Daily Archive: Saturday, December 5, 2009

Articles published on Saturday, December 5, 2009

David Clarke now a free man

-thanks US for saving him and family from `jaws of death’ Blurb: ‘This is a remarkable case, when you finish writing your memoir I would like to read it’ – US Judge Raymond Dearie By Oluatoyin Alleyne in New York Before sentencing former army major David Clarke to time served in prison for drug trafficking, US Judge Raymond Dearie yesterday said that he could not begin to understand how someone with the former officer’s history and record of success got into something “like this.”

Robert Simels with his wife yesterday.

‘Broken’ Simels gets 14 years

-former associate’s conviction overturned By Oluatoyin Alleyne in New York Before handing down a 14-year sentence on high-flying New York lawyer Robert Simels for witness tampering in the Roger Khan case, Judge John Gleeson yesterday told him he had to be punished for his criminal act and said it would have been dereliction of duty had the government not investigated him.

Brazen Bravo

lead Windies redemption efforts Adelaide, Australia: A brash hundred from all rounder Dwayne Bravo, led the West Indies in consolidating their first innings of the Second Test and helped to redeem their unit after the three-day innings-and-65-run loss in Brisbane a week ago.

Dr. Frank Anthony

‘King Pele’ as guest of honour….. One of the greatest events for football in Guyana

By Rawle Toney Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass yesterday conceded that the visit of Brazilian soccer legend  ‘King Pele’ who is set to arrive in Guyana next Saturday, as a guest of honour at the 20th Kashif and Shanghai Tournament is without doubt one of the greatest events   for football in Guyana.

Ricky Jainarine

Essequibo River boat accident

New search for Ricky comes up empty A search yesterday for missing 10-year-old Ricky Jainarine, prompted by a hunter who reported seeing a bag with what appeared to be human remains at the beach at Wakenaam, found  nothing.

Bharat Mangru

Coaches dissatisfied with standard of women’s cricket

… more needs to be done administratively By Marlon Munroe Coaches attached to the women’s teams that participated in yesterday’s Demerara zone final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) female Inter-Ward limited-overs tournament have expressed their dissatisfaction with the low standard of women’s cricket in Guyana.

East Coast destroy Georgetown

East Coast Demerara’s women’s cricketers yesterday scored a seven-wicket victory over Georgetown in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board’s inter-ward, limited overs women’s tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in Queenstown.

Colin Baker

Overseas team’s preparation on stream

– to play opening game against local Lady Jaguars By Rawle Toney Overseas correspondent for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Baker says that preparation of the overseas team which will compete in the Women’s International Goodwill Tournament is heightening and the ladies are more than raring to go.

Deonarine Rafick

Traumatised Bisram murder accused freed

-after DPP withdraws charges Deonarine Rafick, the man charged with the murder of retired Region Three Vice-Chairman Ramenauth Bisram, was freed on Wednesday, two weeks after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) withdrew proceedings against him.

England beat Sri Lanka to reach CLOBI final

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The in-form Graeme Hick lashed an unbeaten half century and spurred England to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the CLOBI Cup International Masters Twenty20 tournament on Thursday night that booked their spot in the final.

Duchess Potatoes  (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

It’s all about the side dishes

Hi Everyone, they can make or break a meal. Very often, they are the most memorable things about a meal; without them, let’s just say that your meal will be average with the ham, turkey, roast pork, beef or chicken all standing alone.

2010 World Cup finals schedule

(Reuters) – 2010 World Cup finals schedule after yesterday’s draw in Cape Town: Friday, June 11 Group A South Africa  v Mexico, Johannesburg (Soccer City) Uruguay       v France, Cape Town Saturday, June 12 Group B Argentina     v Nigeria, Johannesburg (Ellis Park) South Korea   v Greece, Port Elizabeth Group C England       v United States, Rustenburg Sunday, June 13 Group C Algeria       v Slovenia, Polokwane Group D Germany       v Australia, Durban Serbia        v Ghana, Pretoria Monday, June 14 Group E Netherlands   v Denmark, Soccer City Japan         v Cameroon, BloemfonteinGroup F Italy         v Paraguay, Cape Town Tuesday, June 15 Group F New Zealand   v Slovakia, Rustenburg Group G Ivory Coast   v Portugal, Port Elizabeth Brazil        v North Korea, Ellis Park Wednesday, June 16 Group H Honduras      v Chile, Nelspruit Spain         v Switzerland, Durban Group A South Africa  v Uruguay, Pretoria Thursday, June 17 Group A France        v Mexico, Polokwane Group B Greece        v Nigeria, Bloemfontein Argentina     v South Korea, Soccer City Friday, June 18 Group D Germany       v Serbia, Port Elizabeth Group C Slovenia      v United States, Ellis Park England       v Algeria, Cape Town Saturday, June 19 Group D Ghana         v Australia, Rustenburg Group E Netherlands   v Japan, Durban Cameroon      v Denmark, Pretoria Sunday, June 20 Group F Slovakia      v Paraguay, Bloemfontein Italy         v New Zealand, Nelspruit Group G Brazil        v Ivory Coast, Soccer City Monday, June 21 Group G Portugal      v North Korea, Cape TownGroup H Chile         v Switzerland, Port Elizabeth Spain         v Honduras, Ellis Park Tuesday, June 22 Group A Mexico        v Uruguay, Rustenburg France        v South Africa, Bloemfontein Group B Nigeria       v South Korea, Durban Greece        v Argentina, Polokwane Wednesday, June 23 Group C Slovenia      v England, Port Elizabeth United States v Algeria, Pretoria Group D Australia     v Serbia, Nelspruit Ghana         v Germany, Soccer City Thursday, June 24 Group F Slovakia      v Italy, Ellis Park Paraguay      v New Zealand, Polokwane Group E Denmark       v Japan, Rustenburg Cameroon      v Netherlands, Cape Town Friday, June 25 Group G Portugal      v Brazil, Durban North Korea   v Ivory Coast, Nelspruit Group H Chile         v Spain, Pretoria Switzerland   v Honduras, Bloemfontein – – Knockout stages: Last 16 (June 26 to 29) Quarter-finals (July 2 and 3) Semi-finals (6 and 7) Third-place playoff (10) Final (11)

IFIs pushing for broad Copenhagen deal

-pledge support for developing nations The heads of the leading international financial institutions on Wednesday called for a comprehensive agreement to combat climate change at the upcoming Copenhagen conference and agreed to further coordinate their own efforts to help achieve the meeting’s ambitious goals.

Red Cross salutes volunteers

A message from the  International  Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in celebration of International Volunteer Day, today, urges that special tribute be paid to those volunteers  who have been injured  or lost their lives in the past year in the service of humanity.

Wine Till Yuh Drop 5 ready

– four tracks for pre-release Kross Kolor Records (KKR) will shortly pre-release four tracks off its just completed ‘Wine Till Yuh Drop 5’ album on the ‘Devil Doer Rhythm’.

India on top after Sehwag misses triple ton

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni  struck a spectacular hundred after Virender Sehwag had fallen seven runs short of a third test triple century on the third day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

Nuggets combine well to stifle Heat

DENVER, Colorado, (Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets  thrashed the Miami Heat 114-96 on Thursday, in a game where a  match-up of two of the NBA’s top scorers took a back seat to  the efficient offence of the home team.

No comment on comments

Dear Editor, Once again, I express my appreciation to Dr Randy Persaud for his comments under the letter titled, ‘Hold friends close, enemies closer and country closest,’ as carried in SN (December 4).

Bollywood actors

Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan (L) and his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan pose for a picture during the premiere of movie “Paa” in Mumbai December 3, 2009.