Daily Archive: Sunday, January 22, 2012

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A record spell from Delorn Johnson undermined Barbados’ anaemic batting and set Windward Islands up for an emphatic, seven-wicket victory to finish third in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament yesterday.

United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague told Caribbean Foreign Ministers on Saturday in Grenada that London planned to invest 75-million pounds over a 4-year period into development projects in the Caribbean, according to a release today from the Caricom Secretariat.

The Speaker of the National Assembly cannot, without any justification, wear the hats of List Representative and Speaker at the same time, former Speaker, Ralph Ramkarran has said.

JAIPUR, India, (Reuters) – Amid raucous cheers from thousands of admirers, television superstar Oprah Winfrey praised the contrast of calm and chaos in India at the region’s largest literature festival fast becoming a global cultural gala.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., (Reuters) – Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died today, his family said in a statement.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The upcoming Jamaica Jazz & Blues weekend may find patrons scrambling for accommodation, as most hotels are either already fully booked or close to being booked out ahead of the festival.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government will work to implement the death penalty as part of a serious crime reduction tool.

(Trinidad Express) Questions have been raised about how Magistrate Avason Quinlan could continue to sit on the Bench and dispense justice when she is before a disciplinary tribunal on four charges of judicial misconduct in a bail-fixing incident involving two men accused of drug trafficking.

(Barbados Nation) The totals haven’t been big, but the same certainly can’t be said of the crowds at Kensington Oval.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – India have five days at the Adelaide Oval to show some fighting spirit, restore a modicum of pride and avoid a whitewash in the fourth and final test against Australia this week.

KANO, (Reuters) – The death toll from gun and bomb attacks in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has risen to at least 178, a doctor in its main hospital said today, making this by far the deadliest attack claimed by the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram.

By Brendan de Caires The Sly Company of People Who Care by Rahul Bhattacharya (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2011.- 

Chairman of Banks DIH Clifford Reis announced that the group has big plans for the expansion of its operations with new products and the purchase of new equipment as part of the company’s modernization, despite increasing competition.

The predominately African-Guyanese village of Lovely Lass, West Coast Berbice, seemed quiet during a midday visit with most of the residents busy trying to get chores done.

Last week was not a mixed week for the nation. On one day, the front page of the Stabroek News read: ‘PPP/C addressing voter loss’and ‘Granger says [APNU] not afraid of new elections,‘ both reports arising out of press conferences by their respective parties.

Almost four years after being doused with acid by an unknown assailant, attorney and politician Gaumattie Singh puts up a brave face for the world while trying to regain normalcy in her life.

Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight champion, Guyanese Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred is scheduled to face Mexican Yazmin Rivas for her International Boxing Federation (IBF) female bantamweight title in Gimnasio de las Liebres, Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico on February 4.

By Colin Benjamin in Barbados Jamaica defeated the Windward Islands by five-wickets in the first semi-final of the 2012 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament yesterday at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados and advanced to the final scheduled for today.

In a recent conversation with Godfrey, amidst the multitude of evocations that continually cascaded out of his extraordinary memory, he told me about bird-whistling competitions and donkey-cart racing in Guyana long ago, and described to me the hundred and one manifestations of that condition of bewitched infatuation in a man or a woman called typee.

It was only after the PPP/C said it would not support Deborah Backer’s nomination as Speaker in the hours leading up to the vote that opposition coalition APNU decided that it would support Raphael Trotman as the compromise candidate, party leader David Granger has admitted.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the chopping to death of 39-year-old Rojin Basdeo of Number 0 Village, Corentyne at a cattle ranch in the Backdam at Number 56 Village, Corentyne  around 11.30 pm on Friday.

Introduction There is considerable irony to the fact that, as I pointed out last week, less than six months after the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP 2011-15) had highlighted the ongoing Tax Reform Action Plan (TRAP) in force since 2003 as a “tremendous success,” the incoming minority PPP/C administration, in one of its very first deliberate post-elections economic policy actions in December 2011, has established a Tax Reform Committee!

It’s no big secret that the United States has lost some economic and political clout in Latin America over the past decade, but United Nations economic projections for 2020 should set off alarm bells in Washington DC.

Whatever happens over the final weekend of the Caribbean T20, even in last night’s tasty semi-final between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago, the West Indies selectors should have had enough evidence from the preceding two weeks to immediately name a squad for the World tournament in Sri Lanka in September.

The Hadi’s World Inc Male and Female nationwide softball tournament begins today at various venues around the country from 09:30 hrs.

