Daily Archive: Friday, January 21, 2011

Articles published on Friday, January 21, 2011

Marsh, Bollinger guide Australia to 2-0 lead

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – World Cup reject Shaun Marsh’s  second one-day international century and a fine all round  performance from Doug Bollinger helped Australia to a 46-run  victory over England in their second one-day international in  Hobart today.

Yuri Chandisingh

GWI CEO confirms resignation

Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Yuri Chandisingh yesterday confirmed his resignation from the utility and said that it was prompted by a desire to pursue familial commitments overseas.

Hope Canal project entering new phase

Farmers and residents of Hope Dochfour were  updated on developments taking place at the Hope Canal when  Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud held a meeting with them on Wednesday regarding the implementation of the Northern Relief Channel.

Somerset beat CCC to keep slim chances alive

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – English County Somerset captalised on a limp display from Combined Campuses and Colleges to carve out a 42-run win and remain in contention for the semi-finals of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

Eight win prizes in Jialing promotion

East Bank Essequibo resident Abdul Ghanie was the winner of the grand prize of a 100cc Jialing scooter yesterday when Automobile Power Products (Jialing Store) held the drawing of its ‘Walk in, ride out with Jialing Promotion’.

A voter has the right to secrecy

Dear Editor, Member of the PPP’s Central Com-mittee and Executive Committee, Presi-dent Jagdeo, at a press conference said: “But more importantly, there is a danger we have always been worried that people could promise other things to get them to vote for them and this is the danger of secret balloting…” This view is an insult to the large majority of the Central Committee (CC) of the PPP in terms of what would influence the way in which they would vote in order to choose the presidential candidate for the PPP/C.

Stafanie Taylor

Taylor grabs second spot in batting rankings

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies teenaged batting star Stafanie Taylor has jumped to number two in the latest ICC Women’s batting rankings, following her prolific scoring against India in the recent One-Day International series.

Finance Minister  Dr Ashni Singh

Mixed responses to 2011 budget

– small businesses urge more tax relief for wage earners Even as private sector officials laud the announcement in last Monday’s budget presentation that government will now effect a long sought after reduction in corporate taxes, small business owners and wage earners in the city have assumed a largely indifferent posture, providing mostly a what’s-in-it-for-us res-ponse to invitations from this newspaper to comment on Finance Minister Ashni Singh’s $161.4 billion budget.

Chairman of Banks DIH Group of Companies Clifford Reis

Banks continues fight against competition from illegal beverage imports

The uncontrolled illegal importation of alcoholic beverages into Guyana continues to have an impact on the sale of similar beverages manufactured by Banks DIH Ltd, though this has not prevented that part of the entity from maintaining its position as the jewel in the crown of the group of companies, a well-placed official told Stabroek Business earlier this week.

Simmons still has Windies future, says Butts

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief West Indies selector Clyde Butts says Trinidadian batsman Lendl Simmons still has a role to play in the regional side, though the flashy right-hander has been repeatedly overlooked by selectors for the last year.

Real income and then reality

Illusion Notwithstanding the energy and miscellany of programmes it trots out each year, the administration, like other governments, simplifies its achievements by showing how gross domestic product (GDP) has changed from one year to the next. 

Buchanan sees World Cup rebirth for Ponting

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – John Buchanan, who  coached Australia to the last two of their three successive  World Cup wins, has backed Ricky Ponting to lead them back into  the final again in 2011 despite their recent Ashes humiliation.

Ice-pick stabbing accused remanded

A 28-year-old man who unlawfully and maliciously wounded another with intent to disfigure and cause actual bodily harm yesterday appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Frankly Speaking

This is, or should be, serious business.  I mean choosing a candidate; then ultimately, voting for a party’s ‘Head of List’ who may end up as Guyana’s president.

What’s up, Baby Doc?

Yesterday’s editorial provided a vivid snapshot of the brutal and kleptocratic excesses inflicted upon Haiti from 1957 to 1986 by the dictatorial duo, Dr François ‘Papa Doc’ Duvalier and his venal and bumbling son, Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 391’s trading results showed consideration of $1,017,509 from 66,961 shares traded in 9 transactions as compared to session 390 which showed consideration of $913,478 from 73,842 shares traded in 11 transactions.

Pure bunkum

Some of the worst advice you can ever get in life often comes immediately after the expression, “Let me give you some advice.”