Daily Archive: Friday, October 9, 2009

Articles published on Friday, October 9, 2009

No third term – PNCR

The PNCR yesterday reiterated that it will never support an amendment to the constitution to allow President Bharrat Jagdeo to contest the Presidency for a third term.

Quartet takes McCoy protest to Human Services Ministry

The quartet of social activist Mark Benschop, trade unionists Lincoln Lewis and Norris Witter and university lecturer Frederick Kissoon yesterday picketed the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security over the controversial audio recording of alleged child solicitation that is said to involve Office of the President Press Officer, Kwame McCoy.

A win here would be good for the Caribbean – Ganga

(Cricinfo) Against the backdrop of the players dispute threatening to tear apart West Indies cricket, Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga said the team has a leading role to play in representing the entire region on the world stage and bringing smiles back to the Caribbean.

Natoo kidnap accused back in court

The trio accused of kidnapping the daughter of Pike Street businessman Beharry ‘Natoo’ Dookie, was yesterday remanded to prison when they made another appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Cobras take first bite

– JP Duminy’s 99 yesterday spurred Cape Cobras to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers as the Twenty20 Champions League got underway  BANGALORE, India, CMC – JP Duminy reeled off a superb unbeaten 99 to catapult Cape Cobras to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening match of the Twenty20 Champions League yesterday. 

Crunch time in CONCACAF qualifying

MIAMI, (Reuters) – All three regional places in the  World Cup finals remain up for grabs as the tightly contested  CONCACAF qualification process reaches the penultimate round tomorrow.  

Revisiting GuyExpo

Businesss Editorial One of the facilities from which GuyExpo has traditionally benefited is a fair measure of hype among state media and the customary presence of the President at the opening ceremony – in which circumstance most of the `big wigs’ from the private sector usually put in an appearance – adds an additional measure of prestige to the event.

Jerry Bell

Hikers trash Old Fort in Banks Hockey

Hikers’ senior side took an unassailable lead with just a few more matches remaining in the Banks Night Hockey championships following a 3-0 win over Old Fort in the latest round of matches played Wednesday evening at Thirst Park.

We should take a good look at the musical invasions

Dear Editor, Two recent letters in the Stabroek News: Rev Gideon Cecil ‘Foreign artistes here are promoting vulgarity’ September 6, and ‘Government should not have lifted the ban on Mavado,’ September 9, have caused me to go back to a column I had read by Dave Martins ‘The Music Scene’ (July 31) and to which I had intended to respond.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 324’s trading results showed consideration of $1,054,254 from 31,163 shares traded in 15 transactions as compared to session 323 which showed consideration of $7,609,187 from 114,191 shares traded in 11 transactions. 

Serena goes out, Nadal progresses in China

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Serena Williams was knocked out  of the third round of the $6.6 million China Open by an inspired  Nadia Petrova yesterday, leaving the WTA’s new “crown jewel”  event without a top three seed in the quarter-finals. 

This man was not employed by our funeral parlour

Dear Editor, I am writing to you on behalf of my parlour (New Haven Resting Home) & staff, to inform you that relevant to your publication on Tuesday 6th October, 2009 captioned `Funeral parlour musician remanded over ice pick holdup’ we do not have anyone employed with us as a musician by the name, of Gary Bovell of Lot 3248 South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, who was allegedly involved in a robbery.

Chinese companies sign $6 billion Congo deal

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Chinese companies have signed an  amended $6 billion infrastructure and loan deal with Democratic  Republic of Congo, China’s ambassador said yesterday, a step  seen clearing the way for debt relief for the African nation.  

Ending the embargo

There are signs that the steps taken by the Barack Obama administration to relax some restrictions on contact with Cuba and the initiation of quiet, diplomatic dialogue with the government of President Raúl Castro may hold hope for a better bilateral relationship between the United States of America and Cuba.

Ending the embargo

There are signs that the steps taken by the Barack Obama administration to relax some restrictions on contact with Cuba and the initiation of quiet, diplomatic dialogue with the government of President Raúl Castro may hold hope for a better bilateral relationship between the United States of America and Cuba.