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VICTORIOUS: Jorge Zarif (left) and Pedro Trouche in action during the Star Sailors League Finals. They are the first crew younger than 40 to win the annual event which aims to determine the top ‘star’ of the sailing world.

BRAZIL BOASTS DOUBLE VICTORY AT STAR SAILORS LEAGUE FINALS By JAMES BOYD www.sailingintelligence.com

or a second time a Brazilian crew claimed victory in the Star Sailors League Finals, but on this occasion it was not the bookies’ choice. Olympic legend Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening were favourites going into this event and completely dominated the last four days of Qualifier rounds off Nassau, but yesterday it was Jorge Zarif and Pedro Trouche

who won every stage. Aged 26 and 27 respectively, Zarif, the reigning Star World Champion and 2013 Finn Gold Cup winner, and Trouche, are the first crew younger than 40 to win the annual event that aims to determine the top ‘star’ of the sailing world. “We are surprised we had this kind of dominance, because the level is so high,” admitted Zarif. “We sailed our best today. We gave 100 per cent, hiking and pumping the whole time and that definitely made the difference. It is a privilege to be here and a privilege to beat those guys.”

Racing yesterday took place under an overcast sky with the course moved back inside Nassau’s Montagu Bay. The brisk easterly was blowing directly into the bay with gusts at times reaching 20 knots. The day kicked off with the eight quarter-finalists doing battle. Zarif and Trouche won this with the bottom three – Paul Cayard/ Arthur Lopes, Lars Grael/Samuel Goncalves and Freddy Lööf/ Edoardo Natucci eliminated, Cayard so dominant yesterday hampered after picking up a penalty on the first beat.

The young Brazilians next won the semi-finals. Mark Mendelblatt/Brian Fatih, whose second place at the end of the Qualifiers on Saturday had fast tracked them directly to the semis, lost out despite finishing the race overlapped with Norway’s Eivind Melleby and Joshua Revkin. Mendelblatt and Fatih, the two time Star Sailors League Finals winners, were eliminated along with French duo Xavier Rohart and Pierre-Alexis Ponsot and Polish Olympic legend Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik Zycki.

Up the first beat of the final, Robert Scheidt and Henry Boening made what the Olympic sailing star admitted was in retrospect a mistake - he tacked on Italian-German duo Diego Negri and Frithjof Kleen, instead of having continued on to the left to take on his fellow countrymen. In the end the two teams fought it out for second and third spot, with Scheidt/Boening crossing the line ahead of Negri/Kleen. “If we had crossed and gone all the way to him, then we would

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Keyshawn Strachan wins javelin, qualifies for CARIFTA By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ON his first attempt, Blue Chips Athletics’ Keyshawn Strachan won the under20/open men’s javelin on Saturday in the RC Athletics Throwers Meet at the University of the Bahamas field, becoming the first qualifier for the 2019 CARIFTA Games. Strachan’s winning toss of 54.15 metres surpassed the qualifying standard of 53.57m. His nearest rival was James Gilbert of CR Walker with 20.60m. Strachan, the St John’s ninth grader who won the silver medal at last year’s CARIFTA Games, also doubled up to take the discus with a heave of 41.32m, well ahead of second place finisher Fabian Storr of CR Walker with 27.57m. Newly elected Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer was on hand to witness the performance. Although it wasn’t a qualifier, one of the most

impressive performances on the girls’ side came from Blue Chips Athletics’ Rhema Otabor, the reigning under-17 girls javelin champion and record holder with 41.80m, just off her best with a toss of 40-10m. Otabor, a student of Nassau Christian Academy, needs to throw at least 41.80m to return to the CARIFTA Games. The throwing coaches in the BAAA used the meet as an early qualifier for the throwers heading into the CARIFTA Games, set for the Cayman Islands over the Easter holiday weekend. Meet director Ronald Cartwright, the veteran head coach of the RC Athletics Throwers Club, said he was pleased that more than 40 athletes participated in this year’s meet. “The turnout was very good. The parents are here helping out, so it’s been a very good meet,” Cartwright said. “We just have to work harder when the kids come out to practice. One of the things we have going for us is that this is just December. We have

KEYSHAWN STRACHAN, of Blue Chips Athletics track club, won the under-20/open men’s javelin in the RC Athletics throwers’ meet on Saturday.

about three months ahead of us, so we will have some qualifiers.” Cartwright, who has been around coaching some of the coaches in the sport today, said he believes that the standards set by the BAAA are a little too high for the athletes to attain. But he said if they want to make the team, the athletes will have to attain the standards or they will not be able to travel. Corrington Maycock, head coach of the Blue Chips Athletics Club, was one of those athletes that Cartwright coached. Maycock, walking with the aid of crutches after he underwent a minor surgery on his left knee on Friday, said a lot of the athletes are looking better than they did last year. “The veteran kids looked like they have been practicing over the summer and the off season, so once again you can expect a good turn around this year for our throwers,” he projected. “With the new leadership in place (in the BAAA), I’m hearing that if you don’t

qualify, you don’t go, so I’m hoping that holds up. “But I think something should happen in regards to that. So we’re looking for true qualifiers and not just putting people on the team because they came first or second. It’s only time, but we have some kids who are very close to making the qualifying standards. So we’re looking for some big things next year. As usual, we want the throwers to carry the mantel, as opposed to the sprints or the jumps.” Bradley Cooper Sr, the coach of the University of the Bahamas, set the standard for all throwers to emulate. Now he’s sharing his expertise in trying to get athletes to qualify, not just for CARIFTA, but some of the other international meets next year. “This is a chance to look at them and see where they are and what we have to do with their techniques and performances going into next year,” he said. “Most of the throwers are doing their personal best

