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Girl, 7, dies in Marabella

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Seven-year-old Anisha Mohipath was excited about spending the Divali weekend at her big sister's home. 

But tragedy struck around 12.15 am when a fire from an adjacent abandoned house spread to her sister Jiselle Lochan's house at Bayshore, Marabella. 

While Lochan was burnt on her left shoulder, Anisha did not make it out of the house. Her charred remains were found in the rubble to the back portion of the house after fire officers extinguished the flames. 

Her other siblings—a sister 12 and brother ten—and two-year-old nephew escaped unhurt.

Lochan  said she was was sleeping in the same room with Mohipath but did not see her when the fire broke out. 

"I thought she got out," Lochan said.

It is believed that a man from the area started the fire at the abandoned house. 

Lochan said for now she will be staying at the home of relatives but would appreciate any assistance.

Retiree shot in bar

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Retired Ministry of Works employee Mohandass Ramasar also known as “Boysie” was a brave man.

So when he was offered a job seven months ago to run a bar he did not let fear of being robbed affect his decision to accept the offer.

  Ramasar was shot during a robbery at a Play Whe and roulette business located on the same compound as the bar at Cipero Road, off San Fernando, on Friday. The 62-year-old father of three died on the way to the San Fernando General Hospital.

The incident took place after 4 pm.

Speaking at her Orchid Gardens home, Ramasar’s common-law wife Sumatee Ramsaroop, 54, said before the bar owner Zainool Tajudden offered her husband the job to run the bar he (Ramasar) used to hang out at the bar regularly.

 “Before he start to run the bar I use to tell him I don’t like him liming at that bar.”

Recalling the ordeal, she said she and her husband were in the bar tending to patrons.

She said the two bandits went to the gambling machines operated by a Chinese man and woman.

“We did not know until someone ran out and say ‘Boysie look what they doing the girl.”

She said her husband who was behind the counter came out and they called the bar owner.

“My husband was in front the owner, I was next to him, when the two fellahs run off.

“One of them pulled out a gun and shot him, but is wild shots they fire. He got shot on the side. He was bleeding so much that I ask the owner to take him to the hospital. In the car blood was popping out of his mouth and his side.”

Describing her husband, a retired mason, as a brave person, she said, “The first month he opened the bar a gunman came by the front door but he did not get to take anything.”

She said there were no other incidents. Even though he was concerned about being robbed, she said, “It was like an extra dollar and it was close to home.” Ramsaroop and her husband shared a common-law relationship for 36 years.

  An autopsy is expected to be performed at the Forensic Science Centre on Monday. Homicide detectives are investigating.

Pedestrian killed in Barataria

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

A 52-year-old man was killed on Friday night while attempting to cross the road in Barataria.

Around 9.20 pm on Friday, PC Loubon, attached to the Commissioner’s Office, was driving an unmarked vehicle assigned to the Office of the Commissioner of Police.

PC Loubon was heading in an easterly direction on Third Avenue, Barataria.

According to reports he saw a pedestrian, Wendell Joseph Archer, from 81 Esperanza Drive, Mt D’Or, Champs Fleurs, crossing from north to south. 

Loubon applied brakes to his vehicle but said the brakes failed and Archer was hit. 

Archer died at the scene.

The District Medical Officer visited the scene and the body was removed to the mortuary.

PC Loubon was interviewed by officers of the Barataria station and allowed to leave pending further enquiries.

Govt spends US$.5m for flu shots

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Government has spent approximately US$500,000 to acquire 100,000 doses of the influenza vaccine as they have begun ramping up the annual immunization drive to ensure the most vulnerable groups of people in society are inoculated against the flu.
Highly critical of the lack of protocols when he assumed office last year, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said they have since introduced a template which can be used by incoming ministers as to the placement of orders, collection and distribution of vaccines.

Revealing the vaccines had arrived in the country and the public would soon be advised of the schedule detailing the dates and health centres where the vaccines would be distributed, the minister said at-risk groups included all health workers, pregnant patients, children between six months and two years, smokers, and elderly people over 65, especially those already suffering from non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

Giving the assurance that it was "perfectly safe" for pregnant patients, Deyalsingh said several deaths had been recorded last year as a result of people contracting the flu in conjunction with other health complications.

He said of the eight deaths recorded last year, two were pregnant women.

 Adding the vaccines were free of charge, Deyalsingh warned that people found not to be in one of the most at-risk groups would be turned away from health centres.
However, he said persons were free to visit their private physician to access the vaccine privately.

