Partial view of casual workers working at the US$23 million annexes of the Capitol BuildingThe scarcity of jobs in the country has forced many Liberians to work under bad labor conditions without options, but the pin-down of local contractors to favor foreign casual workers is causing Liberians working at the annexes of the Capitol Building to grow weary of what they now see as maltreatment on the part of the company engaged in the construction work against them.Over 80 aggrieved Liberian casual workers, in worn-out and torn Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and dampened spirits, told the Daily Observer they are paid as low as L$550 or US$5 for 12 hours of work on a daily basis. Their daily feeding and transportation are embedded in the L$550, they said.According to the workers, regardless of how many weeks or months they worked at the project site, when they are fired, there are no benefits.The ongoing construction of the two annexes to the Capitol Building is funded by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The construction was contracted to a Chinese Company, Jiangsu Jiangsu Construction Company; while another Chinese Company, China International Engineering Design & Consult Company Limited, is playing the engineering and supervisory role.Accordingly, the two annexes, which will comprise 300 rooms, two separate chambers, as well as the generator house, is valued at US$23 million.The spokesperson of the Liberian casual workers, called Bobo, narrated that the casual workers from Guinea Bissau, who are working along with them, are paid US$30, excluding daily feeding and transportation.Bobo lamented that the casual workers from Guinea Bissau are issued PPEs regularly, such as gloves, helmets and boots, while the Liberian casual workers’ PPEs have been worn-out since they were issued more than five (5) months ago.In an attempt to verify the allegation, the Daily Observer contacted the management of the company, who referred our reporter to a Chinese lady that speaks English.Refused to reveal her name, she said she is not authorized to speak on the issue. She further shunned our reporter in a second attempt to verify the information, stating she had nothing further to say.But the workers, who were constructing what would become West Africa’s biggest Legislative building, said they were only working because they had no option, but the money they are earning cannot cater to theirs and the needs of their families.According to them, they formed a workers’ union to intercede on their behalf and seek redress on their wages; however, they were threatened with dismissal upon the first try to engage the management of the construction company.“We are just working to feed ourselves. We want them add our money up and also feed us,” Bobo said in rather distressful tone.Workers at the Capitol annex construction site: “We are just working to feed ourselves…”Meanwhile, the two annexes of the Capitol Building are part of the Modernization Plan of the Legislature; the Joint Legislative Modernization Committee (JLMC) is chaired by River Gee Senator Commany Wesseh.Other members include Montserrado County District #16 Representative Edward Forh, co-chairman of the JLMC; and Montserrado County District # 1 Representative Josephine George Francis, who also chairs the House Executive Committee. The remaining lawmakers include the two chairmen on the Committees of Rules and Order and Administration, George Tengbeh and J. Byron Borwne respectively, as well as the Grand Kru County Senator Albert Chie, chairman on Lands, Mines and Natural Resources.When contacted, JLMC Chairman Conmany Wesseh vaguely recalled that it has been at least a year since he was approached by a gentleman posing as a mediator between the workers and the company, when some questions were raised.“I said they would do well looking for a lawyer to make a case for them,” Senator Wesseh said, adding that there is no direct relationship between the JLMC and any of the contractors, Chinese or Liberian. According to him, the Ministry of Public Works is the main agency of government that the contractors are working with as first point of contact.