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Fred Stirrup Amateur Boxing Showdown all set for March 16 By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net THE Fred Stirrup Amateur Boxing Showdown is set for Saturday, March 16, in Freeport, Grand Bahama at the Wallace Groves Auditorium on East Sunrise Highway. Bahamian boxing champion Meacher “Major Pain” Major is affiliated with the event that is expected to revitalise the sport of amateur boxing in Grand Bahama and pay tribute to Fred Stirrup for his contributions to the sport. At a press conference held at the Castaways Resort on Friday, event spokesman Peter Adderley said it is hoped that the event will serve as an annual event for talented young boxers to sharpen their skills, gain exposure, and move to the next level in boxing. “Today’s event is representative of what will be dubbed the resurgence of amateur boxing in Grand Bahama,” Mr Adderley said. He noted that while Meacher Major lives in Buffalo, New York, he remains committed to the sport here in the Bahamas, and more particularly sees Grand Bahama as the hub for amateur boxing in the country. Mr Adderley said they look forward to talented boxers from throughout the country converging on Grand Bahama for keen competition. There will also be a professional exhibition on that night. “We are delighted that Meacher has seen it fit to make GB the hub. We are also satisfied that his research has found an icon in the sport of boxing, and I dubbed him a hall of famer and living legend, Fred Stirrup, who has contributed as a trainer, an administrator, and a leader both locally, nationally, and internationally,” he stated. According to Mr Adderley, a series of events

THE organisers of the Fred Stirrup Amateur Boxing Showdown, all set for the Wallace Groves Auditorium on East Sunrise Highway on Saturday, March 16, in Freeport, Grand Bahama. is planned leading up to March 16 where the boxer will visit with the various boxing camps, schools and communities in Grand Bahama. Mr Major said he is looking forward to the event and hopes to be able to provide opportunities for amateur boxers in Grand Bahama. “I was here a few months ago when Mr Stirrup did an event (the Commonwealth Boxing Salute) and what I saw was an opportunity for young amateur boxers in Grand Bahama which have been neglected for decades,” he said. He noted that amateur boxing in Freeport had been a neglected sport for many years. “There were a lot of talented young fighters in Freeport. I am from Nassau and being one of the top amateur boxers at the time and moving on the professional ranking, Freeport had always been neglected. “I feel now we have an opportunity to be representative of the Pan

American Boxing Caribbean organisation. The opportunity is here now for us to rebuild the sport of boxing here in GB and give these young kids an opportunity. “And with me having a home base in Buffalo, NY, it would allow them to come over to training camp and further their talent,” Mr Major said. Mr Stirrup said he was humbled to be recognised in such a way by the event being named in his honour. “It is good to be spoken about in good terms, but the equally big picture is here we have a son of the soil, Meacher Major, who has done fantastically well. He put himself in a position to be embraced by people from all areas of the world, particularly from the US, and Buffalo for him is like a home away from home. They love him in Buffalo, and a number of his associates want him to develop a programme in Buffalo and to deal with that exclusively. “So, we are certainly privileged that while he

determined that he will engage in some exchange programmes with various islands in the Bahamas, he wants to make this (Freeport) the mecca for his programme, and I think that to me is equally as satisfying to me being honoured.” “I think that GB will end up owing Meacher a debt of gratitude because I think his programme will certainly revitalise amateur boxing, and I believe it will be a catalyst for more growth in the local and national sports programme. I am happy to be associated with this programme, and I thank Meacher and his associates,” he said. Nuvolari Chotoosingh, of the Ministry of Tourism, said the ministry is always receptive of such events that can bring guests to the island. “We are open to speaking with Meacher and his team at the table as to how we can best move forward and assist them in that regard. We want to continue to have people come to the island, and putting

people in the hotels and give them a great experience,” he said. Karen Johnson, executive director of the YMCA, believes that the event augurs well for Grand Bahama in providing exposure and opportunities for young amateur boxers. “I am happy to know that we are trying to create an avenue where young people can get exposure and opportunity to do more than just be here in GB,” she said. She congratulated Mr Stirrup on being honoured and commended Meacher for what he is doing to revitalise amateur boxing. Mr Adderley noted that there are several boxing camps on Grand Bahama that Meacher is expected to visit to encourage boxers to be a part of the event. “We want to inspire young talented boxers to see this as a way out, an opportunity for education and professional ranks, and we want to see GB become the amateur boxing hub in the country,” he said.

Athletes shine on the track and field By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ROLANDO ‘Lonnie’ Greene, in his first year as head coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats’ track and field team, liked what he saw from freshman sprinter Devine Parker in her collegiate debut at the Hoosier open indoor meet in Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday. The St Anne’s High School graduate posted one of the nine victories and was also third in the 60 metres as she helped to mark the official welcome meet for Greene from Purdue University and his new coaching staff that includes fellow Bahamian “Golden Girl” Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie. At the same time, it was a reunion of sorts as Greene and Ferguson-McKenzie re-connected with Norbert Elliott, now the new head coach at Purdue University. Elliott, likewise, got some sterling performances from sprinter Samson Colebrooke and jumper Tamar Greene. But if that wasn’t enough for the Bahamian connection, high jumper Etienne Jyles soared to victory for Indiana University. Parker was impressive After placing second in her heat of the 60 metres in 7.53 seconds to advance to the final with the third fastest time, the clock malfunctioned in the final and her time was not recorded for her third place. Greene said if the clock was working properly, he felt Parker would have punched her ticket to the NCAA Indoor Championships, scheduled

for March 8-9 in Birmingham, Alabama. But Parker came back in the 200m and easily won in 24.20 in her introduction to the 200m one-lap bank track. “She had a very good performance. I thought her 60m was a very good race in the final as the race timed in 7.1. In my mind, it looked like that as she was a very close third,” Greene said. The 200m, she won, but I thought she was a little bit conservative being her first time running on a bank track. But for the most part, she did a very good job. For her inaugural freshman campaign, I was very pleased with it. There’s a whole lot more to come from her.” With her next meet scheduled for January 11 in a home meet in Kentucky, Greene said he has his money on Parker qualifying for NCAAs in the 60m, but the 200m is a long shot. Colebrooke has surprising performances Queen’s College graduate Samson Colebrooke, making his junior debut for Purdue University after he completed his two-year tenure at Barton Community College, won his heat of the men’s 60m in 6.72 for the fastest qualifying time in the final. However, he had to settle for second in the final with identical times of 6.68 with Indiana University’s Rikko Brathwaite. The 21-year-old Colebrooke, taking advantage of an increase in his size, came back and pulled off the victory in the men’s 300m in 33.87. “What we did with him was to increase his size in the weight room and so that

