasan ..............33
M Cummins not out ..................1
S Gabriel c Al Hasan b Jayed... 5
Extras (b3, lb8, w3, nb1)....... 15
TOTAL (all out, 137.3 overs) .406
Fall of wickets: 1-113, 2-194,
3-246, 4-272, 5-281, 6-288,
7-338, 8-394, 9-400, 10-406.
Bowling: Abu Jayed 26.3-7-
84-3, Rubel Hossain 17-3-44-
0, Kamrul Islam 20-3-69-1,
Shakib-al-Hasan 27-2-71-2,
Mehidy Hasan 34-6-101-3,
Mahmudullah 11-1-18-1,
Mominul Haque 2-0-8-0.
BANGLADESH
2nd Innings
Tamim Iqbal c Hope b Gabriel .13
Liton Das c Brathwaite b Holder. 2
Mominul Haque b Gabriel....... 0
Mushfiqur Rahim b Gabriel..... 8
Shakib Al Hasan c Holder b Gabriel ..12
Mahmudullah not out ............15
Mehidy Hasan c wkp Dowrich b Holder. 2
Nurul Hasan not out................. 7
Extras (b1, w1, nb1) .................3
TOTAL (6 wkts, 18 overs) .......62
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-14,
3-16, 4-36, 5-43, 6-50. Bowling:
Holder 9-1-15-2, Gabriel 7-2-36-4, Cummins 2-0-10-0. Position:
Bangladesh trail by 301 runs with four wickets remaining.
Toss: West Indies. Umpires: R Illingworth, R Kettleborough; TV: Sundaram Ravi. (CMC)

T&T’s Chris Richards slipped into second place in the boys 11-13 division after two rounds of action at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships yesterday at the Caymanas Golf & Country Club in Jamaica.

Richards shot a combined score of 155 to be tied with Puerto Rican Darrell Santiago (155) after he ended with a score of 80 in round two.

On Wednesday after round one, the T&T golfer was atop the 13 and under leaderboard by just one stroke ahead of Jamaica’s Rocco Lopez (76). However, Lopez produced a good second round score of 77, to move into the top spot with 153.

Another local player, Zico Correia, who was in fourth place with a score of 80, dropped to eighth place with 85 on day two for 165 heading into the final round today.

In the girls 11-13 group, T&T’s Caylynn Hosein had some measure of improvement in the second round with 101. She move up one spot to 11th after her opening round score of 104 for a combined score of 205, while Chloe Ajodha, who was 10th (101) after a first round is now in 12th spot (210).

Peter Ryan improved on the second day with 79 after a first round score of 80 to drop from the eighth position to 10th (160) in the boys’ 18 and under.

T&T has two other golfers competing in the division. After two rounds, Brandon Matabal is in 17th place (179) with scores of 88 and 91, respectively and Reyaz Rambarranm stays in one spot behind him with 184 (89/95).

On the girls’ side, Serena MacKenzie is in fifth place with a two rounds score of 167 (85/82). Her teammate Karina Matabal remains in the eighth spot with a score of 174 (86/88). Puerto Rican Valeria Pacheco holds the top place with 154 (75/79).

In the girls’ 15 and under, Yeji Lee’s respective scores of 83 and 82 (165) place her in fourth place while Azariah Joseph score’s of 192 (98/94) places her in the 10th position in the 12 player competition.

In the boys’ category, Dravid Bhim is in 10th spot with 163 (82/81), Jean-Marc Chevrotierre is in 12th position with a score of 170 (80/90), and Justin Kublalsingh moved up from his 18th spot (92) on day one to 15th place after a round-two score of 86 (178).

The John Leotaud trained Blind Date will attempt to land a hattrick of wins in Saturday’s feature event, the Modified Benchmark Handicap for horses rated 90-70 over 1,750 metres on the main track out at Santa Rosa Park, Arima.

Blind Date has won both starts impressively so far this season and Brian Boodramsing stays to ride with 48.5 kilos and is expected to go close.

Leotaud also sends out Derby winner Leading Lady which has not been at her best this season.

However, John O’Brien will send out Battle Cry with the in-form Ri Hernandez in the saddle. This horse is well weighted on his best form and goes well fresh.

Others to consider in the eighthorse event is the Glenn Mendez trained Valorous which will be ridden by the in-form Ricky Jadoo and in-form Magical Victory from the Michael Carew stable.

When entries were taken yesterday a total of 86 horses registered for the run.

Post time is 1.05 pm. Here are the declared runners, riders and weights for Day 21 Arima Race Club (ARC) card.

Stories of Success (SOS) Basketball Academy team, led by captain Charles Williams will open its three-match series, starting today in Grenada, against some of the Spice Isle’s prominent youth teams.