“I’m there all the time,” the senator said. “I go there to inspect the work. I’ll be interested if they can get in touch with me so we can find out exactly what’s going on.”Sidney Devine, project engineer of the Ministry of Public Works assigned at the construction site, disclosed that the two annexes are expected to be completed within 19 months. The construction begun October 2016 and will end April 2018.Ignoring Decent Work BillLiberia’s minimum wage law requires that skilled laborers earn US$5.50 per day, and at most work eight (8) hours.On June 25, 2014, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law the Decent Work Bill, the country’s first labor law since the 1950s.The act marked the second time Liberia became a forerunner in promoting ILO standards.In June 2006, Liberia became the first country in the world to ratify the ILO’s Maritime Labor Convention.The new law is also intended to promote economic development and growth, including by reducing obstacles to efficient business competition.The new law explicitly promotes fundamental rights at work, including freedom of association and the right to bargain collectively; the right not to be subject to forced or compulsory labor; the right to equality at work, and to equal working conditions regardless of gender or other irrelevant criteria; and the right not to be subject to child labor, including its worst forms.The law also seeks to implement certain fundamental rights found in Liberia’s Constitution.In January 2016, Labor Minister Neto Z. Lighe vowed to enforce the new Labor Law to ensure that good labor practices are observed in the country.He said the ministry would hold institutions across the country accountable to the new Labor Law if they failed to implement and ensure good labor practices.“We have enough copies already available and have started distributing them to various institutions and hope that employers and employees would also come to the ministry to obtain a copy.“This was to be done some months ago and was delayed due to the finalization of the law,” he said.However, despite these pronouncements by the Labor Minister, many Liberians working in the informal sector continue to experience harsh working conditions while their minimum wage do not commensurate with their work.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more

Casket bearing the mortal remains of the late Mother Elaine T. Dunn at the Trinity Cathedral on Broad Street in Monrovia. — Dr. Herman Browne Tells the Congregation and Bereaved Family. The Rev. Dr. Herman B. Browne, president of Cuttington University (CU), last Wednesday described the late mother Elaine Theodora Dunn as a woman who served people, the church, the community and country with a great passion. “She has lived a life that Heaven can boast of,” he declared.Delivering the funeral sermon at the Trinity Cathedral funeral of Mother Elaine Dunn, Dr. Browne said, “When one serves with great passion, as Mother Dunn has done, one can be assured of great rewards in heaven. I want to assure you that Heaven boasts of the life Mother Dunn lived,” he averred.During her life, Mother Dunn was noted to be someone who drew closer   to people that needed her most in terms of getting the necessary advice needed to resolve issues in the personal, church, community national levels, the preacher added.The Episcopal Church of Liberia, said Dr. Browne, who is also former dean of Trinity Cathedral, will remember her for her instrumental, assiduous, dedicated and selfless service rendered to the church and humanity in her distinguished role as eminent Lay Reader of the St. Stephen Episcopal Church of Liberia and as president of the Advisory Council of the Episcopal Church Women of Liberia, respectively.Rev. Dr. Browne, who preached the homily for the late Mother Elaine T Dunn, described her as a great woman.He also described her as a mentor who impacted the church, family members and the community.  This is a great legacy for which she will be greatly remembered.Addressing the over-crowded Trinity Cathedral, where nearly a thousand persons came to pay their last respects to Mother Elaine Dunn, Dr. Browne described Mother Dunn as “a great leader.” Whenever you have a great leader, that leader leads and the weaker vessel is uplifted to perform to the best of its ability, he declared.The funeral service brought together many current and former government officials, Episcopal, Baptist and other  clergymen, family members, including the widower, former Ambassador Eddie Dunn, the couple’s three children, some grandchildren and other close relatives, including brothers and sisters of the couple, many of whom flew in from abroad for the funeral, and a host of friends sympathizers.Pastor Joselyn Pushie Dunn Watson, younger daughter of the deceased, who ministers in churches in South Africa, said over the years her mother was called ‘mommy’ because of the special motherly personality she possessed.   