was a surprised opener,” Elliott reflected. “He’s been working out really well. We knew that he would run fast, but he surpassed our expectations. He trains with our Big Ten champion Was Williams, a CARIFTA champion from Jamaica. So he’s literally training to run well, but I didn’t think he would run that fast.” Greene double dips in top five In his double duties on the field for Purdue University, Greene soared to a fifth place finish in the men’s long jump with a leap of 6.84 metres or 22-feet, 5 1/4-inches. His team-mate Jah Strange won with a distance of 7.15m (23-5 1/2). Greene bounced back in the triple jump, clearing 15.76m (51-8 1/2) for third place. The winner was Indiana University’s Eric Bethea with a best of 15.82m (51-11). “This is Tamar’s completion of year one because he came to us last spring and we didn’t have a whole lot of time to train and prepare him,” Elliott said. “He sort of jumped right into it without a whole lot of preparation because he had some visa issues and he was working on those things to get over here. “So this is really the end of year one, but he’s had the fall to train and now Tamar is showing the kind of fitness that we know he could have shown, had he had time to train when he first came to us. So we look at Tamar to have a really great year.” Elliott projected that both Samson and Greene are potential Big Ten Conference champions. “Both of them are capable of

qualifying for the National Championships and anybody who qualifies for the National Championships is an elite athlete,” said Elliott, a former elite athlete himself in the men’s triple jump at the University of Texas-El Paso. “Both of those two guys were among the Bahamas’ top junior athletes, so they are definitely two athletes we look forward to seeing compete in the future. Our goal is to just make sure they stay healthy.” Etienne wins In the men’s high jump, Etienne took the title with a leap of 2.15m (7-0 1/2). He passed his first three attempts at 1.92m (6-3 1/2), 1.97m (6-5 1/2) and 2.01m (6-7) on his first attempt and cleared his opening height at 2.05m (6-8 3/4) on his first attempt. He passed again at 2.09m (6-10 1/4) and 2.12m (6-11 1/2) before he returned to action to clear 2.15m (7-0 1/2) on his second attempt. With only two misses left, he couldn’t clear 2.22m (7-3 1/4), but it was good enough for the 2016 New York State champion for Stony Brook School to hold onto the win. His nearest rival was Rahman Minor of Kentucky with his best of 2.09m (6-10 1/4). Happy Reunion The meet turned out to be a true Bahamian connection with coaches Greene and Elliott, who a year ago were the head and assistant coaches at Purdue, while Ferguson-McKenzie was an assistant at the University of Houston. Now Greene is the head coach at Kentucky with Ferguson-McKenzie as his assistant and Elliott

moved up to take over as the head coach at Purdue. “It was a really special moment to be back with them,” said Elliott, who was also a coach of Ferguson-McKenzie when she competed at the University of Georgia. “It came down to the 4 x 400m relay and for a minute there, I thought we would have won. But we finished second behind Kentucky. That would have been some serious bragging rights that I would have had on Lonnie. But his kids came out on top.” For Greene, the feeling was more reminiscent of his time at Purdue. “It was great. It was great. We normally win that meet in December and to be in that facility in another school, it was weird,” Greene pointed out. “Every time they would mention someone from Purdue, I would say ‘oh that’s my kid.’ But I had to catch myself. Norbert is doing a great job as the athletic director in track and field. It was good to see my friend at the end of the day and compete competitively against him. “In my humble opinion, it was good. Everybody at the meet was asking about the colours I was wearing. They were so used to me being in black and gold and now I’m in blue and white. They say those colours don’t even look normal on me. But it was a good meet and it was good to go up against one hell of a coach in Norbert Elliott.” The two schools will be at the Razorback Invitational January 25-26 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and again at the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina February 8-9.

NPBA: BUCKET, SHOCKERS STINGERS IN THE WIN COLUMN THE Aliv Bucket, Seafood Shockers and PJ Stingers were winners of the New Providence Basketball Association’s triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night. Aliv Bucket drowned the Caro Contractors Resistance 96-80 in the opener, Seafood Shockers defeated the Fort Charlotte Defenders 65-58 in the middle game and the PJ Stingers stung the Caro Contractors Pirates 105-101. Aliv 96, Caro Contractors 80 Three players came off the bench and led a balanced scoring attack for Aliv in their rout. Detarrio Thompson had 16 points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists, Levonne Moxey had 15 points and three steals and Kieran Mortimer added 13 points and eight rebounds. Dylan Musgrove, in his starting role, also contributed 13 points with eight rebounds and three blocked shots, while Anwar Neilly had 11 points and three rebounds. In a losing effort for Caro Contractors, Marcian Higgins had 12 points and three rebounds, Shaquille Outten 11 points and three steals, Tyreke Colebrooke 10 points and two rebounds, Shannon Phillips came off the bench with 11 points and four rebounds, as did Matthew Davis with 10 points and two rebounds. Seafood Shockers 65, Fort Charlotte Defenders 58 Lenny Oscar, in his starting role, shared game high honours with 18 points, nine rebounds and three assists with Cameron Adderley off the bench with 18 as well with seven rebounds and a pair of blocks. William Rigby chipped in with 14 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two assists. In a losing effort for the Defenders, Charaz LaFleur had 12 points, six steals and three rebounds, Carrington Dean had 11 points and nine rebounds, Gregory Storr had eight points and nine rebounds, Leon Rahming had seven points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals and Oneil Evans had seven points and five rebounds. PJ’s Stingers 105, Caro Contractors Pirates 101: Able Joseph led a balanced scoring attack for the Stingers with 22 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, Scottie Farrington had 16 points, four rebounds and four assists, Randy Williams came off the bench with 14 points and five rebounds as did Brian Bain with 13 points, four rebounds, two steals and two blocks and Eugene Bain chipped in with 13 points in a starting role. Torringrton Cox had seven points, five rebounds and four assists and Horris McKenzie finished with six points. Dominique Fernander poured in a game high 34 points with nine rebounds and four steals in a losing effort. Kronoff Dean had 20 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, Donathan Johnson had 14 points, four rebounds and two steals, Christoff Stuart had nine points and five rebounds and Elvardo Burrows added seven points with three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. TONIGHT 7pm - Leno Eagles Nest vs Caro Contractors Titans. 8:30pm - PJ Stingers vs Leno Regulators

