More than 720 new small businesses were started up in Regions Seven (Cuyuni/Mazaruni), Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) and Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo) in 2024.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Waldron disclosed this on Wednesday when she held an end-of-year press conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, at Liliendaal, Georgetown.
The press conference was called to provide an update on the work of the ministry over the year so far.
Waldron said this number of new businesses is quite a staggering figure and that she was happy that the work of the ministry has been impacting so many lives positively.
“These are small businesses which are trying to get regularised,” she told the News Room following the meeting.
“For instance, if they need to get assistance from the Small Business Bureau, they have to be a registered business. So they need a business registration and that is usually done through the registry here in Georgetown. So what we’ve done is to create hubs with support from the business registry to get those businesses registered,” she added.
The businesses, many of which are village shops, are largely out of Region Nine, Minister Waldron noted.
The small businesses also include those in agro-processing and the services sector, like barber shops, salons, and food stalls.
Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Daniel Best on his election as the new President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).
In a statement issued following the announcement, Dr. Singh praised Best’s long and successful career at the CDB, noting his deep understanding of the Caribbean’s development needs.
“I wish to congratulate Daniel Best on his success in the contest for the Presidency of the Caribbean Development Bank,” Dr. Singh said.
“Daniel has had a long and successful career in the Bank, and he knows the Caribbean and its development circumstances and needs very well,” he added.
The Senior Minister highlighted the critical role Best will play in restoring the bank’s focus on its core mandate.
“Much work is needed to repair the Bank now, and restore its focus on the important mandate enshrined in its Charter. Daniel is well equipped to lead this work at this critical juncture,” Dr. Singh added.
Dr. Singh also expressed Guyana’s eagerness to collaborate closely with Best, emphasizing the shared goal of addressing pressing regional needs.
“Guyana looks forward to working closely with Daniel as we tackle the pressing needs of our Region, and as we work together to improve the lives of all of the People of the Caribbean,” he added.
Best, who was elected as the seventh president of the CDB, brings nearly 30 years of experience in infrastructure development, project management, and development finance across the Caribbean. Fifteen of those years were spent at the CDB, where he managed the bank’s investment lending and grant portfolios and played a key role in fostering partnerships with regional and global institutions.
In its announcement, the CDB expressed confidence in Best’s leadership, highlighting his “wealth of experience” and a “deep understanding of the region’s development challenges and opportunities.” As President, Best will oversee the strategic direction of the CDB, with a focus on reducing poverty and inequality while promoting inclusive and sustainable growth across the Caribbean.
Best’s credentials are impressive: he holds an MBA from the University of Durham in England, as well as a Master’s degree in Construction Engineering and Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of the West Indies.
In addition to Best, the position of president had also seen consideration for other distinguished candidates, including Gregory Hill, the CDB’s vice-president for finance from Trinidad and Tobago, and Therese Turner-Jones, a Bahamian development expert.
Greg Barclay’s last act as chairman of the International Cricket Council was to ring the bell to signal the start of play on day three of the Christchurch Test.
Now, sitting in the Sir Richard Hadlee indoor school at the Hagley Oval, he is sounding an alarm of a different sort, highlighting the biggest issues that his successor, Jay Shah, faces over the next three years since taking over on Dec 1.
In a wide-ranging interview with Telegraph Sport, Barclay, a quietly spoken New Zealander with a businessman’s boardroom bearing.
He also warns the game is “sleepwalking to the cliff edge” over the dwindling sports broadcast rights market that earned the ICC £2.4 billion when it signed its last deal for 2024-2027 but he believes may more than halve when they go to market again.
Barclay was unable to untangle the congested international calendar over his four-year tenure that began in Covid and ended with more cricket than ever before crammed into the year.
“I reckon, gee, I’m at the apex of the game and I can’t tell you who’s playing around the world. In fact, I didn’t realise that Sri Lanka were in South Africa until I read about Marco Jansen’s seven wickets this morning,” Barclay admits.
Greg Barclay has completed his term as International Cricket Council chairman Credit: Getty Images/Kai Schwoerer
“Somewhere in the world there’s a T20 competition being played. I see one’s popping up in Guyana. While we were in the States [for the T20 World Cup] they were setting up a T10 competition that seemed to attract a reasonable number of international players. But apparently they didn’t even have facilities.