Mother Elaine Dunn, said Pushie, loved and cared for people, was always willing to be part of resolving people’s problems.Mother Dunn was not just a mother, Pushie recalled. When someone encountered her, it was as though that person had met a special person. Everything she did came from the heart and this included her services to her own family, friends and other individuals, the church and the community. She served as a mentor and a role model for many.The late Mother Elaine T. Dunn, who died suddenly in Monrovia on November 4, 2019 at the age of 72, was described by the Liberian Official Gazette as a dedicated woman and a public servant.According the Gazette, published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and signed by President George Manneh Weah and Acting Foreign Minister Henry B. Fahnbulleh,  the late Dunn was born on August 11, 1948, at the maternity center (known formerly as the old Baptist hospital), Monrovia, unto the union of Mr William B. Fernandez and Mrs Laura A. Fernandez.She was the second of six children. Her parents and two of her siblings; William A. Fernandez and Lorraine Fernandez, predeceased her. At a tender age, young Elaine embraced the Christian faith and became a devout member of the Episcopal denomination, baptized at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Monrovia and she, her husband and family  worshiped at the St. Stephen Episcopal Church in Sinkor, where she faithfully served as a Lay Reader, reading the Scripture and helping to serve the Holy Eucharist.The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) pay last respects to the late Mrs. Dunn at the Trinity Cathedral on Broad Street, in Monrovia.The deceased traveled with her parents in 1952 to Haiti, where her father, Mr Fernandez, was posted to the Liberian Embassy near Port-au-Prince, serving as a secondary secretary. It was at that time the Elaine Dunn enrolled at the American International School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.In 1956 Mr. Fernandez was transferred to the Liberian Embassy in Paris, France as the first secretary.  There Elaine attended the American International School in Paris.In January 1958, she enrolled at a  boarding school in England named the Collegiate  School (TCS) near Bristol, England.After completing her GCE, Elaine entered the Marlborough Gate Secretarial College in London, where she underwent secretarial training and graduated with honors.Thereafter, in 1969, she returned to Liberia with her fiancée, Edward L. Dunn, Jr. (Eddie) and on August 22, 1970, they were joined in holy matrimony at the Trinity Pro-Cathedral, Broad Street, Monrovia. This union was blessed with three children.The late Mrs. Elaine Theodora DunnShe later commenced work with the Morgan, Grimes and Harmon Law Firm as secretary. In 1971, she underwent a competitive recruitment process at the Bank of Liberia, an affiliate of Chemical Bank, New York,  and occupied the capacity of executive secretary to the Executive President of the Bank, a position she held until the closure of the bank as a consequence of the April 12, 1980, military coup.Dr. Romeo Horton, who had been appointed by President William R. Tolbert Jr, to establish and head the ECOWAS Fund in Lomé, Togo, recruited Mrs. Elaine Dunn to join the Liberian delegation as secretary and French translator.Upon the establishment of the National Constitution Commission (NCC), under the chairmanship of Dr. Amos C. Sawyer in 1981, the Mrs. Elaine Dunn was hired as the Executive Secretary to the Commission.In that position she was charged with the responsibility of organizing meetings, developing and compiling the minutes during all deliberations of the eminent commissioners, which she did in her own handwriting, becoming the custodian of all the major points, which subsequently went into that historical document, the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia.After the mandate of the Commission expired, Elaine, based on her proficient and dedicated service to the NCC, was in 1982 recommended to serve as an administrative assistant at  the Ministry of Justice, under the leadership of Justice Minister Cllr. Winston A. Tubman.Elaine was the second offspring of Mr William B. Fernandez and his wife Mrs Laura A. Fernandez. The first was William A. Fernandez, the third, Lauraine, the fourth, Yvette, the fifth, Gabriel and the last, Louisa Fernandez. She was the wife of the former Chief of Protocol, Republic of Liberia, Ambassador Edward L. Dunn, Jr.In 2003 her husband, Edward L. Dunn, Jr., affectionately called Eddie Dunn, established the United World Travel Services (UWTS), which he later turned over to her when Eddie was appointed Chief of Protocol, R.L. by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Elaine ran UWTS successfully until her death.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) read more

