Daily Archive: Friday, December 27, 2013

Mohammed Iqbal, 42, who stands accused of stabbing his former spouse, Sookdai (Lalita) Basdeo, 37, to death on December 23, was arraigned and remanded to prison at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Bob Marley figures prominently in Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums, Top 100 Greatest Singers and Top 500 Songs.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) Unicomer Jamaica Limited, which operates the Courts furniture, electronics and appliance stores, has launched a new e-commerce portal which is expected to enhance revenue growth in the new year.

Santos sealed their status as giant killers, defeating defending champs Sunburst Camptown 1-0 when the quarterfinal round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup commenced on Christmas Day in front of a large crowd.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, ,CMC- Darren Sammy scored an unbeaten 43 in 27 balls to lead West Indies to a two wicket win over New Zealand in the first One Day International (ODI) here yesterday.

Ash Education thrashed President’s College by an incredible 13 goals to nil and Ann’s Grove Secondary outgunned Bladen Hall 3-nil on penalties when the Chico/Kashif & Shanghai Elite Next Generation Football Tournament continued on Christmas Day.

The Alliance for Change yesterday restated its support for a US-funded democracy project that has sparked a withering attack by the government here on Washington’s Ambassador on the grounds that the country’s sovereignty has been challenged.

A Kwakwani man was fatally stabbed on Christmas night after he was involved in an argument with a man at a night spot.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Trainer Paul Nicholls landed the prestigious King George VI Chase for the eighth time at Kempton Park yesterday with Silviniaco Conti holding off favourite Cue Card.

Prominent Berbice attorney. Senior Counsel Marcel Crawford has passed away. Crawford, the only senior counsel in Berbice passed away at the Anamayah Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon at the age of 77.

Government has tabled comprehensive legislation intended to ensure Gu-yana’s compliance with the Convention on the Interna-tional Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for the export of the country’s wildlife and the import of species from abroad.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) outflanked Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United 3-2 when the quarterfinal round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup commenced Christmas Day at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

A 17-year-old girl was shot dead yesterday by a spurned lover at Moraikobai Village, Mahaicony Creek.

Incessant rain caused flooding in the Pomeroon area (Region Two) when river water overflowed into farmlands and homes yesterday.

(WICB) Kingston, Jamaica – Following is a message from the President of the West Indies Cricket Board Mr.

While the $500 million EU-funded Doppler Radar system here has failed to deliver the goods,  its counterparts in Barbados and Trinidad are producing streams of data and frequent dangerous-weather warnings.

DURBAN,  (Reuters) – An unbeaten century stand for the second wicket by Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara put India in control before bad light forced an early finish to the first day of the second and final test against South Africa yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Theo Walcott’s double fired Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win at West Ham United on Thursday and title favourites Manchester City moved ominously into second spot by beating Liverpool 2-1.

A fire suspected to be of an electrical nature threatened the

AUCKLAND, New Zealand,  CMC- Captain of the West Indies One Day International (ODI) team Dwayne Bravo has attributed the poor results in recent times to a lack of unity among the players.

The Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) grand horse meet which was scheduled to run off yesterday at the club’s track at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice has been postponed.

The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) in a press statement yesterday said that it welcomed the appointment of Justice Winston Moore as the Ombudsman saying that it has every confidence that Moore will discharge his responsibilities faithfully and in keeping with the requirements of the Constitution.

(Reuters) – It turned out to be an emotional 12 months for test cricket as South Africa’s Indefatigable warhorse Jacques Kallis quit the format, having cemented his place as statistically the greatest all-rounder ever and a modern great of the game.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Muhammad Hafeez has been recalled to Pakistan’s test squad following his prolific form in the one-day series against Sri Lanka in the United Arab Emirates.

BANGUI,  (Reuters) – Red Cross workers have recovered 44 bodies from the streets of Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, they said on Thursday after inter-religious fighting in the last two days.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – With an ailing Kobe Bryant watching from the sidelines, the Los Angeles Lakers’ traditional Christmas Day game was lacking in star power but that simply left more room to showcase the league’s main attraction.

Dear Editor, I strongly believe that the Ministry of Education should seriously consider extending the length of the school day.

The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) yesterday paid tribute to the late South African Leader, Nelson Mandela, during a brief Kwanzaa ceremony held at its headquarters at Thomas Lands.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter from Head of the Presidential Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary Roger Luncheon in yesterday’s SN captioned ‘The Government of Guyana was not consulted on the USAID project.’

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Players in the men’s soccer team deserve to get more recognition than their female counterparts in Sweden and people should stop whipping up a gender storm about it, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor accused police yesterday of obstructing his pursuit of a high-level graft case, adding to public scrutiny of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government as it hunkered down defiantly.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England captured two quick wickets to leave Australia on 38 for two at lunch on the second day of the fourth Ashes test in Melbourne last night after the tourists were dismissed for 255 in the first hour.

Dear Editor, Although I’m not Christian, I love experiencing other people’s cultures or traditions.

The signing of the book of condolence

(Trinidad Guardian) A Christmas Day trail of death and destruction caused by a powerful weather system swept across the Eastern Caribbean islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and Dominica on Wednesday, leaving 18 dead and several others missing up to press time.

JUBA,  (Reuters) – Rebels in South Sudan have seized some oil wells and captured half of the capital of the main oil-producing region, the government and army said yesterday as African leaders held talks to avert civil war.

(ICC) The ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier New Zealand 2014 (CWCQ) will see teams from around the globe compete for the remaining two qualification spots at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 (CWC), to be played in Australia and New Zealand.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Eighteen Haitians died on Wednesday morning off the Turks and Caicos islands after a sailboat carrying more than 50 suspected immigrants capsized while being towed into port, officials said.

The Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia is one of that country’s great sporting traditions.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Egypt stepped up pressure on the Muslim Brotherhood a day after declaring it a terrorist group, using the new classification to detain dozens of its supporters yesterday, while one person died in street clashes ignited by political tension.

I’ve never been persuaded to become a resolute believer or activist in any religion although, from childhood, my roots were decidedly Christian.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr Vishnu Bisram’s letter titled, ‘Ethnic conflict in other societies does have relevance in Guyana’ (SN, Dec 21).