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QC COMETS DOMINATE INAUGURAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH it was a team scoring event, the Queen’s College Comets athletes turned in a dominating performance at the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ inaugural Cross Country Championships, winning six of the eight categories contested at St Augustine’s College on Saturday morning. Only one of the divisional trophies that didn’t go to Queen’s College on Village Road was the senior boys. Instead, that crown went all the way to Lyford Cay as Jayden Wright held off St Augustine’s Lynden Johnson for the victory. Timothy Stuby, also from Lyford Cay, had to settle for a close third place. Wright, 14, arrived late and missed the intermediate boys’ category, so he had to contest the senior boys. He went neck-andneck with Johnson until he developed a slight lead on the last of two laps on the course that featured a few hills, to secure the win. “It was good. I felt very tired at the start, but seeing

number not too far ahead helped to push me to the finish,” said Wright, a versatile athlete who competes in triathlon, soccer and sailing. “It was definitely a first running up and down hills because I’m used to running on flat grounds, but it was still enjoyable.” And moving up from the intermediate boys’ division worked in his favour. “It was just mind blowing,” he insisted. I thought I was going to come a lot lower than I did.” With the home court advantage, Johnson was poised to win, even after he took the lead coming through the first loop. “I felt it was good. I felt I beat my personal best time, but I could have given more,” he pointed out. “When I was on the hill on the last loop, my legs tightened up and my body was collapsing, but somehow I pulled through and got second.” Johnson, a 17-year-old 12th grader at SAC, admitted that he didn’t expect the competition from Wright because he surprised him when he showed up late. While Johnson fell short, SAC got to keep the only divisional title on their Fox

Hill campus in the bantam boys where Tumani Skinner asserted himself as future competitor to watch. He held off a strong challenge from the Comets to clinch the title over a pair of Comets’ Brian Harvey and Jonathan Harris in that order. The senior girls’ division saw Davia Wright cruise to victory for Queen’s College as they got a 1-2 punch with Angel Pratt trailing as SAC’s Sasha Knowles ended up in third place. “It was a good race. It was a bit hard because of the hills, but I was able to manoeuvre around it,” said Wright, a 12th grader at Queen’s College. “I just thank my coach (Theodore Hanna) and everybody else who cheered me on as I ran.” Wright, 16, said the course was quite different. “I normally run cross country, but I never ran this type of course,” she started. “I just run on flat ground.” And swimmer Devin Cuffy-Bethel made sure she did her part for the Comets as she also led a 1-2 sweep for Queen’s College in the junior girls’ division. Her nearest rival was teammate Grace Farrington

with SAC’s Ezitha Maycock coming in third. “It was tough, especially the hills,” said Cuffy-Bethel, a 13-year-old ninth grader. “I just had to run my own race and focus on just going as fast as I could.” The course was certainly just as challenging for Cuffy-Bethel as was the competition. “It was tight, but I think the hills were really difficult for everyone,” she pointed out. The winners in the other categories were as follows: Junior boys - Unbeaten all season long in any cross country or road race he’s competed in, Andrew Hepburn added to Queen’s College’s stock by taking the title in the one loop race with five SACers chasing him. Team-mates Jafari Longley and Nathan Johnson led the Big Red Machine’s train with second and third respectively. Intermediate boys Anton Pratt got a little bit of a challenge, but he was just a little better than the rest of the field to add his hardware to the Comets’ collection. SAC’s Brian Lockhart tried his best, but had to settle for second,

while Jhayden Davis picked up third place for the Kingsway Academy Saints. Bantam girls - Even though she’s following in her mother’s footsteps as a triple threat athlete, Anjaleah Knowles made her presence felt as the winner of another crowd for Queen’s College. SAC had to settle for the second and third place finishes from Trinity Pennerman and Taylor Adderley. Intermediate girls Llanza Chea knew she had her hands full, but she wasn’t prepared to let a quarter-miler beat her. She managed to get away and snatch the title from SAC’s Megan Moss, who held off Comets’ Kyla Bethel for second. SAC’s meet organiser William ‘Knucklehead’ Johnson said although they didn’t have a full complement of schools from the BAISS participating, it was definitely a good start. “I think in my mind it was a huge success. It was the first one. We wanted to do something different, another event to give the kids something to look forward to in terms of their training and preparation and to kind of gauge where

they are right now,” he said. “But this will go a long way in trying to get more and better distance runners in the country. “Cross country seems to be on the rebound, so this will go a long way in helping us to get where we need to get in terms of developing the distance runners. We had two cross country meets today, so somehow we need to get together and coordinate to make sure that don’t happen again.” Johnson, one of the country’s former premier middle distance runners, revealed that the private school principals wanted to establish the event for the BAISS and while there were just five schools that participated this year, he said they intend to have everybody on board next year as they host what will become an annual event on their calendar. “We wanted to come out and have some fun and we had some good weather, so it was perfect for the first one,” he summed up. Newly elected Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer was on hand to help distribute the trophies to the top three finishers in each category.

BRAZIL BOASTS DOUBLE VICTORY AT STAR SAILORS LEAGUE FINALS FROM PAGE 2 have got the leftie, but they are decisions you have to make in a second,” admitted Scheidt. He added of the winners and his compatriots: “They fully deserved yesterday. They won three races by a large margin. They were fast and sailing well both upwind and downwind. Jorge has a bright future ahead of him.” Paul Cayard managed to turn on the afterburners yesterday having made rig adjustments the previous night, so Zarif and Trouche also had given their slender spar and rigging a thorough going-through last night. Zarif said this made all the difference: “We had good starts, with great

upwind speed and that made the job less difficult. We could put ourselves into a position where we could control the fleet a lot of the time.” While they had speed, it had also been a huge physical effort for the young Brazilians: “We hiked super hard and we pumped super hard and that made a difference today. I am super tired now.” While this was Zarif’s fourth participation in the Star Sailors League Finals, this was his crew Pedro Trouche’s first. Remarkably it was also the first time he and Zarif had sailed together, although they have known each other since they trained together in the Laser in 2005. Zarif’s World Championship winning crew

JORGE ZARIF, Pedro Trouche and crew celebrate their victory yesterday. Guilherme de Almeida was tied up this week with his wedding. “It is the biggest thing I have won,” admitted Trouche, who next intends to compete in February’s inaugural Star Junior World

Championship in Miami. “I have never sailed at a level like this before. It is the first time I have beaten Robert [Scheidt]. That is a nice feeling! He is a legend. I am very happy.”

