Batting first, Barbados were dismissed for 169 in 47 overs.

Leonardo Francis was the top bowler for TT taking two for 15 in nine overs, while fellow spinners Nicholas Ali (2/22), Avinash Mahabirsingh (2/36) and Sameer Ali (2/49) were among the wickets.

In reply, TT got to 170/5 in 43.3 overs with Mahabirsingh and Leonardo Julien scoring 41 not out and 41 respectively.

Francis also contributed with the bat scoring 28, while Joshua James contributed an unbeaten 15.

Leeward Islands also earned a five-wicket victory at the National Cricket Centre in Couva.

Jamaica posted 96 in 31.4 overs with Ricardo McIntosh top scoring with 24, while Zawandi White was the best bowler for the Leewards snatching 3/18.

In reply, Uri Smith cracked 36 as the Leewards got to 97/5 in 27.5 overs. Romaine Jacobs grabbed 3/31 for Jamaica, but his spell was not enough to stop Leeward Islands from victory.

At Gilbert Park in Couva, Windward Islands defeated Guyana by 19 runs. Windward Islands were dismissed for 124 in 33.4 overs, before Guyana were bundled out for 105 in 45.2 overs.

Round two will bowl off tomorrow.

Summarised Scores – BARBADOS 169 (47 overs) – J Jordan 33, N Reifer 30, A Morris 26; Leonardo Francis 2/15, Nicholas Ali 2/22, Avinash Mahabirsingh 2/36, Sameer Ali 2/49 vs TRINIDAD AND TO BAGO 170/5 (43.3 overs) – Avinash Mahabirsingh 41 not out, Leonardo Julien 41, L Francis 28, Joshua James 15 not out. Trinidad and Tobago won by five wickets.

WINDWARD ISLANDS 124 (33.4 overs) – K Melius 53, T Pope 22, L Solomon 22; K Anderson 5/35, J Sinclair 3/16) vs GUYANA 105 (45.2 overs) – K Anderson 27, A Nedd 17; S Gerson 3/10, J Alexander 3/28, M Joseph 2/14. Windward Islands won by 19 runs.

JAMAICA 96 (31.4 overs) – Ricardo McIntosh 24, Michael Thompson 17; Zawandi White 3/18, Elroy Francis 2/18, Miandre James 2/20 vs LEEWARD ISLANDS 97/5 (27.5 overs) – Uri Smith 36, E Francis 17 not out; Romaine Jacobs 3/31. Leeward Islands won by five wickets.

RO UND TWO FIXTURES – TT vs Jamaica, Gilbert Park; Windward Islands vs Barbados, National Cricket Centre; Leeward Islands vs Guyana, Brian Lara Cricket Academy.

Speaking at the launch of the project at the Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain on Monday, Blewitt said, “It is our hope at the UN that the outputs of the project will serve as beacons of hope and light to juvenile offenders of the region and their families.” He added, “Moreover, it is our fervent hope that the restorative justice approach will contribute to their own development and that of their communities and societies.” Blewitt also reiterated the UNDP’s commitment to the opening of Children’s Courts.

He said the project is in keeping with the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 16, which involves the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.

United States Embassy Charge d’Affaires John McIntyre agreed with Blewitt’s views.

McIntyre said the project represented one of many ways in which the US government collaborates with TT under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative

This win ended a two-game losing streak for the Rhonda John Davis-coached TT outfit at the World Youth Cup, as they were trounced 55-28 by Fiji on the opening day on Saturday and hammered 75-27 by England on Monday.

The national squad will finish their preliminary round stage today with a fixture against Grenada, who have lost all three of their matches thus far.

According to police, at 2.25 pm, the bandits entered Ginxin Chinese Supermarket off Lower High Street and announced a hold up.

The gunmen assaulted the 40-year-old proprietor. The burglars escaped with a quantity of alcohol valued $1,000, a quantity of cigarettes valued $1,118, $200 in phone cards and 1,570 in cash.

They drove off in a silver-coloured Toyota Fielder hatchback car. Police were contacted and a team of officers responded.

Within minutes the vehicle was intercepted along San Francique Road in Penal.

The four occupants were arrested and the stolen items along with a loaded revolver were found and seized.

The suspects, aged from 18 years to 32, are from Marabella and San Fernando. They are expected to appear before a Siparia magistrate today.

She was addressing at workshop on the development of a national quality policy at the Bureau of Standards office, Macoya, yesterday.

“Our private sector stakeholders have identified quality related issues as a major challenge in expanding trade,” she said. These challenges included poor public laboratories, outdated laws, inadequate enforcement, lack of awareness of standards, and high costs of certification and accreditation.

“Our manufacturers continue to face challenges in meeting stringent quality standards abroad while having to compete with poor quality imported products on the local market.”

Sittings of the House and Senate are expected to resume in September unless a special parliamentary sitting is called during the break to deal with an urgent matter.

A release from the Parliament yesterday said one of the main activities will be Chamber Open House tours every hour from Monday to Friday next week between 9am and 3pm.

The Chamber Open House was introduced last August to mark the tenth anniversary of the Parliament Channel.

There will be scheduled Chamber tours from July 12 to August 4.

There will also be Waterfront outreach activities outside of Tower D of the Portof- Spain International Waterfront Centre, where the Parliament is located, from July 19 to 21.

