Daily Archive: Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Articles published on Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Jagdeo in Ethiopia for climate change financing talks

President Bharrat Jagdeo and other members of the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday for a final round of talks which were expected to identify potential sources of funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Jevina Sampson yesterday took a masterful lead in the girls under-14 800m. (Photo by Orlando Charles)

Jevina Sampson outstanding at Zone Two C/ships

Christ Church first form student, Jevina Sampson yesterday captivated all with her top quality performances in the girls’ under-14 category of the North Georgetown District Zone Two Inter-Schools Championships held at the GDF ground, Camp Ayanganna.

Taylor half-century hands Windies victory

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – Jamaican opener Stafanie Taylor stroked yet another half-century to guide West Indies to a comfortable 93-run win over Pakistan in their final One-Day International of the ICC Women’s Challenge here yesterday.

Maafa Day

Hundreds of Guyanese gathered at the Seawall Bandstand yesterday to participate in a programme to mark ‘African Maafa Day’ which saw them laying floral tributes in the ocean as they paid homage to their ancestors who suffered and perished along the Middle Passage.

Pakistan Board cautions Afridi over selection comments

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)  has asked one-day captain Shahid Aridi to avoid making critical comments on selection issues after he told the Express television channel he had not been given two or three players he  wanted for a forthcoming series against South Africa.

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A woman sorts through linen boards at an exhibition of high quality art paper and decorative fabric material.

Barbados facing challenges

It is now just under two years since the December 2008 general elections in Barbados when the Democratic Labour Party, led by Mr David Thompson, gained a convincing victory over Mr Owen Arthur and his Barbados Labour Party, taking the DLP back to office for the first time since 1994.