The Academy, coached by Kern George and managed by Chevon Le Gendre, will tip off its tour against Grenada’s Secondary School’s Basketball champions, Grenada Boys’ Secondary School today at the Carenage Sporting Complex. Tomorrow the visitors will face off against a national youth select team, before concluding the series of games against a Secondary Schools’ Basketball Championships All-Star team on Sunday, both at the same venue.

George said, “We are truly excited about going to Grenada. It offers our squad a change in environment, and the challenge of finding ways to perform in unfamiliar surroundings against the unfamiliar opposition is priceless to their development.

“The quality of competition expected should offer both the players and the staff a measure of our level in relation to our Caribbean neighbours, but equally as important is the opportunity to share new experiences and make new friends.”

Upon the team’s return, the Academy will participate at the Spartans T&T’s Basketball Fiesta which runs from July 13-15 at the Jean Pierre Complex in Mucurapo before amplifying their basketball activities through the hosting of their annual Ball All Summer basketball camp series.

SOS Squad 

Charles Williams (team captain), Ahkeem Boyd, Ahkeel Boyd, Shannon Harris, Ishmael De Freitas, Nickolai Mills, Kalique Robertson-Forrester, Jovan George, Rawle Strong, Terell John, King Josiah Leacock, Shakyle Peters, Tyrell Edwards, Joshua Franklin, and Jervais Josiah Caracciolo
SOS Staff: Kern George (Head Coach), Chevon Le Gendre (Manager) and Angel Ottley (Strength and Conditioning Coach)

Four days after lifting the 2018 Senior Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Women’s Championship title for an unprecedented eighth overall triumph, T&T women leave today for the Dominican Republic, to contest the 17th Women’s Volleyball Pan American Cup.

The 12-team event serves off on Sunday at Ricardo Arias Pavilion in Santo Domingo, with T&T coming up against world champion the USA in Pool B, in the opening match of the competition from 10 am.

On Monday night, the Renele Forde- T&T women defeated host Suriname 25-21, 25-20, 25-22 at the Ismay Van Wilgen Sports Hall, in Paramaribo, Suriname for the CAZOVA crown, to secure a spot in next year’s NORCECA Continental Championship.

However, in Santo Domingo, it will be a different level of opposition as the Francisco Cruz-coached women will be aiming to improve on their best ever ninth-placed finish from last year in Peru after beating two South American teams.

Firstly, in the round-robin phase, T&T beat Chile 26-24, 25-22, 25-15 and then battled past Venezuela 25-22, 25-17, 19-25, 25-18 in their ninth-place playoff.

In 2016, the “Calypso Spikers” ended in 10th spot, which equalled their finishes from 2009-2013 while they ended 12th on debut in 2007 as well as 2008 and 11th in 2014.

In addition to defending champion USA, T&T will also face four-time winners Cuba and seven-time top three finishers Puerto Rico in group play.

Pool A consists of Canada, Peru, Costa Rica and host Dominican Republic while Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia will compete in Pool C.

The top two ranked teams at the end of the preliminary round will advance directly to the semifinals while the pool winner with the lowest ranking will compete in the quarter-finals with the top second and third place teams.

Since 2013, USA and Dominican Republic have won the event every other year.

The USA leads the historic standings at the Pan American Cup with five gold medals, Cuba and the Dominican Republic each have won the competition four times while Brazil has three titles.

The Dominican Republic has the most total medals in the history of the competition with 15, including four golds, eight silvers and three bronzes.

The USA is second with 10, five golds, two silvers and three bronzes.

The top five ranked teams at the conclusion of the tournament will earn tickets to next year’s Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.

This will be the third tournament of the year for the “Calypso Spikers” after a fourth-placed finish at the NORCECA Women’s Challenger Cup in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in May.

Following the Pan Am Cup, T&T will then compete at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia from July 20 to August 3 versus host Colombia, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica in Pool B.

Champion Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela will compete in Pool A.

This will be followed by T&T women debut at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship in Japan from September 29 to October 20 where the local women, ranked 34th in the world, battle defending champion and world second-ranked USA, fifth-ranked Russia, South Korea (No 10), Thailand (No 16) and Azerbaijan (No 24) at the Kobe Green Arena in Pool C.

T&T WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL PAN AM CUP TEAM

Renele Forde (Svedala/Sweden), Sinead Jack (Galatasaray/Turkey), Krystle Esdelle (Pursaklar Belediyesi/Turkey), Channon Thompson (Ankara Numune (Turkey) & Foton Tornadoes (Philippines), Darlene Ramdin (Generika-Ayala Lifesavers/ Philippines), Kelly Ann Billingy, Kiune Fletcher, Afesha Olton, Jalicia Ross-Kydd, Taija Thomas (Toronto Tornadoes).

