Daily Archive: Monday, March 23, 2009

An unbeaten century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and yet another half century from the consistent Ramnaresh Sarwan helped the West Indies square the five-match Digicel limited overs series 1-1 with a 21-run win in the second ODI at the National Stadium at Providence yesterday.

-Hughes tells Top Cop Nigel Hughes, counsel for High Court Registrar, Sita Ramlal, yesterday wrote Police Commissioner Henry Greene saying that a forgery probe against his client seems to rely on the allegations of a tainted functionary who had routinely forged court orders.

Gunfire erupted on Main Street early yesterday morning when two men in a heated argument drew their weapons and shot at each other resulting in three persons suffering wounds.

PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle has thanked the Guyanese fans for the huge support they provided for the Caribbean side during the second One day International which they won yesterday to level the five-match series at 1-1.

-residents pleading for relief Environmentally unsound mining practices continue at Arau despite many complaints to several government agencies and residents of the remote indigenous community are again pleading for proper regulation of such activities.

– Sir Vivian Richards tells audience at Evening of Nostalgia An “Evening of Nostalgia” it sure was when two celebrated former West Indies players and an icon of Caribbean journalism spoke of West Indies cricket in the glory days.

Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was yesterday the recipient of a plaque and a house lot from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Fazil Ramzan of Umana Developments Limited respectively.

Bandits went on a rampage at Bush Lot, West Berbice early yesterday morning, breaking into two homes and several businesses and in the worst of it C & S Computer Repairs suffered over $5M in losses and damage.

President Bharrat Jagdeo and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday discussed possible avenues through which bilateral relations between the two countries could be strengthened.

Dear Editor, I just read in SN that, in relation to the future of Mr Roger Khan, the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mr Ramson said he had the authority to advise the Director of Public Prosecutions.

By Eion Jardine Calvin Garraway was born on July 4, 1932 in the upper region of the Pomeroon River.

A computer, complete with accessories, was recently given to the Pomeroon Women’s Agro-processors Association (PWAA) by the Ministry of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s  administration is “incredibly confident” the U.S.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Sherwin Ganga narrowly missed a maiden first-class hundred for the second time this season but his knock of 98 kept Trinidad and Tobago in the ascendancy against the Windward Islands in their 11th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

Dear Editor,A solution is long overdue to the daily traffic jam caused by the establishment of a school smack alongside a major traffic corridor.

CRAB HILL, Barbados, CMC – Leeward Islands were scenting a three-day victory after Runako Morton hit his highest first-class score and  Barbados were forced to follow-on in the WICB regional competition yesterday.

Dear Editor, A while back, at around 4.30 pm, myself and GSPCA Inspector Colin Piper went to the High Court to pick up some animals.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Researchers have found nine  new gene variations that can make a person vulnerable to sudden  cardiac death and confirmed the role of another, international  researchers said yesterday.

A fourteen-year-old boy who is accused of attempting to break into Central High School was ordered to be placed in police custody on Friday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Google Inc is soon to roll out  free software which allows consumers to track their home  electricity use and improve energy efficiency in a bid to help  mitigate global warming.

Dear Editor, On Friday, March 19, at City Hall, President Jagdeo with an impressive coterie of high functionaries, ministers, and the media announced what was slated as a substantial contribution to the city.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Young left-arm spinner Kavesh Kantasingh stalled rampant Jamaica and kept Combined Campuses and Colleges competitive on a rain-hit second day of their 11th round WICB Regional four-day match yesterday.

Residents’ dream of having a fire station on the Central Corentyne is closer to becoming a reality after the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce (CCCC) undertook to construct a building to house the facility.

With less than two weeks to fund certain projects under the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) neither the government nor the European Commission (EC) has publicly stated whether an extension will be granted to the multi-billion dollar scheme scheduled to end in June.

Dear Editor, Isn’t it strange that some prominent individuals who were law-abiding and dynamic citizens and morally righteous souls in Guyana are suddenly being implicated as alleged criminals in other jurisdictions?

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo  Chavez said yesterday his U.S.

NEW YORK CITY, New York, CMC – Several Caribbean Football Union (CFU) nations are set to benefit from a US$10 million investment in their domestic leagues over the next two years.

The boys of the St. John’s Bosco Home were treated to a bit of cricketing excitement at the first Digicel One Day International (ODI) last Friday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez on Saturday almost tripled his government’s borrowing  plan and trimmed his budget to offset a slide in oil revenues,  but resisted pressure to devalue the local bolivar currency.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa completed  victory over Australia by an innings and 20 runs in the third  test at Newlands yesterday, despite an entertaining maiden test  century from Mitchell Johnson.

Dear Editor,With reference to the report in SN on March 16 about the two German tourists being beaten and robbed in America Street the day before, could it be they had been lulled into a false sense of security, seeing so many young men in black with automatic weapons?

This week we asked the man/woman in the street how the Mayor and City Council should spend the government grant of $10M per month for one year: Marla Alleyne, Public Sector Employee: ‘It should be spent on drains.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia warned a leading  lawyers association not to use its website to discuss whether  non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” for God, the state news  agency Bernama reported yesterday, saying it would incur the  wrath of the country’s majority Muslims.

India to stage IPL abroad over security issues MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board will  stage the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament abroad this year due to security issues, the country’s cricket chief said yesterday.

A twenty-six-year-old Cummings Lodge man who was found with a packet of Milo that he had stolen from Survival Supermarket and a quantity of cannabis, both hidden in his crotch, was remanded to prison on Friday by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Court.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Rabbis in the Israeli army  told battlefield troops in January’s Gaza offensive that they  were fighting a “religious war” against gentiles, according to  one army commander’s account published yesterday.

…as economic slowdown affects buyers (Jamaica Gleaner) The downturn in the economy has hit real-estate developers, with some forced to stall projects while others are hurting in the pocket as houses on the market are being sold at a painfully slow pace.

Dear Editor, My husband and I were shocked to learn of the deaths of the two young sisters through drinking senna, to loosen their bowels. The

As much as the Windies coach John Dyson has accepted responsibility for the embarrassing loss of Friday’s one-day match at the Providence Stadium one can’t help but ask where was the captain, Christopher Gayle?

Is negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with Canada a priority at this time?