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Saturday, January 24, 2015

2015 LEADING HORSES - STAKES

4 Racedays – 38 Races Up to 17/01/2015 inclusive

AGE 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Unpl Starts Stakes($)

1. LAPTOP -h 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 $671,750

2. EL PATRON -h 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 $658,650

3. BOY WONDER -c 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 $429,400

4. MAMA NEITA -f 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 $414,900

5. ROYAL VIBES -h 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 $398,400

6. BERRANCA -f 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 $395,400

7. *RIO COBRE -h 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 $390,400

8. SMOKEY TOPAZ -c 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 $390,400

9. KIMBERLY GOLD -f 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 $390,400

10. SIEMPRE BUENO -c 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 $390,400

11. ROYAL ASSAULT -c 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 $390,400

12. POLLY B -c 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 $390,400

13. SEEKING MY DREAM -c 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 $390,400

2015 LEADING JOCKEYS – WINS

4 Racedays – 38 Races up to 17/01/2015 inclusive

1st 2nd 3rd Mounts Stakes ($)

1. ERWIN, JEVVANNE R 6 4 2 22 $2,586,800

2. ELLIS, SHANE G 4 4 0 13 $1,892,300

3. MUIR, SHAMAREE D 4 1 2 12 $1,686,100

4. WALKER, OMAR D 3 5 1 16 $1,659,250

5. HALLEDEEN, ROBERT A 3 2 5 17 $1,619,350

6. FRANCIS, PAUL A 3 2 4 19 $1,606,500

7. NELSON, DANE D 3 3 5 16 $1,499,300

8. WILSON, RAYAN H 3 1 0 14 $915,250

9. SIMPSON, OMAR 2 2 0 14 $724,450

10. LUNAN, RICHARD A 2 0 0 3 $677,100

2015 LEADING TRAINERS – STAKES

4 Racedays – 38 Races up to 17/01/2015 inclusive

1ST 2ND 3RD STARTS STAKES ($)

1. DACOSTA, WAYNE A 6 3 6 21 $2,997,400

2. NUNES, ANTHONY C 7 2 4 24 $2,970,200

3. PARSARD, HARRY 2 1 0 5 $813,000

4. ANDERSON, MARLON C 2 0 0 4 $725,300

5. FEANNY, PHILIP M 1 2 0 4 $676,700

6. JAGHAI, HOWARD K 2 0 0 3 $672,450

7. ELLIOTT, PHILLIP H 1 1 1 6 $589,950

8. SMITH, ANTHONY 1 0 0 2 $419,500

9. TOMLINSON, LEROY A 1 1 0 3 $398,900

10. WISDOM, DELROY 1 1 0 6 $375,650

2015 LEADING OWNERS – STAKES

4 Racedays – 38 Races Up to 17/01/2015 inclusive

Winning Races

Horses Won Starts Stakes ($)

1. ELIAS HALOUTE 2 2 4 $975,950

2. CARLTON WATSON 2 2 7 $909,950

3. WINSTON TRACEY 2 2 5 $741,800

4. DIAMONDS 1 2 3 $692,750

5. W. B. RACING 2 2 3 $672,450

6. STEPHAN NARINESINGH 1 1 7 $573,550

7. CURRAGH JAMAICA AGENCY 1 1 1 $429,400

8. ANTHONY SMITH 1 1 1 $419,500

9. ELIAS HALOUTE & STEPHAN A NARINESINGH & MARK A ROBERTS 1 1 2 $400,250

10. SIR CLIVE’S 1 1 2 $398,900

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Monday, January 12, 2015

Two leading Ebola vaccines appear safe, further tests starting

Sunday, January 11, 2015 | 1:58 AM

LONDON, England (AP) — The World Health Organization says the two leading Ebola vaccines appear safe and will soon be tested in healthy volunteers in West Africa.

After an expert meeting this week, WHO said there is now enough information to conclude that the two most advanced Ebola vaccines — one made by GlaxoSmithKline and the other licensed by Merck and NewLink — have “an acceptable safety profile.”

In a press briefing on Friday, Dr Marie-Paule Kieny, who heads WHO’s Ebola vaccine efforts, said “the cupboard (for Ebola vaccines) is filling up rapidly.”

