Daily Archive: Thursday, September 16, 2010

Articles published on Thursday, September 16, 2010

Akini Mars’ Route 31 minibus was damaged by heavy winds brought his house tumbling down. The bus was parked under the house. (Tarick Pertab photo)

Storm batters Parfait Harmonie

– house crashes down, roofs take flight An hour-long thunderstorm with heavy winds hit Parfait Harmonie yesterday damaging at least three houses, dislodging zinc sheets and other movable objects and tossing them about the community; some residents suffered severe loss.

Roger Harper

Conquerors can play better today -Harper

As the Guyana Amazon Conquerors, today take on the Mumbai Indians, internationally renowned Guyanese cricket coach Roger Harper says he believes they are capable of playing much better cricket than they did at their last game on Sunday, where they suffered a distressing loss to the Bangalore Royal Challengers.

Jagdeo cancels meeting with Berbice bus operators

-denies bowing to protest A scheduled meeting between President Bharrat Jagdeo and Route 50 (Georgetown to Rosignol) minibus operators was yesterday called off and the Office of the President (OP) rejected suggestions that it was arranged because of a protest by the operators.

The attendees at the launching ceremony display copies of the magazine and to the far right is GCB Vice President Bissoondyal Singh, next to GCA President Roger Harper. (Photo by Tamica Garnett)

Rose Hall youth and sports club launches magazine

With a reputation as one of Guyana’s most successful and well managed clubs, the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) in Berbice yesterday continued the commemoration of its twentieth anniversary with the launching of the RHTYSC Review, at a ceremony held at the GT&T canteen, Hadfield Street.

Scorpions triumph again, Eagles soar in overtime

In a replica of their Division Three encounter earlier this month, the Beepat Scorpions defeated the Colours Panthers 84-82 when the two teams met in the Open Division of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association Division Three and Open Leagues on Tuesday night at the Burnham Court.

The Guyana Cricket Board should lodge a protest to the WICB about contracts offered to players

Dear Editor, After I saw the caption, ‘Sarwan snubbed’ on the back page of the September 1 edition of the Stabroek News, I decided to read the article and discovered that the West Indies Cricket Board had announced that the central retainer contract for Messrs Ramnaresh Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine and Travis Dowlin had not been renewed, but that Messrs Andre Fletcher, Devon Smith and Keiron Pollard had been offered similar contracts for the new period from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.

Mascarenhas banned for Twitter rant

LONDON (Reuters) – England all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas has been handed a two-week suspension starting next season after pleading guilty to a Twitter outburst attacking national selector Geoff Miller.

Raina’s blitz fuels Chennai win

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Stylish stroke-maker Suresh Raina missed out on a century yesterday as Chennai Super Kings pummelled Wayamba by 97 runs in the Champions League Twenty20.

Correction

In a photo caption published in Tuesday’s edition of the Stabroek News, Orin Brutus was incorrectly stated to be a member of the Rotaract Club.

BBC Caribbean News in Brief

Cuba urged to free contractor A senior US official says Cuba’s continued detention of an American contractor is impeding moves by Washington to improve ties with the communist-ruled island.

Abandoned in Siberia

Two months after they had been left to fend for themselves, seven children between the ages of 15 months and 14 years were taken into the custody of the Linden branch on the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Child Care and Protection Unit.