Johnson Fork Bridge Reopens Ahead Of Schedule
(Google Maps)WEST HARRISON, Ind. – Drivers can now utilize a Dearborn County bridge that has reopened earlier than anticipated.County Bridge #88 on Johnson Fork Road reopened Wednesday night after being closed since early September.The bridge rehabilitation project was slated to close the portion of Johnson Fork for sixty days.Dearborn County Engineer Todd Listerman says, “We weren’t sure how the coordination would happen between the two contractors so we gave them extra time.”“Actually one contractor was coming in while the other was finishing up, so we were able to overlap some work we weren’t sure would have been able to happen.”
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Press Association “We’re doing really well, we’re not letting it go to our heads, we’re taking each game as it comes and that’s all we need to do really. The players are playing brilliantly and the manager can’t ask much more from us. “It’s very rewarding. I’m just happy to be a part of it and I’ll hopefully be a part of it for as long as I can. I love playing for the club and I’ve always enjoyed playing under Sam as well. “Everything’s going well and we just need to keep it going and see how far we can get.” It was an afternoon of mixed feelings for Burnley, who were much the better side in the first half but came away with nothing as they continue their search for a first win of the season. They hit the bar twice and saw a goal correctly disallowed for offside as well as scoring through one of their own summer signings, George Boyd. It was the Scottish midfielder’s first for the club but there was more frustration for the strikers, none of whom have yet found the net this season. Boyd is confident the team’s luck will change but admitted they need to learn fast after a sloppy start to the second half cost them dearly. “We dominated for large spells and the gaffer warned us they would come out and give us a bit of a response and those two goals at the start of the second half have killed the game really,” said Boyd. “We came back at 2-1, and even at 3-1, (Ashley) Barnes has hit the crossbar. I think it’s good we showed a bit of character and kept coming back. “There’s loads of positives, we played some fantastic stuff in the first half. It was just a 10-minute spell we have to learn from. “It’s devastating that we’ve lost because of the way we played. The amount of chances we created in the first half, I’ve no doubt people will score goals and that will be enough to keep us in the division.” Carlton Cole is being inspired by West Ham’s summer signings – even though they are keeping him out of the side. The 31-year-old, who is into his ninth season with the club, said: ” You always want new players to bed in as soon as possible and these players have just hit the ground running. “You can’t ask for any more and they’ve really energised the older players as well. Players like myself who are experienced, you just want to get up to the level they’re getting up to. It reminds you you’re not finished yet, you’ve still got a lot to show and give.” West Ham managed just 40 goals in 38 games last season but are averaging nearly two goals a game so far this campaign. Sakho has had a lot to do with that, the former Metz man netting at Turf Moor for a sixth successive game. “If he keeps on going like that, there’s no chance of me getting in,” said Cole. “As long as I can come on and contribute and try to do the best I can, that’s all I can do at the moment. Any chance I get, I try to do a professional job.” The victory was enough to lift West Ham, at least temporarily, to the dizzy heights of fourth place in the Barclays Premier League table and give manager Sam Allardyce the perfect 60th birthday present. “I was saying to the boys I can’t remember being here and at this stage of the season being in a Champions League spot,” said Cole. Enner Valencia and Diafra Sakho have formed an impressive partnership up front for the high-flying Hammers and both scored in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Burnley. Fellow new boys Aaron Cresswell and Carl Jenkinson set up the opening two goals, and Sakho was involved in the third scored by substitute Cole. 