They were mowing strips out of a football or rugby field to play on. It was so bad they couldn’t have the quicks going on it.
“So we’ve lost perspective. It’s not great for the game at all. It’s a mess. The calendar is incredibly congested and self-interest is such that it’s almost impossible to untangle all of that, because no one’s going to give up their content.”
This is the task facing Shah who, at 36, is the youngest ever chair of the ICC and comes to the job with the Board of Control for Cricket in India more powerful than ever before. “I think he’s got a great opportunity to use what he’s got in his background to help India take the game to another level, but without making it sort of under the yoke of India as well,” Barclay says.
“We’re really lucky to have India, they’re a massive contributor to the game across all the measures, but one country having that amount of power and influence does distort a whole lot of other outcomes, which is not necessarily helpful in terms of that global growth.
“Jay has the ability to bring India into the international fold even more. There are a number of things that India could do to help unite and grow the game, including commercially helping to pool off-shore rights, using their teams to give opportunity to smaller full members and emerging countries [such as their A teams and development teams], using their clout to open new territories and markets, collaborating closely with the ICC to help benefit members, as examples.
India has shown itself to be very innovative with things like the IPL, and they are leaders in the sport, so continue to do that to help the game grow globally.”
Barclay warns the recent £6.7 billion merger between Disney and Reliance in India drastically cuts competition in the market for broadcast rights in Asia that bankroll the game. “We’re so stuck in our model that’s 10 years out of date.
Test cricket is a case in point. I love Test cricket. It’s really the only form of cricket that I’m watching, but if you think about it, you’ve got 120 countries out there playing cricket, men and women, and only seven or eight really are playing Test cricket.
“Legacy and tradition is important, but I think a lot of the boards are sitting there and spending 80 per cent of their time worrying about Test cricket and how they can make that work, and forgetting that in actual fact the event that is going to grow the game, is going to pay your bills, is the other end of the spectrum from Test cricket.
So we are rooted in this sort of outmoded and outdated thinking. So I think that’s going to have to change if we want to sustain the game moving forward.”
Any cut in the ICC’s £2.4 billion rights deal for its world events will have a seismic impact on the smaller nations. Take New Zealand as an example. Of their £71 million revenue, around 35-40 per cent is from the ICC.
“That is one thing that worries me, is that the game is sleep-walking to the edge of the cliff. It is changing, and trying to get an understanding of what that change looks like, what it means for the game, seems to be a bit of a battle, because the problem is that everybody’s used to only ever seeing broadcast revenues rise.
“At some point, it is going to correct. It’s a market. Is it going to be a sharp, severe correction? Or is it going to be a long, slow one? Or maybe there’s going to be an alternative broadcaster that comes to the market?
But people have been saying that for 10 years now. New Zealand cricket had a deal with Amazon, but it didn’t work, so I don’t think they’re going to be the white knight that everybody is anticipating. I just think what we’ve got in front of us is what we’ve got.
“I know that when we did our current deal it was way in excess of what the valuations we got before we went to market. We got £2.4 billion just out of India.
The next biggest one is UK Sky. They did an eight-year deal, which was £237 million, so that’s 10 per cent of the India deal for double the length of time.
So if we go back to what the original projection was of £800 million it more than halves ICC revenue. It could even be less than that. There’s no discernible replacement for that at the moment.”
It would have a shattering effect on the West Indies, and smaller nations such as Ireland and Zimbabwe, who struggle to keep heads above water.
Zimbabwe visit England for a Test match this summer for the first time in nearly 20 years, while West Indies cricket continues to live on the breadline.
“You look at the West Indies. I love what they’ve done for the game. But is the West Indies in its current form sustainable? Is it time for them to break into each of their islands?,” Barclay says.
“The thing is, can they [West Indies] afford to [continue to play Test cricket]? They barely can make their books balance now. What they’ve achieved in cricket is phenomenal when you think that they are a group of disparate islands that don’t really have anything in common, other than cricket, and yet they’ve held themselves together for that period of time as the West Indies.
“But I think one thing that will kind of highlight all that will be with the Olympics and other multi-sport events.
They played cricket in the Asian Games last year in China, you’ve got the African Games, [where] cricket featured for the first time. They’re looking at the Pan American Games.
