Daily Archive: Thursday, July 30, 2009

Articles published on Thursday, July 30, 2009

Following US court revelations AFC sees governance crisis

-will skip Parliament The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday said that revelations in a US court over the killing of Ronald Waddell point to a clear crisis of governance and it called on the police commissioner to discharge his obligations in investigating that murder and that of boxing coach Donald Allison.

Wordsworth pillories KN house story

The Chief Executive Officer (ag) of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), Lionel Wordsworth has denied that he was involved in any negotiations for purchase of property which was owned by John Willems as alleged in an article in yesterday’s edition of Kaieteur News (KN).

Archie Poole still in custody

Archie Poole, who was arrested on Monday, several days after police announced he was wanted for questioning in relation to the Ministry of Health fire, will remain in custody as long as police need him to be.

Dr Oudho Homenauth (right) and Howard Stine shake hands on the deal. Also in photo from left are Private Sector Commission Chairman Gerry Gouveia and Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud.  (Ministry of Agriculture photo)

NARI signs seed research pact with US companies

–new strains of corn, soybean being developed The National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) and the Iowa-based M S Technologies, LLC/Stine Seed Company yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which is expected to boost local research in seed development.

 Corinne Van Ryck De Groot (left) and Shondel Alfred.

Alfred to fight for World title

– Moore down for NABA title clash The latest boxing news to hit the streets is that national female bantamweight champion Shondel ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred will fight for her first world title when she faces Canadian Corinne Van Ryck De Groot for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight title.

East Coast Reunion Football Tournament…

Alpha and Victoria Kings blank out opponents Alpha United and Victoria Kings have progressed to the semi finals on the East Coast Demerara Reunion Knockout Football Tournament after contrasting victories over their opponents at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground on Tuesday night.

The Georgetown Summit in session

Jagdeo’s Summit

The 30th Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Heads of Government convened in Georgetown earlier this month can hardly be said to have taken place under the most convivial of circumstances.

Facilitator embraced in mediation talks

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Mediator Sir Shridath Ramphal has embraced the presence of a facilitator in the fierce dispute between West Indies players and the board that led to a boycott of the current Bangladesh series by the region’s top flight players.

Intellectual hopefuls

University of adversity

Education Established forty-six years ago in inappropriate premises, with inadequate staffing, insufficient funding and unsatisfactory laboratory and library facilities, the University of Guyana has underperformed because it is still underdeveloped and under-resourced.

West Indies name squad for third ODI

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies selectors on Wednesday named a 13-man squad without pacer Nelon Pascal for the third and final Digicel One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh tomorrow in St Kitts.

WICB gives staunch support to beaten Windies

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – In spite of their double-series defeat to little-rated Bangladesh, the makeshift West Indies squad has received staunch support from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) ahead of the St Kitts leg of the current series.

Schumacher makes shock return

ROME,  (Reuters) – Seven times Formula One world  champion Michael Schumacher will replace injured driver Felipe  Massa at Ferrari if he passes a fitness test, the team said yesterday.

Let’s Learn About Cilmate Change

Book Review Paulette Bybie and Denise Symmons Infusing Climate Change into the schools curriculum is one of the important challenges that the country’s education system will have to confront in the years ahead as Guyana, the region and the international community as a whole seek to pay greater attention to the impact of Climate Change on life as we know it.   

On what evidence were the conclusions that the health ministry fire was orchestrated by political elements based?

Dear Editor, Within days of its announcement of its acceptance of Southcom’s assistance in investigating the Ministry of Health fire, the Guyana government through Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee and Police Commissioner Henry Greene, informed the public that it had been determined that the alleged firebombing of the health ministry was orchestrated and implemented by political elements bent on creating confusion in the society.

Jamaica, T&T clash in U19 grudge match

-as One-day tournament starts KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – New TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Three-day Cup champions Jamaica clash with limited overs title-holders Trinidad and Tobago in a grudge match when the One-day tournament starts today.

Strike!

Sport Is the decision by The West Indies cricket to ‘down tools’ a mercenary attempt to hold the game itself to ransom?

Fines for Roach, Reifer add to Windies woes

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indian fast bowler Kemar Roach and captain Floyd Reifer have both been fined for breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second One-day International against Bangladesh yesterday at Windsor Park.

Caribbean Cricket’s calumny

Sport Bangladesh will doubtless celebrate its first ever victory in a test series without much concern for the fact that the landmark has come at the considerable expense of Caribbean pride and the exposure of our own cricket to further, unbearable humiliation.

Beg pardon

The minute US President Barack Obama opened his mouth last week and said that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting someone when there was already proof that the person was in his own home, hundreds of anti-Democrat and anti-Obama bloggers and commentators put their feet in it along with his.