Technical staff: Francisco Cruz (coach), Jarad Cuffie (assistant coach), Keva Stephens (physiotherapist)

National sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye was far off her best in placing eighth in the women’s 200 metres at 43rd edition of the Diamond League Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday.

The Commonwealth sprint champion clocked 23.66 seconds to finish last in the half-lap event. Winning was Gabrielle Thomas of USA in a time of 22.47 with Jamile Samuel of the Netherlands second in 22.68 and third was Jamaican Shericka Jackson in 22.84.

This follows her impressive finish on the weekend where she placed second in the women’s 100m dash at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet, in Hungary.

Ahye crossed in 11.14 seconds to follow winner Ivory Coast’s Marie Josee Ta Lou to the line in 11.12. In third place was American Dezerea Bryant in 11.26.

Ta Lou had success once again at the Lausanne meet, winning gold in the 100m dash in 10.90 with Jamaican Elaine Thompson taking silver in 10.99 and USA’s Jenna Prandini bagged bronze in 11.00. Filling the other spots respectively were Netherlands’ Dafne Schippers (11.02), Mujinga Kambundji of the host country with a national and personal record (11.03) and sixth was Ivorian Murielle Ahoure with an 11.03-clocking.

Ahye, who clocked 11.14 in her two outdoor victories this year at the NGC/ Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships (June 23) and the Commonwealth Games (April 9) in Australia, did not race in the dash.

“So much trouble in the Home of the Brave and the Land of the Free,” so sang David Rudder in his song, The Immigrants, released on his Beloved album in 1998. Twenty years later, the song is back in a new version by Guatemalan singer Gaby Moreno with well known arranger/producer Van Dyke Parks, who, in a storied career, has worked with everyone from the Beaches Boys to Frank Zappa and much film work.

A digital single of The Immigrants has just been released. It is part of a collaborative album called Spangled due out later this year.

But with the current immigrant crisis in the US, Parks wanted to release the single for digital download in time for the Fourth of July with proceeds to go to a non-profit to provide “for basic needs and relocation costs of refugee children in Texas.”

Rudder’s song was originally inspired by the brutal attack of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima by NYPD officers in 1997 and other experiences he saw on trips to New York City. “I had just landed in NYC when the news about Louima flooded the airwaves. There have been many stories about immigrants facing brutality, but this one and later on, the Amadou Diallo killing had something ‘extra’ about them.

They were defining moments.”

Rudder’s lyrics were blunt, “They’re moving like jackals in the hunting season /And the refugee’s soul is the meat.”

He called on the United States to see itself proudly built on immigration: The immigrants are here to stay, to help build America The immigrants ain’t going nowhere, they’re here for America Fighting for a better life, fighting through the grunge America remember Ellis Island, we all came here to take the plunge Rudder himself is performing this week at the International African Arts Festival in Brooklyn and one imagines this song returning to his performances.

Returning to Trinidad later in the month, he has a concert at Naparima Bowl in San Fernando on July 28.

Moreno is proud to perform this song. “I am a Guatemalan immigrant. This country welcomed me 18 years ago. It breaks my heart to see the events taking place at the border right now. The Immigrants was written by a wonderful artist from Trinidad named David Rudder and was brought to my attention by the brilliant Van Dyke Parks, who has arranged this piece with such passion and grace. It’s a powerful message of courage, love and faith .… We all share the same dreams and we came here to fulfill them and to prosper together.”

Moreno has released several albums, singing and writing in both English and Spanish and has touched on immigration issues in her powerful song, Fronteras.

Van Dyke Parks has been championing calypso and steel band music for almost fifty years He put pan and calypso on his 1972 album Discover America, produced an album and film on Tripoli Steelband and one with the Mighty Sparrow. Van Dyke Parks has long been a fan of David Rudder’s music and featured him in a 2003 Los Angeles memorial concert for Lord Kitchener in 2003.

Many years ago Parks saw this song as important, central to a growing refugee crisis even then and one that needed to be performed. Parks recently tweeted his faith that it could “entertain as well as inform—and change hearts.” He arranged it back in 2010 for a concert in Denmark with Moreno singing and they performed with full orchestra in two “final” concerts Parks had in Los Angeles in 2015 when he told the Los Angeles Times that The Immigrants “flies right in the face of the people who are against (them)” Parks recently noted the song “has a political punch, while also being joyful and underscoring how our culture is refreshed by immigrants like Gaby, and how those who arrive here can really redefine, and help build America.”

LINKS

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=q6U6Ja_K2zA [new single]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10150389185715227&id=3851828... [live performanceat 2015 concert]

Van Dyke Parks interview on Calypso and Pan

https://denisesullivan.com/2018/04/22/on-oil-barrels-calypsovan-dyke-parks/

Dishaana Sewdass of Princes Town, first runner-up at the 2017 Miss India T&T talent and beauty pageant, is representing our country at the Miss Sari International Pageant being held in Guadeloupe.

