Articles published on Sunday, July 24, 2011
WASHINGTON, -As U.N. talks keep failing to agree how to raise money to protect forests, private investors are testing a trade in credits to slow the deforestation that emits as much carbon as all the world’s cars, ships, trucks and planes.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The New York hotel maid who accused former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempting to rape her said in an interview published on Newsweek’s website today that he appeared as a “crazy man” and attacked her when she entered his room.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Diego Forlan scored twice after Luis Suarez’s opening goal as Uruguay beat Paraguay 3-0 to win the Copa America yesterday and be crowned South American champions for a record 15th time.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England required nine further wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series against world number one side India at the close of the penultimate day of the first test at Lord’s today.
(Trinidad Express) Best friends Abigail Johnson and Allana Duncan, along with construction worker Kerron “Fingers” Eccles, were shot dead by police on Friday night.
(Trinidad Express) Trinidadians Debbie Minguell and Jason Sylvester are among three football officials who were yesterday banned by the FIFA Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Petrus Damaseb of Namibia.
(Trinidad Express) Two senior officials at the Caricom Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (Impacs), earlier this year were part of an illegal plan to evade taxes and duties in relation to the purchase of an almost TT$700,000 Toyota Prado SUV.
(Jamaica Gleaner) As the Jamaican society continues to reel from the gory practice of beheadings being perpetrated by hoodlums, a fourth person suffered the horrific fate early yesterday, but miles away from the ghastly scene of the first three.
SUNDVOLLEN, Norway, (Reuters) – Norway mourned today 93 people killed in a shooting spree and car bombing by a Norwegian who saw his attacks as “atrocious, but necessary” to defeat liberal immigration policies and the spread of Islam.
(BarbadosNation) The Barbados Auto Racing League (BARL) is being plagued by internal conflict weeks before it mounts one of the major rally events.
(BarbadosNation) Policyholders inBarbados say they are buoyed by Friday’s High Court judgment handed down in Trinidad & Tobago against the financially troubled Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO).
Controlled spells of slow bowling from Trinidad’s duo of left-arm spinners Derone Davis and Jovan Ali put the boys from the twin island republic on the verge of a morale boasting second-round victory over defending three-day champions Windward Islands, in their West Indies Under-19 encounter at Providence Stadium, yesterday.
Overnight showers and poor drainage caused the abandonment of the second day’s play of Guyana’s second round match against Jamaica in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-19 Championships at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda yesterday.
Asks Marlon Munroe Cricket is back in court. For how long however, is yet to be ascertained.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Some Caribbean football administrators could find themselves under FIFA’s scrutiny shortly, after the world governing body said yesterday it would continue to probe the meeting in Trinidad and Tobago that triggered the cash-for-vote scandal.
GRENOBLE, France, (Reuters) – Cadel Evans was only a short 95 km ride away from becoming the first Australian winner of the Tour de France after he outclassed the Schleck brothers in the penultimate stage time trial yesterday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Mohamed Bin Hammam, the Asian soccer chief who was due to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency last month, was banned for life by football’s ruling body yesterday for his part in a cash-for-votes scandal.
CNS Channel 6 has dropped the Christopher Ram/Ramon Gaskin talk show ‘Keeping Them Honest’ from its programming following discussions with the “relevant authorities” over the programme’s content.
A former national champion believes the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is on the right track with its Junior Development Programme.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid ensured India avoided the follow-on in the first test against dominant England at Lord’s yesterday with an unbeaten 103 after Sachin Tendulkar had again fallen cheaply at world cricket’s headquarters.
Introduction It has been all quiet and stable on the business scene this past week, or at least what could make news.
Introduction In last week’s column I had presented time series information pertaining to GuySuCo’s factory performance for the two decades of the 1990s and 2000s.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A controversial advertisement in which India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni ridiculed team mate Harbhajan Singh has been yanked from the air, the alcohol company which ran the ad has said.
US-based Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad was arrested in New York on Friday on mortgage fraud charges and was released on bail of US$2.5M according to yesterday’s edition of the New York Daily News.
When I first read that media mogul Rupert Murdoch had closed down his sensationalist British tabloid News of the World, my first reaction was, “Good riddance!”
GRENOBLE, France, (Reuters) – They came to win the Tour de France but the Schleck brothers were still happy to settle for less after being humbled by Cadel Evans in yesterday’s final time trial.
In the wake of bauxite companies Bosai and Rusal failing to deliver on several promises made to the Guyanese people, veteran trade unionist Lincoln Lewis is calling for the establishment of a Foreign Investment Commission that will monitor all investors in the country.
Trying to conduct a debate through the media on an issue of technical complexity is not wise.
NUERBURGRING, Germany, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton was almost speechless yesterday after producing a stunning lap to bounce Sebastian Vettel off the front row at the German’s home Grand Prix.
In a long life I have read the books and been taught the deeds and studied the scholarship and seen the art of the famous in many great countries of the world.
PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar continues to downplay the question as to who will be his running mate, but well-informed sources have said that the matter continues to be a major point of discussion in the party, with even the incumbent’s name being tossed into the box.
My Caymanian daughter mentioned to me recently that she had not paid much attention to dogs growing up (we had several), but that now they’re a joy in her life.
