LocalNews Relatives honored to have interception vessels named after their loved ones by: – June 5, 2012 Share Share Share Tweet Sharing is caring! 94 Views   2 comments Denise Edwards receiving framed photograph of P.B Royer from National Security Minister Charles Savarin The family members of two former police officers are pleased that the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force has named two interception vessels in their honour.Last week, the police force commissioned two vessels which were named after former inspector of police Martin Royer and former constable of police Patrick Lugay during a special ceremony at Cabrits Cruise Ship Berth.Relatives of the deceased police officers said they felt “honored” and pleased that their loved one’s dedication to the Police Force had not gone unnoticed.Dominica received the vessels and support package from the government of the United States of America under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.Royer’s sisters; Denise Edwards and Cecilia Vital who received a framed photograph of the vessel bearing the name “Patrol Boat Royer” said they were “delighted” that their brother was remembered in such a way. “On behalf of the Royer and Dangler families we feel honored and overwhelmed, because when one’s peers honor them it says much and whenever we see that Patrol Royer Boat we are going to feel proud”. Edwards said though she wishes the boat much success, she does not want success to be measured by “the number of drug persons they intercept”, but by the “amount of drugs” that does not enter the country or pass through the shores.“The success that I want is for people to fear the boat so much that they just say let’s leave well alone”.Senator Danny Lugay receiving framed photograph of P.B Lugay from National Security Minister Charles Savarin Meantime Senator Danny Lugay who also received a framed photograph of the vessel bearing the name “Patrol Boat Lugay”, described it as a proud moment for his family.“After thirty one (31) years since my brother’s death it’s really a proud moment for the family. So to have the government of Dominica and the people who made the choice to have my brother’s name inscribed on this vessel I think it’s a very heartwarming moment”.Martin “Archie” Royer joined the Dominica Police Force on 27th December 1975.He was transferred to the Marine Unit (Coast Guard) in June of 1985 and assumed the commander position of that unit in 2001.Police Chief Cyril Carrette who gave the citation described Royer as a “well rounded police officer and a trail blazer”.Danny Lugay posing next to P.B Lugay Royer succumbed to illness on October 17th, 2003.Patrick “Pato” Lugay who joined the Dominica Police Force on March 6th, 1980, was described by Police Chief Cyril Carrette as “a team player who always encouraged others” and “a man who took his job seriously to the extent that he would make himself available even on his days off”.On 10th June, 1981 while riding his motorcycle in Fond Cole, Lugay died at the age of 21, when he was “ambushed and fatally shot by an unknown assailant”.The government of Dominica now has seven interception vessels at its disposal.The ceremony was attended by the United States Ambassador to the Caribbean his Excellency Larry Palmer, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, Minister for National Security, Labor and Immigration, Charles Savarin and Deputy Commander of the United States Marine Corps Forces Command Major General John Croley.Dominica Vibes News read more

The club captain was among the goalscorers as Madrid beat Eibar 3-1 at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium to move back to within two points of league leaders Barca, who won 4-0 at Real Mallorca on Saturday. Toni Kroos and Marcelo scored either side of Ramos in a strong first-half display from the home side, but they were less convincing after the break and conceded when Pedro Bigas deflected a Pablo De Blasis shot past Thibaut Courtois. Ramos went off after 61 minutes with what he described as “a little knock”, which did not help Madrid’s cause, but the centre-back was still pleased with the way they returned to action three months after the coronavirus pandemic forced the season to be suspended. “I’m happy with the three points and to start playing again,” he said to La Liga. “We’ve got 10 more finals and we’ll give it everything we’ve got.Advertisement Loading… “It was a bit strange for everybody after a tough time for everyone, I want to send, as captain, high spirits to everyone. It has been a strange situation, not being able to go out of the house, but we always have to bring positive things out of bad things. “To get football back is happiness for the whole country. Everything is returning to its natural place, it’s important for everybody – us as well – to get back out on the pitch. “I think we did well, we worked hard over the last few weeks to come back and to keep the form that maybe we’ve lost over the last couple of months. We are back and playing in the best possible way, there are a lot of things we can improve but physically we were good. read also:Clattenburg admits Ramos UCL final goal in 2016 was offside “The first 45 minutes, we showed good intensity and got the goals to go ahead. A bit less intense in the second half, but that will be something for us to learn from and improve. In general, we were good, we’ve got things to improve and are happy to get the three points. We will now prepare for the next game in the best way.” FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 Sergio Ramos sent a title warning to Barcelona after Real Madrid made a winning return to La Liga action on Sunday. read more

Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe hopes to seize the opportunity the acrimonious transfer of Raheem Sterling appears to have offered him. The 19-year-old has impressed on the club’s pre-season tour, which has now moved on to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and is likely to get more first-team chances after Sterling’s £49million departure to Manchester City. Ibe was recalled from a loan spell at Derby midway through last season and make an impact in most of the 14 appearances he made for Brendan Rodgers during the remainder of the campaign. “I’ve been chatting with him and he’s been wanting to score. He’s a great player and I’m happy for him. “He makes runs in behind, he’s very quick and you saw how well he played in the Premier League last season. “With all of the new players coming in hopefully they can add a different style and bring goals to the team.” Manager Brendan Rodgers is set to introduce another variation into the team’s style of play with the imminent arrival of Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke. The Belgium international has undergone the second part of his medical in London ahead of a £32.5million deal and is set to be confirmed as the Reds’ seventh signing of the summer. With Sterling now gone after a protracted transfer saga there is a spot to be filled and the former Wycombe player, who coincidentally shares the same birthday as Sterling but was born 12 months later, has his eyes on it. “Football is about chances,” he told LFCTour.com. “Raheem is a great player but hopefully now I will get a chance to play and prove to the manager that I can play in the Premier League.” Although Sterling has left the club after six months of wrangling over a new contract he remains a divisive figure among fans and Mario Balotelli’s tweet of support for the youngster he scored in a friendly for his new club provoked an angry response. Folllowing criticism on social media the Italy international, who was not taken on the pre-season tour and is not part of manager Brendan Rodgers’ plans, wrote: “Liverpool fans are amazing but I hope@sterling31 will play at his best because he deserves it. “Support him like you always did. He gave everything to this club and respect (sic) it so I’m sad to see this. YNWA, Liverpool is a family ALWAYS.” A dreadful first season for Balotelli has convinced Rodgers the player has no future at Anfield and has sought to buy replacements, with one of those, Danny Ings, scoring in the 2-0 over Adelaide United. “It was great to see Danny get his first goal,” Ibe added. Press Association read more

EHS names new boys’ soccer coach – July 13, 2016 Latest posts by Taylor Vortherms (see all) Bio Latest Posts Vanessa Sherwood hits the ball for the Coastal All-stars in the age 11-12 District 1 championship game against Acadian on July 10 in Blue Hill.BLUE HILL — Vanessa Sherwood is redefining what it means to play like a girl. Taylor VorthermsSports Editor at The Ellsworth AmericanTaylor Vortherms covers sports in Hancock County. The St. Louis, Missouri native recently graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism and joined The Ellsworth American in 2013. When the 11-year-old steps up to the plate for the Coastal All-stars baseball team, her mother often hears the crowd react:“They’ll say, ‘Is that a girl?’” Melissa Spruill said. “‘I can’t believe there is a girl on the team.’”This is placeholder textThis is placeholder textThe commentary always makes Spruill smile.“It makes me proud,” she said. “They definitely have a newfound respect for girls after seeing Vanessa play.”Young female baseball players are in the spotlight, with 13-year-old Mo’ne Davis making national headlines for her pitching performance in the Little League Baseball World Series.On a smaller scale, Sherwood is also opening the minds of spectators to the potential of girls in male-dominated sports.“No other girl in my school plays baseball,” Sherwood said. “I just didn’t really like softball.”This season, Vanessa tried out for the age 11-12 Coastal All-stars baseball team comprising players from Blue Hill, Penobscot, Castine and Surry.“I didn’t just take her, she had to make the team,” Coastal Coach Matt Mattson said. “She was not just an average baseball player. She was good.”Mattson said that in his 17 years of coaching, he had never coached a girl before.“It was different, but she made it extremely easy,” he said. “She was a coach’s dream.”At practice, Vanessa would sprint the warm-up lap around the track as well as between the drills stations.“She was incredibly hardworking,” Mattson said. “She was there because she wanted to learn and get better.”Vanessa’s drive became evident in Coastal’s first game in the District 1 tournament. Mattson’s team trailed Acadian 8-1 before he inserted Vanessa into the lineup.“She ended up getting on base four times and had three hits, including a double,” Mattson said. “She was playing so well, she made it impossible to take her out of the game.”Coastal came back to win 14-11 to remain in the winners’ bracket. When the two teams met again in the championship, Acadian needed to beat Coastal twice.Acadian won the first game 13-8, but lost the second 12-4. Coastal claimed the District 1 title and advanced to the state tournament in Biddeford.“Vanessa was a huge part of the team,” Mattson said. “The kids respected her for her hard work.”Of the six teams competing for the state title, Vanessa was the only female player.“She’s competitive and a natural at all sports,” Melissa said. “I think playing with boys gives her more of a challenge.”When asked what it’s like playing with the boys, Vanessa shrugged.“It’s normal,” she said.“They’ve always treated her like one of the guys,” Melissa added.Vanessa hopes her presence on the field can show other young girls that baseball is not an off-limits sport.“Her enthusiasm is refreshing,” Mattson said. “She is always surprising people with how hard she can hit the ball.” Part 1: Invisible, incapacitating concussions are sidelining high school athletes – July 19, 2016 Part 2: When the injury is inside your head, some “don’t get it” – July 26, 2016 read more