Private doctors would be provided with the vaccine for free, but would charge a service fee to dispense the injection. 

 An offer for free vaccination will also be extended to certain categories of public workers including army officers, immigration and customs officers.
 Medical Director, Health Programmes and Technical Support Services, Ministry of Health, Dr Kumar Sundaraneedi, said the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) was a joint effort of the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the ministry.

 He said based on the events which occurred in the 2015/2016 flu season, it was necessary to launch an influenza vaccine uptake campaign.

District Health visitor Cheryl Ann Mendoza left gives Charan Mahase his flu vaccination during the Ministry of Health's flu vaccination drive at the Aranguez health center, Aranguez yesterday. Looking on is RN Kalawatee Boodoosingh, CEO NWRHA Sheldon Cyrus, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and Medical Director, health programme and technical support services Dr. Kumar Sundaraneedi. PHOTO: NICOLE DRAYTON

Anil’s 27-month nightmare

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Saturday, October 29, 2016
...I used the time to learn humility and patience

His private life was scandalised, he has been dubbed a drug addict, and was heavily criticised by the public for running a programme in the Ministry of Sport that was deemed corrupt.

Hours after Justice Mira Dean-Armorer quashed the 2014 audit report into the controversial LifeSport programme on Monday, Anil Roberts was back after a 27-month hiatus. 

Even though his name has not been called in the audit report, Roberts apologised to the “black youth” for being deprived a better life. He said it was the number one pain in his heart. 

“I am apologising from the bottom of my heart to them,” he said.

He also exempted himself from any responsibility in ensuring the programme was more transparent. 

“There are public servants and others who have the responsibility to implement, to create, to contract, to give services...ministers don’t get involved in that,” he said. 

He added that if anyone was found guilty in LifeSport or otherwise, “they must pay the piper and the police must deal with them according to the laws of the land.”

Interviewed on Thursday at The Falls at West Mall, Roberts maintained that he had done “absolutely nothing wrong” and was looking forward “to coming back.”

“I am looking forward to coming back to do the job that I earned, the job that I worked hard for,” he said. 

Roberts, 47, who lost 55 pounds eating healthy and training in the gym, said the time off gave him the chance to focus on himself and his family. With a serious face, he said he was not addicted to drugs and dismissed all reports and speculation that he was a drug user. He urged people to stop being judgmental. 

Of the High Court ruling, he said, “What I am now enjoying is truth. I will let that soak in a bit. What happens in the future, I have no control over, but I can tell you that I am willing, ready and able to serve.”

Roberts said his career was cut short when former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar asked him to resign in July 2014 and he obliged. He said he was fine with her decision and held no animosity towards her. 

He said he had worked hard to reach where he was. “I was helping thousands of people across Trinidad and Tobago in various spheres. We were building fantastic facilities for the future of Trinidad and Tobago.”

He added that he was forced to lose his job and career although his name was not mentioned in the audit report.

“You cannot even see my name written there. All that was said by people in the public outcry is that it fell under Anil.

“I worked hard. I sat back silently for 27 months while my name and my family’s name was maligned in the public domain.”

He described the waiting period as “a nightmare” but said he used the time to learn humility, patience, and strength.

Sammy in thrust to develop WI players from homeland

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

LONDON—Celebrated former West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he wants to be part of a development thrust that sees more international cricketers emerging from his homeland St Lucia.

The two-time Twenty20 World Cup-winning skipper said with the likes of Johnson Charles, Garey Mathurin and himself having represented West Indies in recent years, it was important to groom a new generation of players from the island.

“Cricket is the one thing that has been a uniting force in the Caribbean and over the years with myself and Johnson Charles and Garey Mathurin getting to make it at the international level, it has created much more interest,” Sammy said here at a Caribbean Premier League event to announce the new owners of the St Lucia Zouks franchise.

“Cricket is still the number one sport in St Lucia and with the proper planning and the right people coming on board we could even further develop more young cricketers.

“My dream is that the next [five or 10 years] that we have more West Indies cricketers coming from St Lucia and to keep the legacy going.” Sammy made history by becoming the first player from St Lucia to play international cricket, going on to captain West Indies in all three formats.

Last April, he had a hand in another piece of history as he led the Caribbean side to an unprecedented second Twenty20 World Cup triumph in India. Sammy, who also skippers Zouks, believes the CPL tournament can play a major role in helping to develop local cricketers.

“Whoever comes and invests [in Zouks], CPL has it mandatory that there must be a few Under-19 guys in the system and also someone from the Americas as well, so it’s all about developing,” he said.

