Daily Archive: Monday, May 3, 2010

The people who rail against the popularity of the Twenty/20 and even the 50-over game are deluding themselves; they seem blind to the popularity of those more exciting versions of the game. 

-woman had suffered years of abuse The mangled body of a young mother of three was discovered a stone’s throw away from the Vigilance Police Station and it is believed that her husband of fourteen years dumped her out of his vehicle and then reversed crushing her head in the process.

“They dig into the tombs of the recently buried to retrieve valuables and human parts for witchcraft or export and some clean out the tomb to sell the spot to another bereaved family.”

Customers of commercial banks now have until August 9 to take in their proof of address in keeping with the requirement of the new Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act after the Ministry of Finance extended the time-frame by three months following representations from a “number of licensed financial institutions operating in Guyana.”

– seen as major boost to crime prevention Satellite aided tracking systems have slowly made their way to the local market, offering savvy technological services which promise to change the security sector’s approach to crime-fighting.

– West Indies skipper set to play against old nemesis England today The West Indies team is set to have its inspirational captain Chris Gayle back for today’s game against old nemesis England at the Providence National Stadium.

Rockel Gladstone, 20, requires dialysis treatment twice weekly in Georgetown because of her non-functioning kidneys but her family is struggling to cover the costs.

The GBTI Regent Street Branch on Thursday concluded another round of its Inter-secondary School Impromptu Speaking Competition with School of the Nations and St John’s College defeating their competitors.

By Carwyn Holland Republican Nandkumar Singh dealt Claymont Gibson of the Guyana Defence Force a serious beating  Saturday night in the amateur segment of the monthly Pro-Am boxing card staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, Why should extraneous matters that have no relevance be injected into the dispute between RUSAL and GB&GWU. 

A security officer was granted $100,000 bail when he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson on Friday charged with committing an act of simple larceny against his employer.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. delivers a near virtuoso performance in outclassing Shane Mosley in their welterweight showdown Saturday night LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather resisted a  furious early onslaught by fellow American Shane Mosley to  preserve his unbeaten professional record with an unanimous  points victory in a welterweight bout on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Ranfred Williams’ letter titled ‘Georgetown needs garbage bins’ (SN, May 1) misses the point.

By Tamica Garnett Greatly overshadowing day one’s confusing proceedings, day two of the Fast and Furious Regatta and Stunt Show got off with a bang and enthralled spectators all the way.

Dear Editor, I received the news of Sir Ian’s passing with mixed emotions.

ST PAUL’S, St Kitts, CMC – Stafanie Taylor continued her good run of form but West Indies still went down by six wickets to Pakistan yesterday in the first official warm-up game in preparation for next week’s start of the Women’s World Twenty20 Champion-ship.

Dear Editor, According to Secretary of the Guyana Prize for Literature Al Creighton (‘Arrangements are in progress for the Guyana Prize 2010’ SN, May 1) “The Guyana Prize for Literature was created to promote good literature in the Caribbean in general and Guyana in particular, to encourage the growth of the literature and to celebrate and reward the best of it.”

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks staved off the  underdog Milwaukee Bucks to complete a nerve-wracking series triumph with a 95-74 Game Seven victory yesterday.

Dear Editor, Quite recently, programmes presented by Mr Raymond King sponsored by the business community of Linden and heard over NCN Linden Channel 11 were taken off the air.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A blazing half century from Shane Watson and incisive fast bowling from Dirk Nannes and Shaun Tait guided Australia to a 34-run victory over defending champions Pakistan in the World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators are treating a  car bomb defused in New York’s Times Square as an attempted  terrorist attack but have no evidence to support a Taliban  claim of responsibility, police said yesterday.

Gabrielle Jamela Hosein is a feminist, activist, poet and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, St.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Suresh Raina struck the first century of the 2010 World Twenty20 Champion-ship as India secured victory over South Africa by 14 runs at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here yesterday.

ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European finance  ministers triggered a record 110 billion euro ($147 billion)  bailout for debt-stricken Greece yesterday after Athens  committed itself to years of painful austerity.

Dear Editor, I write to support Mr Ameer Bacchus’s letter in May 2 Kaieteur News about English being offered as a discipline at the University of Guyana Berbice Campus.

Dear Editor, We buried our beloved friend and mentor Clarence Frederick Ellis in his hometown of Queenstown, Essequibo on Saturday May 1.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police have failed to solve more than 6,000 of the murders committed within the last six years and indications are that most of the killings that will be committed for the rest of the year will also remain unsolved.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – World and Olympic triple gold medallist Usain Bolt was in devastating form at Saturday night’s Jamaica International Invitational, clocking the fourth fastest 200 metres time ever here at the National Stadium to rattle off yet another amazing feat.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s dissident Ladies in White  staged their weekly protest march without interference yesterday after the Cuban government dropped its attempted  clampdown on the group following intervention by the Catholic  church.

Interviews and photos by Cathy Wilson Recently a two-day education workshop was held in Linden facilitated by the Linden Fund and attended by teachers, administrators and consultants from the US, among others.

America to challenge Jamaica’s argument on legality of evidence (Jamaica Observer) The United States Government is preparing to challenge Jamaica’s assertion that information passed on to the Americans regarding the extradition request for Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke was obtained illegally, a US State Department official told the Sunday Observer.

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – At least five people  were trampled to death yesterday when concert fans were  panicked by the sound of gunfire and caused a stampede in this  northern city, which has been on edge since drug violence  flared in recent weeks.

That it has taken nearly six months for a decision to be made on what penalty should be applied to Dr Mahendra Chand for his shocking conduct in relation to the teenager who was tortured at the Leonora Police Station exposes the determination of key decision-makers to protect certain persons and to avoid as far as possible the charge of torture or complicity with it.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the President on the receipt of the UNEP Champion of the Earth Award, 2010.