Waterhouse manage to stay in front despite dropping points

Waterhouse FC……………..1

Gray (87th)

Humble Lion…………………1

Ajuran Brown (45+1)

Leaders Waterhouse continue to slip and by extension yield ground to chasing rivals in the Red Stripe Premier League.

They once again had to dig deep to find a late come-from-behind 1-1 draw to salvage a point against 10th placed Humble Lion at Drewsland on Sunday. Waterhouse also had to dig deep in their last home game to score a come-from-behind 2-1 win against lowly-placed Barbican, who are also on 13 points with Humble Lion. Waterhouse then suffered a narrow 0-1 loss away to champions and second-place Montego Bay on Thursday.

The point moved Waterhouse to 28 and keep them in the lead as Montego Bay themselves drew 1-1 with bottom-of-the-table Boys’ Town earlier in the day to move to 26 points.

Arnett Gardens defetaed Tivoli Gardens 4-3 to move to 26 points, but remain in third position in the standings.

Waterhouse, after being outplayed for the duration of the match by Humble Lion, national defenderHughan Gray levelled the score with three minutes to go with a screamer from inside the box to complement an equally brilliant pass from striker Jermaine Anderson, who had earlier missed a sitter from close up.

Ajuran Brown had put Humble Lion in front on the stroke of half time with the assistance of Waterhouse goalkeeper Kelso Cousins, who inadvertently had taken the ball over the goal line in goalmouth tangle.

“This is third goal of the season, but it is the most valuable as we got a point that gave us a little breathing space; not much but a two-point lead will do for the time being,” a palpably relieved Gray said afterwards.

“We came out flat in the first half and we were asked by our coaches to step it up. We did and got a goal. It was a team goal, although it was scored by me; we all had a hand in its creation,” Gray added.

Teams:

Waterhouse FC — Kelso Cousins, Oshane Roberts (Juvaune Benjamin 76th), Rohan Amos, Nicholi Finlayson, Evan Taylor, Hughan Gray, Damarley Samuels, Tremaine Stewart, Damion Binns (Jamoly Powell 80th (Marlon Laing 89th), Romario Campbell, Jermaine Anderson

Subs not used: Akeem Chambers, Adoah Nickle, Vinroy Hayles, Andre Leslie

Booked: Amos (52nd), Gray (88th)

Humble Lion — Ajuran Brown, Narado Brown (Mark Miller 90th), Ricardo Campbell, Jermaine Christian, Ronaldo Christian, Sean Coleman (Hugh Howell 70th), Damion Crooks, Ricardo Cousins, Devon Hodges (Omando McLeod 83rd), Andrew Vanzie, Fabian Pascoe

Subs not used: Denzil Watson, Garth Heron, Jermaine Fletcher, Dwayne Campbell

Booked: Pascoe (56th), Narado Brown (60th), Ajuran Brown (81st)

Referee: Dwight Royal

Assistant Referees: Garnet Page, Terrence McKenzie

Fourth Official: Derron Davey

Match Commissary: Martin Lyn

– Hurbun Williams

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Cuba joins Ebola battle as virus spreads faster than capacity to manage it

GENEVA, Switzerland, Monday September 15, 2014 – As the deadly Ebola virus continues its relentless rampage in West Africa, Cuba is sending 165 medical professionals to help battle the outbreak that has now claimed more lives than all previous outbreaks of the disease combined.

Next month, a team of Cuban doctors, nurses and infection control specialists will travel to Sierra Leone to begin a six-month assignment.

The move by the communist Caribbean country comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) says new cases in West Africa are increasing faster than the capacity to manage them.

Director of the WHO, Dr Margaret Chan, said: “If we are going to go to war with Ebola we need the resources to fight.

“I am extremely grateful for the generosity of the Cuban government and these health professionals for doing their part to help us contain the worst Ebola outbreak ever known.

“Cuba is world-famous for its ability to train outstanding doctors and nurses and for its generosity in helping fellow countries on the route to progress,” Dr Chan added.

Cuban doctors have been sent to a range of countries, from Algeria to South Africa, and hundreds of Cuban medical workers were deployed to Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake.

Among Havana’s established overseas medical initiatives is an extensive eye surgery programme in Venezuela.

Late Venezuela President Hugo Chavez chose Cuba for his cancer treatment, and the communist island is widely recognised for its cutting edge cancer procedures and research.

The Cuban health workers deployed to West Africa will be confronted with new challenges in the face of an outbreak of disease that has killed more than 2,500 people in recent months and infected over 5,000.

WHO officials say the number of people affected is likely to be much greater than current estimates suggest, moreover, and have forecast as many as 20,000 cases.

Of the six affected countries, the death toll remains highest in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. In the latter country, reports indicate there is not a single bed left to treat patients with Ebola.

After a recent trip to the region, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr Tom Frieden warned that the Ebola outbreak is much worse than official figures show and is “spiralling out of control.”

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Red Stripe moves Guinness exec to manage spirits

Business

Friday, July 19, 2013

RED Stripe has announced the appointment of Jermaine Bibbons as spirits brand manager for Jamaica, effective July 1.Bibbons, formerly the assistant brand manager for the Guinness portfolio at the alcohol beverage manufacturer, will report directly to Red Stripe head of marketing, Jomo Cato.“We are thrilled to have Jermaine lead the Spirits agenda and look forward to developing the next stage of growth for the Jamaica market,” Cato said.“Jermaine moves over from Guinness where he has been reaching for greatness and will now be creating extraordinary experiences with Smirnoff, inspiring progress with Johnnie Walker and celebrating with Ciroc along with the other star brands in our spirits portfolio,” the marketing manager added.Bibbons has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Barbados and St Kitts. He joined Red Stripe two years ago from the Barbados Investment and Development Company.He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations and Public Management from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica as well as a Master of Science in Marketing Management from the University of Surrey in the UK.“He is a perpetual student of marketing and possesses a creative flair, sound commerciality and a sharp knowledge of the streets which underpins his passion for building brands,” Cato said.Red Stripe’s net profit for the nine months ending March 31, 2013 was $1.05 billion, 30 per cent more than the corresponding period last year.Jermaine Bibbons (centre), newly appointed spirits brand manager at Red Stripe, relaxes with Red Stripe marketing head Jomo Cato (left) and Creative Media and Events boss Garth Walker during the recent launch of the Smirnoff Dream weekend at Caymanas Estate.

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