“Last year we had (Mike) Hussey, Shane Watson, Grant Elliott and these guys are true professionals and if you have Hussey in the dressing room, it makes Stuart’s (coach Stuart Williams) life very easy because the knowledge he has, any youngster coming into that dressing room mixing with such calibre of players will want to learn.

“I learnt a lot as captain as a player so it’s all about putting that package out there, that brand which will attract the internationals but will also develop the youngsters and create that interest in the Caribbean.”

On Thursday, CPL organisers announced that United States-businessman Jignesh ‘Jay’ Pandya, had purchased the Zouks franchise.

Pandya is the founder of real estate venture, Rohan Group of companies, and serves as chairman of Global Sports Ventures and Royal Sports Club.

CMC


Hart: World Cup qualification is T&T’s main focus

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

T&T’s coach Stephen Hart says his top priority is to ensure the Soca Warriors are adequately prepared as  they attempt  a second appearance in the FIFA World Cup, football’s biggest spectacle.

T&T’s only World Cup appearance came in 2006, when it registered a scoreless draw against Sweden and two losses by the same 2-0 result to England and Paraguay in three matches.

The current side, being led by Kenwyne, a former Cardiff City striker who has since signed with Atlanta United in the United States Major League Soccer Tournament, is seeking to make its own history by earning a place at Russia 2018 when it meets Costa Rica on November 11, to open the final round of CONCACAF qualifying.

“Right now, my focus is getting the team back to a strong level for the two World Cup qualifying games next month in November,” said the 56-year-old.

“When the time comes for the playoffs for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, then we will think about that. We still have to get the dates for those games because now we are in a situation where we have to playoff with the other second-placed teams.”

T&T reached in this position after finishing second in the Caribbean Cup, third-round group encounter to Martinique, necessitating an alternate route to the biennial competition.

Before that matter can be settled, the Soca Warriors want to establish a positive World Cup Qualifying tone. “We have a lot to do now to get ourselves mentally and physically ready for Costa Rica,” Hart said.

“The team has shown that they have the potential to raise the levels to one which we can compete and win games against the top teams in the region and we’ll be focusing on getting back there.”

T&T is ranked 65th overall, fourth in CONCACAF and number one in the Caribbean, according to the most recent FIFA Rankings.

Stephen Hart’s main focus is World Cup qualification.

WI try to avoid clean sweep

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Impressive West Indies Under-19 fast bowler Alzari Joseph is likely to get a look in for the final Test of the Haier Cup series against Pakistan starting today in Sharjah.

The West Indies are down 0-2 in the series and will be going all out to avoid a “whitewash” in this clash. With Miguel Cummins a bit off colour on this trip so far, the West Indies will be looking to introduce Joseph to the tough conditions here in the middle east. The lanky pacer who caught the attention of the cricket world while leading the West Indies to the ICC U-19 World Cup in Bangladesh earlier this year, made his Test debut two months ago against India in the Caribbean.

He bowled impressively in St Lucia, claiming 3/69 in his first bowl at the top level. He would find that the conditions here will be much more difficult to operate in, as the temperature is not expected to move from 34 degrees and the pitch is only going to lend assistance to spinners and very late in the match.

Skipper Jason Holder alluded to the fact that the pitches in the UAE have been tough on his fast bowlers. 

“We have really come across some tough pitches here, which has made the work all the more harder. There was some water applied to it but one still has to wait and see what it will offer on the morning of the Test.”

In that case winning the toss is crucial according to the Barbadian: “I have not won the toss in this series so far and it will be good to win a toss, bat first and put Pakistan under some pressure. So the toss at this venue here could be crucial.”

Holder is expected to have in his team first choice wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich, who missed the Abu Dhabi Test because of a shoulder injury. 

“He practiced yesterday and is also practicing today, he is coming along nicely and we will wait until the final moment before the Test to make a determination as to whether he plays.” 

Once Dowrich is fit, Shai Hope who held the gloves in the last Test is expected to make way for him.

The West Indies have been in the UAE now for 41 days and have nothing to show for it. They lost the Twenty20 (T20) series, 3-0, the One day International (ODI) series 3-0 and now run the risk of losing the Test series 3-0. On the back of this Holder says this final Test is very important. 

“This is a very important game, we have seen improvement in the series so far and we are looking to come out and give this one our best effort. We want to continue building and the guys would want to carry on and give good individual performances which will count towards the team effort.

“We will all like to leave here with something and the boys have been working hard at getting a positive result.”