So when you’ve got all these multi-sport events, what happens then to the Windies? The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Barbados turned up as the participant for the region. Is that a little glimpse of what the future looks like? I don’t know.
“There’s some structural change that probably needs to be contemplated. Some countries are trying to play Test cricket that maybe shouldn’t.
Why are Ireland playing Test cricket? Whatever money they’ve got surely they should be investing into grass roots to try and grow their numbers. The only way to get kids to play the game is in short form.
They’re not going to turn up and play red ball all day Saturday, all day Sunday. That’s not going to happen. Every time they’re playing a Test, they lose an enormous amount of money. Again, why would you do that? It makes no sense.
Why is Zimbabwe playing Test cricket? They lose money on the broadcast deal, so it makes no sense at all.
“The West Indies would say why do we go from full member to 14 associates? But that is about really getting the governance thing right. Cricket is almost unique. You’ve got this group of full members, and you’ve got the rest.
Surely just dispense with that and go, OK, someone’s number one, and somebody’s number 120. And you can move up and down, get ranked on performance, on and off the field.
The higher up you go, the more money you get, the more exposure you get. And if you’re not performing, then you go down.” (Telegraph Sport)
West Indies bowlers, Jayden Seales and Kevin Sinclair have been found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in their recently concluded second Test match against Bangladesh.
In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Seales’ disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
The incident occurred in the first over of Bangladesh’s second batting innings when Seales made an inappropriate and overly aggressive gesture towards the opposition’s dressing room after taking a wicket.
Sinclair has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after he was was found to have breached Article 2.4 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “Disobeying an Umpire’s instruction during an International Match.”
In addition to his fine, one demerit point has been added to Sinclair’s disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period.
The incident took place when Sinclair ignored the instructions of the on-field umpires to stop using language deemed aggressive and harsh towards the Bangladesh batters.
Further note: Sinclair was not part of the Playing XI.
Seales and Sinclair admitted their respective offences and accepted the sanctions proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.
On-field umpires Asif Yaqoob and Kumar Dharmasena, third umpire Nitin Menon and fourth umpire, Zahid Bassarath levelled the charges.
Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points. (ICC Media)
Editor’s Notes:
*When a player reaches four or more demerit points within a 24-month period, they are converted into suspension points and a player is banned
**Two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player
***Demerit Points to remain on a Player or Player Support Personnel’s disciplinary record for a period of twenty-four (24) months from their imposition following which they will be expunged
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially sanctioned the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation to host the National Futsal Championship, confirming that the application process adhered to all relevant regulations set by FIFA, Concacaf, and the GFF.
This decision was made after FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer, Elkhan Mammadov, clarified the GFF’s role in regulating football in Guyana.
Recent confusion arose due to comments made by K&S’s Co-Director Kashif Muhammad, suggesting that permission from the GFF was unnecessary because the teams involved were not affiliated with the GFF.
However, Mammadov’s correspondence emphasised that the GFF is responsible for organizing and supervising all forms of football in Guyana, and that teams must be affiliated to participate in sanctioned events.
The National Futsal Championship commenced in December and is scheduled to conclude on January 3 at the refurbished Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Sixty-four teams are vying for a top prize of $2M.
SEE PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GUYANA FOOTBALL FEDERATION:
“The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is pleased to announce that the Kashif and Shanghai Organization has successfully completed its application for the staging of the National Futsal Championship.
This application process fully adhered to the regulations and statutes of FIFA, Concacaf, and the GFF. As a result, the tournament has been officially sanctioned, allowing all registered players and officials to participate.
The GFF assures the Kashif and Shanghai Organization of its full support and extends best wishes for a successful event. Recent press reports have caused confusion among members and stakeholders, prompting FIFA’s intervention to clarify the compliance obligations for third-party organizers of football events, programs, and competitions.
On November 15, 2024, FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer, Elkhan Mammadov, wrote to the GFF to emphasize the federation’s role in regulating football in Guyana.
Below is Mr. Mammadov’s correspondence: “In this respect, we would first like to state that, in view of article 11 Paragraph 1 of the FIFA Statutes, the GFF is responsible for organising and supervising football “in all of its forms in its country”.
Furthermore, based on article 64 paragraph 1 of the FIFA Statutes, we kindly point out that “Players and teams affiliated to member associations […] may not play matches or make sporting contacts with players or teams that are not affiliated to member associations […].”
