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April 9, 2021 During yesterday evening’s Press conference, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley inadvertently stated that the new COVID-19 Directive, which further relaxes measures that were implemented to contain the spread of the virus, will take effect from April 11, 2021. In fact, the new Directive (No. 8), which will be available to the public shortly, takes effect from Monday, April 12, 2021, as the current Directive (No. 7) expires at midnight on Sunday, April 11, 2021. Therefore,...

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Eoin Morgan has insisted he has no concerns about Jofra Archer’s enduring motivation to play for England in all three formats, after the bowler himself used his newspaper column to hit back at suggestions - most notably from the former England captain, Michael Vaughan - that he “does not love Test cricket”.Archer played in the first and third Tests of England’s 3-1 series defeat to India, claiming four wickets at 30.50, a return that was consistent with his current Test average of 31.04....

Buoyant West Indies have their sights fixed on only their fourth series win in seven years but are braced for a backlash from a smarting Sri Lanka, in the second One-Day International set to bowl off in Antigua on Friday.The Caribbean side dominated the visitors in the opening game on Wednesday to come away with an eight-wicket victory and are aware that another favourable result at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, will go a long way in erasing recent bitter memories.However, cognizant that ...

West Indies and Jamaica star batsman, Chris Gayle, has admitted to some amount of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and would not want to take the medication if given a choice.With the disease having a devastating impact on normal life over the last year, countries around the globe have already launched various campaigns to stop the spread of COVID-19 in a bid to halt its devastating impact on those most vulnerable to its effects.According to research, the majority of the vaccines have efficacy rates b...

The B.1.1.7 variant has likely grown to account for more than 20 percent of all new U.S. cases as of this week, and experts say it will likely exceed 50 percent of them by month’s end.

A few national federations have taken issue with the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) for asking them to pay their annual accident and injury policy during a pandemic, when no sports is being played and many of them are struggling financially.The aggrieved federations described the letter (a copy of which was obtained by Barbados TODAY signed by the BOA secretary-general Erskine Simmons and dated March 1 as “unconscionable”.They believe at a time when individuals are struggling financially...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies have identified winning as their main priority ahead of the their three-match Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka starting Wednesday, with captain Kieron Pollard pointing to recently recalled senior players as crucial to these plans.Selectors last week handed a shock recall to 39-year-old fast bowler Fidel Edwards who has not played a single international in nearly a decade, and also summoned 41-year-old opener Chris Gayle who has not featured for...

James Harden had 23 points and 11 assists and Joe Harris scored 21 points as the Brooklyn Nets beat the host Los Angeles Lakers 109-98 on Thursday night.Kyrie Irving contributed 16 points and seven rebounds for the Nets, who captured their fifth consecutive victory. Reserve Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 15 points while making 5 of 8 3-point attempts. Harris was 6 of 7 from 3-point range.Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant (hamstring) missed his third straight contest.

Jan. ’21 By The New York Times·Sources: Israeli Ministry of Health (cases); Israel Democracy Institute and Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (population) Rivka Wertheimer, a 74-year-old Haredi homemaker, was among the most recent wave of infected people. Late one recent night, she was close to death. Two ambulances were parked outside her cramped apartment in north Jerusalem, ready to rush her to the hospital. Two paramedics were inside, ready to lift her onto a gurney. A nurse at he...