Articles published on Friday, January 1, 2010
ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in an SUV at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan today, killing 88 people in a village that opposes al Qaeda-linked Taliban insurgents, police said.
-veto power suggested for forestry commission The government has floated a proposal that miners give six months notice before mining can commence and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has since called a special meeting where the matter will be debated.
Despite the shocks of the global financial crisis and poor performances in some national sectors, President Bharrat Jagdeo says initial indicators show that the economy grew by around 2% over the past year, while pledging to pursue greater long-term incentives for preserving the country’s forests.
–body found on Mabura Road, but was attacked at home By Cathy Richards On the day he should have been reflecting on his life after being married for three years, the badly mangled body of a 25-year-old Linden taxi driver was discovered along the Mabura Road in Region Ten.
A man was fatally chopped about his body while on his way to collect a cell phone yesterday afternoon in Hill Street, Albouystown.
Says Rawle Toney Tonight, all roads will lead the Guyana National Stadium at Providence where Alpha United will face off against BK International Western Tigers for the Kashif and Shanghai 20th football tournament championship.
Several homes on the West Coast of Demerara were last evening under water as residents of villages between Den Amstel and Uitvlugt close to the seawall felt the effects of a towering spring tide which is expected to continue until tomorrow.
By Rawle Toney Presidents of Alpha United and BK International Western Tigers, Odinga Lumumba and Gordon Gilhuys respectively, say that tonight’s clash in the final of the 20th Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, is going to be nothing short of an all-out war.
-cites importance of climate change adaptation Prime Minister Sam Hinds yesterday hailed the record declaration of 300,000 ounces of gold for 2009 by small and medium-scale miners.
(Jamaica Observer) Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth — West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor was arrested by police in Junction, St Elizabeth last night on charges of improper conduct, assaulting police and resisting arrest following an alleged altercation with a police officer at a bar in Junction.
National captain Daren Ganga says that although it was disappointing losing to the National ‘A’ team in the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) T20 Cricket Festival, the loss came at the right time.
Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud on Wednesday said over 5000 rice farmers have benefited from the fertilizer voucher initiative that was implemented.
-reiterates need for shared governance Guyana will continue on a downward spiral unless fundamental issues that affect the country are addressed since they cannot be washed away by “colourful propaganda”, warns Opposition Leader Robert Corbin.
Guyana can only be successful when there is confidence in its institutions and in its economy according to the Alliance For Change (AFC) and this can only start when all of the country’s people, especially the young from all social and ethnic backgrounds are attracted and can develop successful careers right here in Guyana.
The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will run off a 46-mile cycle road race on Sunday.
The Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) of Guyana will start the ball rolling in this new year with their Inter-Jamaat 10 overs tapeball round robin cricket competition.
(BBC) Evander Holyfield is set to fight Francois Botha for the lightly-regarded World Boxing Federation heavyweight title in Uganda on 16 January.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) says it is confident that 2010 will usher in the first steps towards revitalising the sugar industry and it expects all stakeholders to benefit.
(BBC) Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi will miss the first of two Twenty20 internationals against England in Dubai after biting the ball in a one-day match in Perth.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United and Leeds United will rekindle one of the fiercest rivalries in English soccer after a five-year hiatus on Sunday and Alex Ferguson is anticipating the FA Cup clash as eagerly as anyone.
The PPP says that despite the tests of 2009, Guyana has advanced significantly and it believes the Low Carbon Development Strategy will bring great gains to the country while contributing to the welfare of the planet.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – All-rounder Richard Kelly has been recalled to Trinidad & Tobago’s senior team after a protracted absence.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will on Monday begin the mandatory Claims and Objections (C&O) exercise for upcoming local government polls.
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Manniram Prashad says numerous opportunities abound in the new year to turnaround a threatened economic and tourism downturn.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An upbeat West Indies Under-19 squad were scheduled to leave here yesterday evening to contest the ICC Under-19 World Cup which bowls off in New Zealand in mid-January.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga warmed up for the opening round of the WICB four-day first class competition with an unbeaten century to fire his side to a five-wicket win in the Gerry Gomez North/South Classic on Wednesday.
The “Comfy Cozy House”, a television show for youngsters is set to debut on local television today at noon.
WASHINGTON/KABUL, (Reuters) – The CIA vowed yesterday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.
MARINGA, Brazil, CMC – World and Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Melaine Walker tasted defeat as Caribbean athletes struggled at the Grande Prêmio Caixa Maringá de Atletismo held on Sunday.
