Bula The Tertiary Scholarships and Loans Service (TSLS) will not tolerate “fabricated” claims from graduates about not finding employment after their graduation. TSLS CEO Hasmukh Lal says some students emotionally blackmailed them so that they could be allowed to travel overseas. That’s the big news on the front page of The Fiji Times for Monday, August 5.
And Lautoka are the Battle of the Giants soccer tournament champions! Synopsis Olympic champion! What a race! What a beauty! What a moment for Saint Lucia! Who would have thought that a sprinter from the tiny Caribbean Island would one day be on top of the world? All eyes were on American Sha’Carri Richardson. She got the hot tag! She was pushed as the favourite ahead of the field for the women’s 100m final. Back on home soil in Saint Lucia, thousands of fans, part of a watch party, stood in front of a giant screen.
It was set up by the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports Saint Lucia at four venues. They watched as their runner Julien Alfreda prepared for the race of her life, and their lives! Then it happened! And they stood as one, screaming, shouting for joy and just riding on her effort! It was a powerful show by an athlete who has come off the starter’s block and into the annals of history. There was pandemonium.
Fists were thrown into the air. The Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Phillip J. Pierre was over the moon.
He shared his excitement about Alfred’s Olympic victory, and the Olympic Games website.