Pre-pageant activities commenced on Tuesday and tomorrow evening, Sewdass will compete against delegates from 19 other countries.

T&T has been part of the wonderful learning experience of Miss Sari International for the last eight years.

Every year the pageant gets bigger and better and T&T is always up to the challenge.

A T&T delegate won the coveted crown in 2012 and several have been runners-up.

Before her departure, Sewdass told principals of tthe Miss India T&T Organisation (MITT) this experience was an opportunity of a lifetime for young women like herself to represent their country as an ambassador.

She added that, based on all her hard work and training, she believed that this year she would bring home the crown.

All training and preparation for Sewdass was done by the Miss India T&T Organisation.

Also in Guadeloupe proudly flying the T&T flag with Sewdass and MITT officials is the T&T Dance Company.

A much acclaimed troupe, T&T Dance Company has been a cultural ambassador for T&T on many occasions.

Its dancers travelled to the Republic of China for an International Folk Festival, and have performed in Dubai and India at the Miss India Worldwide Competition.

T&T Dance Company is managed by Mahindra Rampersad and its lead dancer at present is Erica Caton.

Rampersad and Caton are of the firm belief that T&T music and dance is very unique, is world class and that local artistes have a lot to offer the world with our unique dance styles of calypso, Chutney and Chutney Soca.

Cultural icons, calypsonian The Mighty Sparrow and comedian Tommy Joseph have both seen the group perform and both have lauded the group for their impressive performances.

For young women interested in getting the same opportunity as Sewdass has, the Miss India T&T Organisation is commencing its screening sessions for the 2018 pageant very soon.

For more information about the MITT pageant call or whatsapp 757-7552, or follow the organisation on Facebook Miss India Trinidad and Tobago.

Fishermen are bracing for losses after an abandoned oil well ruptured in the Gulf of Paria, shooting emissions of oil and gas 40 feet up from the seabed.

Up to late Friday, a high-level team was desperately trying to stop the high pressures of oil and gas from shooting up about 4.5 miles off Orange Valley, Carapichaima. 

The oil spill posed a hazard to marine operators and by late evening, fishermen were unable to fish in that vicinity.

The oil spill was reported late Thursday and is believed to have been triggered by recent seismic activity.

A source at Petrotrin said once the spill was reported, Petrotrin activated its Command Centre requesting assistance from divers from Trinmar's Marine department.

"It is a tough situation. Petrotrin personnel is having difficulties in containing the emissions. 

Preliminary reports reveal that the well had been capped on the seabed and had been abandoned for some time," the source added.

It is believed that the recent earthquake caused the head of the well to pop causing the emissions to spew up from the surface of the seabed, about 40 feet below.

"We are trying to assess which company was last in charge of that well before the Ministry of Energy took it over. Petrotrin cannot contain the emissions and deep sea divers are at this time attempting to stop the high pressures of oil and gas spewing from below the sea," the official added.

Petrotrin is not the owner of the well and sources said officials were now seeking foreign assistance to contain the spill.

In an interview, vice president of the T&T FisherFolk Association Kishore Boodram said he was very concerned about the spill.

"We are in the height of an active fishing season and for this to happen now would mean devastation to fishermen. The Gulf is already polluted and we are concerned that if this spill is not contained soon, many fishermen will be affected," Boodram said.

He added that so far fishermen have not yet reported any damages to boats or nets.

A sheen was spotted in the water but fishermen were unwilling to go closer in case their vessels became contaminated.

Boodram said he hoped that the spill will travel down the Bocas, rather than come onto the shoreline of the mainland.

He also called on the Ministry of Energy to do more frequent inspections of petroleum installations to prevent further leakages and ruptures.

Petrotrin's Communications Manager Gillian Friday declined to comment saying the matter is being dealt with by the Ministry of Energy. An email was sent to communications manager Rory Subiah but up to press time, no response was forthcoming.

Theatre group Arts in Action’s (AiA) 2018 vacation programme features two camps for participants from ages five to 18 and 18 years and over. The first, AiA’s 27th annual Discovery Camp, features a Children’s Theatre Production entitled, Jumbie Birds at the end of the July cycle, while the other is the group’s Technical Theatre Arts programme entitled, Discovery by Design 2018.

Artistic director Patrice Briggs said this is the first year that the end of cycle dramatic production has been opened to the public, rather than just family and friends. “The tradition of Arts-in-Action’s Children’s Discovery Camp has always been one where the engagement in the arts disciplines is what the children are exposed to while working towards some sort of presentation or artistic product/display of their process over the time period that we journey/discover with them.

