Articles published on Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Guyanese and West Indies batting star Ramnaresh Sarwan has vowed to win back his Test place after acknowledging that he nearly gave up the game eight months ago, according to a report today in The Royal Gazette Online of Bermuda.
A part-time minibus conductor was early this morning found dead in a trench near his home.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian authorities have captured two leaders of a 20-ton-per-year cocaine operation that sent drug-laden submarines to the world’s top drug consumer, the United States, local police said today.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Ltd today said that there have been forty attacks on its cables in 90 days, the latest being this morning in Better Hope South, ECD.
(LIAT) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, August 2, 2011 – LIAT wishes to advise that due to the passage of Tropical Storm Emily services throughout its network have been severely disrupted.
Two employees of Reunion Manganese Incorporated were this morning killed and at least two others injured after the truck they were in overturned at Main Four Road on the outskirts of Matthew’s Ridge, North West District.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A protester who threw a paper plate of foam at Rupert Murdoch during a parliamentary hearing into the News Corp phone-hacking scandal last month was given a six-week jail sentence today.
(Jamaica Observer) Twenty-one-year-old Tiffany Williams, otherwise called ‘Nicky’, of Duncans Road in Waterford, St Catherine was last night killed by a gunman on Bellevue Road, Waterford.
(Trinidad Guardian) Works Minister Jack Warner says he is not being kept informed on developments regarding the incident involving Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800 which broke into two on landing in Guyana.
(Trinidad Express) If the Government adheres to the demands of the trade union leaders without the benefit of prudent management then the entire country could be placed at risk as the gains made in the economy could be lost.
(Trinidad Express) Former works and transport minister Colm Imbert has said the authorities must move swiftly to determine what caused the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) aircraft to crash-land as this would affect the airline’s ratings and ability to fly freely into different countries.
Guyana produced a stellar performance to claim 12 medals at the recently concluded Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Games in Venezuela.
President of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) and manager of the Guyana team to the Pan American Junior championships in Jamaica, Gokarn Ramdhani said yesterday he was pleased with the performance of the Guyana team to the championships which ended yesterday at the National Sports Centre.
By Staff Reporter Not even the rain could put a damper on the performance of Guyana’s top racing driver Mark Vieira at the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday.
Says Colin Benjamin As Mother Nature continued its relentless downpour in the city it brought the scheduled second day of the fourth round matches in the West Indies Cricket Board regional Under-19 three-day tournament to a halt yesterday.
Heavy showers yesterday morning washed out the planned farewell golf tournament for outgoing Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour scheduled for yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.
National junior 400m champion athlete Stephan James will not be participating in the football segment of this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) his coach Sham Johnny has declared.
Investigators will wrap up their on-site inspection of the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) jet that skidded off the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) within three or four days and the key `black box’ recorders are in Washington for assessment.
Smiles
STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – The fastest man in the world stares at a blank piece of paper for a few seconds and, finding no inspiration, turns to his manager.
A pleasure trip to Marshall Falls, Mazaruni River turned into terror yesterday when the boat capsized after the propellers got entangled on a wire rope that was securing a dredge to shore, throwing the two dozen passengers into the rapids and leaving one man missing.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The House of Representatives yesterday approved a last-gasp deal to raise the U.S.
Pre-med student Arti Cameron set pulses racing to take top honours at the Miss Guyana World 2011 pageant on Sunday evening, which also saw three other queens being crowned.
AMMAN, (Reuters) – Syrian government forces pressed their assault on anti-government protestors in the city of Hama yesterday oblivious to a wave of condemnation from Western powers.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods has signed up to play at the Australian Open in Sydney in November, organisers said yesterday, making the former world number one a likely starter at the following week’s Presidents Cup.
Lovely
Torrential rains have caused flooding and erosion across sections of Region 10, where homes in Silver City and Blue Berry Hill, Linden are under water.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – As a former World Cup winner, Juergen Klinsmann knows what it takes to rule the world.
Children
LONDON, (Reuters) – A technology firm has told British legislators it was aware of the deletion of hundreds of thousands of emails at the request of News Corp unit News International between April 2010 and last month, parliamentarian Keith Vaz said on Monday.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) The famine in the Horn of Africa is spreading and may soon engulf as many as six more regions of the lawless nation of Somalia, the U.N.
