Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Articles published on Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Dinanath Ramnarine

Dropping of Chanderpaul disgraceful – Dinanath Ramnarine

(Trinidad Express) Former West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine has called the dropping of Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the West Indies squad for the Australian home series “disgraceful” while former West Indies pacer Tony Gray said people should not be too emotional about Chanderpaul’s non selection since he was not producing the runs.

Fined for threatening wife

A man was fined yesterday for threatening his wife. However, Courtney Persaud did not go free after a court opted to remand him to prison on additional charges that he assaulted the woman as well as his brother.

Guyana Cricket Board president Drubahadur, left, secretary Anand Sanasie and administrative executive Melinda Bishundyal address the media at yesterday’s press conference. (Orlando Charles photo)

GCB furious over Chanderpaul decision

Top officials of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) were yesterday furious over the non-selection of veteran batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul from the training squad for next month’s tour of the West Indies by the world number-two ranked Australia side.

Taylor, Dottin level series for West Indies Women

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Fluent half-centuries from the marquee pair of Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin powered West Indies Women to a crucial eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka Women in the second Twenty20 International here yesterday, leaving both teams with all to play for in the third and decisive encounter today.

Ash Carter

Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, US reassures Abadi

BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi as security forces and Shi’ite paramilitaries prepared to try to retake the Iraqi city, while Washington scrambled yesterday to reassure Baghdad after a US official’s sharp criticism of Iraqi forces.

Change and expectation

Having experienced over half a century with just a single previous instance of substantive change in the political order we find ourselves in the throes of an unaccustomed newness.