After UEFA’s attempt to ban Manchester City from European football was overturned by sport’s highest court on Monday, the continental governing body’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) system, under which they were charged, faces likely changes.FFP regulations aim to stop clubs running big losses through spending on players but, after 11 years, UEFA was already examining possible changes before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) backed City’s appeal against a two-year ban.UEFA accused City of “serious breaches” of its FFP rules in information submitted to the governing body between 2012 and 2016 and banned the club from European competition for two years. But CAS ruled yesterday that those allegations were either “unproven” or “time-barred”, as UEFA’s own rules placed a five-year statute of limitations on prosecutions.Some of the cases may also have been covered under a “settlement agreement” UEFA and City entered into after a previous probe ended in 2014.It will not be clear until CAS’ full decision is published in the coming days how many of the cases were ruled out as time-barred and how many were unproven.But the fact that such a high-profile case ended in failure for UEFA– with even City’s fine for “non-cooperation” with the investigation cut by the two thirds to 10 million euros ($11.33 million) — is a defeat for UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB).The ruling did not, however, make a judgment on the FFP system itself.“There is no suggestion of a finding that the legal basis of FFP is somehow invalid. That means that whilst this result may embarrass UEFA, it does not appear to undermine the legality of the FFP rules themselves,” Christopher Flanagan, managing editor of the International Sports Law Journal, told Reuters after CAS ruling.UEFA was quick to defend the FFP system, which was introduced by the European governing body’s former President Michel Platini in 2009.“Over the last few years, Financial Fair Play has played a significant role in protecting clubs and helping them become financially sustainable and UEFA and ECA (European Club Association) remain committed to its principles,” UEFA said in a statement.But at UEFA’s congress in Amsterdam in March, the body’s President, Aleksander Ceferin said the system is likely to be changed.“Its too early to say how it will look in the future but we are thinking about it and will probably have to adapt,” he told reporters.While the system was created to stop clubs going into debt, critics believe it may have created a closed ‘elite’ with clubs outside the traditional powerhouses limited in their ability to build teams.Ceferin said change was on the agenda.“It has been very successful as a system. There are almost no losses in European football anymore and now we will probably have to adapt to different times,” he said.“Our experts are in discussion but changes will not happen very soon, I assume.”What form the changes take remains to be seen, but some supporters of the system believe it has simply become too complicated.“Sometimes, to tell the truth, it is not easy for us either to respond on questions regarding FFP because we don’t understand as well,” Karl Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of Bayern Munich said in 2015.But Lars-Christer Olsson, president of the European Leagues organisation, has warned against getting rid of the system altogether.He said that ending FFP would be “the opportunity for the richest clubs to widen the gap. This would take us back to the time where the clubs had debts which continued to build … and that would be detrimental.”Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram
Amir Khan hopes he may finally be in line for a dream fight with American legend Floyd Mayweather after returning to the ring with an emphatic win.The 27-year-old, from Bolton, easily outpointed Luis Collazo in Las Vegas and still has sights firmly set on the undefeated world champion.”Definitely, people want to see that fight between me and Floyd,” Khan said.”He’s fighting guys who are strong, but styles make fights, and my style would cause Floyd a lot of trouble.”Khan, fighting for the first time after a 13-month lay-off, knocked Collazo down three times in the non-title bout.He believes the time is right to face Mayweather, 37, who beat Marcos Maidana on points on the same MGM Grand card to unify the WBA and WBC welterweight belts. “He is getting older and showing a lot of mistakes that he didn’t used to do,” Khan added. “It is a great time to catch him.”Floyd looks beatable. A lot of people want the fight now because they want a young lion to come up and they want to see him get beat. The only person who has the chance to do that is me.”I’m very, very close to the Mayweather fight. The fight will happen because the public will demand this fight.”Khan had been in contention to fight Mayweather on Saturday, but the American opted to take on Maidana despite Khan topping an online poll to choose the opponent.And his hopes of pinning down the lucrative bout any time soon appeared to take another hit when Mayweather shook hands with Maidana’s trainer Robert Garcia in the immediate aftermath of the fight and promised a rematch. “If the fans want to see it again, we’ll do it again,” Mayweather said.A fight with Khan is, therefore, unlikely to happen in 2014 as Mayweather’s next available slot, in September, is too close to the Muslim fasting period of Ramadan for the English boxer.