An armed gang last Friday morning invaded a Tucville, Georgetown house and after tying up the occupants and pointing guns at two young children, escaped with millions in jewellery and other valuables.

A few days ago the World Bank issued a report containing a dire warning to developing countries.

(Reuters) – The league-leading Bulls shrugged off the absence of Derrick Rose to outclass the Cavaliers 114-75 on Friday, handing Cleveland their worst home loss in franchise history as Chicago continued to dominate on the road.

By supporting Raphael Trotman for the Speakership of the National Assembly A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is first out of the blocks in demonstrating that it is prepared to give and yield in the new dispensation in parliament, new Deputy Speaker Deborah Backer has said.

In addition to the missing three-man crew of the cargo vessel the MV Oliver L for whom the search continues, some 23 seamen have been reported missing at sea within the past decade.

The local rugby team engaged in a full practice yesterday at the National Park to work on some of their weak areas, while also trying to improve on their strong points ahead of their Las Vegas Invitational Sevens tournament.

A young man from West Demerara who takes care of the electrical problems in my home was pointing out to me this past week that I should get rid of the half dozen or so fluorescent fixtures in the place.

KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 100 people were killed in bomb attacks and gunbattles in the Nigerian city Kano late on Friday, a local government security source said, in the deadliest strike claimed by Islamist sect Boko Haram to date.

The Alliance For Change is concerned about the way the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the treason charge against Bruce Munroe, Carol Munroe and Leonard Wharton is being handled and supports the protest action against the incarceration of the accused.

Dear Editor, Help & Shelter wishes to register its abhorrence and outrage at the continuing escalation of domestic violence murders and rape of women and children.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bombs killed at least 14 prisoners in a Syrian security vehicle yesterday, and fierce battles erupted between rebels and state forces as the Arab League considered whether to keep monitors in place.

Dear Editor, I refer to your article ‘Three on cocaine, ganja trafficking’ set out at p2 of the Stabroek News of Saturday, January 21, 2012.

The basketball season in Linden bounces off next Friday, January 27, with the Trophy Stall Basketball League, which is being held in collaboration with the Linden Amateur Basketball Association at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court.

CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood won by far the biggest share of seats allocated to party lists in Egypt’s first freely-elected parliament in decades, final results confirmed, giving it a major role in drafting the country’s new constitution.

Dear Editor, During the last Test match between Australia and India in the current series being played Down Under, I noted what, in my opinion, was a not too subtle suggestion by some commentators that Sachin Tendulkar should only be compared to the Sir Donald Bradman in terms of who is the greatest batsman ever.

A replacement engine for one that failed two years ago at the Garden of Eden power station arrived in the country yesterday and is expected to be operational by mid-February.

The Common Iguana (Iguana iguana) or ‘Guana,’ is a large green lizard that grows up to 1.8 m, with a cylindrical body and a high spiky crest of scales running the length of the spine. 

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An emotional Lleyton Hewitt somehow dragged his battered body into the fourth round of the Australian Open yesterday with a 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 victory over young gun Milos Raonic.

In January 2011 The Theatre Guild of Guyana presented awards to the best performances that were staged at the Guild Playhouse during the year 2010. 

Dear Editor, I tried recently to find out who are the new members of parliament and it was difficult to know who they are and what expertise they bring to the parliament.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Two guns believed seized from gangsters Bonnie and Clyde in 1933 after a deadly Missouri shootout with police sold for a combined $210,000 at an auction yesterday in Kansas City to an unnamed online bidder.

Guyana Power and Light workers setting up a

A fire of unknown origin charred the Lethem Multipurpose building yesterday morning destroying several pieces of office equipment and important documents since the building housed several offices including the Lethem Immigration Office which sustained the most damage.

Thirty-five-year-old Trevor Williams describes his involvement in politics “as most natural” since as long as he remembers he has been outspoken and always wanted to be a part of whatever was happening around him.

Sunday Cartoon

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Dear Editor, I am deeply disturbed after reading about the horrific incident that allegedly transpired with the young boys who were molested in the heart of my community and from all appearances at a place which is supposed to be ‘safe.’

DOHA, Qatar, CMC – Mohamed Bin Hammam will continue his fight to clear his name of bribery allegations, when his case is heard before the Court of Arbitration for Sport tomorrow in Switzerland.

Having been handed the kind of gift which no one could have imagined a decade ago, the opposition has not been taking best advantage of it.

GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) – The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized off Italy, told magistrates he informed the ship’s owners of the accident immediately, denying he delayed raising the alarm, judicial sources said yesterday.