Being asked about the delay in sharing Izhaan’s pictures on social media, Sania told Times of India that she was trying to protect the new born from ‘buri nazar’.Elaborating further, Sania said, “Maybe you’d call it a little old school or even silly, but I believe in bad nazar (evil eye). He’s going to have his share of attention growing up, Shoaib and I decided that we should protect him as much as we can, for as long as we can. We didn’t want to share or post pictures on social media, we felt he was too young to be out there. This does not mean I’m being critical of people who have posted or shared their children’s photographs on social media, to each his own”.Read | Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas to host a ‘Hollywood’ reception in Los Angeles, guestlist inside!In October, Shoaib announced the birth of Izhaan while thanking his fans and followers for the wishes and duas throughout the time.”Thank you from the bottom of our heart to everyone for the wishes from Sania and I, and our families. Our son’s name is Izhaan #BabyMirzaMalik,” the cricketer wrote.Sania and Shaoib got hitched in a grand and intimate ceremony in 2010. The ceremony took place at a hotel in Mirza’s hometown in Andhra Pradesh. New Delhi: Ace tennis-star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik have recently welcomed their first bundle of joy, a baby boy, whom they named Izhaan Mirza Malik. Months after his arrival, the proud parents on Saturday introduced him to the world, sending the internet into aww-gasms. Sharing the very first picture of their adorable munchkin, Sania wrote, “Living life in the fast lane can be fun!!! It’s time to say hello to the world #Allhamdulillah”.Just like Sania, Shoaib too, took to his social media handles and shared the first full picture of Izhaan with a similar caption. With a heart-melting smile on his face, Izhaan is seen wearing a blue and white polo tee and a matching cap in the picture which we bet is the cutest thing you will find on the internet today.Earlier, Sania had shared quite a few pictures with the two-months old but the face was, however, covered in all of them. After days of anticipation, this first glimpse of the tiny tot is truly a perfect Christmas gift for Shoaib-Sania fans! On the work front, Sania has been out of tennis action since 2017 and is eyeing for a comeback with Tokyo Olympics 2020, while Malik is currently juggling between multiple cricket tournaments in line. For all the Latest Sports News News, Tennis News News, Download News Nation Android and iOS Mobile Apps. read more