“Reflecting on and witnessing how, over the years, this end product is growing each year in terms of theatrical design, quality and impact, we felt the work is ready to move to the next level.

This means to share the children’s creativity with the wider community, as the engagement with the wider community is the real forum that the work needs to reach.”

She said since the Discovery Camp is an arts-based camp, the children will be engaged in activities such as dance, drama, music and art. “They will also be part of a theatre production process as they work with the tutors in building the children’s theatre. Discovery Camp is also the place where children get to learn about themselves while interacting, playing and learning with other young people while engaging in the various art forms. So the skills are diverse as they are developmental, artistic and educational all at the same time.”

Briggs said the Technical Theatre Arts programme is open to theatre arts students, drama, church and Best Village groups, consisting of adults between the ages of 18 to 65 years, who want to learn the fundamentals of lighting, sound, set design and arts business essentials. “The Discovery by Design participants also work towards becoming the technical team for the Children’s Theatre Production. The tutors are comprised of some of the leading professionals in the Theatre Arts industry. Spaces are limited.”

Briggs said while the name of the final production is Jumbie Birds, how the production takes shape will be explored during the camp. “We start with an idea, theme, frame or title and then we discover through a process working with the children how we can put meaning to what we want to create. The term Jumbie Birds is associated with some sort of folklore-like creature that attempts to scare others. But, we are in the process of working how it relates to the issue of Violence against Women and Gender Based Violence, which is the theme/issue that this camp seeks to address.”

Briggs added that AiA is an Advocate against Violence against Women and Gender Based Violence with UN Women and it is for this reason that the group, “continues to look for opportunities through our work to address this issue which seems to be highly prevalent within our society today.”

She added: “We continue to witness the high level of violent crimes against women in Trinidad and how this vicious cycle is negatively impacting upon our young girls and boys. So it’s only fitting that we decided to deal with such as an issue in our Discovery Camp 2018. AiA recognises the indispensable role that the arts has to play in the development, empowerment, social, organisational and attitudinal change.

“Therefore in order to fulfill this philosophy we seek to address this social issue through this children’s theatre production. Through our local adaptation of stories, use of traditional forms such as Kalinda, traditional folklore and Caribbean folks songs we will explore how our young boys and girls can be empowered in dealing with violence against women.”

The Technical Theatre Arts programme runs from July 9 to August 4 from 5.30 to 8.30 pm and may include some Saturdays as well. The July cycle runs from July 9 to 27 and show dates for Jumbie Birds are July 28 and 29. The August cycle runs from August 6 to 18. For more information contact 289-4242 or 384-9565/9561 or email@artsinaction.org.

This is the fourth installment on architectural delights, captured by photographer Edison Boodoosingh.

A living testament to the religious belief and perseverance of one man, the Temple in the Sea, located at Waterloo in Carapichaima, was first built in 1947 by indentured labourer Sewdass Sadhu. It was destroyed five years later as it was constructed at MacMillan Park, on private land owned by Tate and Lyle Ltd, a leading sugar cane company.

When the corporate entity became aware that the land was being used in 1952, they demanded that Sadhu remove the structure. When he refused, it was demolished by court order and Sadhu was fined $500 and imprisoned for 14 days for trespassing. This did not stop him from rebuilding the temple that same year, this time 500 feet into the sea in the Gulf of Paria on reclaimed land.

For the next 25 years, Sadhu dedicated himself to completing the temple. On his bicycle and in a leather bag, he carried stone by stone, assembling the base of the temple.

The temple stood for many years, enjoyed by many before Sadhu’s death in 1970. It sadly became neglected after his death and was reclaimed by the sea after years of erosion, which upset both Hindus and non-Hindus alike.

In 1994, local businessmen rallied together to have the temple built for a third time and, in conjunction with the government, the temple that still stands today began construction in 1994.

Upon completion in 1995 it was consecrated as the Sewdass Sadhu Shiv Mandir with a new pier allowing persons to have access during high tide and a statue of Sewdass Sadhu, proudly standing on the shore. (buzztt.com)

TORONTO, CANADA—Exciting Barbados all-rounder Justin Greavessmashed an imperious half-century as West Indies B continued their dominant march through the Global T20 Canada league on Thursday.

Chasing 152 at the Maple Leaf North-West Ground, the Caribbean side pulled off an emphatic ninewicket win over Winnipeg Hawks with 13 balls left, to remain unbeaten with their third win and top the standings with six points.

Greaves carved out an unbeaten 89 from 58 balls, clobbering 13 fours and a pair of sixes, while Brandon King produced a measured unbeaten 44 from 43 deliveries, including four fours and a six.

The pair put on 130 in an unbroken, second wicket stand after opener Sherfane Rutherford perished in the third over for five with the score on 25, lbw to a full length delivery from former Barbados and West Indies speedster, Fidel Edwards.

