Daily Archive: Saturday, November 27, 2010

Articles published on Saturday, November 27, 2010

Captain of the Trinidad and Tobago lawyers cricket team, Krishna Jaglal, left, and Guyana captain, Sanjeev Datadin, right, are presented with the trophy. (Newsday photo)

TT, Guyana lawyers draw Twenty20 series

(TT Newsday) The two-match T20 series between the visiting Guyanese Lawyers Cricket Team and their TT counterparts ended in a draw over the weekend as both sides continue their preparation for the 3rd Lawyers Cricket World Cup next year.

Jagdeo takes over helm of UNASUR

Guyana’s President Bharrat Jagdeo has assumed the Chairmanship of the South America integration group UNASUR with a list of what he thinks should come next for the grouping with closer political integration a priority.

Robert Corbie

Caribbean Airlines CEO quits, new acting chief appointed

Caribbean Airlines announc-ed yesterday that its Chief Executive Officer, Captain Ian Brunton has demitted office and that Vice President Commercial and Customer Experience of Caribbean Airlines and Air Jamaica, Robert Corbie who had been acting as CEO of the Trinidadian owned airline for the last week, has been appointed acting CEO.

Together again: President Rafael Correa of Ecuador (left) and Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos shake hands after announcing the renewal of diplomatic relations at the Guyana International Conference Centre yesterday. The announcement followed the one-day UNASUR summit (Jules Gibson photo)

Colombia, Ecuador make up

After two years of strained relations Ecuador and Colombia yesterday announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations following deliberations at the UNASUR summit in Guyana.

French test for Golden Jaguars

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars will this afternoon tackle the Guadeloupe national football team at the Riviere Pilote  Stadium in a key encounter of the Digicel Cup football finals in Martinique.

Washed out!

-Rain pushes Test towards drawCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Unrelenting heavy rains wrecked the fourth day of the second Test between Sri Lanka and West Indies here yesterday, preventing a ball from being bowled and leaving a tame draw as the likely result.

Bangladesh crush Afghan dream, China march on

GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – Bangladesh cricketers  dashed Afghan dreams of taking home a first Asian Games gold  medal to their war-torn country, while Chinese athletes burst  with pride after smashing their own Games record yesterday.

Dudus effect far reaching

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Canadian police say May’s operation to capture Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke in Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston, and the tumbling of the headquarters of the Shower Posse have had a far-reaching effect on law enforcement in Toronto.

Media ignored Rights of Children march

Dear Editor, Since the adult world is always wringing its hands over how to relate to young people, they may be interested in the experience of the members of Rights of Children (ROC) with the media in relation to its recent ROC-A-Thon to stop violence against women held on Sunday November 21st, 2010.

Russia blames Stalin for Katyn tragedy

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia yesterday directly blamed  Josef Stalin for the 1940 massacre of 22,000 Polish officers at  Katyn in a rare condemnation of the dictator, in a vote widely  seen as an attempt by Moscow to improve ties with Poland.

Organisations like GMR&SC must not see the President as some cash machine

Dear Editor, The spirited defence in yesterday’s issue of Stabroek News by two letters of the GMR&SC’s acceptance of $40M of taxpayer’s money to repave their track `The President’s gesture will certainly catapult motor racing in Guyana to new heights’ by Bryan Mackintosh and `Motor racing inspires national pride in all the people’ by Malcolm Harripaul gave a good indicator of the mindset of the elite of this country.

Berdych says umpire was scared of Nadal

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal roared into the  semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday with a 7-6  6-1 defeat of Czech Tomas Berdych who later accused the Spaniard  of intimidating the umpire.

Cops in trouble

(Trinidad Express) – Police probing the murder of Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago employee Kenny Goddard have unearthed a corrupt practice involving three of their colleagues and a TSTT employee, who were providing security for work crews in high risk areas.

Where do I vote? Much confusion clouds Haiti polls

CANAAN, Haiti, (Reuters) – Canaan, a 10-month-old  tent and tarpaulin settlement of thousands of earthquake  survivors carpeting bare hillsides north of Haiti’s capital,  has a prefabricated police station, a tin-roof meeting center,  tent schools and churches, and even a barber shop.

Hussey hits back after England bowlers strike

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – A bellicose Mike Hussey   belted 81 not out yesterday to drag Australia within 40 runs   of England’s first innings tally before play was called off  early on day two of the first Ashes test with the match finely   poised.