Mayor Hamilton Green says if Guyana is to halt its downward spiral religious leaders need to break their silence on the immorality and bullyism being demonstrated at high levels.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has recalled players Fawad Alam and Abdul Rauf from Australia to reduce the size of the touring squad, officials said in a statement yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A federal judge threw out all charges yesterday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Hopes of salvaging the hotly anticipated fight between Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather Jr.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended 2009 yesterday with their best gains since 2003, driven by optimism about the economy’s recovery and a brighter outlook for profits.
An unprecedented high number of strikes, lost man days and lost wages affected the country’s industrial relations climate during last year, Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir said on Wednesday during his year- end press conference.
(Jamaica Gleaner) It seems unlikely that the ill-fated Caribbean Games will be staged before 2013, as organisers compete with a congested international sporting calendar to find a suitable date for the staging of the multi-sport event.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of next month’s home tri-series against India and Sri Lanka after failing a fitness test, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said yesterday.
The Justice For All Party (JFAP) is urging Guyanese to embrace justice and conservation to ensure the future health and happiness of the nation.
TEHRAN – Iranian hardline authorities accused opposition leaders yesterday of links to “foreign enemies” and warned they would be shown no mercy unless they changed course.
(Jamaica Gleaner) – One woman was shot dead, six houses torched and an entire community left traumatised as heavily armed thugs wreaked havoc in volatile Salt Spring, St James, between late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning.
Dear Editor, There have been numerous articles in the media on the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS); the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Norway; Guyana’s participation in the Climate change agenda internationally, inclusive of Copenhagen; and the advantages/disadvantages of the outcomes of these meetings to Guyana.
(Bernd Debusmann is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Who is winning the war of ideas between the West and al Qaeda’s hate-driven version of Islam?
(Antigua Sun) – Two Guyanese men were convicted and ordered removed from the state upon completion of their sentences when they appeared before Chief Magistrate Ivan Walters in the St.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – AT&T Inc said yesterday it was terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal.
One man has been arrested following investigations into the robbery at Engineering Construction Cooperative (ECC) on Tuesday.
Dear Editor, Press reports have made the public aware of the threat of a bauxite company owned by RUSAL of Russia and the Government of Guyana to scrap a Collective Labour Agreement between it and the Bauxite and General Workers Union.
(BBC) The England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed it will allow bowling coach Ottis Gibson to explore the vacant head coach position with West Indies.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Endangered species from polar bears to giant salamanders, great white sharks to beluga whales and Namibian quiver trees to Cuban crocodiles will have their day on the Internet throughout 2010.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela rejected yesterday Dutch reassurances that the US military was using the Netherlands’ Caribbean islands only for drug surveillance, accusing it of complicity with a planned US “aggression.”
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James would not let the Atlanta Hawks spoil his 25th birthday, scoring a season-best 48 points to rally the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-101 victory on Wednesday.
-pilot successful in Region One The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is expanding the National Hinterland Secure Livelihood Programme in 2010 as the pilot project started in June in Region One proved successful.
Dear Editor, I would like to wish you and your staff a prosperous and productive new year.
Frankly Speaking – by A.A. Fenty Bet you this will be my most brief, because I don’t wish much of your time and attention on this traditional lazy, or tired, first day of the year in this part of the planet.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal believes he is ready for the start of the 2010 tennis season despite having had a relatively short time to prepare.
– for that million dollar smile By Dr Kiran Koora, MDS – (Paedodontics)HealthIntroduction Your smile is the first thing someone notices about you, and people often make a judgment about your personality based on your smile; A great smile is not just for celebrities and Hollywood actors; anyone these days can get the smile they’ve always dreamed of with the help of an experienced and trained dentist.
Police on Wednesday arrested three men who attempted to rob a West Demerara businessman.
Dear Editor, I would like to start 2010 on a positive note, through giving recognition to where it is due.
KAMPALA, (Reuters) – The leadership of Uganda’s ruling party has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for the next presidential election in 2011, a senior party official said on Tuesday.
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez scoffed on Wednesday at US magazine Newsweek‘s predictions that he would be toppled by a military coup and his Cuban mentor Fidel Castro would die in 2010.
Last night, as most of us rang in the New Year, we also celebrated the end of the first decade of the 21st century.
Graca Machel is a Member of the Africa Progress Panel (www.africaprogresspanel.org),