Although the management of the Guyana Airways Corporation (GAC) is battling with the Deeds and Commercial Registry to keep its initial name, the airline has been moving full steam ahead in promoting the company.Only recently, the airline mounted several banners across Georgetown demonstrating the company’s determination that it is here to stay.The company has so far hired 120 Guyanese and has a robust hiring programme for local youths as flight attendants.Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Colin Abrams, in a brief comment, told Guyana Times that as the company sought to sort out the name of the airline, it was moving ahead with promotional work since that went a long way in telling the Guyanese people that the airline was soon to commence operations here.He noted too that he was working with an intelligent group of Guyanese to see theTwo of the banners erected in the vicinity of Bourdaoperations become a reality.However, after the request for the name change, it was explained to the airline that the name it proposed to use coincided with another carrier’s and as such, it was urged to quickly de-register.“Fast forward two years, they illegally and lawlessly unregistered my company just like that, without prior notification,” Dr Abrams stated in a recent release to the media.He has since questioned whether the competitors were fearful of Guyana Airways Corporation Inc entering the market. He noted that the airline was made up of Guyanese, and moreover, planned to offer affordable rates.“The legacy carriers do not have an AB Initio pilot programme offering our local pilots an opportunity of advancement flying heavy jets. The legacy carriers do not have a hiring programme for our local youth as flight attendants; and also, (there is) nothing for Aircraft Dispatchers, Aircraft Engineers or Air Marshals. We do. We have so far hired 120 Guyanese citizens, with more interviews and hiring to come in all of the above categories,” Dr Abrams explained.The airline, about a month ago, held an open day wherein it was announced that operations are expected to commence in October, with several Caribbean destinations and ultimately the United States of America being targeted. read more

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has been accused of encouraging gerrymandering of boundaries to favour A Partnership for National Unity/ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition Government.Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who described these acts as partisan, said attempts were made by the People’s Progressive Party-nominated GECOM Commissioners to question these actions.He said the attempts were shut down and the Commissioners were not given a hearing.Jagdeo pointed out that changing the number of Local Authority Areas (LAAs) is the privilege of Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan, but it is the role of GECOM to constitute new LAAs where they are created, and reconstitute existing onesOpposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeowhere they have been changed.He stressed that in seeking to undertake such, it must be done fairly and in consultation with political stakeholders.This, according to him, has not been the case. Jagdeo pointed to a few examples, in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supernaam), Region Three (Essequibo Islands- West Demerara) and in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).Jagdeo explained that in the Evergreen/ Paradise LAA (Region 2), Constituencies Eight and Nine were merged and have a total of 692 voters; but Constituencies Five and Six, with 503 voters, were not merged. He noted that the PPP won in Constituencies Eight and Nine and APNU+AFC won in Constituencies Five and Six.Meanwhile, in the Malgre Tout/ Meer Zorgen LAA (Region 3), Constituencies Five and Six were merged and have a total of 1, 0714 voters; but Constituencies One and Two, with 829 voters, were not merged. Again, the PPP won in Constituencies Four and Six and the APNU+AFC won in Constituencies One and Two.Further, in the Woodland/Farm LAA (Region 6), Constituencies One and Two were merged and have a total of 990 voters; but Constituencies Eight and Nine, with 851 voters, were not merged. The PPP also won in Constituencies One and Two, and the APNU+AFC won in Constituencies Eight and Nine.Jagdeo explained that by merging the Constituencies where the PPP won,GECOM Headquarters, Kingston, GeorgetownGECOM is reducing the number of seats won by the PPP in that particular LAA.He said by not merging the Constituencies where the APNU+AFC won, where there are less voters, GECOM is providing for an increase in the number of possible seats APNU and AFC could win, based on the results at the 2016 Local Government Elections.