MONEYGRAM Money Transfer rewarded 32 local customers with tickets to witness matches at the Guyana National Stadium for the Guyana leg of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket tournament, set to get underway on Thursday.MoneyGram International, one of the official partners of the 2017 Hero CPL T20 tournament launched a CPL ticket promotion in June for all eligible customers who completed transactions during the period of the promotion.The match tickets were presented during a ceremony at Massy Staff facilities at Ruimveldt, where Deo Persaud, Chairman of Massy Guyana Group of Companies congratulated the winners and encouraged them to attend the matches and offer support to the home team.Darshinie Persaud, MoneyGram Manager in Guyana in brief remarks said Guyanese joined thousands of customers who participated in the promotion, which was done via an electronic format and was drawn on August 4 at MoneyGram International office.The prizes included four pairs of VIP tickets and 28 pairs of general admission tickets and other promotional materials, which will be presented before match day.The winners are: Onika Liverpool, Miriam Varwyk, Pamela Olliverre, Roger Perreira, Onika Lawrence, Peter Koulen, Devika Kodare, Dulcia Bartholomew, Ramnarine Kupsammy, Latisha Holligan, Jacqueline Bascom, Ramesh Lakhraj, Nainawattee Persaud, Diane De Silva, Tracy Lowe, Mohit Bhupaul, Bhikal, Rudolph Bennett, Esther Chalas Alcantara, Nimrod Solomon, Craig Sylvester, Yasmin Seabee, Vaughn Williams, Nafis Nisa, Jubal Braithwaite, Charmwin Henry, Quacy John, Essar Ramgopaul, Abidah Bowman, Phulkumarie Singh, Zoe Ann St Clair and Sereeta Taijert. read more

This is placeholder text Advertisement Published on November 13, 2014 at 1:06 am Contact Paul: pmschwed@syr.edu | @pschweds,Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Diamond Henderson’s mother, Crystal, stayed in the family’s silver Ford Expedition reading books with a small flashlight as Diamond played with her father, Chris, and many of her six siblings well past midnight.The Hendersons didn’t have gym access, so on cool summer nights, the full court in Dupree Park in Woodstock, Georgia was where they played. Crystal would bring snacks and sandwiches for the kids and shout out “Hustle harder” and “Run faster” from the car until she fell asleep in the van.“By the time they got back in the car, the smell wasn’t too good,” Crystal Henderson said. “But it was just peaceful, it was serene. It was what we did as a family.”The family’s passion for the game bred Henderson’s, who used the family’s move from Hempstead, New York to Marietta, Georgia to round out her game and develop into a scoring threat.Henderson was heavily recruited out of high school and again when she graduated from Tennessee Tech in May with one year left of eligibility. She transferred to Syracuse to pursue a master’s degree in instructional design and now only has class one day a week, allowing for plenty of time to work on her game in the gym.AdvertisementThis is placeholder textThe 5-foot-6 guard averaged 19.7 points per game at Tennessee Tech last year and could potentially fill the scoring void left by Brittney Sykes, the Orange’s leading scorer last year, who is recovering from a torn ACL.“She’s just a complete offensive player,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said of Henderson. “She’s going to have a role for us that’s going to be very, very important.”Henderson’s basketball seeds were planted in Hempstead, New York, where she grew up prior to moving to Georgia before entering sixth grade.Chris Henderson also grew up in Hempstead and the drive-to-the-basket, street-ball style is how he learned the game. That’s what he passed down to his daughter.Henderson and her younger brother by 18 months, Jade, would take a five-minute walk to Lincoln Park in Hempstead. There, she played with the boys.“Everybody always wanted Diamond on their team,” Jade Henderson said. “‘Oh, I want Diamond, Diamond, Diamond.’ Everyone knew she was going to be a ball player. Everyone.”In the parks, it was much more common to attack the hoop. Henderson saw that outside jump shots were unusual and modeled her game with strong dribbling abilities and aggressiveness in the paint, as Crystal Henderson said she would pass up open 3s.Chris Henderson said that in New York, the objective on offense was to make your defender look “silly.” He only learned the game by playing in the parks and schoolyards.When he taught his daughter how to play, he told her to try and humiliate her defender with her ball-handling skills. He taught his daughter how to play with street-ball competitiveness. She was determined to win and if she didn’t, she would cry.Raising a family in Hempstead presented challenges for the family, prompting Chris Henderson to move the family from his home to Georgia.“It wasn’t like we were pressured into this bad environment and she was scared of getting hurt or shot and killed,” Chris Henderson said, “but that area itself … I knew there was an easier way to get my kids to the right schools. They needed to be successful without any distractions.”When the family moved, Henderson’s basketball career was at a crossroads. Her coaches no longer taught the New York playground style. Instead, they preached fundamentals.“She would come home and get frustrated saying ‘Daddy, they told me to do X, Y and Z. I should have been doing such and such and such,’” Chris Henderson said.“I said, ‘Hey, forget them. Do what you have to do.’”But ultimately, Henderson bought in. She began blending the two styles together as she grew even more dangerous with the ball.She began developing a jump shot and could beat a defender regardless of whether they were up close or sagging off.“Diamond’s greatest quality is she can score,” said Jim Davis, Tennessee Tech’s head coach. “Bottom line. She is a scorer.”She studied film of Kobe Bryant, particularly his footwork, fade-away jumper and ability to kiss shots off the glass from the post.During summer workouts entering her freshman year at North Cobb (Georgia) High School, she showed future varsity teammates how to be a leader. It wasn’t with words, but with swift actions, like powering her way to the hoop or dishing the ball to an open teammate.“In high school she felt she could cross you over and get to the basket,” said John Speeney, then a North Cobb assistant. “It didn’t matter who she was playing.”After playing three years at North Cobb, Henderson transferred to St. Francis (Georgia) High School for the final semester of her senior year. St. Francis’ head coach, Aisha Kennedy had been Henderson’s AAU coach since 10th grade.In a playoff game, with a state tournament berth on the line, Henderson was cramping up, but didn’t sub out. During timeouts, Henderson ate mustard and drank pickle juice.She played the entire game in the double-overtime victory.“You just got to push through adversity,” Henderson said. “Things are going to happen, you might cramp up, you might tweak an ankle, you might jam a finger but you just have to push through it if you really want to win.”After falling in love with Tennessee Tech and spurning major-conference programs, Henderson often drew the opposing teams’ best defender and sometimes a double team.“She averaged 20 points a game and people look at the level,” Hillsman said. “Twenty points in Division I is 20 points.”When she lived in Hempstead as the oldest of seven siblings, she cooked dinner for her siblings when her parents weren’t home, helped them with homework and made them go to bed on time.Back in the same state where her career began, Henderson, 23, is the oldest player on the Syracuse roster. Her teammates have already nicknamed her “Grandma.” When someone needs guidance, they often go to Henderson.And with one year left in college basketball, Henderson is hardly forgetting what her father taught her.“I love contact,” Henderson said. “I don’t mind getting into the paint, gritting it out and just being more aggressive than my defender.” Comments read more