The West Indies team laboured in the Sharjah heat just after lunch going through their paces under the watchful eyes of head coach Toby Radford. All the players were actively involved in the training, even leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo who missed training the day before because of a stiff neck. There was still a little discomfort yesterday but the Guyanese said he is ready for battle. 

“I am ok, it was terrible yesterday but today it has eased. I am definitely going to play, nothing is going to keep me away from playing for my country. We have cricket to play here and we are going to go out there hard and fight these guys.”

Pakistan may make one change with either pacer Imran Khan or Wahab Riaz coming in for Sohail Khan. Their captain Misbah ul Haq is not taking West Indies for granted in this match, despite this being a dead rubber for his team.

“Every Test win has value in term of ranking, confidence level, so it's important for us to try to win this game as well.”

Action begins at 2 am Eastern Caribbean time (1 am in Jamaica).

Teams
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite, Leon Johnson, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wk), Jason Holder (capt), Devendra Bishoo, Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel.

Pakistan: Sami Aslam, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah ul Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Imran Khan, Sohail Khan.

Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel bowls in the nets during a West Indies training session at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday, preparing for the start of the third and final Test match against Pakistan at the same venue, today. Photo courtesy WINDIESCRICKET.COM

Sunday 30th October, 2016

​GUNNESS: GRACE

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

GUNNESS: GRACE age 84years, died peacefully on 27th October, 2016. Wife of Carlyle (dec.). Mother of Carlyle Jr. (dec.) and Anthony (dec). Grandmother of Carla. Great Grandmother of Kenli. In Law of Anya and Mazmine. Sister of Prof. Ken Ramchand, Margot Webster, Reynold Ramchand of Orlando and deceased brothers- George, Leo, Frank, Vivian and Oswald. Sister in Law of Muriel (dec.), Dolores (dec.), Sheila, Averil, Dianne and Christopher Webster. Loving Aunt of the Ramchands, Jagdeos, Gunnesses and Websters. Adopted Mother of the Rajcoomars and many others.

Funeral service for the late Grace Gunness takes place at 9:00am on Monday 31st October, 2016 at the Curepe Presbyterian Church, Lyndon Street, Curepe thence to the Tacarigua Crematorium, Orange Grove Road, Tacarigua for cremation at 11:00am. No flowers by request. Enquiries, Lee s Funeral Directors, St. Augustine, 663-1010.

​SAMUEL STIRLING

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SAMUEL STIRLING of 93 Park Lane Marabella and Trincity, died at age 87 at his home on October 26th 2016. He was the Son of William and Myrah Samuel (both deceased). Father of Michelle, Grand-father of Michaela, Gabhriela and Dominic. Brother of Rosemarie, Terence and Shirley. In laws of Bernard, Sheila and Ron. Relatives of the Samuels, Shurlands, Lindors and many others. Friends of many and father-in-law of Ricardo.

Funeral service of the late Stirling Samuel will take place on the 1st, November 2016, at the St. Benedict's R.C Church, La Romaine, at 12:00 noon and the cremation at 2:00 p.m at the Belgrove's Funeral Home San Fernano

George Alfred Mouttet Snr

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

OUR DEAREST George Alfred Mouttet Snr departed this life peacefully on the 26th October 2016. He was the loving husband of Maria-Ann Mouttet, father of George Jnr (Sharon), Peter (Liselle dec d), Francis (dec d), Lisa, Mark (Rachel), Martin, Laura- Lee and Jo-Anne (Bevan). Loving grandfather of Trystan, Josh-Tyler, Nathaniel, Benjamin, Ethan, Justin, Christian, Reese, fourlegged Dolly-Teresa and Cleopatra, adopted granddaughter Moira Vieira.

The brother and in lawof Victor (Christine), Lillian Lum Kong (Robert), Andrew (Sandra) Angela Gatt (Gordon), Marie, Joan Vieira (dec d)/ Brian, Carmen (dec d), Barbara Roberts (dec d)/ Larry, Paul (dec d)/ Patrice, Denis Ghatt (Christine), John Ghatt (dec d)/ Dale, Connie Xavier (Phillip), adopted brother Johnny Walker (Kathleen). Uncle, adopted grandfather and friend of many.

Funeral Mass will be held onWednesday 2nd November at 10am, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Couva, followed by a Private Interment. No flowers by request, a special collection will be taken up for The Society for Inherited and Severe Blood Disorders (Trinidad and Tobago) Ltd.