Greaves had earlier also taken a wicket with his pace in a four-over spell but it was left-arm seamer Obed McCoy who shone with a three-wicket haul as Hawks, sent in by Windies B, rallied to 151 for eight off 20 overs.

West Indies opener Lendl Simmons top-scored with 45 from 40 balls, adding 43 for the second wicket with Ben McDermott (31), after disgraced Australia opener David Warner fell cheaply yet again for six in the fourth over.

Exiled Test batsman Darren Bravo also failed to get among the runs, falling for four to McCoy but Simmons put on a further 32 for the fourth wicket with South African David Miller (10) to add respectability to the total.

Simmons’s demise in the 15th over, edging seamer Rutherford behind, triggered the final collapse of the innings as five wickets tumbled for 34 runs.

Mark Deyal, who has played a single first class match for Trinidad and Tobago, produce a late cameo with an unbeaten 24 from 14 deliveries.
(CMC)

The National Gas Company of T&T (NGC) has confirmed that the report published on the findings of an internal audit into the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) is correct and that they have reserved their rights in the matter and is to decide if they will take further action.

In a letter sent to the attorney of former national cricketer Daren Ganga, NGC Priya Ramsahai, NGC stated: “With respect to your specific request in your letter dated June 29, 2018, as it pertains to the copy of the report enclosed therewith, we hereby confirm that the said report is a true copy of the internal audit report commissioned by NGC into its funding of the TTCB for the period 2014-2016.

“NGC does not wish to be involved in the current matter between your client and the TTCB but reserves its right to take such further action as it deems necessary in order to protect its interest both in this matter and in relation to its findings as contained in its internal audit report.”

Ramsahai had written to NGC seeking clarification that the report published was authentic. She stated in her letter to NGC: “I write with reference to the above-captioned matter wherein I instruct Mr Vivek Lakhan-Joseph and Mr Kiel Taklalsingh on behalf of Mr Daren Ganga. I further refer to my previous correspondence to you dated 29th June 2018, to which we have received no response. Despite not responding to our said 29th June 2018 letter, we note that the TTCB has seen it fit to hold a press conference, ostensibly, in an attempt to treat with the very damning allegations made against it in the NGC audit referred to in our said letter.

“Unfortunately, the executive members of the TTCB appearing at the said press conference were unable to provide any cogent response to the adverse findings made against the TTCB within the said NGC audit. It is also passing strange that rather than attempt to materially address the said adverse findings, the president of the TTCB sought to question the authenticity of the said NGC audit produced by our client. In this regard, we now provide to you a letter of confirmation by NGC which authenticates the said copy of the final audit report. The wording in the said letter states unequivocally and which bears repeating at this stage that this is a final report.

“This is both definitive and unassailable. This further states that the findings were shared with the TTCB previously. It is disconcerting that despite these egregious findings being shared with the Executive by NGC, we are instructed that the executive of the TTCB concealed same from the entire board of the TTCB which is indicative of a lack of transparency and accountability.

“Perhaps tellingly NGC has also expressed the reservation of their legal rights to take further action given the seriousness of the contents of the said final report. Given that your primary contention with respect to the authenticity of the NGC audit has been decisively debunked, it is now incumbent upon you, in the interest of the sport of cricket, its administration and the cricket fraternity to treat with the matters raised in our previous correspondence as a matter of urgency and priority.

“Our client further notes that certain Zones have called upon the executive of the TTCB to convene an emergency board meeting to discuss the content of the audit and potentially appoint an independent auditor to investigate the matters raised in the said NGC audit.

Please note that our clients support and endorse this approach and hereby calls upon you to accede to this request.”

The World Rugby Union will be called upon to overturn a decision by Rugby Americas North (RAN) to throw T&T out of the current 15s Regional Tournament.

T&T’s failure to secure funding in time for its final match of the group play-off against the Cayman Islands has led to RAN cancelling its match, although it initially agreed to gave T&T time to get the funds.

Yesterday, president of the T&T Rugby Football Union (TTRFU) Colin Peters said his union is also unsure if the country will be allowed to compete next year on the regional circuit.

Peters said RAN reneged on an agreement to allow the country time to source funds to travel to the Cayman Islands for the match after the Sports Company of T&T (SporTT) informed the TTRFU that it had no money to send team T&T for its third and final match.

Peters indicated that this was communicated to the RAN upon receiving the information and the RAN agreed to give the TTRFU time to accumulate the funds for the match.

He said: “A little while later, the TTRFU was approached by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs and an agreement was made for it to pay for the team’s trip.

“We were told to go back and re-negotiate with the RAN which we did.

“However a few days later we were told that the match was cancelled and all our points from the previous match ruled null and void.

