Irfaan Ali’s inauspicious start
April 14, 2019 Features / Columnists, My Column – By Adam Harris
People on the campaign trail always make statements that sound good. The reality is something else. Irfaan Ali is someone who has always found time to talk to me. We shared some interesting moments when he was Minister.
Overall, he is a decent person. I remember doing a story on a fellow who had defrauded Guyana Water Inc. and got dismissed. Of course, he was not the first to stare the truth in the face and decided to contest it in the courts.
This fellow filed a writ. I remember calling him and asking him if he were crazy, if he thought he could win in the courts. It did not matter to him, because I could not seek any compensation from him. And that is a problem with the legal system. People can sue and cost you money. Then they drop the suit, but you have already paid your lawyer. Your money goes down the drain. Continue reading →
GOLF: Tiger Woods wins Masters to claim first major in 11 years
GOLF: Tiger Woods wins 15th Major Title
Apr 15, 2019 Sports
Photo: Tiger Woods of the U.S. holds up the Masters trophy and wears the green jacket after winning the 2019 Masters. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) – Tiger Woods completed one of sport’s great all-time comebacks to end an 11-year major title drought at the Masters yesterday by claiming a fifth Green Jacket.
A gritty two-under 70 clinched a one-shot victory over Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Xander Schauffele and earned the 43-year-old a 15th major title that many thought would never come. Continue reading →
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