Over 30,000 residents of parts of Sophia, Prashad Nagar and Bel Air are now receiving improved water service with the construction of a $300 million water treatment plant, but its official commissioning was cut short yesterday after the president was a no-show.
It is 6am on a Monday morning and Kenrick Josiah is busy behind his pineapple stall at Robb and Wellington Streets.
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Swede Alexander Noren was unstoppable yesterday as he fired a course record nine-under 63 to charge into an 11-shot lead after the Scandinavian Masters third round.
What was the motive behind the gruesome killing of Abdul Azeem Haniff whose remains were found stuffed in a septic tank a month ago?
Dear Editor, The law should reflect the public opinion of morality.
LA PLATA, (Reuters) – Striker Paolo Guerrero scored a hat-trick as Peru crushed 10-man Venezuela 4-1 to take third place at the Copa America yesterday.
SUNDVOLLEN (Reuters) – Norwegian police searched for more victims and a possible second gunman yesterday after a suspected right-wing zealot killed up to 98 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack.
A second person has been detained for questioning into the murder of Ravendra Persaud, 17, after information surfaced about an altercation involving the teen during festivities at the wedding house where he was last seen alive.
Described as Guyana’s “cleanest town” by residents, the sprawling township of Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast is being promoted by its residents as a “leading” example to other townships across the country.
“Red on black is a friend of Jack, red on yellow kills a fellow”!
Dear Editor, Please permit me to fix an inadvertence which occurred in the address of Dr Steve Surujbally, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), which was delivered to the media on Monday, July 18, 2011.
By Bobby Walker It is 11:30 on a humid Friday morning.
(Reuters) – The man suspected of Norway’s gun and bomb massacre liked guns and weight-lifting, had belonged to an anti-immigration party and opposed multi-culturalism, Islam and the “cultural Marxists” of the establishment.
MONACO, (Reuters) – World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt needed a late surge to narrowly beat fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter in the 100 metres with his season’s best time of 9.88 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday.
Despite recent improvements in some parts of the world, standardization is a subject often overlooked in education, although it is relevant and is of paramount importance to every aspect of our daily lives.
City Hall is still to clear the financial hurdle to pay workers for the current month.
Dear Editor, Isabelle and Brendan de Caires are spot on in their letter in SN re the Murdoch press on July 2, captioned ‘Market forces cannot prevail in a newsroom.’
Malaria and tuberculosis (TB) cases will continue to increase, because of the influx of persons into the mining districts, failure to complete treatments, inadequate contributions from civil society and poverty, according to speakers at the Guyana Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) constituency consultation on tuberculosis and malaria held at the Cara Lodge boardroom last Thursday.
DADAAB, Kenya (Reuters) – Aid agencies cannot reach more than two million Somalis facing starvation in the famine-struck country where Islamist militants control much of the worst-hit areas, the UN’s food agency said yesterday.
The various winners of the recently concluded Rite Care Pharmacy Schools Table Tennis competition in Linden were on Thursday presented with their trophies by proprietor Dennis Muhammed.
Dear Editor, The opening ceremony of the ongoing Berbice Expo at Albion was drab.
The market place in Bartica has reportedly been without water for a month and without electricity for a week.
Plants grown for the beauty of their leaves are just as important as those grown for their flowers.
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least 32 people died when a high-speed train smashed into a stalled train in China’s eastern Zhejiang province yesterday, state media said, raising new questions about the safety of the fast-growing rail network.
Spasms of the larynx You may recall that we had described the larynx as the “voice box” which contains the vocal cords.
Dear Editor, The July 12 editorial ‘Linden’s time to shine’ paid tribute to the residents of Linden, including the children who continue to persevere and remain proud of their community.
Digicel is giving its customers a chance to win three Suzuki Swift sports cars and $3 million in its grand summer promotion: “Swift Challenge”.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Discarded West Indies left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn has been named in the Georgetown Pitbulls squad for next month’s Jam Zone Masters Cup Twenty20 tournament.
Dear Editor, Re the Stabroek News editorial of July 7, it would indeed be enlightening for SN to tell its readers (especially the ones in the diaspora) how it arrived at the conclusion that “However, the majority of them [Guyanese in the diaspora] find themselves just middling, living pay check to pay check, on or on the verge of the dole/welfare.”
CAIRO (Reuters) – Scores of people were injured in Cairo yesterday when thousands of demonstrators fought opponents with stones on their march to the Defence Ministry to urge their military rulers to speed up reforms, witnesses said.
This will be one of the last photographs ever taken of the Bourda Anglican church before it is razed to make way for that most secular of
LONDON (Reuters) – Amy Winehouse, one of the most talented singers of her generation whose hit song “Rehab” summed up her struggles with addiction, died in London yesterday at the age of 27.
The horrendous minibus accident which occurred on Homestretch Avenue on Monday prodded the PPP into issuing one of their customary releases, in which drivers were urged to act more responsibly and commuters were exhorted to insist that drivers conduct themselves responsibly.
Inspector Tyrone Chapman of the Central Immigration and Passport Office will travel to Barbados to conduct consular duties for Guyanese nationals there.
Edward Ricardo Braithwaite is a Guyanese novelist and scientist who served as writer, teacher and diplomat during his long career.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A wet outfield has forced the abandonment of play on the second day of the second round, WICB Regional Under-19 Championship match between Barbados and Leeward Islands at Demerara Cricket Club yesterday.
