Caribbean Times 37th Issue - Friday 24th June 2016

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16 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Friday 24th June 2016 Drakes backs women to extend domination BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies Women’s head coach, Vasbert Drakes, believes the regional side can continue to dominate World cricket for a long time, once the core of the current squad is kept together. The Windies Women captured their first-ever Twenty20 World Cup when they beat three-time defending champions Australia Women in the final of the tournament in Kolkata last April. “Our high impact players like Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin really made inroads into the opposition and allowed us to control the games for longer periods,” said Drakes, a former West Indies Test player. “It’s exciting for the West Indies because we have some younger players like Hayley Matthews and in five to 10 years’ time, if we can keep that group together, we should be able to dominate for a long period of time. “West Indies cricket really needs it. We came a bit out of the woodwork but there had been quiet work behind the scenes on what was needed to be done for them to control the environment and taking the game away when it matters.” While it was the side’s first major title, they have been making steady progress in recent years. In fact, they were good enough to make the final of the last 50-overs World Cup in India three years ago when they lost to Australia. Drakes said the foundation for the squad’s current success had been laid by previous coach and former West Indies vice-captain, Sherwin Campbell. “I used to work for the Barbados Cricket Association so I spent some time developing some of the ladies who have represented the West Indies,” Drakes noted. “I inherited a squad from Sherwin Campbell who did some tremendous work with the ladies team over the last five or six years. He laid the foundation and my transition was pretty easy because I had coached those ladies before. “When I took over 12 months ago, our first objective was to win away from home so we could climb up the ICC ranking. “We would have played in Sri Lanka and beat them, we played Pakistan and beat them and we went to South Africa before we travelled to India and we had built some really good momentum. “We had done a lot of research and recognised that we had a team who were close to peaking.” The next major tournament for West Indies Women will be next year’s 50-overs World Cup set for England. (CMC)
Friday 24th June 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 17 SeaView Academy’s Annual After-Assessment Lime will be held this year at the school campus at Scott’s Hill on Friday, July 24, 2016 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The event will be a great opportunity for the entire family to participate in fun activities, movies and games, enjoy great food and spend quality time together!!! Entrance is FREE!! Tickets for delicious BBQ meals are available for sale: $15 – Chicken; $20 – Fish. Don’t miss out on the best event, with exam students. Call 461 6555 TODAY for your tickets! The JCI Youth Symposium takes place on Friday 24th June, from 9am-3pm at the Multipurpose Cultural Centre. Exciting topics to be discussed including Social Media Etiquette, Youth Leadership and many more. Secondary School and State College students are invited to attend and be inspired. The Antigua and Barbuda Athletic Association will host the 2016 National Athletics Championship on Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10, 2016 at the home of Athletics – Yasco Complex. Vendors who wish to ply their trade in and outside the Yasco Complex are asked to contact: The Treasurer - Ms. Judy Blackman at telephone # 728 8500 for Registration. Please note that spaces are issued at a “First Come” basis and that there are limited spaces available both inside and outside. All vendors desirous in plying their trade at the Annual Mango fest 2016 on 24th and 25th July, at Victoria Park, Botanical Gardens, is asked to collect a registration form, from the Ministry of Agriculture Lands Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs on Independence Drive. Space rental for a 10x10Tent space is $50Ec and 20x20 is $100Ec.Registration ends July, 15th, 2016. Remember the date July 24 & 25, 2016. The Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) invites you to a community screening and talk at the Potters Primary School on Tuesday, 28th June at 5:00pm. The discussion is on Managing Sickle Cell Anaemia by Dr Alafea Stevens of the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre. The screening include blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. Information is power. Join us! Are you a Building Technology student and are interested in furthering your education in this field? Or are you thinking of entering the field of Architectural Technology? Earn a full scholarship to the Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology (ABIIT) to pursue an Associate Degree in Architectural Technology. Simply apply to ABIIT and enroll in the Architectural Technology program and write a 500 word essay on “Why the field of Architecture is important and how will attaining a degree in this field enable you to achieve your academic and professional goals” Submissions may be dropped off at the Coolidge campus or emailed to dmartin@abiit.edu.ag and kbjoseph@abiit.edu.ag. Deadline for submission is 2nd September 2016. 76ers take Ben Simmons with No. 1 pick in NBA draft NEW YORK – Ben Simmons went from Down Under to the top of the NBA draft, and a record number of international players followed. The Philadelphia 76ers took the Australian with the No. 1 pick on Thursday night, making him the first of a record 14 international players chosen in the first round. Nearly half the selections in the 30-pick round were international players, topping the 12 international players chosen in the first round in 2013. Simmons climbed on stage to the sound of cheers from a Philly-filled crowd hoping he could turn around the 76ers. Not long after the same crowd was largely quiet as the draft filled with unfamiliar names. The picks included the first Austrian (Utah center Jakob Poeltl, No. 9 to Toronto), the highest Greek player ever drafted (Georgios Papagiannis, No. 13, Phoenix, rights dealt to Sacramento), two Croatians (Dragan Bender, No. 4 to Phoenix and Ante Zizic, No. 23, Boston), and two players from the Caribbean (Buddy Hield, Bahamas, No. 6 to New Orleans; and Skal Labissiere, Haiti, No. 28, picked by Phoenix but dealt to Sacramento). The NBA said there were 26 international players selected, surpassing the record of 21 set in 2003. Some of the international players won’t come to the NBA next season, and perhaps never will. Simmons might be ready to star now. Philadelphia grabbed the versatile 6-foot-10 forward from LSU who averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists to become the only player in Southeastern Conference history to finish in the top five in all three categories. He comes with some questions - he made only one 3-pointer - but too much potential for the 76ers to pass up with their first No. 1 pick since taking Allen Iverson 20 years ago. (AP)
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