Sunday 30th October, 2016 WOW


PM must focus on delivery

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

When Prime Minister Keith Rowley addresses the members of the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) at the launch of the party’s campaign for the November 28 local government elections, one of his key messages should be the need for his Cabinet to increase the speed of decision-making and the implementation of decisions.

That’s because one of the main criticisms of the PNM has been the very slow pace of delivery on the promises the party made in the 2015 general election campaign and in addressing some of the critical issues necessary to take the country forward.

Initially, the Government’s snail’space mode of delivering on promises and addressing critical issues could have been excused by the fact that the Cabinet appointed by the Prime Minister in September 2015, with a few notable exceptions, lacked any

experience of government.

But the administration is coming to the end of its 13th month in office, close enough to the time beyond which the excuse of inexperience would any longer be credible.

The suggestion that the current administration needs to increase the pace of decision-making and delivery is being made in the context of the economic situation in which T&T finds itself.

Since the end of 2014, T&T has experienced declining government revenue as a result of the global collapse in oil and gas prices, which has forced, and is forcing, the Government to make downward adjustments to expenditure.

And there can be little doubt that the Government’s lethargic pace of decision-making and delivery is costing the country revenue—one concrete example of which is the delay in the introduction of the property tax regime to next year.

For years, ministers of finance have spoken about the introduction of transfer pricing legislation and the establishment of a fair system of taxation for life insurance companies given the proposed removal of the statutory fund in the new insurance legislation.

For many years, governments have promoted the regulation of, and the collection of taxes from, casinos and the need to strengthen the staff at the Board of Inland Revenue to ensure the Government collects all of the taxes due to it, as a precursor to the establishment of a full Revenue Authority.

Had the current Government made substantial progress on any one of these issues, it would have generated billions of dollars in additional revenue for its coffers.

In fact, in the 2017 budget presentation, Finance Minister Colm Imbert noted estimates that T&T had lost US$7 billion ($45 billion) in revenue since 2011. Imbert said the Government was working with the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations to establish transfer pricing policy and legislation and some unnamed consultants to formulate a commercial structure of arm’s length pricing that would inform the Government’s position in negotiations with Atlantic LNG.

If it has taken the Government more than a year to mull over a draft natural gas master plan, the nation is entitled to collectively shudder at how long might it take to translate the work of the transfer pricing consultants into actionable policy that stops the tax leakage estimated at US$1.4 billion a year.

While many of these revenue issues have predated the current administration, no T&T Government in the last 25 years has faced the decline in revenue that this one has been forced to grapple with.

That fact alone should drive the Government to treat these many issues of tax reform and administration with a much greater sense of urgency than it has shown thus far.

Prime Minister Rowley needs to light a fire under all his ministers by keeping a scorecard of the length of time it is taking them to achieve their key performance indicators.

Dr Rowley must know that his performance is being judged by the length of time it takes his Cabinet to take decisions and implement those decisions.

​Kudos to Mac Farlane

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Trinis are always quick to call for resignation or for blood for both small and large offences. There is generally no measured response and now, for every little thing, we bawl for top retribution.

Brian Mac Farlane has done a brave and courageous act by simply nipping in the bud the furor over a small section of his mas. Its beauty was undeniable; bringing a refreshing change—undeniable. But what if the name had been different?

I salute him for doing a very un-Trini thing by simply apologising and urging us to move on. 

He didn’t go the distance and defend his mas though I am certain he had grounds and could have. He chose instead to do the gentlemanly thing and apologise to those whom he offended by this portrayal. 

Can we as Trinis ever be mature enough to follow his lead, but more importantly, accept his apology and move on?

Hafsa Khan
San Fernando

Crusoe’s Isle roads not user-friendly

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Monday, October 31, 2016

I am a frequent visitor to Tobago and I can say acquaintance with the culture of the people is now at my fingertips. That’s great.

My major concern is the amount of talk being given to the tourism thrust and the less walk being given to the sidewalks, the roads being used by speedsters and the limitation of traffic signs. 

For example, at night at the newly-built roundabout on Milford Road in the vicinity of Republic Bank, it’s a tragedy waiting to happen. 

There are no reflectors to warn drivers, just a dark space.

Is this how we treat our visitors, putting their lives in jeopardy? 

Fix the stony pavements on Store Bay Local Road, especially the southern side. Come on, Secretary of Transport, do better than that.

Athelston Clinton

Monday 31st October, 2016

Good day for Windies

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Their backs against the wall to avoid a ‘whitewash,’ West Indies bowlers turned up a determined bunch to take honours on the opening day of the third and final Haier Cup Test match against Pakistan at Sharjah, yesterday.