Fire danger is on Dave Roberts’ mind as Dodgers head to San Francisco That cutter isn’t what it used to be, however. The velocity has dropped and the late life that made it such a dynamic weapon has been less pronounced or consistent the past two seasons.“Everybody struggles in this game,” Jansen said. “Tell me Mariano (Rivera) never struggled. Tell me Trevor Hoffman didn’t struggle. Tell me Billy Wagner didn’t struggle. Any name you can mention. I’m not going to tell myself, ‘Oh, man, I’m struggling.’ I’m going to tell myself, ‘You’re going to get better.’”Despite Jansen’s lessened effectiveness, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said there would be “no change” in how he uses him. Jansen was not available Saturday after throwing 34 pitches in Friday’s erratic finish but Roberts said in a save situation Sunday “he’ll be the guy taking the baseball.”With the trade deadline four days away, however, the Dodgers are actively searching the market for relief help with closers Will Smith, Felipe Vazquez and Shane Greene prominently mentioned as possible targets. Whether the acquisition of any would change Jansen’s role remains to be seen.“Go get them. That’s good. It’s good for us,” Jansen said. “If you want to go get them, go get them. We never have enough depth. How Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling topped the baseball podcast empire Dodgers’ Max Muncy trying to work his way out of slow start Dodgers hit seven home runs, sweep Colorado Rockies Cody Bellinger homer gives Dodgers their first walkoff win of season 
The Dodgers’ delay in placing Hernandez on the IL stems in part from a lack of options if someone is needed to play shortstop behind Corey Seager. One of the Dodgers’ top prospects is shortstop Gavin Lux and he has been on a tear since being promoted to Triple-A last month (a .479 batting average and 1.476 OPS in 22 games). But Roberts indicated Lux would not be the player to fill a backup role.“I would say not,” Roberts said. “With young players who need at-bats, to come up here to not play consistently doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.”ALSORight-hander Dylan Floro made a rehab appearance for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Friday night, allowing two hits and striking out one in a scoreless inning. Floro is on the IL with neck inflammation. “We’ll get with Dylan and see if he needs another one,” Roberts said. “But the plan is to get him back some time during that Colorado series (starting Monday).”UP NEXTDodgers (RHP Walker Buehler 9-1, 3.23 ERA) at Nationals (RHP Stephen Strasburg, 13-4, 3.37 ERA), 10:35 a.m., TBS, SportsNet LA (where available), AM 570 WASHINGTON — Kenley Jansen has a word for games like Friday night.“I call it turbulence,” he said. “You have to fly that plane and get through it.”It was definitely a bumpy ride. Jansen gave up a single, hit a batter and walked two more to force in a run before finally closing out a Dodgers win with the tying and winning runs on base.Jansen said he just “lost the feel” for his cutter after a two-out single by Trea Turner and eventually worked out of it using his two-seam fastball and slider. Those pitches are gradually becoming more prominent in Jansen’s pitch mix as he struggles to replicate the command and movement of his cutter, the pitch he has relied on 90 percent of the time for most of his career. “How can I worry about that? I know I’m the guy who’s done the job. Listen, don’t forget who I am. I’ll be that. I am that. … Listen, man, I can’t worry about what you guys think about me or what fans think about me. I can’t put negative stuff on my plate. That just takes you away from trying to get better.”STRIPLING INJURYRight-hander Ross Stripling was placed on the Injured List with right biceps tendinitis Saturday and right-hander Jaime Schultz was promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City.Stripling had been bothered by a stiff neck during his most recent start and the discomfort persisted during brief flat-ground throwing sessions the past two days.“Obviously it started out in the neck and probably compromised his delivery, which got into the biceps,” Roberts said. “He went out there and played catch today and didn’t feel good. When you’re talking about the arm with a pitcher, you have to be really cautious.”Roberts said Stripling will probably miss “a start or two.” The first will be Tuesday in Colorado and Roberts said a replacement hasn’t been settled on yet. If Julio Urias doesn’t pitch out of the bullpen the next two days, he could make the start or take down the bulk of the innings in a “bullpen game.”HERNANDEZ INJURYThe Dodgers have not revealed a diagnosis from Kiké Hernandez’s exam Friday, but Roberts said Hernandez “still has pain” in his injured left hand or wrist and a move to the Injured List “seems inevitable.” Hernandez has been available to play defense but can’t swing a bat since injuring himself on a swing during Wednesday’s game.Related Articles Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error
…calls for programmes to sensitise workersMinister within the Social Protection Ministry, Keith Scott has stated that various surveys conducted by the ministry indicated that young persons who are under the age of 25 are more susceptible to injuries at the workplace.Minister within the Social Protection Ministry, Keith ScottThis statement was made on Friday, when the Minister indicated that the key reason for this was the fact that these employees do not possess adequate experience, which would alert them to dangerous practices.“Within the rim of occupation and employment of young workers – which we consider to between the ages of 15 to 24 – is the available statistics and it shows that that area of youth are more vulnerable. They are much more exposed than the mature counterparts to occupational accidents and occupational diseases,” he said.However, Minister Scott noted that measures must be put in place to prevent these accidents, and the safety of young employees must not be jeopardised, especially those who work in perilous environments.“Attention must be paid to the health and safety of young workers who comprise a significant percentage of our population and our workforce,” the Minister stated.