For winning the Star Sailors League Finals, Zarif and Trouche not only gained the credo of beating many of the world’s top sailors, but also won US$ 40,000 of the total US$ 200,000 prize pot.

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FROM PAGE 2 performances. We are just trying to get them to meet the standards because we don’t just want them to go to CARIFTA, but we want them to be able to win medals.” Cooper Sr was the winner of the under-20 boys’ silver medal in the discus at the inaugural CARIFTA Games in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1975. When the games came to the Bahamas for the first time the following year in 1976, Cooper Sr delighted the home crowd with his double dose of victory in the shot put and discus. The two-time Olympian won a number of medals at both the Central American and Caribbean Games and Championships and Pan American Games. The highlight of his career came at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia in 1982 when he struck gold. He still holds the Bahamas national records in the shot put (18.35m) and discus (67.10m) that he set in 1979 and 1986 respectively. • Here’s a look at the top three finishers in the disciplines of each age group: Under-13 girls shot put – 1. Cailyn Johnson, Tripler Threat, 7.26m; 2. Kenyce Scavalla, AGS Athletics, 6.51m. Under-13 girls javelin – 1. Cailyn Johnson, Triple Threat, 13.76m. Under-13 girls discus – 1. Kenyce Scavalla, AGS Athletics, 14.26m. Under-15 girls shot put – 1. Ann-Marie Oriaki, Throwers Inc., 12.27m; 2.

Calea Jackson, Blue Chips Athletics, 10.66m; 3. Jessica Rolle, AGS Athletics, 8.29m. Under-15 girls discus – 1. Ann-Marie Oriaki, Throwers Inc., 28.49m; 2. Calea Jackson, Blue Chips Athletics, 25.39m; 3. Jessica Rolle, AGS Athletics, 22.85m. Under-15 boys shot put – 1. Timothy Cartwright, RC Athletics, 10.49m; 2. Tamario Petty, AGS Athletics, 10.10m; 3. Zion Evans, Blue Chips Athletics, 9.92m. Under-15 boys javelin – 1. Kaden Cartwright, Blue Chips Athletics, 38.09m. Under-15 boys discus – 1. Tamario Petty, AGS Athletics, 32.10m. Under-17 girls shot put – 1. Juderia Rahming, CI Gibson, 11.68m; 2. Hailey Butler, RC Athletics, 10.15m; 3. Lauranique Harriott, CI Gibson, 9.93m. Under-17 girls javelin – 1. Kaylea Dixon, Blue Chips Athletics, 32.86m; 2. Lauranique Harriott, CI Gibson, 28.80m; 3. Aleah Otabor, Blue Chips Athletics, 19.70m. Under-17 girls discus – 1. Juderia Rahming, CI Gibson, 27.42m; 2. Shelby Knowles, Quick Step, 22.16m; 3. Lauranique Harriott, CI Gibson, 19.00m. Under-17 boys shot put – 1. Fabian Storr, CI Gibson, 10.82m; 2. Ian Davis, CR Walker, 10.47m; 3. Jaiare Breynen, Blue Chips Athletics, 7.00m. Under-17 boys javelin – 1. Keyshawn Strachan, Blue Chips Athletics, 54.20m; 2. James Gilbert, CR Walker, 20.60m. Under-17 boys discus – 1. Keyshawn Strachan, Blue Chips Athletics, 41.32m; 2.

Fabian Storr, CR Walker, 27.57m; 3. Ian Davis, CR Walker, 26.43m. Under-20/open girls shot put – 1. Nia Bain, Blue Chips Athletics, 9.55m; 2. Garryn Scott, Blue Chips Athletics, 9.26m; 3. Angel Skippings, Throwers Inc., 8.69m. Under-20/open girls javelin – 1. Rhama Otabor, Blue Chips Athletics, 40.10m; 2. Devonna Collie, Blue Chips Athletics, 29.13m; 3. Angel Skippings, Swift Athletics, 26.25m. Under-20/open girls discus – 1. Rhama Otabor, Blue Chips Athletics, 28.09m; 2. Jardesha Clarke, Blue Chips Athletics, 26.92m; 3. Nia Bain, Blue Chips Athletics, 26.80m. Under-20 boys shot put – 1. Tarajh Hudson, Throwers Inc., 14.60m; 2. Donte Cooper, Blue Chips Athletics, 13.55m; 3. Peter Brown, University of the Bahamas, 11.05m. Open men shot put – 1. Ken Mullings, University of the Bahamas, 13.50m; 2. Gabrielle Williams, University of the Bahamas, 13.45m; 3. Bradley Cooper Jr, University of the Bahamas, 13.17m. Under-20/open men javelin – 1. Michael Angelo Bullard, Blue Chips Athletics, 54.00m; 2. Kendrick Thompson, University of the Bahamas, 53.90m; 3. Ken Mullings, University of the Bahamas, 47.67m. Under-20/open men discus – 1. Tarahj Hudson, Throwers Inc., 47.60m; 2. Bradley Cooper Jr, University of the Bahamas, 46.23m; 3. Donte Cooper, Blue Chips Athletics, 43.23m.