Down 0-2 in the series and under pressure to walk away with something from this tour, Jason Holder’s men showed fight and reduced Pakistan to 255/8.

Leading the battle were leg spinner Devendra Bishoo (4/74) and fast bowler Shannon Gabriel (3/58). They were able to keep Pakistan at bay, after the home team recovered from losing two wickets in the first over. Sami Aslam 74, skipper Misbah Ul Haq (53), Younis Khan (51) and Sarfraz Ahmed (51), all hit half centuries and threatened to pile on a big score, but the West Indies bowlers stuck manfully to the task.

 Bishoo defied a stiff neck to take the field, sending down 19 overs after Jason Holder lost his third consecutive toss and Pakistan opted to bat.

Four balls into the match, Holder might not have been too concerned with having to field, as Gabriel removed both Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, both for ducks, with just one run on the board.

Rushing in from the Sharjah Club end with much speed, Gabreil had Ali fending to Kraigg Brathwaite at slip off the second ball and two balls later Asad Shafiq was given not out by the umpire Paul Reiffel, only to make his exit upon a review by Holder, falling leg before. The last time Pakistan had lost more than one wicket in the first over of a Test match was 10 years ago.

A good start for West Indies could have been even better had Marlon Samuels, fielding at cover, hit the stumps at the keeper’s end after Younis set off for a risky single in the second over. Sami Aslam would have been run-out by a distance. 

But  as both batsmen settled in, they played some lovely shots. Younis timed a half-volley through midwicket for a boundary and followed that up with a gorgeous cover drive a few overs later. Aslam played a beautiful drive through mid-off and unleashed a number of sweeps and slog sweeps. The two put on 106 runs for the third wicket. 

  Younis had a couple of lucky escapes in the 22nd over. He flicked a full ball from offspinner Roston Chase towards midwicket, where Leon Johnson, still wearing a helmet from his stint at a close-in position, dropped a tough catch. Two balls later, Younis charged out but missed a leg-side delivery; wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich fumbled the ball in his haste to effect the stumping 

and the batsman dived back in 

to safety.

Chase eventually had his man when Younis, on 51, top-edged an attempted sweep to square leg, where Johnson made amends for his earlier drop. 

After tea, all eyes were on Aslam with the fans here wondering if he could finally convert a half century into his maiden Test ton. It was not to be as the left hander played an ill advised reverse sweep of Bishoo and was caught at slip by Holder for 74. He faced 172 balls and struck seven fours and a six.

The reverse sweep again led to Pakistan’s downfall after a solid 80-run partnership between Misbah and wicket keeper Ahmed. The bustling Ahmed and the languid Misbah batted beautifully in the final session and run gathering on a humid Sunday afternoon in Sharjah was easy. 

Time and time again, Misbah played the reverse sweep until he got one from Bishoo which was quicker and it ballooned to Dowrich with the score at 230. Bishoo struck again soon after, as a fleet footed Mohammad Nawaz was deceived by a brilliant piece of leg-spin bowling to be stumped for six. The Guyanese lured him down the pitch early in the over with a well pitched up leg-spinner and then slipped in the googly for Dowrich to finish the job.

Towards the end of play, Holder called on Gabriel for one last big effort and the La Romaine man delivered. He sent back Sarfraz for a well played 51 bowled off the inside edge. The right hander faced 60 balls and struck five fours.

SCOREBOARD

WI vs Pakistan

Pakistan inns

A Ali c Brathwaite b Gabriel    0

S Aslam c Holder b Bishoo    74

A Shafiq lbw Gabriel    0

Y Khan c Johnson b Chase    51

M ul Haq c Dowrich b Bishoo    53

S Ahmed b Gabriel    51

M Nawaz  st Dowrich b Bishoo    6

W Riaz lbw Bishoo    4

Y Shah not out    1

M Amir not out    6

Extras 4lb, 4nb, 1w    9

Total  for 8 wkts    255

Fall of wkts: 1,1, 107, 150, 230, 242, 248, 248.

Bowling: S Gabriel 17-1-58-3 (2nb), A Joseph 15-5-43-0 (2nb, 1w), J Holder 12-4-29-0, R Chase 20-5-47-1, D Bishoo 29-2-74-4.

 

West Indies wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich misses a chance to stump Pakistan’s Younis Khan with the batsman on 30, in the third Test, in Sharjah, yesterday. Photo courtesy Windiescricket
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