“This is the fairness we are getting from GECOM,” the PPP General Secretary complained. He said that in light of these issues, the PPP will be filing a court action to challenge the actions taken by GECOM, but the party will contest the 2018 Local Government Elections set for November 12.Minister Bulkan has announced the creation of one new township and eight new Neighbourhood Democratic Councils – an increase of nine LAAs, bringing the total LAAs to 80.By doing this, the PPP has asserted, the Minister has failed to observe the constitutional provisions enshrined in Article 13 of the Guyana Constitution.One of the coalition’s Members of Parliament (MP), Richard Allen, was recently accused of forming a Community Development Council (CDC) within a tilted Amerindian community in Four Miles, Region One (Barima-Waini).PPP Region One representative Collin Croal has said this issue highlights the “bullyism tactic” that continues to be practised by APNU/AFC operatives. He said it must be stopped from continuing. At the same time, the MP called on the Indigenous Affairs Ministry to play a more hands-on role in addressing these issues.The Party has posited that “Government is clearly unconcerned about the post-election consequences to these communities, and are focused on their overriding objective to ensure they aren’t slaughtered in the 2018 LGE as they were in the 2016 LGE.”PPP Executive Secretary Zulficar Mustapha said recently also said it might be an attempt to interfere with the electoral process, but the PPP is ready to do battle.He said the PPP is very prepared for the upcoming elections, and he is convinced that the Party will again have a strong showing at the local polls, as it had in the 2016 elections.The Party is hoping that the matters being raised would be addressed soon by GECOM.The PPP captured more than 60 per cent of the local democratic organs at the last LGE. It won seven of the 10 Regional Democratic Councils at that very last election. read more

Scores of Guyanese athletes began their Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games campaign last week when they opened in Barranquilla, Colombia on July 19. After representing their homeland well in the opening ceremony on Thursday, the athletes got down to business early on Friday morning in the South American nation.A handful of the 98-member Guyanese contingentIn the swimming pool, Guyana had two representatives who were off to a flying start. Andrew Fowler clocked 55.01s in his 100-metre freestyle event while Jamila Sanmoogan clocked 29.76s in the female 50m butterfly event. Despite not being able to advance to the next round in their respective races, both athletes registered their personal best times to the delight of their Coach, Sean Baksh. The local Coach noted that their achievements are testament to their preparation and race day efforts at the Games. The swimmers will hit the pool again on July 25.Guyana’s table tennis players also got in on the action early, playing both doubles and singles matches.The power team of Natalie Cummings, Chelsea Edghill and Trenace Lowe lost to Cuba 0-3 and to El Salvador 0-3 but tasted victory when they beat Barbados 3-0. The men’s team also got off to a rough start with a 0-3 loss to Cuba.The Guyanese athletes as they make their way into the stadium in Barranquilla, ColombiaIn the individual match-ups, Edghill lost to Mabelyn Enriquez of Guatemala 1-3, but made a 3-0 comeback on Linda Partap of Trinidad and Tobago. Trenace Lowe had the best outing of all the females with three wins against number five seed Melanie Diaz of Puerto Rico, Daniely Rios of Puerto Rico and Jazel Griffith of Barbados (3-0).On the men’s side, Shemar Britton lost to Brian Afanador of Puerto Rico 0-3, but made a complete flip with a 3-0 win over Jose Urbina of Honduras. Nigel Bryan followed in similar fashion with a 1-3 loss to Emil Santos of the Dominican Republic and a 3-1 win over Oliver Mendoza of El Salvador.Christopher Franklyn, Britton, Lowe, Edghill and Bryan have all advanced from the group stage to the knockout round.In the world of squash, Guyana’s top seeded men’s player, Sunil Seth began his CAC bid with a thrilling win against David Gonzalez of Panama. The young and talented Jason-Ray Khalil also began on a good note defeating Nku Patrick of Trinidad and Tobago. However, both