Daily Archive: Sunday, March 15, 2009

Ravens and Jets first to reach semi-finalsJust when everyone thought that they had seen it all, night after night this competition just keeps getting better.

By Rawle Toney The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR &SC) yesterday officially opened its Go-Kart track at Thomas Lands in an effort to attract racers outside of the South Dakota Circuit.

– to meet again after report submitted Caricom Heads of Government have fully endorsed the recent formation of a College of Regulators assigned to determine the full scope and location of the assets and liabilities of the CL Financial Group, in the wake of the financial crisis in the region.

-Captain, manager disappointed Rain yesterday washed out the second day’s play of the West Indies Cricket Board-sponsored regional four-day match against the Leeward Islands at the Albion Sports Club ground.

– plans to reopen shortly Nanda Kissoon, the woman embroiled in a nursing school scandal that erupted in January says that her school is legitimate and is a branch of the School of Nursing University, in New Jersey, USA.

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United and Pele Football Club will be engaged in battle this evening at the Georgetown Football Club ground in the final of the Digicel powered 14th annual Mayor’s Cup Competition in pursuit of the Keith Miles trophy.

-GCA Cellink Plus first division cricket competition A century from Demerara Cricket Club’s (DCC) opening batsman Troy Nurse enabled them to reach 288-9 declared at the end of the first day of the Georgetown Cricket Association first division match against Transport Sports Club (TSC) yesterday.

President Bharrat Jagdeo’s statement on Monday last that he felt “vindicated” in not promoting retired army major David Clarke in 2003, because he was subsequently sent out of the army for wrongdoing, has raised questions.

A month has passed since suspected bloodstained items collected following the New Amsterdam double murder were sent to the police laboratory in Georgetown for testing but to date no results have been forthcoming and it is unclear when they would be available.

A common, pertinent theme ran through the principal reasons given by the leaders of the West Indies team for the repossession of the Wisden Trophy.

The fairy-tale comeback of Guyanese Nicolette Fernandes ended in the semi-finals of the Forexx Eindhoven Open yesterday in The Netherlands.

A crisis of credibility No easy remedy Behind the sound and fury in public debates, self-serving government pronouncements, and the studied misdirections and deceptions in statements made by various economic authorities, readers should be reminded that presently we are witnessing the confused economic responses of a state, whose essential dynamic continues to be a vehicle for criminal enterprise.

(Barbados Nation) Dis-graced financier Sir Allen Stanford distributed unimaginable largesse to a far-flung empire of dependants, including £200 000 (about BDS$600 000) to five children by four different women, claims The Mail On Sunday.

Stunning all round cricket from the Cardinals helped them win the Georgetown Leo Club-organised seven-a-side tapeball tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club ground on Tuesday.

Stimulus package – to do or not to do? I had promised to write this week about the role in and implications of the Clico fiasco on the NBS and the NIS. 

A review of the tax system has recommended staged reduction of the corporate tax to a uniform 30% over five years, along with the introduction of a withholding tax of 5% on dividend distributions, to make the economy more competitive and attract more private investment.

Faithful to the causeI venture to suggest that there is no West Indian cause so sacred as the success of the West Indies cricket team.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Careless batting in Jamaica’s second innings undid the hard work of their bowlers, led by Nikita Miller, after they gained first innings points over Barbados in their 10th round match in the WICB regional four-day competition yesterday.

Parliamentarians from across the Caribbean as well as authorities on Climate Change and alternative energy sources gathered yesterday at the Grand Coastal Inn Hotel for a seminar targeted to address the response of legislators to this key area.

Guyanese poet and artist, Syble Douglas will launch a collection of selected poems titled Transition – Poems Old and New at the National Gallery this Wednesday with readings presented by Sheila King and Dr Rupert Roopnaraine among others.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – All-rounder Stafanie Taylor shone for West Indies but it was Pakistan who emerged with honours when they claimed a four-wicket win over the regional side in their Super Six clash at the ICC Women’s World Cup yesterday.

Junk food leads to obesity, diabetes and hypertensionMarch 15: World Consumer Rights Day.

BELFAST (Reuters) – Police arrested three men in  Northern Ireland yesterday in connection with the killing of  two soldiers by militants seeking to rid the province of British  sovereignty by force.

A public health warning has been issued against the consumption of coconut water that is being sold in recycled bottles.

India 5 for 234 (Chopra 76) beat Australia 7 for 218 (Blackwell 54) by 16 runs Australia’s defence of the World Cup is virtually over after they were outplayed by a well-rounded India in their opening Super Six game at North Sydney Oval yesterday.

