Returning WI ODI and Red Force trio arrive in Antigua today
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RETURNING West Indies (WI) One-Day International (ODI) vice-captain Jason Mohammed, all-rounder Akeal Hosein and batsman Kjorn Ottley are expected to arrive in Antigua, on Wednesday, to get an early start on their preparations ahead the TT Red Force’s Super50 campaign.
The trio will link up with national coach David Furlonge, teammates Darren Bravo (vice-captain), Denesh Ramdin, Imran Khan, Jayden Seales, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip and technical staff Sebastian Edwards (manager), Lyndon Knights (physiotherapist), Clinton Jeremiah (trainer) and Kelly Sankar (masseur), on Sunday.
TTCB honours Pollard for ICC T20 team of decade pick
Thursday 21 January 2021
TT Red Force and West Indies One Day International and T20 captain Kieron Pollard, right, receives a token of appreciation from president of the TT Cricket Board Azim Bassarath at the National Cricket Centre in Couva, on Tuesday. Pollard was recently named on the International Cricket Council team of the decade (2010s). - TT CRICKET BOARD
GLOWING tribute was paid to TT Red Force cricket team captain Kieron Pollard when the TT Cricket Board honoured him after he was selected by the International Cricket Council on its T20 team of the decade (2010s).
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Call for FFP3 masks to be made available for all health workers
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All health and social care staff potentially in contact with Covid-19 patients should be provided with FFP3 respirators in order to mitigate the increased risks from new strains of coronavirus, an industry body has said.
As little is known about how infectious new virus variants are and whether there are differences in how they are transmitted, the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) said more stringent requirements for respiratory protection should be considered.
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It recommended FFP3 masks and powered respirators, which offer better comfort and fit for those working long shifts.
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CARIBBEAN TERRITORIES are banking on Cricket West Indies (CWI) to host the 2021 Women’s T20 Blaze Tournament.
The winner of this year’s regional tourney qualifies to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The Games, set to be held from July 28 to August 8, will include women’s cricket for the first time.
The WI earned automatic qualification to the CWG as it falls within the six top-ranked International Cricket Council (ICC) women’s T20 nations.
However, CWI will have to host their own qualification event – Women’s T20 Blaze – to determine which Commonwealth Games Association will represent the region. The qualifier tournament has been tentatively scheduled to bowl off in March/April but is yet to be confirmed.
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Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon, pictured in Timaru on July 8, 2020, 12 days before his resignation over allegations of sending an indecent image.
A scandal involving former Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon was a dominating feature of July’s news writes Doug Sail, as we continue our series looking back on the year that was. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon resigned in disgrace in July after it was revealed he had sent an indecent image to a young woman. The 37-year-old National Party MP, elected to Parliament in 2017, announced in a press release on July 20 that he would not be contesting the 2020 General Election, citing a need to maintain his health and wellbeing.