“We were also told by RAN Regional Manager Niall Brooks that it did not know when the country will compete again.”

Peters said the TTRFU has since written to the RAN about its decision and will also pen a letter to the World Rugby Union for help in dealing with the issue.

T&T was on the verge of winning the group after securing wins against Bermuda and USA South and were in need of a victory over the Cayman Islands.

Victory over the Caymans would have placed T&T on a collision course with either Jamaica and Guyana, the other group contenders, to determine the regional champion.

WALTER ALIBEY
 

Led by the shooting of Aaliyah Mulrain, SWWTU Malvern held off Horizon to be crowned champion of the Second Division in the Lystra Lewis Port-of-Spain Netball League at the Jean Pierre Complex in Mucurapo on Wednesday evening.

Mulrain, the goal-attack, connected 28 goals off 43 attempts to guide her team to a 37-24 victory in the first and second playoff match. Malvern led from the first pass. The quarter scores read 11-4 in the first, 18-13 at the half and in the third 27-19, all in favour of the winner.

Goal-shooter Patrina Ashby added the other nine goals for Malvern from 20 tries.

Shooting for Horizon were six-footer Crystal Jones, who scored a team-high 14 in 26 while her goal-attack Sherry Thomas put in 10 of 14, to finish the season in second place.

In the other match on the evening, Cardinals topped Police, 48-39 in their First Division match thanks to the shooting of Aquila Blugh, who produced 44 of 65 in a match her team led throughout.

Cardinals jumped to an early 13-8 lead at the end of the first quarter, pushing further ahead at the halfway mark, 28-18. Police through the shooting of Jeselle Navarro (30/36) fought back in the third matching Cardinals goal-for-goals but still trailed by 10 goals (28-18), entering the final period.

Again the police officers matched Cardinals’ scoring but it was not enough to overcome the deficit and they went away with the nine-goal defeat.

On Tuesday, Police made a late comeback to share points with Soul City after their match ended tied at 42. Navarro (21/25) was key in helping Police rebound after trailing by five goals (27-19) heading into the fourth and final quarter. Police went on to outscore Soul City, 15-10, to level the score and share the points.

Also, though already capturing the First Division title, Fire remained aggressive in its play to beating Horizon, 41-22, to close out the season unbeaten in the two rounds of matches.

Again, goal-shooter Simone Morgan was on target in the circle, hitting 34 off 39 to ease the fire women to the 19-goal win.

RESULTS
Wednesday
Second Division (First/Second Playoff)
Horizon 24 (Crystal Jones 14/26, Sherry Thomas 10/14) vs SWWTU Malvern 37 (Patrina Ashby 9/20, Aaliyah Mulrain 28/43).
First Division
Cardinals 48 (Aquila Blugh 44/65, Crystal Noel 4/4) vs Police 39 (Jeselle Navarro 30/36, Lystra Solomon-Simmons 3/5, Jillisa Allan 6/12).
Tuesday
First Division
Soul City 42 (Indra Anderson 36/48, Kurtisha Hoyce 6/9) vs Police 42 (Jillisa Allan 11/17, Jeselle Navarro 21/25, Lystra Solomon-Simmons 10/13).
Fire 41 (Simone Morgan 34/49, Chrisarlene Murrell 6/12) vs Horizon 22 (Kareema Lewis 5/8, Jocelyn Marcelle 17/26, Onika Thomas 0/3).
Monday
First Division
CHIPS 19 (Denise Rose 11/22, Shannon Duncan 8/16) vs Cardinals 47 (Crystal Noel 9/12, Aqula Blugh 29/39, Avi-Ann Archie 9/12).
Fire 42 (Simone Morgan 32/46, Chrisarlene Murrell 7/11, Ayanna Hamlet 3/5) vs Soul City 32 (Indra Anderson 24/35, Kurtisha Hoyce 8/12).
Horizon 38 (Kareema Lewis 10/19, Jocelyn Marcelle 28/38) vs Police 47 (Jeselle Navarro 40/46, Lystra Solomon-Simmons 7/13).

No local track and field athlete has been listed among the favourites for the IAAF World Under-20 Championships but they left yesterday knowing that any one of them can cause an upset in Finland.

Four-time Carifta champion Tyriq Horsford of Zenith Club of Tobago will lead a 14-member team in the premier competition for the leading junior track and field athletes in the world, which starts on Tuesday and runs until July 15.

One such athlete Horsford will be up against for a place in the top three spots is South African Anro van Eeden. The 19-year-old is the standout U-20 thrower this year with a best of 77.59 metres. Van Eeden world U20-leading throw came at his national U-20 championships back in April.

Horsford’s best this season has measured 69.82m, achieved at the Carifta Games held in Grenada in May. Last year though, Horsford who is ranked 60th in the U-20 world rankings, got past the 70m-mark, with a personal best of 76.50 at the Carifta event held in Curacao. He followed up with a 73.85-throw the following month when had competed at Loughborough in London.

