Daily Archive: Sunday, July 11, 2010

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Spain stunned the  Netherlands to win their first World Cup today in  sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra  time.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – The world’s most impressive  passing team, Spain, face an explosive Netherlands attack in a  highly anticipated World Cup final today with the only  certainty being a new, first-time, world champion.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Some 14 African  presidents, a king, a queen, a prince and an emir are expected  to attend today’s World Cup final between Spain and the  Netherlands, FIFA said yesterday.

– After conquering the Caribbean top rifle shooter Ransford Goodluck has turned his sights to Bisley and the Commonwealth Games in search of major hardware in an effort to crown an outstanding career After winning a unprecedented six Caribbean rifle shooting individual titles; competed at four Commonwealth Games and being named Sportsman of the year there seems precious little remaining on the horizon for shooting sensation Ransford Goodluck.

A misleading tip to airport officials or the mistaken suspicion by them that there was cocaine in rolling pins in their luggage saw three hapless passengers removed from a Delta Airlines flight bound for New York early yesterday morning.

National fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud is spearheading a six-man rifle shooting team to Bisley rifle shooting championships in the United Kingdom.

On July 16, 1973 two youths, Jagan Ramessar and Parmanand Bholanauth were gunned down while trying to prevent armed agents from removing ballot boxes from the New Market Primary School at Number 63 Village, Corentyne.

Yesterday, a month before its scheduled opening in August, the start up of the new landfill site at Haags Bosch was pushed back to October and city officials worry that this will be an added strain to the already overflowing Mandela site.

My heart has grown heavy and heavier yet in recent times, as I have contemplated what seems to be the gradual fading of the dream of West Indian unity.

By Tamica Garnett President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Colin Boyce, and President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.

The main opposition party yesterday took a decision to assemble a team to identify the process to select its presidential candidate for next year’s general elections.

– mother says The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has admitted negligence on the part of the company after a teenager  was hospitalized after coming into contact with a high voltage electrical wire on Thursday afternoon in the city.

Today, there will be no mention of politics and how it burdens a nation. 

The second half of the horse race calendar is off to a busy start with the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club (NSMTC) at  Silver Park No.

Introduction This week I shall conclude my discussion of the global carbon market and the hopes many place on it for helping to provide a solution to the problems of global warming and climate change.

Spiking volleyball action in the Aracari Beach Volleyball Classic which served off on June 5 at the Aracari Resort, West Bank Demerara, has been put on pause,  according to the tournament organizers.

The Ministry of Agriculture says it will be going after those individuals who fish the inland waterways indiscriminately thereby leading to a situation that could adversely affect the livelihood of Amerindians in the hinterland regions.

Police are continuing the search for the prime suspect in the murder of 43-year-old Claudine Bentham and her relatives yesterday expressed the hope that he will be captured and punished for what he has done.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will stage its annual general meeting this month -end.

Introduction During the past week I received an irate call from the treasurer of the Guyana Relief Council complaining that the statement in the 2008 Report of the Audit Office misrepresented the status of the audits of the GRC.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Reuters) – Germany showed their  legendary resilience yesterday when they came from behind to  beat Uruguay 3-2 in a thrilling third-place World Cup playoff.

Part 2 Dr Anil Menedal, M.S. – (Orthopaedics) This week we will discuss the common paediatric orthopaedic pro-blems that are associated with the lower limbs.

Some $300 million has been set aside to address problems affecting Linden residents including the rehabilitation of roads at Mackenzie and Wismar.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – The decision by LeBron James to join the Miami Heat along with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh creates an instant powerhouse that will be expected by many to rule the NBA for years to come.

We have been giving consumers information concerning the Sexual Offences Act 2009.

The fire which ravaged parts of the Mahdia mining community started in an apartment with illegal wiring behind the “Arcade,” Fire Chief Marlon Gentle has said.

Following two de-cades and a bit more of inactivity on the international circuit, chess seems to be finding its way back into the Caribbean limelight through Guyanese participation in two recent FIDE-ranked tournaments.

GATESHEAD, England, (Reuters) – Asafa Powell attributed his loss to Tyson Gay over 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Gateshead yesterday to a poor memory.

