Caribbean Times 57th Issue - Thursday 15th December 2016

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14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Thursday 15th December 2016 Our hours of opening are as follows for the three days of the 5% ABST reduction. On the spot financing and insurance will be available. Friday 16 Dec 8am to 6pm Saturday 17 Dec 9am to 5pm Sunday 18 Dec 9am to 3pm Under 20 youth to sign with MLS team By Carlena Knight Under 20 Youth striker, Javorn ‘Bozo’ Stevens, is set to sign a one-year contract with Seattle Sounders, a B team in the United States Major League Soccer, this week. The Green Bay Hoppers player will travel and play for his new club in January and was first spotted at the Caribbean Football Union Final round of the Under 20 World Cup Qualifiers in Curaçao in October. President of the Antigua Barbuda Football Association, Everton Gonsalves, was elated with the news and also made claims that he isn’t the only youth being watched at this time. ‘It’s truly a great moment for the ABFA, Bozo and all the patrons of the Green Bay community. Bozo is a clear result of our youth program and how successful our efforts are in developing our youngsters’, ‘He is not the only player that is being watched at this time but his performance at the Under 20 qualifiers really solidified his status’. “I wish him all the best as he represents us a true sports ambassador and I hope nothing but great things from him and also all who will follow in his footsteps”. 100% FINANCING FREE INSURANCE + LICENSING ABST WEEKEND SHOPPING HOURS FRIDAY 16TH | SATURDAY 17TH | SUNDAY 18TH 8AM - 6pm 9AM - 5pm 9AM - 3pm Utility Drive Cassada Gardens I T. 481-2611 | 481-2615 I www.caribbeanpremiummotors.com I
Thursday 15th December 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 15 Travis Dowlin added to WICB selection panel MIAMI – The NBA and its players have agreed to keep the most lucrative era in league history rolling. The sides agreed Wednesday in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement, one that could last up to seven years and needs now only to be ratified by players and owners in the coming weeks. The deal was struck a day before the sides faced a deadline for opting out of the current deal. If approved by votes of players and owners - likely to be formalities - there will be no lockout next summer and no labor issues for years to come. “It’s amazing. I’m excited,” union president Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers said. “I’m happy for our fans, the owners involved. It’s a great thing.” Travis Dowlin played six Tests and 11 ODIs for West Indies. Former West Indies cricketer Travis Dowlin has been added to the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board and will begin official duties from January 1. He joins Courtney Browne, Eldine Baptiste and Lockhart Sebastien to complete the panel. Dowlin hails from Guyana and represented them from 1997 to 2011, including as a captain in the 2009 season. He played 85 firstclass matches, scoring 4,013 runs at an average of 30.7. His international career lasted one year, during which he played 6 Tests, 11 ODIs, and two T20Is when West Indies cricket was transitioning following a fallout between the board and players. He scored one ODI century and three Test fifties during his Three people briefed on the terms said the deal extends for seven seasons, with an opt-out possible after six. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because neither side was releasing exact details. If the deal is ratified, the season will start a week earlier, preseason games would be capped at six and one of the most dreaded elements of the schedule - the fourgame-in-five-day stretches - may be eliminated. Other details of the new proposed CBA include increases in values of rookie-scale contracts, minimum salaries and exceptions, with a 45 percent increase in minimum salaries across the board in the first year of the new agreement. The rookie deals will be proportionate to the salary cap, either rising or falling as that does. The average player salary is expected to hit $8.5 million next season and rise to $10 million by 2020-21 under the new terms. “It’s fair. It’s fair,” said Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington, his team’s player rep to the union. “That’s all we were asking for.” The deadline for opting out has now been extended to Jan. 13, with the NBA saying that’s “in order to give both sides enough time to review the terms of the For Sale short stint as an international cricketer. Since his retirement in 2011, Dowlin has been a cricket analyst, most recently as a member of the radio commentary panels for the Caribbean Premier League and the tri-series involving West Indies, Australia and South Africa earlier this year. Dowlin, who holds a Diploma in Communications, is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications at the University of Guyana. (ES- PNcricinfo) NBA, players reach tentative agreement on labour deal agreement and vote to ratify.” “That’s the second-best news of the night,” Wizards coach Scott Brooks joked when asked about the CBA right after Washington’s victory over Charlotte. Two-way contracts between the NBA and the D-League will be in play for the first time, which would figure to enhance player development. And contracts would be able to be extended for five, or in some cases, six years. (AP) Flo’s Perfume + is Making Christmas something special this Year. December 10th - Make up Sale. December 14 - 16 - Facebook Contest. December 17th - Customer Appreciation Day. Tel 562-5618. Come go with the Flo.
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