players were left with a bitter taste after losing out to the Salazar twins of Mexico. Arturo and Cesar Salazar both beat the Guyanese men 0-3.In men’s doubles, the same pair managed to defeat the St Vincent and the Grenadines duo of Jason Doyle and Othneil Bailey 2-0.In the women’s draw, Mary Fung-a-Fat beat Charlotte Knaggs of Trinidad and Tobago in her opening match, but ran into the number one seed, Samantha Teran the following day and lost 0-3. Taylor Fernandes, who just made the move from the junior ranks to senior competition, lost a hard-fought match to Amanda Haywood of Barbados 2-3.The female hockey team were not so lucky in their first encounter, but the male have avenged their female counterparts’ loss. In the men’s competition, the Guyanese men coincidentally faced off against the Dominican Republic. The Dominicans stunned the confident Guyanese just two minutes into the match when Francisco Garcia deflected in a pass from the right after the Dominicans capitalised on a Guyanese defensive mix-up deep in their scoring circle. The game wore on with the Guyanese enjoying greater possession, but the Dominicans defending stoically until the 39th minute when Aroydy Branford converted a penalty stroke.The game grew progressively more physical as the Dominicans resorted to physical play to neutralise the skilful Guyanese forwards but in the 49th and 50th minutes, Guyana managed to convert two penalty corners through Marvin Dannet and a bullet of a shot from the outstanding Jamarj Assanah. Guyana would go on to a 3-1 victory at full time. read more

20. Eliaquim Mangala (centre back) Everton v Manchester City is live on talkSPORT tonight – click here for details.It’s now Manchester City and Everton’s turn to play their League Cup semi-final first leg.Having seen Liverpool get one boot into the final with a 1-0 win over Stoke City in their first leg clash last night, both teams will be up for their clash against at Goodison Park.Manuel Pellegrini’s preparations have been overshadowed with more speculation on his future as Pep Guardiola looks set to arrive at the Etihad Stadium.But despite this he remains firm in his quest to claim a trophy in what could possibly be his final campaign in charge.The Chilean has lost Wilfried Bony to injury for the clash, while Fabian Delph, Vincent Kompany remain absent, so who will start for the Blues?Click the right arrow above to see our predicted Manchester City XI… 3. Bacary Sagna (right back) 11. Aleksandar Kolarov (left back) 25. Fernandinho (centre midfield) 21. David Silva (attacking midfield) 10. Sergio Aguero (striker) 11 11 11 11 11 17. Kevin De Bruyne (right wing) 7. Raheem Sterling (left wing) 11 30. Nicolas Otamendi (centre back) 1. Joe Hart (goalkeeper) – find out who else makes our predicted line up, in squad number order, by clicking the arrow above 11 11 11 11 11 42. Yaya Toure (centre midfield) read more

talkSPORT will be with listeners all day and all night at this year’s 2018 FIFA World Cup™ with over 800 hours of World Cup content and all 64 games live across the talkSPORT network. Chelsea star Willian in action for Brazil at World Cup 2018. Shy guy Pure class Chelsea and Barcelona are to continue transfer talks as the Catalan Club attempt to sign Willian, according to Sky Sports.The Brazil star, 29, has found regular starts hard to come by at Stamford Bridge, making just 20 in the Premier League last season, and 16 substitute appearances. Dele Alli reveals pre-match rituals and lucky charms he has before matches Fallon d’Floor NO JOY Good times You’re the one diamond geezer Learn the words for England’s catchy Gareth Southgate song Olivier Giroud confirms N’Golo Kante is the nicest man in football misery Southgate makes young England fan’s day by replying to his letter Paul Pogba buys France World Cup winners specially designed rings Watch every goal England scored at the 2018 World Cup Why does Luis Suarez kiss his wrist when he celebrates a goal? ‘It could have been me’ – Allardyce admits World Cup was tough to watch A reminder to Liverpool fans about the very comical threat Neymar offers SUPERSTITION Even so, his six goals and seven assists have seen attract plenty of interest with Manchester United also keen on his services, with Jose Mourinho a huge fan of the player.It’s Barcelona who are currently doing all the leg work with a £50million bid being rejected by Chelsea.But it’s believed LaLiga giants Barca are still talking with the Blues over a deal, which could be concluded after the completion of World Cup 2018 where Willian is participating. LU BEAUTY Arsenal star Laurent Koscielny admits he didn’t want France to win World Cup Latest World Cup 2018 news 1 read more