Salimoon Rahaman, the mother of missing boy, Ricky Jainarine says she does not believe the authorities are listening to her as almost a year after the Essequibo River boat incident that also left her reputed husband and another man dead, she has received no answers.

Dear Editor, I refer to my letter of July 4, 2010 in which I addressed the issues raised by Mr.

Pakistan (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide attack in a volatile border region of Pakistan climbed to 102 yesterday, showing the militants’ continued ability to stage deadly strikes despite losing ground in army offensives.

Construction of the Wakenaam airstrip is moving at a snail’s pace and bad weather is cited as the main delaying factor.

LES ROUSSES, France, (Reuters) – For the second time  in a week, Sylvain Chavanel capitalised on his rivals’ missteps to seize the overall lead of the Tour de France yesterday.

Exactly 50 years ago, on July 11, 1960, the best-selling novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published in the USA by JB Lippincott.

Continued Eating stool (Coprophagia) We have been writing a lot about constipation over the last two months.

KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets of Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday to protest against mounting civilian deaths, while five US and NATO troops died in separate insurgent attacks on a bloody day of fighting across the country.

Dear Editor, It is now common knowledge that for decades Guyana has been losing its brightest minds to other countries.

On Thursday last 364 teachers graduated from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) at a ceremony at the National Cultural Centre, and 2,000 more will be trained over the next five years to complement the 5,000 existing trained teachers, Education Minister Shaik Baksh said.

BRISTOL, England, (Reuters) – Bangladesh scored  their first victory over England in Test or One-day Internationals yesterday when they defeated the world Twenty20  champions by five runs.

Dear Editor, There are hundreds of Guyana’s youth looking for jobs right now.

Louisiana (Reuters) – BP Plc removed a containment cap from its stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well yesterday in the first step toward installing a bigger cap to contain all the crude gushing into the sea and fouling the coast.

By David Jessop The Doha Round at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is deadlocked.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), an affiliate of the Caribbean Public Service Association (CPSA), will host the 40th Annual Conference of the association in Guyana, from today.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Sulieman Benn will pay a heavy price for his unwelcomed entry into South Africa’s dressing room during the ill-tempered third Test in his native Barbados last month.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Preparations to free 52 Cuban political prisoners and send them to Spain in a deal brokered by the Catholic Church picked up pace yesterday as the mother of one prisoner said he was already on his way to Havana.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s top military officer in Haiti has been relieved of duty and is under investigation for allegations of an inappropriate relationship, the second time in recent months that the head of a Canadian military mission has been removed.

DENNERY, St. Lucia, CMC – Guyana rode the crest of a penetrative spell of left-arm spin from Amir Khan to post an eight-wicket victory over Leeward Islands in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.

Kenneth Ignatius Anthony de Abreu, CCH, former Chairman of the Guyana Red Cross Society and the National Sports Commission and Assistant Managing Director of Banks-DIH Ltd.,

Dear Editor, The way Caribbean Airlines treats Guyanese passengers makes the case for more competition in the air transportation industry in Guyana.

Guyana will host its first International Building Exposition next month and Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali believes this will create opportunities for the building and construction industry in the country to expand.

The propagation of plants is one of the most fascinating areas of the science and art of horticulture, and has increased immeasurably the ability of gardeners throughout the world to maintain, extend and share their collections of plants.

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling coalition could lose control of parliament’s upper house in an election today that could stall efforts to curb a huge public debt and put Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s job at risk.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) without a doubt has several disgruntled customers across Guyana, even as they made history a few days ago by launching the high speed DSL service.

A week last Wednesday, we reported on the contents of a press release issued by the Ministry of Education, which said that Minister Shaik Baksh was considering offering scholarships and special incentives for trained Mathematics and Science teachers as a means of promoting the two subject areas in schools.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Her girlish flowered dress, pink mini-sweater and white wedge-heeled sandals gave no impression on Tuesday that she had come to cut big men down to size.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – A stroke-filled innings from Jermaine Blackwood ensured defending champions Jamaica came away with a draw against Trinidad & Tobago in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.