“The report on our most recent population and housing census shows that youth constitutes almost 20 per cent of the population. By any standards, that is not a group which should be treated lightly. They comprise the future of our nation and must be nurtured and protected at all costs,” he added.Additionally, Minister Scott has called for the establishment of formal programmes to educate employees on various practices which they should always follow when on the job. Furthermore, experienced employees should be tasked with the responsibility to ensure that the younger persons are following company guidelines and regulations. This, he said, will reduce the number of workplace hazards and accidents from a general standpoint.“There is need for policies and programmes [to be] put in place to educate, sensitise and protect them from the risk and dangers associated with work,” Scott insisted.Recently, the management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) modified the company’s occupational outfits by incorporating reflective equipment. This is in light of the fact that employees expressed their disagreement with wearing the mandatory reflective safety vest.Minister Scott, in his final remarks, stated that the attention being placed on workers’ safety should be amplified this month, since World Day for Safety and Health at work will be celebrated on April 28. Additionally, the entire month of April is dedicated towards this observance.
Facing the challenge of not only adapting to a whole new environment, but recovering from a venomous snake bite, 16-year-old Sherwin Leonard of the Amerindian settlement of Baramita, Region One, is counting each day and praying for the day he gets to return home to his family.The recovering teenager, Sherwin Leonard, on his hospital bedHaving been air dashed to the city after the encounter with the venomous beast last week, Leonard remains hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC). He told Guyana Times he would usually go with his father to hunt, but on the fateful day, he was out hunting alone in dense forest when he accidentally stepped on the creature and it sprang up and bit him.With his leg bleeding, he killed the snake with his hunting gear, thenslowly made his way home, where he was attended to and immediately rushed to the Baramita Hospital. Nurses there treated him in an attempt to avoid the poison from spreading to other parts of his body, and he was medivaced to the city for better medical attention.The teenager said this is his first time in Georgetown, and he had never previously seen so many people. The only son for his parents, he noted that his brother-in-law is the only one who comes to visit him, since his mother takes care of his younger siblings and his father now has to hunt to feed the rest of the family.“Me nah know way me deh! Me nah even know when me go come out ah here, and dah ah wah me ah study,” the lad explained. He said that he misses home and is anxious to return to his family.
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Commissioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) are expressing grave concerns about delays in modernising the entity and the way it conducts elections.PPP Commissioners Sase Gunraj, Robeson Benn and Bibi ShadickDuring a press conference on Friday, Commissioners Robeson Benn, Sase Gunraj and Bibi Shadick took the position that Guyana’s electoral system is lagging when compared to other Caribbean countries.“I want to move on to noting also our grave concern with the lack of progress on the implementation of those issues in respect of enhanced biometrics,” Commissioner Benn stated.He expressed concerns regarding the registration and electronic verification of electors; electronic tabulation of the results of future elections in Guyana and the electronic transmission of those results.“We have had long discussions and even before we got to GECOM there have been discussions about the modernisation of our electoral system. Guyana has fallen way behind other Regional countries with respect to this matter.”“Jamaica and others have put in place systems for proper, transparent and integral verification of electors. And making sure that verification of electors is transparent.”According to Benn, even though there have been discussions, seminars and even retreats regarding the process, there has been little progress.“There appears to be great doubt in GECOM itself, with regards to the role of its officers and we think that this is a significant matter going ahead for the modernisation of the electoral system in the country.”Benn added that with future elections in mind, a revamp of the elections system in Guyana should be a priority task for GECOM.Meanwhile, Commissioner Shadick expressed surprise and concern at the recently announced start of the digitisation of 148 years of birth, marriage and death records.At the General Register Office (GRO) on Wednesday, Citizenship Minister Winston Felix had said that clerks are currently being trained to enter these records from 1987 to as far back as 1869 into a database that aims to ensure the more efficient functioning of the GRO.Felix had also said that the overall aim of the project was to ensure that each citizen has one identification card that will include all relevant information from birth.According to the Minister, biometric information such as fingerprints and possibly retinal scans that will erase the need for additional forms of identification such as a National Insurance Scheme (NIS) card and a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) would also be included.However, Shadick said that these developments are cause for concern, as this seems to be an effort to transfer the registration process to the Citizenship Ministry. Additionally, she complained of the lack of meetings at GECOM.“This is very troubling to us. You cut the budget saying that you’re not going to do any house to house registration. While the Chairman is on leave, no meetings in the Commission are being called.”“So whatever is going on is going on outside the knowledge of the six GECOM Commissioners who are constitutionally appointed.”In 2015, following the General and Regional Elections, there had been delays in releasing the results of the elections. GECOM had stated at the time that certain checks and balances in the Representation of the People’s Act had to be followed, hence those delays.Specifically, there were delays in receiving Statement of Polls from Regions such as One (Barima-Waini), Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).Eventually, disputed results led to the People’s Progressive Party seeking redress in the High Court.