Another local javelin thrower will go for glory in Tampere, the city where the event will unfold, Horsford’s clubmate Talena Murray, another reigning Carifta gold medallist Talena Murray.

She will be up against the likes of Italian Carolina Viscam, a silver medallist at last year’s European Junior Championships, Li Hui-Jun of Chinese Taipei, the winner at last month’s Asian Junior Championships and Maura Fiamoncini of the US, who sits fourth on the world U20 list courtesy of a 56.21m earlier this season. Murray is ranked at 101 off her throw in January, which reached 50.60.

Over on the track, Timothy Fredericks will be a contender in the men’s 200m event with a personal best time of 20.81 seconds achieved last month. Number one ranked Jamaican Christopher Taylor, who has a personal best time of 20.35 registered in March, is the favourite to take gold.

Fredericks will also compete in the 200m and is part of the 4x100m relay team.

These athletes will seek to continue T&T’s rich history at Championships. Over the past nine editions, T&T has won six gold medals, two silver medals and seven bronze medals.

At the last edition of the world juniors in 2016 in Poland, Khalifa St Fort placed third in the women’s 100m. Her coach Ato Boldon though has been the most successful local athlete winning the 100m and 200m titles in Seoul, South Korea back in 1992. This feat was the first ever double sprint title in World Junior Championship history.

National athletes such as Renny Quow, Keshorn Walcott, Machel Cedenio, Jehue Gordon and Jereem Richards have also made their mark at the World Junior event.

Squad 

MEN
Timothy Fredericks (100m, 200m, 4x100m), Tyrell Edwards (100m, 4x100m), Ako Hislop (200m, 4x100m), Carlon Hosten (4x100m), Kion Benjamin (4x100m), David Pierce (4x100m), Onal Mitchell (400m), Tyriq Horsford (javelin).
WOMEN
Akilah Lewis (100m), Jenea Spinks (100m), Iantha Wright (200m), Rae-anne Serville (400m), Ianna Roach (Shot Put), Talena Murray (javelin).
OFFICIALS
Dawn Washington (team manager), Wade Franklyn (throws coach), Eric Mccree (sprints coach), Kelvin Nancoo (sprints coach), Kurlin Smith (team medic), Clint Mckenzie (team medic).

Former national champion and top-ranked local Curtis Humphreys got the decisive victory as WASA edged Carenage Blasters 3-2 to repeat as champions of Division One of the Solo Senior National Table Tennis Championships Team Tournament on Wednesday night.

With both teams locked at 2-2 in the best-of-five matches series at the National Racquet Centre in Tacarigua, it came down to a winner-take-all clash between Humphreys and national junior player Jesse Dookie, with the WASA ace coming away with a come-from-behind 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 13-11 triumph.

Earlier on in the tie, reigning national Under-21 and senior Singles champion Aaron Wilson handed Blasters the early initiative by beating Humphreys 8-11, 11-9, 11-2, 11-5 for a 1-0 lead.

However, another ex-national champion and top-seeded player Yuvraaj Dookram got WASA level with an 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 defeat of Dookie while Kenneth Parmanand put WASA ahead at 2-1 after his tense 6-11, 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4 beating of Luc O’Young.

But, Wilson extended the series to the fifth and deciding tie via his 11-5, 10-12, 11-2, 10-12, 11-5 win over Dookram.

In their semifinals on Saturday, WASA edged Arima Hawks 3-2 in a repeat of last year’s final, while Blasters slammed D’Abadie Youths, 3-0.

WASA had more to celebrate on the night as their women’s team of national under-21 and senior open singles champion, Brittany Joseph, Chelsea Fong and Ambika Sitram edged Arima Hawks’ mother and daughter team of Linda Partap-Boodhan and Rayanna Boodhan, 3-2 to keep hold of their title.

Partap-Boodhan provided some hope of her club by taking the opening match versus Fong, 12-10, 11-6, 13-15, 9-11, 11-7. But Joseph then brushed aside the younger Boodhan 11-3, 11-6, 11-5, only for the latter to pair with her mother for a stunning 11-9, 8-11, 10-12, 13-11, 11-9 doubles win, and a 2-1 lead.

Any hopes of an upset quickly faded as Fong redeemed herself by beating Boodhan 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 before Joseph snatched victory, courtesy her 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8 win over Partap-Boodhan.

The women’s Team event consisted of three clubs and was played on a round-robin basis with Arima Hawks and WASA securing 3-1 and 3-0 wins respectively over Gladiators.

Today, competition will continue with the start of the Open Singles, with top-ranked Wilson and Joseph putting their titles on the line at the same venue.