She said further trials in healthy people in West Africa, including health workers, are scheduled to start soon. Kieny added several other vaccines were being developed in the US, Russia and elsewhere.

Despite the temporary suspension of a trial of the vaccine made by NewLink and Merck in December, Kieny said there was no sign of significant side effects. That trial was put on hold while experts investigated reports of joint pain in a number of participants. It was an unexpected side effect but Kieny said it was not worrying enough to stop the vaccine’s development. No such side effects have been reported with the other vaccine.

The next phase of trials will likely take about six months and manufacturers will ramp up their production at the same time, meaning millions of doses could be available later this year. It’s unclear if that will be quick enough to help slow the epidemic, which appears to be on the decline. So far, Ebola is believed to have sickened more than 20,000 people and killed about 8,000, mostly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Officials estimate the death rate to be about 71 per cent.

“We will have to take stock when we have the vaccines,” said Helen Rees of the University of Witwatersrand, who chaired the WHO meeting. She said experts would have to consider at that point whether it’s useful to vaccinate entire populations or focus only on high-risk groups.

Dr Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of the Ebola virus, said he was concerned there might be too few cases to prove the vaccines worked. Still, he said every option should be pursued to stop the world’s biggest-ever outbreak of Ebola.

“With Ebola, you need to find every last case and stop all transmission,” he said. “It may be that we won’t be able to do that without a vaccine,” Piot said.

GAVI, a private-public vaccine alliance, has pledged to spend US$300 million on WHO-recommended Ebola vaccines, which it estimates could translate into 12 million doses.

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Jamaica, leading recipient of remittance funds from Cayman

7:44 am, Tue September 30, 2014

A remittance report from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority shows that Jamaicans have sent home more money than any other group of foreign workers in the territory.
Over the last three years, just under US$ 439-million was sent from Cayman through money transfers. Jamaica received the largest amount in 2013 – more than US$111 million.
The Philippines trailed behind with US$21-million, while Hondurans sent home US$11 million.

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Jamaica, leading recipient of remittance funds from Cayman

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Leading Barbados economists question Central Bank’s outlook

English style Parliament Building in Bridgetown, Barbados

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 17, 2014, CMC - Two leading economists Wednesday said that contrary to the Central Bank’s prediction of growth in economy from this year, there’s no sign of expansion in the near future and upward movement may begin in three years.

The Central Bank on Tuesday released its second-quarter report for the year, predicting growth in 2014 of 0.3 per cent based on expected performances in the foreign exchange earning sectors. The bank also stated that the economy is expected to pick up by 1.2 per cent in 2015, and 2.5 per cent in 2016.

“We at least believe at best a flat performance, but the realistic scenario would be that we expect a drop off at the end of the year,” said Jeremy Stephen, President of the Barbados Economic Society (BES).

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“I stick by the prediction that growth would be at least three years off… around 2017 you would see significant recovery.”

Stephen, an economic consultant and part-time lecturer at the University of the West Indies, said his disagreement with the Central Bank’s forecast is based on the quarterly report pointing to government’s continued heavy borrowing from the commercial banking sector.

“So the challenges we expect would remain going forward, particularly in arresting the fiscal deficit, using fiscal consolidation as a major strategy,” he said.

The Central Bank had stated that as of March this year, fiscal adjustment measures started last August, appeared to be restoring a balance of inflows and outflows of foreign exchange.

Those adjustments are part of an 18-month programme.

But Stephen cautioned, “We’re still in the middle of the 18-month adjustment programme…so we still have six months to go to see whether the fiscal consolidation would have been successful, but with where we are going right now it is very hard to say that it’s been significantly successful, I would say that at best it has been tepid”.

Ryan Straughn, immediate BES past president said, “I don’t really see where this growth is going to come from”.

“The government spent more in the period of September 2013 to March this year, so one would have to see some more significant cuts coming on stream this year if they are to meet any of the targets. They are looking to raise an additional $300 million (One BDS dollar = 50 US cents) in revenue this year, and I find that hard to achieve and obtain that growth which is being projected to the end of the year as well.”

He said more government fiscal adjustment measures are going to be necessary, “because the deficit was meant to be around eight per cent the end of March, 2014, but it turned out to be nearly 12 per cent.