Additionally, we make reference to article 2 paragraph 1 a) of the GFF Statutes which sets out, among the objectives of the GFF, the organisation of “competitions in association football, futsal and beach soccer at national level by defining precisely, as required, the areas of authority conceded to the various leagues of which it is composed”.
In this context, we would also like to emphasise that the Members of the GFF shall not “maintain any relation of a sporting nature with entities (e.g. clubs, Leagues) that are not Members or Affiliates [of the GFF]” (cf. art. 15 par. 1 i) of the GFF Statutes.
In view of all of the above, we therefore consider that the GFF is the entity recognised by FIFA in charge of regulating, organising and controlling all forms of football within its jurisdiction, that is, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana”.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) reaffirms its commitment to fostering an environment that encourages the participation of duly registered companies and organizations interested in organizing football tournaments and events. The GFF recognizes the value these private initiatives bring to the development and promotion of football across Guyana.
To ensure these events uphold the integrity of the sport, all tournaments and activities must be conducted in compliance with the regulations and statutes of FIFA, Concacaf, and the GFF. The GFF continues to offer guidance and oversight to third-party promoters, ensuring that competitions are:
Free of manipulation or match-fixing: Protecting the fairness and credibility of the game.
Safe for all participants: Ensuring adequate safety and security measures are in place for players, officials, and fans.
The GFF remains dedicated to supporting innovative and inclusive football initiatives while maintaining the highest standards of governance, transparency, and accountability.
We look forward to working with partners who share our vision for the growth and integrity of football in Guyana.”
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP for short, is a medicine used to reduce the risk of getting the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Though available in other forms, local health authorities offer PrEP as pills that should be taken daily.
Guyana’s Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony, at the weekend, reminded people that efforts are being made to provide these oral pills all across the country to help persons at risk to get the protection they need.
However, he said that efforts are being made to get an injectable form of PrEP that would last longer.
“We would also be able to change what PrEP looks like in the future because people taking pills and, in some cases, having to take them every day to prevent an infection, is not something they will ideally do.
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony
“We know, and we have seen, the effective results coming out of injectable PrEP,” Dr. Anthony said.
According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, injectable HIV PrEP is an antiretroviral drug given as an intramuscular injection every two months to prevent HIV.
As Guyana and countries around the world focus on targets to increase HIV testing and people accessing medication, Dr. Anthony opined that injectable PrEP seems to increase adherence.
“We currently do not have that but in the near future, this is the direction in which we wanna we wanna go,” the Health Minister said.
HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) occurs at the most advanced stage of infection.
“HIV targets the body’s white blood cells, weakening the immune system. This makes it easier to get sick with diseases like tuberculosis, infections and some cancers,” the World Health Organization says.
The state-of-the-art regional hospital under construction at Number 75 Village, Corentyne, Region Six is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2025.
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony disclosed this during a site inspection of the facility on Tuesday morning, as part of an outreach to the East Berbice-Corentyne region.
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony inspects ongoing works at Number 75 hospital
“At Number 75 [hospital], we are making some progress. That is one of the hospitals that we expect to be completely functional by the second quarter of next year.
“We were able to examine the level of progress this morning. We feel very [confident] that the contractor will be able to finish in time for us to operationalised the hospital…” Dr Anthony said to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
Dr Anthony and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Malcolm Watkins conduct site visit to Number 75 hospital
Upon completion, the hospital’s top floor will have two operating theatres, a minor theatre, a delivery ward, and a 75-bed inpatient facility. Meanwhile, the lower floor will feature a 24-hour Accident and Emergency Unit.
It will also have an imaging suite equipped with a CT scan, digital X-rays, and ultrasound. Twenty four hour laboratory services will also be available.
Number 75 Regional Hospital
This modern hospital will replace Skeldon hospital, providing an array of optimal healthcare services to about 40,000 individuals who live in that section in the region.
The hospital is being constructed by Sinopharm.
The construction of several regional hospitals across the country—including those at Enmore, Diamond, Lima Sands, Lethem, Bath, and Kato—aligns with the vision of President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s government to establish a world-class healthcare system for all Guyanese citizens.
One of the workers at the regional hospital
Meanwhile, Minister Anthony also inspected Skeldon, Port Mourant and New Amsterdam Hospitals where he had fruitful engagements with the healthcare professionals and patients, addressing the immediate needs of the hospitals and communities.