LONDON, England, CMC – Chesney Hughes’ patient 44 on Sunday was not enough to stave off defeat for Derbyshire as they went down by seven wickets to Middlesex in their County Championship clash here yesterday.
`Rasta Man’
Karran Chooraman, 24, who was struck down and dragged some 20 feet just over a week ago, died yesterday morning.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Emily formed near the Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles islands yetserday, far from oil and gas-production facilities in the U.S.
A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has launched a petition for a full disclosure of campaign financing as well as to have an equal number of male and female candidates on party slates, among other reforms for the upcoming polls.
Guyana women’s hockey team made an impressive start in the Pan American Challenge Cup with a win and a draw in two matches after two days of competition at the Deodoro Hockey Complex in neighbouring Brazil.
A family decked out
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will revise its travel and immigration rules as part of a broader reform of its economic and social policies, Cuban President Raul Castro said yesterday.
Renowned artist Phillip Moore now spends most of his days in bed at his Lancaster, Corentyne home, where he is surrounded by his creations.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan’s head swimming coach has warned the country’s elite swimmers they will win nothing at next year’s London Olympics unless they learn from their world championship flop.
Dear Editor, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) flight 523 crash-landed during a misty and rainy morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) from JFK, New York City via Port of Spain, Trinidad without any fatality on July 30.
A court battle among the brothers of the S.A. Nabi and Sons Limited company ended in May when the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) restored a Guyana High Court judgment ruling, which had confirmed the appointment of one of the brothers’ sons as a director on the board.
Dear Editor, A recent article of mine appeared in the West Indian Law Journal (WILJ) which is published by the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.
Thirty youths, aged 8 to 11, last Friday completed a Heritage Awareness Programme facilitated by the National Trust of Guyana in collaboration with The Ministry of Culture.
This lady was all dressed up
ASTANA, (Reuters) – Amateur boxing organisation AIBA is to set up a professional programme to enhance its standing within the sport, AIBA President Wu Ching-Kuo said yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Obama administration yesterday sued to block enforcement of Alabama’s new immigration law, widely considered to be the toughest measure in the United States to try to crack down on illegal immigrants.
Traditional African artifacts
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appeared on television yesterday with his head closely shaved and bald patches from hair loss caused by chemotherapy for a cancer that has slowed him ahead of a re-election bid.
Dear Editor, In your editorial ‘Emancipation’ dated July 31, 2011, you stated “So tomorrow we should remember the forebears of pre-1838 …” One of these forebears was Damon of Plantation Richmond in Essequibo, who led a protest against the introduction of the apprenticed labourer system introduced on August 1, 1834.
Mark Lewis sped away with the Bankers Trust Pre Emancipation Day Cycling event last Sunday in Linden.
Dear Editor, A letter by Mr Anil Nandlall has been published in the Monday (August 1) edition of the SN and in the Sunday edition of KN, in which he appeared unhappy with two columns of mine that specifically dealt with my concern that the President’s libel case against me and the KN was called exactly one year after papers were filed.
SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Michael Phelps is eagerly anticipating a showdown with Ian Thorpe at next year’s London Olympics, should the Australian choose to race the men’s 200 metres freestyle and set up another ‘Race of the Century’.
NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Tim Bresnan bowled England to a crushing 319-run victory over India in the second test yesterday with a test best of five for 48 as the world number one side capitulated for 158 with a day to spare.
Drummers
Photographs
This woman displayed a collection
Under the theme “Deaf Education Access Future” (DEAF), the sixth annual Deaf Awareness Week will be observed from Sunday, September 26, 2011 to Saturday October 1 2011.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Leftist Colombian rebels still have a presence in neighbouring Venezuela, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said yesterday in a statement that could cause renewed friction with the OPEC nation.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday read excerpts of a letter sent to him by Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi expressing gratitude for strong support during the NATO-backed rebellion against his government.
Cockpit door
Celebrants
Muslims who reside at Parfait Harmonie now have their own place of worship, Masjid Al-Nur and Islamic Centre which was built by businessman Bobby Ramroop.
Dear Editor, The recent photo in the Kaieteur News of Chris Ram conferring with Western diplomats after the removal of the Ram-Gaskin show on Sharma TV speaks volumes about foreign interest in Guyana’s internal politics and democratic performance.
Little girl
NIS inspection visits create considerable unease among some business houses. Such visits can lead to the disclosure of irregularities in the management of NIS registers and the unearthing of evidence of evasion of employee remittances.