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Dolphins pull off miracle play to beat Patriots 34-33 MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP) — Kenyan Drake ran the last 52 yards as the Miami Dolphins scored on a pass and double lateral on the wild 69-yard final play yesterday to beat the New England Patriots 34-33. It was the longest touchdown to win a game with no time remaining since the 1970 merger. The Patriots were 16 seconds from clinching their 10th consecutive AFC East title when the Dolphins pulled off their stunner. Ryan Tannehill threw a 14-yard pass to Kenny Stills, who lateralled to DeVante Parker, who quickly lateralled to Drake. He found a seam and beat two Patriots to the corner of the end zone — defensive back J.C. Jackson and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was on the field as part of New England’s prevent defence. The Dolphins’ bench emptied as teammates mobbed Drake. Coach Adam Gase said his team had been practicing the play all year for such a situation. “Those guys executed it as well as you could,” Gase said. “When you practice it, you don’t really know how it’s going to turn out. Kenyan realised he had a lane and took it.” Tom Brady threw for 358 yards and three scores, but the stunned Patriots (9-4) lost in Miami for the fifth time in their past six visits. The Dolphins (7-6) came from behind five times to help their slim wild-card chances. The Patriots’ Stephen Gostkowski missed an extra point for the first time in 38 tries this season early in the game, and he also missed a 42-yard field goal try. But his 32-yarder to cap a 55-yard drive put the Patriots ahead 30-28 with 6:45 left. Coach Bill Belichick opted to have Gostkowski kick a 22-yarder in the closing seconds rather than pin the Dolphins near their goal line. Instead, they returned the ensuing kickoff to the 31 — and on the next play pulled off a miracle. CHIEFS 27, RAVENS 24 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Harrison Butker atoned for a 43-yard miss as time expired with a 36-yard field goal in overtime, and the Chiefs stopped the Ravens on fourth down to clinch a playoff spot. The Chiefs (10-2) twice converted on fourth down before Patrick Mahomes

threw a tying touchdown pass to Damien Williams with 53 seconds left. Moments later, Justin Houston strip-sacked Lamar Jackson to give Butker a chance to win the game for Kansas City in regulation. He missed that one. He didn’t miss his second chance. The Ravens (7-6) marched across midfield as they tried to answer in overtime, but Ronnie Stanley’s holding penalty put them in a bind. Jackson was sacked by Houston and Dee Ford — and wound up leaving the game — and Robert Griffin III threw two incompletions to end it. Mahomes threw for 377 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Tyreek Hill caught eight passes for 139 yards, including three in overtime to set up the eventual winning field goal. Jackson threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns for the Ravens, who had never lost in three trips to Arrowhead Stadium. Jackson also had 71 yards rushing in his fourth start in place of Joe Flacco. COLTS 24, TEXANS 21 HOUSTON (AP) — Andrew Luck threw for 399 yards and two touchdowns and T.Y. Hilton had 199 receiving yards. The Colts (7-6) snapped a ninegame winning streak by the Texans (9-4), trimming Houston’s lead over the AFC South to two games with three remaining. Hilton entered the game as the all-time leader in receiving yards per game at NRG Stadium with 122.3 yards and finished Sunday just shy of 200 yards on nine catches on 12 targets. Houston cut Indianapolis’ lead to 24-21 with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson to DeAndre Hopkins with less than three minutes remaining. With the Colts facing a critical third-and-1 at midfield, Luck drew Jadeveon Clowney offside to secure a first down and the win. The Colts entered Sunday having allowed just 14 sacks, second only to New Orleans. Houston’s usually menacing pass rush was largely neutralised with just two sacks from J.J. Watt and Christian Covington after being held without a sack against Cleveland last week. Indianapolis’ defence, on the other hand, gave Houston fits both in the passing and running game. The Colts sacked Watson five

MIAMI Dolphins running back Kenyan Drake (32) runs for a touchdown against the New England Patriots during the second half yesterday. (Charles Trainor Jr/Miami Herald via AP) times for a loss of 41 yards and held Houston’s rushing offense to just 89 yards on 25 carries. BROWNS 26, PANTHERS 20 CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield outplayed Cam Newton, Jarvis Landry caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score and the Browns damaged Carolina’s playoff hopes. The Panthers dropped their fifth straight. Mayfield bravely threw a 51-yard TD pass into traffic to Landry, who had a 3-yard scoring run and added a long run — on a similar call — early in the fourth quarter to set up a go-ahead touchdown. Playing the spoiler role down the stretch, the Browns (5-7-1) improved to 3-2 under interim coach Gregg Williams, who needed just five games to match former Browns coach Hue Jackson’s win total over two-plus seasons. The Panthers (6-7) suffered a loss that could haunt them for months and will increase the heat on coach Ron Rivera. Newton passed for 265 yards, but overthrew Jarius Wright on fourth-andgoal at the 3 with 2:35 left. Carolina got the ball back, but Newton, who has been playing with a sore right shoulder, badly missed Devin Funchess and was intercepted by Damarious Randall with 57 seconds left. Mayfield finished 18 of 22 for 238 yards in a bounce back after throwing three interceptions in the first half last week at Houston. Carolina came in just a half-game out of the second wild-card spot in the NFC, but with only three games left, including two against

New Orleans, the Panthers are going to need help to make the postseason. PACKERS 34, FALCONS 20 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and set an NFL record for interception-free football, and the Packers won their first game under interim head coach Joe Philbin. Aaron Jones ran for a 29-yard score in the third quarter. The defence limited quarterback Matt Ryan after a game-opening touchdown drive to hand Atlanta its fifth straight loss and guarantee the Falcons a losing record for the first time since 2014. The Packers (5-7-1) regained some swagger with Philbin taking over for the fired Mike McCarthy. They’ve still got work to do to avoid a losing record, but at least Green Bay snapped a three-game losing streak. Rodgers was 21 of 32 for 196 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown pass to Randall Cobb in the left side of the end zone for a 27-7. That throw gave Rodgers 359 consecutive attempts without an interception, breaking the league record previously held by New England’s Tom Brady (358 in 2010-11). The Falcons (4-9) had trouble keeping up after their first series. When they did, they hurt themselves with eight defensive penalties. Linebacker Deion Jones also had a couple chances to snap Rodgers’ interception streak but couldn’t hang on each time. GIANTS 40, REDSKINS 16 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Saquon Barkley rushed for 170 yards, including a