Carnival: undergoing changeThe January/February edition is usually the carnival issue of the magazine Caribbean Beat produced by MEP for Caribbean Airlines and edited by Judy Raymond. 

Anglo-American rivalry and the Venezuela-Guyana border controversyCedric L Joseph  Anglo-American Diplomacy And The Re-Opening Of The Guyana-Venezuela Boundary Controversy, 1961-1966 (Trafford Publishers, 2008.

From tomorrow, members of the Guyana Police Force will commence a massive drive to ensure that all motorists, including those in the public transportation system, obey the traffic laws.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Emboldened by a new leftist  constitution, Bolivia President Evo Morales  yesterday handed  over ownership of farmland seized by the state from wealthy  estate holders to poor indigenous people.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Still buoyant from their historic series win, West Indies will seek to extend their new found dominance over England in the solitary Twenty20 International of the tour at the Queen’s Park Oval today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – England beat a WIPA All Star XI by 51 runs in their limited overs tour match at Guaracara Park yesterday.

– some visit institute too late, CEO says Heart patients in Guyana are scarcely utilizing the services readily available at Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) because “they are either not aware or simply not being referred,” its Chief Executive Officer Dr Gary Stephens has said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Beverly Hills police said an arrest warrant has been issued for actress Lindsay Lohan  that stems from her 2007 conviction for drunken driving.

Suddenly, ‘crunch time’If this column has a doppelganger, it’s that of the NYT’s columnist Bob Herbert.

Floaters and posterior vitreous detachmentBy Dr Neeraj Jain, MD (Ophthalmology), DNB, MNAMS What are floaters?

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean football mogul Jack Warner has once again slammed the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its handling of the game in the region and has reiterated the need for the governing body to usher the sport into the modern era.

HORSHAM, England (Reuters) – G20 finance ministers promised money yesterday to rescue troubled emerging market  economies and said they would use their full fiscal and monetary  firepower to combat the worst downturn since the 1930s.

More than 100 liquor retailers have signed on to the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) ID Declaration to bring an end to underage drinking.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani government  said yesterday it would seek a review of a Supreme Court  ruling last month that barred opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and  his brother from elected office and caused a political crisis.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Jesse Ryder shone with  both bat and ball in New Zealand’s eight wicket win over India in their fifth and final one-day international at Eden Park in  Auckland yesterday.

Eye ailments Continued Eye infection in the newborn pups A couple of months ago, the Pet Corner column addressed the issue of Conjunctivitis – that inflammatory process of the membrane which covers the inner side of the eyelids and part of the surface of the eyeball.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Combined Campuses and Colleges grabbed control of their 10th round WICB Regional Four-day match against Windward Islands as the hosts stuttered and stumbled on the second day of the encounter at Arnos Vale yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter by Mr Malcolm Clarke of March 13, 2009 in SN captioned ‘Guyana needs nursing homes.’

Justice James Bovell Drakes on Friday directed the jury in the Essequibo Assizes at Suddie, to return a not-guilty finding in the case of an Enachu miner, who had been accused of attempting to murder a man in June 2005.

The giant passion fruit has a spectacular flower Looking back over my records of A Gardener’s Diary I note that in March 1998 we were suffering a prolonged period of drought and were concerned about conserving all the water we could.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama  rejected suggestions of a rift in the G20 and assured China yesterday its US investments were safe after a meeting with  Brazil’s president that also touched on relations in Latin  America.

Enter a new super-power to the regionWhen Jamaica’s Usain Bolt effortlessly won the one hundred metres in the August 2008 Beijing Olympics it became one of the defining moments of an event that cemented China’s global presence in the minds of hundreds of million’s around the world.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds were among the guests and devotees who celebrated holi at the Shri Krishna Mandir with the Shri Krishen Chowtal Gole from Trinidad.

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s President  Marc Ravalomanana defied an opposition demand yesterday to  resign and end a political crisis on the Indian Ocean island  that has killed more than 135 people this year.

Dear Editor, The tone of the March 3 letter of Commissioner of Insurance Maria Van Beek seems to suggest that she is reacting to the pressure from several quarters over her supervision of Clico.

The authorities are fortunate that we don’t have any satirical news programmes here like they do in the United States, although the events of last week in Guyana might have been too overwhelming even for a redoubtable humourist like Jon Stewart.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Safety officials have given the all clear for the RBTT, Carib Beer and KFC Stands to be used in today’s Twenty20 International between West Indies and England at Queen’s Park Oval.

St Gabriel’s Scouts visiting the Guyana Zoological Park yesterday as the zoo celebrated its 130th Anniversary.