“Therefore one would have to see a considerable adjustment, certainly between now and the end of March next year, if we are going to achieve any of the targets that would have been highlighted in the budget of last year.”

Although Barbados’ budget statement is presented in August, the financial year begins March 31 of the following year, hence the 2014-2015 fiscal period ends in March 2015.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

VCB triumphs again, while Kaliese Spencer runs world leading 53.41 secs

By Patrick R. Anderson

Veronica Campbell Brown is back !

VCB, as she is popularly known, clocked a sub-11 second time of 10.96 seconds to win the women’s 100-metre final at the Supreme Ventures Limited JAAA’s National Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium.

Campbell Brown was quickly away along with Kerron Stewart and Schillonie Calvert, and they came back to the finish line in that order after VCB’s famous top end speed took over and she pulled away marginally. Stewart was timed in 11.02 secs and Calvert 11.15 secs. Natasha Morrison was 4th in 11.18 secs while Carrie Russell disappointed and finished 6th in 11.38 secs.

“I am not doing anything of myself,” Campbell Brown told TVJ’s Spencer Darlington after the race.”It is God pushing through.” When asked how she felt returning home after resolving her positive doping test saga after being exonerated by the Court of Arbitration for Sports, Campbell Brown said:”It feels good. Jamaica is home and I have a lot of support here.”

The men’s 100 metre final, devoid of the top end fire power of the injured Usain Bolt, the ill Asafa Powell and the absent Yohan Blake, saw Nickel Ashmeade winning his first National title in 10.02 seconds easing down. Jason Livermore was second, slow starting Kemar Bailey Cole was third and Julian Forte was 4th.

Andrew Fisher and Nesta Carter were withdrawn from the final by their MVP coaching staff. “Both got hurt in the last 10-metres (of their semi-final) according to the coaches,” MVP President and TVJ analyst Bruce James told TVJ’s Neville Bell.

Kaliese Spencer was superb in winning the women’s 400 metre hurdles final in a world leading 53.41 seconds ahead of Jenieve Russell 54.75 and Nikita Tracey 55.18 seconds.

“I just came out and executed,” Spencer told TVJ. “I believe and trust in my coach (Stephen Francis), and whatever he tells me to do I will do it,” Spencer added.

In the men’s equivalent, Roxroy Cato won his first national title, winning in a personal best 48.48 secs. Answert Whyte was second in a personal best 48.58 secs, while Leford Green was 3rd in 49.00 secs, a season’s best.

“It feels good to be national champion,” Cato said. ” The hard work is paying off.”

Charlene Nichol won the women’s 1500 metres in 4 mins 30.73 secs while Lenford Adams won the men’s 1500 metres in 4 mins 00.45 secs.

The UWI’s Damarley Johnson won the men’s 5000 metres in 16 mins 08 secs.

Jovanee Jarrett captured her 4th women’s Long Jump National title despite hamstring and quad injuries. She leapt 6.38 metres. “I felt a little bit rusty,” Jarrett told TVJ. “But I came out and gave it my all, so I can’t ask for better than that.”

Kellion Knibb won the women’s discus title with a heave of 58.88 metres. Knibb is awaiting ratification of a new national record throw of 61.34 metres which she did on May 30.

Damion McLean won the men’s Triple Jump with a hop, step and jump of 16.15 metres.

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VCB triumphs again, while Kaliese Spencer runs world leading 53.41 secs

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Cuba"s Cisneros clocks world leading 47.93 to win 400m hurdles semi

Monday, August 12, 2013

Oliver sets world leading 13.00, beat Merritt, Richardson in Worlds 110m hurdles final

Sport

Monday, August 12, 2013 | 12:43 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica- American David Oliver ran a world leading 13.00 seconds to take gold in the men’s 110M hurdles final, in Russia Monday.Fellow American Ryan Wilson was second in 13.13, while Russian Sergey Shubenkov split the Americans to finish third in 13.24.Former World Champion Jason Richardson of the US was fourth in 13.27 and Aries Merritt Olympic champion also of the US was sixth in 13.31.Great Britain’s William Sharman was fifth in 13.30.After stumbling close to the finish line, Jamaican Andrew Riley finished eighth in 13.51 seconds.

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Oliver sets world leading 13.00, beat Merritt, Richardson in Worlds 110m hurdles final