78-yard touchdown to surpass 1,000 for the season, and Eli Manning threw for three scores to effectively end Washington’s alreadyslim playoff hopes. Barkley gashed the Redskins’ defence for 12.1 yards a carry to become the first Giants rookie to break 1,000, and set a single-season franchise rookie record with his 13th touchdown. The second overall pick also had four catches for 27 yards against a Washington defence that’s a shell of the unit that led the league early in the season. Manning was 14 of 22 for 197 yards in helping New York take a 34-0 halftime lead before giving way to rookie Kyle Lauletta early in the fourth quarter. Sterling Shepard, Bernie Fowler and Russell Shepard caught TD passes from Manning as the Giants (5-8) put up 40 points for the first time since November 1, 2015, and won for the fourth time in the past five games. The Giants intercepted new Redskins quarterback Mark Sanchez twice, with Curtis Riley scoring on a 9-yard pick-6 in the first quarter. It was Sanchez’s ninth career interception returned for a touchdown. Sanchez, making his first NFL start since 2015, was 6 of 14 for 38 yards and the two interceptions and didn’t have a completion longer than 10 yards. He was sacked five times behind a patchwork offensive line as the Redskins (6-7) lost their fourth in a row. JETS 27, BILLS 23 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sam Darnold oneupped fellow rookie Josh Allen, rallying the Jets. Elijah McGuire scored on a fourth-and-goal run from

the 1 with 1:17 remaining to cap a drive during which Darnold completed three of five passes for 52 yards. The rookie quarterback particularly showed off his deft touch on a 37-yard pass to Robby Anderson, who made an over-the-shoulder catch up the right sideline. It was Darnold’s first career fourth-quarter comeback and came in his first game back after missing three with a strained right foot. He finished 16 of 24 for 170 yards with a touchdown and interception. The Jets (4-9) snapped a six-game losing streak, and bounced back a week after squandering a 16-0 lead in a 26-22 loss at Tennessee. Darnold, drafted third overall, got the edge on Allen, who was selected with the seventh pick by Buffalo (4-9). Allen went 18 of 36 for 206 yards and two interceptions, both picked off by Trumaine Johnson, including one on the Bills’ final drive to seal the Jets victory. Allen did finish with 101 yards rushing to become just the second quarterback in NFL history to top 90 yards rushing in three consecutive games, joining Tobin Rote, who did that with Green Bay in 1951. SAINTS 28, BUCCANEERS 14 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Drew Brees threw for one touchdown and ran another to help the Saints rally from an 11-point halftime deficit to clinch their second straight NFC South title. Brees shrugged off a pair of turnovers to throw a 1-yard TD pass to Zach Line, then scored on a 1-yard sneak as the Saints (11-2) avenged a seasonopening loss to the Bucs (5-8) and also rebounded from a defeat last week at Dallas. New Orleans’ defence did its part after allowing two first-half TDs, too, sacking Jameis Winston four times and limiting the NFL’s No. 1-ranked offence to 81 yards in the second half — most of that on the final drive. Brees completed 24 of 31 passes for 201 yards and one interception. Michael Thomas had 11 receptions for 98 yards. Winston threw a pair of TD passes to Cameron Brate, the latter a 1-yarder set up by Adarius Taylor’s interception to put the Bucs up 14-3 at halftime. The fourth-year pro also threw an 11-yarder to Brate on the opening drive of the game.

HOLIDAY SCORES 37 POINTS, PELICANS BEAT SLUMPING PISTONS By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Alvin Gentry knew he needed Anthony Davis. The New Orleans Pelicans coach didn’t get his star at 100 per cent. It was still enough. Davis left with a right hip injury after a first-quarter collision with Detroit Pistons star Blake Griffin and missed the rest of the first half. When he came back early in the third quarter, he was moving slowly and only scored three points, matching the three he had before the injury. However, he also had five blocks and nine rebounds against Griffin and Andre Drummond to help the Pelicans win 116-108. “Just having Anthony on the floor means everything,” Gentry said. “He might have been closer to 50 per cent than 100 per cent, but he was still giving us great defence and grabbing big rebounds.” With Davis missing or ineffective on the offensive end, Jrue Holiday and Julius Randle took over. Holiday scored 37 points on 14-of-22 shooting and

Randle added 28 points, six rebounds and five assists. “We just executed our game plan,” Randle said. “Everything was coming extremely easily for Jrue and when he gets rolling, he doesn’t miss.” Griffin scored 35 points for Detroit, Andre Drummond had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Langston Galloway added a seasonbest 24. “Even when Anthony is out, that’s a very solid team with a lot of weapons,” Griffin said. “We knew how we wanted to handle Jrue, but we didn’t execute.” The Pistons have lost four straight. “Jrue Holiday was a really tough challenge for Bruce (Brown) to handle by himself, and even when we sent Reggie (Jackson) over to help, he still had his way with us,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “We are getting great looks on the other end, but we’ve got to knock them down.” Drummond had 10 offensive rebounds for the 22nd time in his career — Tyson Chandler is second among active players with 15 — but Gentry thought his defence did just enough against Detroit’s centre.

other end. He hit both shots to make it 107-98, and the Pelicans held on to win. TIP INS Pelicans: New Orleans has won 16 of its last 20 against Detroit, including 12 of the last 13. Gentry, who coached the Pistons from 1997-2000, is 16-5 against them as a head coach. Pistons: Galloway has hit at least four 3-pointers six times in the last 15 games. Reggie Jackson missed his first five shots and didn’t score until 4:26 remained in the game. NEW Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis reacts after being injured in the first half against the Detroit Pistons yesterday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) “You can block him out on every shot, and he’s just going to go over you and get rebounds,” Gentry said. “I thought we got the big rebounds we needed down the stretch.” Holiday had 18 points in the first half, and New Orleans led by 11 before the Pistons cut it to 56-50. Davis returned at the first stoppage in the third quarter and helped the Pelicans take a 78-62 lead midway

through the period. He was clearly limited on the offensive end but was able to get stops on defense. Griffin and Galloway combined for 26 points in the period and had the Pistons within four points until Tim Frazier’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer made it 91-84 going to the fourth. “We were getting a lot of stops late in the quarter, and that lets me get into transition and get my

shots,” Galloway said. “We just needed to keep that going.” Detroit quickly narrowed the gap to 93-91, but the Pelicans responded with a 7-1 run to take an eightpoint lead. “I think we lead the NBA in wide-open shots, but we have to start knocking them down,” Griffin said. Drummond missed two free throws with 4:03 left, then fouled Randle at the

DAVIS IN BOSTON? Davis went for more medical tests after the game, and Gentry wasn’t sure if he would play tonight in Boston. “A lot of times, it is the next day that these really hurt,” he said. “We’re not even 30 games into the season, and we’re going to be very cautious with this. If he’s ready, he’ll play, but only if he’s ready.” UP NEXT Pelicans: At Boston tonight. Pistons: At Philadelphia tonight.

