Parkinson, St. Leonards, Garrison and St. James have all advanced to the semi-finals of the Old Scholars Football Tournament. Playing at the Lumber Company Ground, Garrison beat St. Lucy 2-0. While St. James also progressed to the final four with a 4-1 win over St George. CBC’s Anmar Goodridge-Boyce reports on Parkinson’s defeat of St. Michael, and St. Leonard’s win over Foundation.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Several countries have been placed on alert as Hurricane Kirk, a large and powerful hurricane, is churning way across the Caribbean on Friday. The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that Kirk, which is 1010 miles east northeast of the Northern Leeward Islands, has maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour (mph). While there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the NHC said that the eye of Hurricane Kirk is moving towards the northwest near 10 mph and this general motion is expected to continue Friday. “A turn toward the north and north-northeast at a faster forward speed is anticipated over the weekend,” it said adding that Kirk is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. “Small intensity fluctuations are possible today. Weakening is forecast to begin on Saturday and continue through early next week,” it said. Additionally, surf swells generated by Kirk are spreading westward and are expected to reach the Leeward Islands later today, Bermuda and the Greater Antilles on Saturday, the east coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada, and the Bahamas on Sunday. “These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions,” NHC added. The weather forecasters are also monitoring the passage of Tropical Storm Leslie, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and located 645 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands.

Past Principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies Sir Keith Hunte has passed away. His son John Hunte confirmed to CBC News he died earlier today at the age of 87. Sir Keith served from 1983 to 2002 as Principal. He was the third Principal at the Campus. A skilled administrator known for his sense of fairplay, decency, wisdom and sound judgement, he was credited with getting the best out of limited resources and ability. A historian by training, he was part of the UWI family for close to 40 years and the newest block of student halls at Clarendon, Black Rock are named in his honour. After completing his Masters, he joined the staff at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus as an Assistant Lecturer in 1964. One year later he moved up the ranks to the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Dean (1975), Deputy Principal (1980) and Campus Principal in 1983. He was knighted on the 21st Independence anniversary. Sir Keith held many other titles including that of Chairman of the Caribbean Examination Council in 1996-2002. During his time as Chairman, he implemented several changes including the introduction of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination in 1998 and the change of the CSEC Grading Scheme from a five to a six-point scale. In addition, he also played a huge role in negotiating with the Government of Barbados and Jamaica for a CXC headquarters agreement and centre agreement. Sir Keith was born and raised in Venture, St. John. He leaves to mourn his family and friends, and the many lives that he touched.