The outreach reflects the government’s continuous dedication to improving the healthcare services that are provided to the patients.
The minister was joined by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Malcolm Watkins and other technical staff from the ministry (Republished from the Department of Public Information)
The annual Christmas Village along Main Street, Georgetown, took on new significance this year with the launch of the ‘One Guyana Supermarket,’ a showcase aimed at promoting local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and agricultural produce.
The festive event, which has become a staple of the holiday season, was officially declared opened on Monday by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
His Excellency, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali delivering remarks at the opening of the Christmas Village, Main Street
In his address, President Ali highlighted the unique vibrancy of Guyanese Christmas celebrations, describing them as more colourful, more cheerful, and distinct from the rest of the world.
He called on the Guyanese to reflect on the hardships faced by children and women worldwide, particularly in conflict zones such as Palestine and Ukraine.
“As a nation, we must continue to do our part to propagate peace wherever it is needed and support every effort that will bring about a peaceful world and society,”he urged.
The ‘One Guyana Supermarket,’ provides a platform for SMEs to showcase and sell their goods. President Ali lauded the Ministry of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce for introducing the initiative.
“This Christmas, let us celebrate who we are by utilising our local produce, food, culture, and talent. Let us make this season a true celebration of the vibrant Guyanese identity,” he said.
The supermarket is one of several features of the Christmas Village, which has transformed Main Street into a hub of unity, culture, and festivity.
His Excellency, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali and family at the opening of the Christmas Village, Main Street
President Ali also took the opportunity to highlight some of the successes of Guyana’s tourism sector, noting the addition of over 200,000 new airline seats to accommodate visitors.
Caribbean Airlines, he revealed, has increased flights to meet the high demand from those eager to experience the Christmas season in Guyana.
Looking ahead, the president announced an ambitious expansion of the tourism calendar in 2025, aiming to attract more visitors and boost local economic activity.
“Next year will be a year of immense energy and transformation, where our tourism jet will truly take off,”President Ali said, emphasising the government’s commitment to ensuring prosperity for all Guyanese.
Annual Christmas Village
Additionally, he announced that the festive season will culminate in a grand Old Year’s Night celebration on Main Street, the largest family party hosted by the military, police, fire service, and prison service.
The get-together underscores the government’s efforts to celebrate its culture and foster unity under ‘One Guyana’
Meanwhile, the Christmas village featured a series of local performances such as songs, poems and dance.
Several members of Cabinet were present at the launch including the Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Waldron and Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs and Information (Republished from the Department of Public Information)
Another closely fought match in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) saw Lahore Qalandars defeat Victoria by 10 runs in Providence.
The Australian outfit had looked the side to beat after they won their first two matches in style but they were undone by an impressive Qalandars display with bat and ball with Tabraiz Shamsi’s spell the difference between the two sides.
Victoria won the toss and captain Corey Anderson chose to insert the opposition. Mirza Baig played an anchoring role from the top of the order, accumulating 39 from 36 balls to set the foundation for a decent total.
Anderson shuffled his pack and used a total of seven bowlers, it proved an effective tactic as the Qalandars batting card never managed to pull away, Mohammad Faizan was run out for 25 off 21, Tom Abell and Mohammad Akhlaq made 17 and 26 respectively and were the only other contributions of note.
Qalandars captain Carlos Brathwaite fell for a golden duck after seeing his stumps splattered by Jackson Smith, Smith picked up three scalps and was joined in the wickets by the impressive Dominic Drakes. Drakes also collected a trio of wickets whilst stitching together 14 dot balls in his four overs to finish with a frugal economy rate to boot.
Victoria needed 140 runs to win after dismissing the Qalandars for 139 but after a confident opening stand of 67 between Blake Macdonald and Joe Clarke they then lost regular wickets over their remaining overs.
Tabraiz Shamsi was the pick of the bowlers for Qalandars, the slow left arm wrist spinner proved nigh on unplayable on the night, taking 3-11 off four overs that included an unbelievable 16 dot balls and not a single boundary being hit off him in a well deserved Player of the Match performance.
Karima Gore provided resistance for Victoria but when he fell for 25 off 22 at the start of the 19th over it meant his side were down to their last pair.