Tents will be set up where people can access free international materials on the Parliament and take part in activities such as mini-quizzes and interviews.

However, a third man is now in custody.

Newsday understands the man, aged 19, is expected to be placed on an Identification Parade sometime later this week. He is being kept at a police station in Northern Division.

Police sources last night confirmed that a 24-year-old Arima man and a 25-year-old Sangre Grande man were released after the 19-year-old was arrested. On Sunday, attorney for the Arima and Sangre Grande suspects Fareed Ali complained that his clients were being abused and denied their basis rights while in custody.

On June 28, the bodies of 57-year-old Mohammed and schoolboy Vedesh Subar were discovered by Mohammed’s husband at their (the Mohammeds) Ajim Baksh Trace, Malabar home. Both their throats were slit.

The 27-year-old woman who was born with club feet and walks on her ankles, is unemployed and lives with her mother in Byron Street, La Romaine.

On Monday she appeared and pleaded guilty before San Fernando Magistrate Gloria Jasmath who placed her on a $5,000 bond and ordered her to keep the peace for the next three years or face jail. “Yes, I will stop,” Wall vowed yesterday. Like her mother Yvonne Wall, 65, who spoke to Newsday after her daughter’s court appearance, Michaeline said she too wants to move out of the environment which she grew up in.

She admitted to peddling marijuana.

She identified to her mother a person who supplied her with the drugs to sell. Michaeline is claiming police brutality while in custody on Sunday at the Marabella Police Station. She displayed cuts and bruises which she claims were caused by police officers. Her left arm is swollen and is now in a sling.

“They beat me up bad,” she said. Speaking to Newsday yesterday, Yvonne said because of her daughter’s illiteracy, she was an easy target for drug pushers in the area. She repeated her call for drug pushers to leave her daughter alone. “Giving her marijuana to sell will destroy her. Michaeline needs alot of help. It is because of her disability she never went to school. She cannot write and can only read a little bit,” the elder Wall said.

Yvonne told Newsday that Michaeline receives public assistance each month. Michaeline came into the spotlight when she was first arrested in March 2016.

Veterinarian Dr Kryiaan Singh stepped forward and paid the fine. His gesture sparked debate and a lot of people promised to assist Michaeline.

“Plenty people promised to help her to go to school, to help her to do a welding course, but nothing ever happened.” Michaeline soon fell back into pushing drugs and was again arrested in February this year. Since leaving court on Monday, Yvonne said Michaelene has been showing remorse.

“She has been crying a lot.” She said friends have been speaking to Michaeline and she is listening.

“I don’t think they could get at her again.” Yvonne, her husband Michael Nurse, 74, and their daughter live in a one bedroom house. The family is pleading for a HDC house. She wants a change of environment to help her daughter. Their call for a decent home is being supported by Michaeline’s attorneys Frank Gittens and Chantal Paul

Justice Frank Seepersad yesterday granted Charles leave to pursue his judicial review claim. In a 15-page written decision, Seepersad held that Charles raised arguable grounds that had a realistic prospect of success at trial.

The judge also held that Charles’ argument that the prime minister did not possess a prerogative power in relation to the appointment and removal of an ambassador, was an argument “not devoid of merit” and one which he considered arguable with a realistic prospect of success.

“The nature and gravity of the issues raised in this matter are serious and can have an impact on the way in which all career Ambassadors are treated,” Seepersad said.

In his lawsuit filed in January, Charles of Union Hall, Cross Crossing, argued that the decision of the prime minister to revoke his appointment was illegal, made in bad faith and was contrary to fundamental human rights provided for under the Constitution. He contended that he was not provided equality of treatment and that he had a legitimate expectation to maintain his rank and position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary upon returning to Trinidad and Tobago and the decision of the prime minister to revoke his appointment was a deprivation of his legitimate expectation that he would have retained his position.

According to Charles, he was appointed Ambassador in March 2012.

Charles said at the end of 2015, he was asked by the acting permanent secretary of the Foreign Affairs Ministry to submit his resume which he did although this was not the norm. He said that on September 20, 2016, he received an instrument of revocation of his appointment.

The matter has been adjourned to December 4.

Charles is represented by attorney Devesh Maharaj while Senior Counsel Reginald Armour, Vanessa Gopaul and Nadine Nabbie appear for the prime minister and the Cabinet.

City Hall defeated Central Market 3-0 in round one with goals from Clem Lopez, Anthony Husbands and Russee Gaulteau.

City Hall lead the standings on goal difference.

In another match, St James Medical got past Public Health 2-0 with Leon Cox and Lyndon London both getting their names on the scoresheet.

St James Division were also victorious in round one with a 2-1 win over Western Division.

Akhel Fairbain and Kalim Young scored for St James Division, while Leon Roberts scored for Western Division.

The goals were hard to come by between Central/Eastern and Transport and Cleansing as the match ended 0-0. Matches continue every week in the league until middle of August.

Results: City Hall 3 (Clem Lopez, Anthony Husbands, Russee Gaulteau) vs Central Market 0 Central/Eastern 0 vs Transport and Cleansing 0 St James Medical 2 (Leon Cox, Lyndon London) vs Public Health 0 St James Division 2 (Akhel Fairbain, Kalim Young) vs Western Division 1 (Leon Roberts)