Clontarf and Cork Constitution meet in the Division 1A Final at the Aviva Stadium.Kick-off is at 2.30pm.

Related Matchday 6 Results:Senegal 2-1 South AfricaBurkina Faso 4-0 Cape VerdeFinal Standings:1. Senegal 14 points2. Burkina Faso 9 points3. Cape Verde 6 points.4. South Africa 4 points Senegal qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia following a 2-0 win against hosts South Africa on Friday however that didn’t disturb the West African side from beating the same opponents 2-1 when both sides met again in Dakar.After a goalless first half, French-born striker Opa Nguette gave Senegal the lead but the away side levelled matters through the lively Percy Tau nine minutes later before Kara Mbodji broke South African hearts by netting the winning goal on the stroke of fulltime.In the other game in Group D, Prejuce Nakoulman grabbed a hattrick to help Burkina Faso thrash Cape Verde 4-0 at home. Banou Diawara got the other goal for the Burkinabes. read more

Referee Carlos Alfredo Vera Rodriguez from Ecuador will handle the Ghana v. Portugal round of 16 clash at the on-going U-20 World Cup in Kayseri on Wednesday afternoon.Carlos Vera, 37, was the fourth official in Ghana’s final group game where the Black Satellites thrashed USA 4-1 at the Kadir Has Stadium last Thursday. He has handled one game in the competition so far – the one all draw game between France and USA on June 24.The Ecuadorian centre referee will be assisted by countrymen Christian Lescano and Byron Romero with Paraguay’s Antonio Arias acting as the fourth official.Ghana faces Portugal in a bid for one of the slots to the quarter-finals of the 2013 U-20 World Cup at the Kadir Has Stadium. Kick-off is at 15:00 GMT.Match Officials:Portugal – Ghana Referee: Carlos Vera (ECU)Assistant Referee 1: Christian Lescano (ECU)Assistant Referee 2: Byron Romero (ECU)Fourth Official: Antonio Arias (PAR) read more