12 runs played one wicket in the final over, Faheem Ashraf sealed the win by cleaning up Jackson Smith with his third delivery.
The result sees things tighten up in the GSL table with Qalandars, Victoria and Guyana Amazon Warriors all on four points with two wins and a loss apiece. The next round of matches will prove crucial in deciding who makes the final. (GSLT20)
Bangladesh completed their first Test match win in the Caribbean in 15 years with a dominant 101-run victory over the West Indies at Sabina Park to draw their two-match series 1-1 on Tuesday.
The tourists started Tuesday’s play in a strong position, 193-5 in 41.4 overs, leading by 211 in their second innings with Jaker Ali and Taijul Islam in the middle on 29 and 9, respectively.
Islam added a further five runs before becoming the first batsman dismissed on the day, caught by Kavem Hodge off the bowling of Alzarri Joseph in the 50th over if the innings.
The wicket of Mominul Haque followed soon after for a duck, leaving Bangladesh 211-7 in the 51st over and giving the hosts hope of wrapping up the innings in quick time to try and secure a series win with the bat.
Ali had other ideas, however, scoring rapidly in the midst of the falling wickets at the other end due to some adventurous stroke making, entertaining the small Sabina Park crowd.
Hasan Mahmud (3) and Taskin Ahmed (0) came and went during Ali’s onslaught that saw Bangladesh make it all the way to 268 all out off 59.5 overs.
Ali, in just his third Test match, was the last man dismissed for a crucial 91 off just 106 balls including eight fours and five sixes.
Kavem Hodge was the only West Indies batter to cross fifty in the match•Dec 03, 2024•Athelstan Bellamy
Kemar Roach finished with 3-36 off 10 overs while Alzarri Joseph and Shamar Joseph also had good spells with 3-77 and 2-80 off 15.5 and 12 overs, respectively.
Set 287 to win, West Indian openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis set out to first ensure that they got to the lunch break without the loss of a wicket.
The post lunch session started with Brathwaite and new batsman Keacy Carty attempting to get stuck into some disciplined Bangladesh bowling.
Almost ten overs into the session, however, Carty played at one to many, edging behind to Litton Das off the bowling of Taijul Islam for 14 leaving the hosts 57-2, needing a further 230 to win.
35 runs later, Brathwaite got a beauty from Islam producing an edge that was parried off the gloves of Das into the arms of the diving Mahmudul Hasan Joy at first slip.
Brathwaite made an uncharacteristic 63-ball 43 including two fours and a six.
Three quickly became four as Islam struck once again, this time breaching the defense of Alick Athanaze for five to leave the hosts 106-4 in the 27th over with hopes of a win looking dimmer by the second.
Kraigg Brathwaite was uncharacteristically aggressive in the fourth innings•Dec 03, 2024•Athelstan Bellamy
Kavem Hodge and Justin Greaves tried to steady proceedings with a 37-run fifth wicket partnership, which lasted through the tea break.
During that partnership, Hodge brought up his third Test fifty before being dismissed not long after, trapped in front for 55 by Islam with the score on 143 in the 39th over.
Unfortunately, even that task proved too much as, in the fifth over of the innings and final one before lunch, Louis (6) played a full delivery from left arm spinner Taijul Islam onto his foot which then lobbed in the air to be caught by Shahadat Hossain fielding at short leg, leaving the West Indies 23-1 off 4.2 overs at lunch.
The wickets of Justin Greaves (20) in the 43rd over and Joshua Da Silva (12) in the 46th over basically ended all hope for what already looked like an improbable victory. Da Silva’s wicket brought up Islam’s 15th five wicket haul in Tests.
Fast bowlers Hasan Mahmud and first innings hero Nahid Rana combined with the wickets of Alzarri Joseph (5), Kemar Roach (8) and Shamar Joseph (8) to bowl out the West Indies for 185 in 50 overs and secure Bangladesh’s first win in the Caribbean since 2009.
Islam’s final figures were 5-50 off 17 overs while Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed took 2-20 from six overs and 2-45 from 10 overs, respectively. (SportsMax)
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Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony inspects ongoing works at Number 75 hospital
Dr Anthony and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Malcolm Watkins conduct site visit to Number 75 hospital
Number 75 Regional Hospital
One of the workers at the regional hospital
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