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India six wickets from breakthrough victory TRISTAN LAVALETTE Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — India needs six wickets to end a 15-year drought at the Adelaide Oval, with Australia’s daunting chase in ruins at stumps on day four in the first cricket test. Set 323 runs to win, Australia was 104 for 4 at the close yesterday with Shaun Marsh unbeaten on 31 and Travis Head 11. Star Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been the main threat, targeting footmarks to trouble Australia’s inexperienced batting order. Ashwin and quick Mohammed Shami have two wickets apiece. Australia’s faint hopes seemingly rest with the under-pressure Marsh, who last month scored a Sheffield Shield century at the Adelaide Oval to lead Western Australia’s successful chase of 313 runs. Australia’s chase began in shaky fashion. Finch, who made a duck in the

first innings, had a reprieve when trapped leg-beforewicket on the second ball of the innings, only for the review to show paceman Ishant Sharma had overstepped the crease for a no-ball. Finch then fell on the last ball before tea off Ashwin for 11. An aggressive Marcus Harris played a loose cut stroke, edging a catch behind off Shami. Harris made 26 in both innings in his test debut. Australia was teetering at 60-3 when Ashwin claimed the prized target of Usman Khawaja, who threw his wicket away in holing out to a forward-diving Rohit Sharma for 8. Peter Handscomb (14) combined with Marsh to temporarily blunt India before he lost patience, spooning a catch to midwicket off Shami. Spinner Nathan Lyon said the team would find inspiration from its recent drawn test match against Pakistan in Dubai. Australia batted out 139.5 overs to finish on 362-8.

INDIA’s Ravi Ashwin takes a catch yesterday to dismiss Australia’s Usman Khawaja during the first cricket test between Australia and India in Adelaide, Australia. (AP Photo/James Elsby) “We spoke about Dubai. We still believe we can win this,” Lyon told reporters. “I think the pitch has quickened up. The wicket is good enough for us to have

the belief to score these runs.” India suffered a scare in the final hour when paceman Jasprit Bumrah left the ground after falling

awkwardly in the field. He received treatment on his right shoulder and returned to bowl. Australia’s batting effort soured its earlier comeback

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after India collapsed in its second innings, losing seven wickets for 73 runs. The visitors came out swinging after lunch, but the aggressive approach backfired, with four wickets falling for only four runs. Half-century maker Ajinkya Rahane added just 13 in the second session, falling for 70. Lyon claimed six for 122 from 42 overs and paceman Mitchell Starc shrugged off a disappointing first session to finish with three wickets. Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara shared an 87-run fourth-wicket partnership, the highest of the match. Pujara made 71 off 204 balls, following on in fine style from his first innings century. India assistant coach Sanjay Bangar praised Pujara’s efforts. “A big score in Australia has been elusive for him and he would be satisfied to have played a role for his team,” he said. India has not won a test in Adelaide since 2003, when it beat a Steve Waugh-led Australia by four wickets.

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Accident & Emergency Renovations@ PMH set to Start

lans to transform the Accident and foster enhanced synergies between critically ill. He added, “Accident and Emergency Department of the the hospital’s Emergency Department Emergency have, for better or worse, Princess Margaret Hospital to meet and the South Beach and Elizabeth Es- not seen very much of a change in its footprint or its capacity since Health’s mandate for the its last major renovation in country’s Acute Care Proabout 2006 or2007; and prior ject at PMH, South Beach, to that, not since its construcand Elizabeth Estates Clintion.” ics got a shot in the arm The Minister of Health, who August 8, 2018, as offihas been personally involved cials from the Public Hosin the project since its soft pitals Authority and TDG launch a few months ago said, Architects signed a con“We recognize that there are tract for the completion of significant needs for upgrades. construction documents And while the plan is to crewhich will oversee the ate a brand new Accident & work at the Accident and Emergency facility; that is a Emergency Department. number of years off. What we The project which will be staged owing to the ‘live MINISTER OF HEALTH, Dr. Duane Sands, announces renovations to A&E Department are going to do is freshen-up and improve many aspects of environment’ in the Emergency Room has a completion timeline tates Community Clinics. Sands touted the existing Accident and Emergency of 18 months. On hand to witness the the fact that the Accident and Emer- Dept. expand the footprint, improve signing was Minister of Health Dr. the gency Department at PMH performs the throughput and experience that Honourable Duane E. Sands who has a phenomenal service – as he put it, the public has in our A&E Department. been a long-time advocate for the im- seeing between 55,000 and 60,000 facility is consistent with appropriate plementation of a model that would patients every year many of them international standards.

FOR TWO YEARS “UnSUng hEROES” TOOK ThE SOilEd ShEETS & PATiEnT gARMEnTS TO SAndilAndS AS PMh lAUndRY WAS OUT OF SERvicE...

PHA RESOLVING YEARS OF ‘UNCONCSCIONABLE NEGLECT’ @ PMH

Corey NewBold Ward Digital X-Rays, Ct Scanner & Labour Ward

DEC, 2018

DEC, 2018 : Newly completed renovations to the Corey NewBold Ward and installation of new PMH Digital X-Rays,CT Scanner & PACS System in a Private/ Public Partnership

OCT, 2018

SEPT 2018 DEC, 2018

SEPT 2018: Renovations to the PMH Labour Ward by Consultants in OBGYN Dept using own funds.

NOV 2018