BREAKING NEWS: Santa has arrived in Co Donegal in the past few minutes with first reports that he has been seen off Bloody Foreland in Gaoth Dobhair.The first sighting came from John Joe McFadden, a regular at the Foreland Heights pub.This was later confirmed by Garda Chris Massey and Garda Beth Lehem. However there are also unconfirmed sightings near Kerrykeel, Culdaff, Burtonport, and Dunkineely.“We had similar sightings last year,” said Garda Massey.“There was one fella who claimed to have seen Santa near Fanad but he was definitely here first.“We got a tip-off from a reliable source on Tory Island that he was headed for Gaoth Dobhair first. I don’t think he goes anywhere near Fanad until he’s done Letterkenny. “We have interviewed Mr McFadden extensively in the past hour and we believe his statement is completely reliable.”Dr Joseph Mary, Professor of Yuletide at LYIY – a regular expert for donegaldaily.com – said he had been monitoring developments since darkness fell on his specially-adapted AppleMac computer.“The software started going haywire around 8pm with serious skybound activity involving a man in a red coat and at least eight reindeers,” he said.“I’m going to continue to monitor things overnight. I’m on double time so I might as well.”© 2011 donegaldaily.com, all Rights Reserved The copying, republication or redistribution of donegaldaily.com Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited by law.Follow us on www.twitter.com/donegaldailyFollow us on www.facebook.com/donegaldailySell anything on www.donegaldailyclassifieds.com BREAKING NEWS: SANTA SPOTTED OFF BLOODY FORELAND was last modified: December 24th, 2011 by BrendaShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:donegalFanadGaoth DobhairSANTA read more

Things are going horribly wrong for Ollie Horgan’s Finn Harps.Having failed to record a win in five starts, tonight’s game against Shamrock Rovers B was a chance for them to restart their stuttering league campaign.After an early season turnover of the Hoops in Tallaght, Harps were hoping for more of the same tonight. But they found themselves up against a stubborn Dublin outfit who gave little away at the back.Indeed Harps only managed to make a couple of half chances in the opening period through Sean McCarron and Pat McCann.It was a pretty similar affair for the majority of the second half with Ruairi Keating probing away but lacking someone like the injured Kevin McHugh to tee him up.The game seemed like it was heading for stalemate until the 82nd minute when disaster struck for Harps. A shot from the edge of the box by Rovers Stephen Confrey seemed to be everyday fodder for Harps keeper Shaun Patton who was in for the dropped Conor Winn.But Patton, who had barely anything to do for the entire game, allowed the ball to pass through his hands and into his net.It was a disastrous end to what was an indifferent game up until that.Harps almost got what would have been perhaps a deserved share of the spoils in the 94th minute but Rovers managed to clear Ciaran Coll’s header off the line to safety. ROVERS CATCH HARPS WITH LATE SUCKER PUNCH was last modified: May 2nd, 2014 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:donegalfinn harpsOllie Horganshamrock rovers read more

Newman and her teammates travel to Tucson, Ariz., to play in the Wildcat Invitational hosted by the University of Arizona, where the Bulldogs will play six games over four days, Feb. 16-19. They start their trip with a game against Arizona on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.Print Friendly Version Newman compiled a 2-1 record with a 0.39 ERA and one save in four appearances and 18.0 innings of work with 35 strikeouts. She helped Drake to a 4-1 record in the 2017 season’s opening weekend at the UNI-Dome Classic. Newman started the season with a no-hitter in the 8-0 win over South Dakota State in five innings and struck out 13 Jackrabbits and allowed just two walks. She pitched in relief against Montana and earned the win by going 3.2 innings and allowed two runs on two hits with seven strikeouts. Newman collected her first save in the win over Omaha with 1.1 innings of work and had three strikeouts. She closed the weekend with a tough extra-innings loss to Wisconsin after she pitched 8.0 innings and allowed four runs (one earned) on three hits with 12 strikeouts. ST. LOUIS – Junior Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) of the Drake University softball team has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Monday, Feb. 13. read more