Daily Archive: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Articles published on Sunday, December 27, 2009

The winner! Striker Gerald Whittington converts a well timed shot to give Pele the victory over the GDF in their quarter finals clash on Christmas Day. (Orlando Charles Photo)

Goalie “hands” Pele Xmas Day present

By Rawle Toney Defending champions Pele came from behind to inflict a painful 2-1 win over the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the second game of the Kashif and Shanghai Christmas Day double header at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Hilaire chides WIPA, defends WICB’s decision on first class season

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief executive, Ernest Hilaire has chided players union president, Dinanath Ramnarine over his public criticism of the shortened regional first class season, and says the Board had taken a financially prudent decision in cutting back on the number of matches in next year’s championship.

Administrators hoping for Windies success in 2010

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Several cricket administrators in the  Twin Island Republic said their main New Year wish is to see the continued resurgence of the West Indies team and the decline in the conflict between the region’s major stakeholders.

Pacquiao to sue Mayweathers in doping row

MANILA, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao plans to sue Floyd Mayweather, the American’s father and Golden Boy Promotions in the next few days following a row over doping procedures, the Filipino world champion said in a statement on Friday.

Everall Franklin

Dossier on human rights abuses

Opposition says it has placed spotlight on deteriorating security situation but has not achieved main goals A little over a month since they published a dossier on human rights abuses here, members of the joint opposition parties say it has placed a spotlight on the deteriorating security situation although one of its primary architects admits it has failed to achieve its main goals.

Ship fire kills nine off Venezuela: report

Five injured, 9 missing in ship fire in Caribbean CARACAS (Reuters) – Nine sailors were killed and five were burned in a Christmas Day blaze aboard a Greek freighter in waters off a Venezuelan Caribbean island, the official Venezuelan news agency ABN reported on Friday.

By John Warrington

Our debt to plants

I was interested to read that gardeners throughout Britain are being urged to collect and save trimmings of their yew trees (Taxus baccata) for processing into the anti-cancer drug, Taxol.

Political musings

When the historians of the future look back on 2009, they may well view it as one of those ‘catalyst’ years that set up the conditions for change in the political firmament.