Daily Archive: Sunday, May 16, 2010

Articles published on Sunday, May 16, 2010

Bring it on!

– Old rivals Australia and England meet today in World Cup T20 grand finale Once they hit the back straight, the feature event, for the ICC Twenty20 Trophy, was purely a two horse race.

The Codex News of January 1, 2010

Better quality beef and more milk through nuclear research In April 2009, after six years of work by more than three hundred researchers from twenty-five countries, Scientists were finally able to reveal the genome cow – the first mapping of the genetic composition of a mammalian livestock animal. 

Mayor’s Cup Knockout Tournament

Semifinal spots to be decided tonight The first of the final three nights of competition in the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout Football Tournament starts tonight where four teams clash for the two remaining semifinal spots and another chance of claiming top honours and the grand prize.

From left, Akeem Kanhai, Sylvon Gardner and Alicia Fortune along with employees from Giftland OfficeMax at Friday’s launch. (Orlando Charles photo)

Fila launched in Guyana

By Carwyn Holland Top local athletes, basketball star Akeem Kanhai, bodybuilder Sylvon Gardener and sprinter Alicia Fortune are the new faces of the popular Italian Sportswear Company FILA In Guyana.

Alfred/De Groot rematch now June 5

By Marlon MunroeThe world title rematch fight between Shondell Alfred and Corinne Van Ryck De Groot has hit another snag after Stabroek Sport learnt that it was postponed for the third time to June 5.

GFF Super League

Milerock, Liquid Gold clash in feature match Action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Super League continues today with three matches in Linden and Berbice.

Deep-water oil drilling

Caribbean governments will have to balance economic need against the risk When the oil rig the Deepwater Horizon sank in flames on April 20 few could have imagined that three weeks later the well would continue to spew crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the coastal economies of the southern United States and their reputations as holiday destinations.

Atkinson Air Field destroyed by fire 1959

Art Williams: Aviator pioneer

Art Williams has been my aviator hero since my public school days at Smith Church Congre-gational during World War II, when I first learnt of the Rupu-nuni cattle trail and attempts to burst open our glorious interior.

ELECTION PLOT

Cops link AK-47 rifle, ammo to planned disruption of May 24 polls (Trinidad Express) Acting Police Commissioner James Philbert said on Friday that police have arrested five people believed to be part of a plot unearthed by security forces to disrupt the 2010 general election.

Adoration

Public adulation, extravagant receptions, congratulatory advertisements, laudatory billboards – what head of state could ask for more?

SN should cover NY mortgage fraud

Dear Editor, Now that the brother-in-law of the editor-in-chief of your newspaper has been allegedly arrested in New York for massive mortgage fraud, we the Guyanese people expect that the Stabroek News which boasts about fair, open and balanced reporting will provide broad and continuous coverage of the alleged fraudulent activities.