Friday October 11th, 2019 The Federation’s Politically Independent News Source Issue #1302 Page:2 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday October 11th, 2019 LOCAL NEWS SKN women’s team march on in Olympic Qualifying Sugar girlz buoyant after defeating Sugar Girlz run riot in Olympic Qualifying Trinidad and Tobago By Loshaun Dixon to open the scoring sealed her hattrick with Championship. through Ellie Stokes six minutes left in the While the males have who finished brilliantly game with a cheeky Deborah Baclawski, been knocked out of after a long ball over the chip shot that beat the the St Kitts and Nevis Olympic contention, top passed the Trinidad onrushing goalkeeper coach, said she was female footballers from and Tobago goalkeeper. to seal a convincing win proud of her players. St. Kitts and Nevis have for St. Kitts and Nevis. advanced for the quali- The game then turned to fying stage for the 2020 Phoenitia Browne, who “We watched their first CONCACAF Women’s doubled the Sugar Girlz Olympic Championship lead in the 13th minute two games and we knew after winning their with a penalty follow- group played in Trinidad ing a hand-ball infringe- that they would bring and Tobago. ment in the penalty area by Trinidad and Tobago. everything to us. I’m The competition for St. Kitts and Nevis opened In the 23rd minute with a 0-0 draw with the Browne found the back proud of our team for Dominican Republic of the net again with her before they defeated strike poorly dealt with their organisation and Aruba 6-1 in their sec- by the goalkeeper of ond game. Trinidad and Tobago to perseverance.” give St. Kitts and Nevis The biggest moment a 3-0 half time lead. In the final game the “We knew Trinidad of the Sugar Girlz side St. Kitts and Nevis and Tobago would be came in the third game Trinidad and Tobago team secured top spot a tough opponent. We when they defeated the found hope in the in the group with a watched their first two home side and a football second half through 10-0 win over Antigua games and we knew house in the Caribbean Dennesia Prince whose and Barbuda and a that they would bring Trinidad and Tobago 18-yard strike deflected place in the 2020 everything to us. I’m 4-1. off the post and landed Concacaf Women proud of our team for over the goal line. Olympic Qualifying their organisation and It took St. Kitts and Nevis six minutes Browne, however, LOCAL NEWS The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday October 11th, 2019 Page:3 Over and OUT: Patriots Eliminated! Patriots’ Sharmarh Brooks bowled by the Knightriders’ Patriots Fail to Advance Chris Jordan in the eliminator. By Loshaun Dixon pair leaving the Patriots failed to score. approach of only using periods and took ad- six-match losing run for struggling at 31-3 at the one spinner while they vantage of the minimal the Kinghtriders. They The season is over end of the power play. After getting off were in the field. opportunities. will now play Barbados for the St. Kitts and to a quick start the Tridents for a spot in the Nevis Patriots after However Laurie Evans Knightriders were After losing the Simmons eventually final to face the Guyana they were defeated in and Devon Thomas re- pegged back to 31 for quick wickets, the held out for 51 trying to Amazon Warriors. the Caribbean Premier built the innings with a 3 by the Patriots almost Knightriders pair of score and his departure League (CPL) elimina- fifty run partnership but matching the Patriots Lendl Simmons and saw his team needing 48 Patriots Captain Carlos tor by the defending both still found it dif- score at the end of the Dinesh Ramdin found from 27 balls. Ramdin Brathwaite said that he champions Trinbago ficult to regularly score power play after being it difficult to find scor- who was 16 from 31 side was timid at the Knightriders. runs. Evans eventually balls when Simmons start of the game. fought his way to 55 left then took 18 from Patriots asked to bat from 47 balls as he pro- “Unfortunately that was a Sheldon Cottrell over “We wanted to be con- first and showed that the vided the foundation for to haul the Knightriders servative and keep pitch would be a strug- the Patriots to post 125- one of our better bowl- back into contention. wickets in hand but I gle to bat on. 7 from their 20 overs think we went too much without hitting a six. ing performances but we Captain Kieron Pollard in the opposite direc- The opening pair of Evin who replaced Simmons tion. Sunil is a world- Lewis and Mohamed Sunil Narine was the just didn’t have also smashed 26 from class player but I think Hafeez found it diffi- star bowler for the nine deliveries to end we showed him a little cult to rotate the strike Knightriders as his four enough runs to bowl at.” all of Patriot hopes end- bit too much respect. It and find boundaries and overs only went for 10 ing the game in the pen- was a lack of momen- both eventually perished and he collected two ultimate over with six tum. Unfortunately, that trying to move the score wickets. His 24 ball wickets in hand. was one of our better along. Shamarh Brooks spell had 19 balls where 15-0 off two overs as ing options but fought bowling performances followed the opening the Patriots batsmen Patriots took an unusual through the difficult The victory ends a but we just didn’t have Page:4 The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday October 11th, 2019 LOCAL NEWS EDITORIAL Fare Share or the fourth year in a row, the country will receive an economic stimu- lus in December. Employees of government, including para-statal Finstitutions, will receive an extra month’s salary, according to Prime Minister Harris. That amounts to an injection of at least EC$25M into the economy for over 10,000 workers! That figure does not account for the extra payment to public pensioners, nor for those institutions which normally grant bonuses in December, so the figures will be much higher as normal monthly payroll for the Federation hovers around EC$80M. Truly glad tidings that will bring great joy to many. Add that to the tax breaks usually given in December: VAT reduced days, exemption on food parcels and the like. Consider the jobs created by the team Unity government; include the developments in infrastructure (new piers, road works, revetment at Old Road Bay, hotels); superimpose the many social amelioration programmes that have been and are about to be introduced (National Health Insurance, enhanced Social Security Benefits, new minimum wages, removal of VAT on essential items) and you will better understand the drive and philosophy of the people-centered Team Unity Government. Increasing transparency, respect for people’s rights (albeit some Court enforced),rule of law and law enforcement (gun control, reduced gun violence, people’s empowerment), housing programmes, attention to education and health care are some more of the hallmarks of the sitting government. It is impossible to argue against how many accomplishments have been achieved in such a short time frame of four and a half years! Even as we revel in the achievements, we must be mindful that God has blessed us and protected us from the ravages of natural disasters. We must also be mindful to save for a rainy day. Do not spend all at once and try not to spend frivolously. And even as we accept these blessings, let us give thanks to the Almighty. It is as much for the goodness of God and the pros- perity agenda of the government that we will be so blessed this Christmas! Fair sharing of the fruits of our labour! 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Limit submissions to 1000 words LOCAL NEWS The St.Kitts Nevis Observer - Friday October 11th, 2019 Page:5 anything I can do to help them I will. This is Senior females ready for my first pageant at 73. The night of the show I’m just going to go and do my best and the big stage expect the best” she said. She said that prepara- tion has been tough and that while she has chaperoned beauty pageant contestants in the past she never per- sonally knew the emo- tional part of it.“I have been in public all my life but I have never been on stage. I love it and I am ready,” she said Maynard said that preparation has been coming along “alright”. “I love to do things. I love to have fun so I entered to have some Age and beauty as seniors take stage fun and we willsee whatever The four fabulous women competing in the Ms.