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Vanilla Tops UWI

Vanilla and Crew Members at UWI

Three time Road March Queen Melissa “Vanilla” Roberts and Kross Kolor Label artiste has topped the class of the 2011 Motion Picture Arts course at The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Studies UWI Cave Hill Barbados campus. Vanilla who was offered a scholarship at the institution commenced studies in January this year and completed the six months full time certificate course ahead of everyone else. In addition to being the best graduating student, she was the only student to have completed and handed in all assignments. Her screen play entitled “The Broken Triangle” was judged the best screen play submitted and the silent movie “The Fight” in which she played the leading role and edited was adjudged the best silent movie.

In addition to the above she was second AD (Assistant Director) for the movie “Sweet Bottom” shot as part of this year’s program and second Assistant Director and actress in the sizzle reel for “Bajan Blue” a television series to be shot at the end of this year in Barbados.

Kross Kolor Records takes this opportunity to congratulate Vanilla on her achievements and to acknowledge that she is continuing the tradition of excellence at the label. kross Kolor Records would also like to say a great big thank you to Digicel and the Ministry of Public Service Management for their significant contribution towards Vanilla’s attendance.

 

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Dalton continues losing streak at 15th Friday Night Fights

“Deadly” Denny Dalton suffered his 3rd consecutive loss on June 24th during the Pro/Am card hosted by the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport in collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Board of Control Dalton came up against Joel “Mr. Majestic” McRae in Friday Nights professional session. From the beginning of the fight Dalton attacked the slimmer but visibly fit and comfortable McRae but was unable to convert his aggression into a solid performance. The first sign of danger appeared during the 2nd round when a combination put Dalton on the canvas. He survived the 8 count but McRae failed to capitalize on the weakened Dalton and dragged the fight out into the 6th and final round when he was awarded a split decision thus causing Dalton his 3rd consecutive loss in as many appearances.

The highlight of the night was the matchup between Simeon Hardy and Eversley Brown. The bout had bearly gotten underway when a hard right from Hardy put Brown down causing doctors to rush to his aid. Even after the decision was announced Brown was unable to stand on his own causing him to be rushed to a city hospital for medical attention. The lightweight title of Guyana was on the line in the feature bout of the night with Mark Austin Squaring off against Revlon Lake. Lake lost his previous meeting with Austin and as such was eager to avenge that upset. The match was evenly match for the majority of the bout with both boxers landing power punches but unable to convert them into knockouts. Austin was however unable to go the distance in the 12 round encounter.

This could be explained since most local fighters are conditioned for 6 round boxing matches and as such encounter difficulties past the 8th round. Exhaustion showed on the part of Austin from the 9th round and Lake took advantage to deliver a blistering attack giving the impression that he had a bust of energy. The full toll of the exhaustion showed in the 11th round when Lake was placed flat on his back from a volley of punches. Lake therefore avenged his loss and silenced critics and lifted the lightweight title. The other results for the night saw Ray Sandiford overcoming “the Pocket Rocket” Rogers in the other professional bout of the night. Marvin Ageday, Imran Khan from Berbice defeated Richard Williamson and Stephan Goveia triumphed in the amateur bouts of the night.

It must be noted that crowd attendance to the Pro/Am cards is poor and as such apart from the in ring performances, it would be difficult to gauge the success of the monthly fight card.

-Andrew Ross

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Guyana go down 11-0 to Bermuda in NACRA 15’s finals

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A small but appreciative crowd turned out in support of local rugby side at the National Stadium Providence on Wednesday night. Very early in the match the physically larger Bermuda tested the Guyanese defense. Thomas Greenslide secured the first breakthrough by scoring a try. Emboldened by the early penetration into the Guyanese half the visitors launched a relentless attack which saw them scoring two penalties.

The second half saw a better defensive game by the Claudius Butts led side. Despite this they were still unable to convert defensive stops into tries against their larger opponents. Though Guyana was the faster side poor ball handling, a few bad calls by the referee and an impenetrable Bermuda defensive line all conspired against them on Wednesday. Bermuda had not won a 15’s title in over ten years and the victory will increase the team’s international rating and morale. Guyana is ranked 57th in the world and Bermuda is ranked 51st.
– Andrew Ross