Daily Archive: Thursday, April 10, 2008

Articles published on Thursday, April 10, 2008

Probe of Fidelity, GRA ‘fraud’ on

–senior customs officials detained President Bharrat Jagdeo has set up a multi-sector team to investigate allegations about fraudulent activities that were allegedly carried out by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Fidelity Invest-ment according to a statement from the revenue body last evening.

Tourism has suffered from crime crisis

-Nascimento cites authority’s figures Communication consultant and resort operator Christopher Nascimento yesterday underscored that the local tourism sector has suffered significant visitor cancellations as a direct result of the horrific violence in the country.

Pumped up

– West Indies captain Chris Gayle says the second Test win over Sri Lanka has had a spill over effect which has left the West Indies players pumped up Garth Wattley In Port of Spain It has been rare in recent years to find a West Indies team with a better Test than a one-day record.

Cricketer denies leaving Inter-County match to play for club

By Calvin Roberts Recently, the Guyanese cricketing public was faced with the Shivnarine Chanderpaul fiasco where the dependable West Indies middle-order batsman did not resume his innings on the second morning of the final round match in the 2008 Carib Beer tournament against the Windward Islands at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

America’s War-Torn Economy

By Joseph E. Stiglitz (This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.)

Berbice opposes Essequibo today at DCC

 – changes made to three-day title-winning team By Calvin Roberts Having won the three-day format of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM sponsored under-19 Inter-County cricket tournament, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is going all out to win the limited overs format and in so doing, has made one change to the team which won the three-day championship.

Ask the Consul

Marriage Based Cases Installment Sixty OneQ: My family arranged my marriage, am I still eligible for a marriage based visa so I can migrate to the U.S.?

History this week No. 2008/14

West Indies – Sri Lanka Test Cricket: A Historical Perspective (Part III) By Winston McGowan This third in-stalment of this article will focus on the first of the three Test series be-tween the West Indies and Sri Lanka which immediately preceded the current tour by Mahela Jayawardene’s team.

Prosecuting Torture

In November 2005, during a trip to Panama, President Bush told reporters that the United States faced “an enemy that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again.”

Bartica slaughter

Miner charged with 12 murdersBy Sara Bharrat Almost eight weeks after the gruesome slaying of 12 persons at Bartica, a 44-year-old resident of the community appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with the murders.