Sanctions on RUSAL– record-keeping, working conditions inspectedOldendorff Carriers (Guyana) Inc General Manager Ulf Henriksson on Friday handed Chief Labour Officer Charles Ogle details of all employees currently working at the company’s operations in the Berbice River. The presentation was made at the Department of Labour.RUSAL, the parent company of Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), has been sanctioned by the US Government. BCGI’s operations are in Region 10. OLDENDORFF is contracted by BCGI to transport bauxite from the mine areas near Aroaima to load on ships at the mouth of the Berbice River. The US Government sanctions require that all companies doing business with those that have been sanctioned wind down operations by October 23, or they themselvesLabour officials meeting with workerswill be sanctioned.In a statement on Friday, it was noted that while there are international negotiations to get the US Government to withdraw the current sanctions, OLDENDORFF is compelled to make preparations for winding down, should such efforts fail. As a result, the company has begun to sensitise workers to the possibility that it would not be able to continue operating in Guyana.The employment information was requested by the Department of Labour in order to determine the benefits to be accrued to the employees should the company be forced to wind down operations in Guyana.The information is also expected to support the work of a cabinet-appointed task force set up to address the future of workers at RUSAL and related companies in light of USA-imposed sanctions. BCGI is OLDENDORFF’s only client in Guyana.The current situation stems from sanctions imposed on Russia on April 6 by the US Government. Seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, among others, have been added to what is called the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN”). Such sanctions apply to entities that are directly or indirectly owned 50 percent or more by these or other SDNs.According to the statement, OLDENDORFF has, for 12 years, been operating successfully in Guyana, and had every intention of continuing operations, until being forced to face closure of the operations here because of the US Government sanctions.It was noted that during the 12 years, the company employed and trained more than 250 persons from the Berbice area, most of whom still work for the company today. These employees have performed at the highest industry standards, and have contributed significantly to the performance efficiencies of the OLDENDORFF operation here.Speaking on Thursday during the ceremony concerned with handing over the documents to the Chief Labour Officer, OCGI General Manager Ulf Henriksson said that ‘OLDENDORFF management in Guyana and their parent company in Germany are promising to ensure that, should the company have to exit Guyana, the workers would be given proper notice.“Our employees can rest assured that we will adhere to the laws of Guyana, and they will receive what they are entitled to.“On the heels of (Thursday) handing over of the employee information, a team from the Department of Labour, Occupational Safety and Health visited OLDENDORFF’s headquarters in New Amsterdam, Berbice. The team, led by Senior Labour Officer Dexter Semple, conducted an inspection of the company’s records and working conditions.Semple also took the opportunity to speak directly with workers who assembled at the New Amsterdam Stelling. Workers had a free exchange with the Labour Officer, and registered concerns for follow up.”It is understood that OLDENDORFF suspended operations for two hours to allow the workers to attend the meeting. At the end of the meeting, OLDENDORFF managers presented each of the 115 employees gathered at the stelling with letters that provided information on the company’s response to the sanctions, and the efforts that are being taken in the workers’ interest.