Daily Archive: Saturday, February 5, 2011

DOHA, (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt  and fast bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were banned for  at least five years today after they were found guilty of  corruption by an International Cricket Council (ICC) tribunal.

(Jamaica Observer) A day after the United States requested the extradition of accused drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke in 2009, National Security Minister Dwight Nelson is said to have expressed deep fears to then police commissioner Hardley Lewin that the Government could collapse if the request was granted.

(Barbados Nation) Human trafficking appears to have found a place in Barbados.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Jesse Ryder scored his second  one day international century to help New Zealand earn a  face-saving 57-run victory over Pakistan at Eden Park today in the sixth and final match of their series.

Less than a year after it was opened, the Al-Aziz Splash Inc fruit juice factory was late Thursday night gutted by a fire set by three men who invaded the premises and also set the lone guard on duty alight.

A Guyanese contractor was gunned down in Barbados early this morning outside his home during a robbery.

Inderjeet ‘Rickey’ Parmanand, of Betsy Ground, East Canje was shot by bandits as he attempted to prevent them from invading his home early yesterday morning.

Malvin Taylor was yesterday remanded to prison after being arraigned on charges of attempting to murder his wife and sister-in-law as well as discharging a loaded firearm at a man.

A stalwart, a tower of strength and a very honest person were how some who were privileged to rub shoulders with legendary broadcaster and philanthropist Dame Olga Lopes-Seale remembered her.

Sugar workers will receive five days’ pay API for 2010 following an agreement between the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).

A strike by medical and ancillary staff over the payment of gratuity has affected services at the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) and the Upper Demerara and Kwakwani hospitals.

The Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers’ Union (GPTWU) and GT&T are at loggerheads over the sharing of financial records and the company says it is flabbergasted over a 45% wage hike demand from the union.

As the world observed World Cancer Day yesterday, Guyana faced the grim reality that even with improved treatment the disease remained one of the top three causes of death.

As at January 31, there were 17 murders reported from around the country for the year, which is two more than the number recorded for the same month last year.

Courts’ yesterday launched its “Get Fit with Courts” promotion at its Main Street branch.

For 75-year-old Janet Smith, the closing of the Le Repentir dump means the end of years of “suffering.”

Two hundred and seventy four officers and other ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been promoted.

University graduates and women account for the majority of skilled movement in the region.

Suresh Mohabir, called ‘Dicky,’ was yesterday found not guilty of the 2006 murder of a Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara man, after almost three hours of deliberations by a 12-member jury at the High Court.

Janeed Chan died yesterday after he was hit by a truck at D’ Edward Village while on his way to uplift his pension.

A Wortmanville man was shot early yesterday morning, moments after he attacked a policeman and tried to rob him.

The enforcement unit of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday seized a Toyota Mark II car brought illegally into the country and sources said that the vehicle had been impounded before in Berbice but a senior official of the Berbice Anti-Smuggling Squad (BASS) released the vehicle.

Guyana’s world class bodybuilder Hugh Ross and female boxing champion Shondel Alfred have been voted as the 2010 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively.

NAIN, St Elizabeth, CMC – Guyana fast bowler Brandon Bess grabbed a five-wicket haul to send Jamaica tumbling on the opening day of their first round Regional First Class Championship match here yesterday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso may have singled  out Michael Schumacher as a big Formula One title rival this  season but McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was having none of that  after calling his own team’s new car a “masterpiece” yesterday.

POINTE-A-PIERRE, Trinidad, CMC – Kirk Edwards anchored Barbados’ batting, and was within sight of a second first-class hundred in the WICB Regional first-class championship against Trinidad & Tobago yesterday.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Two tries from winger Chris  Ashton got England off to a flying start in the Six Nations  championship yesterday with a 26-19 victory over Wales.

Anyone who knows Diana Chapman would think that above all she loves dancing.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Nkrumah Bonner and Ryan Austin shared four wickets to lead a fight-back for Combined Campuses & Colleges, after Windward Islands collected first innings points in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

Hi Everyone, I have an idea to share with you. While it may not be original, I think I can safely say that perhaps many of you never thought of doing it.

Somewhere, a poet is writing a verse that people ought to hear, but in the meantime I’ll settle for the conscious, raging words of Trinidadian group, Freetown Collective.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – James Hildreth stroked the first century of the Regional First Class Championship as England Lions dominated Leeward Islands on the opening day of their first round clash at Warner Park yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson has been fined $25,000  for improper conduct towards an official during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers, the NBA  said yesterday.

DOHA, (Reuters) – World number one Lee Westwood and  sixth-ranked Paul Casey missed the cut while number two Martin  Kaymer and seventh-ranked Steve Stricker scraped through by the  skin of their teeth at the Qatar Masters yesterday.

Ten local designers will next Saturday showcase their skills and imagination when Simpli Royal, a name synonymous with pageantry, hosts its first ever ‘National Dress’ competition.

Guyana’s annual satirical review, Link Show 27 will debut at the National Cultural Centre on Friday, February 18.

Former national men’s singles champion Sydney Christophe who recently received the ITTF/IPC Level One Coaching Certification will be in Guyana later this month to conduct a course for local table tennis coaches.

Public Relations Officer of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and Secretary/CEO of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sport Club, Hilbert Foster is appealing to cricket administrators in Guyana to stop the current infighting, which he describes as “profound madness”.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Antonio McDyess beat the  buzzer by tipping in Tim Duncan’s missed shot to lift the San  Antonio Spurs to an 89-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on  Thursday.

ORLANDO, Florida, Reuters) – LeBron James scored  an NBA season-high 51 points on Thursday as the Miami Heat  topped the Orlando Magic 104-100 and closed in on the Boston  Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Sojourner Truth once famously asked this question, “Ain’t I a woman?”

BERNE, (Reuters) – Soccer’s rule-makers will consider  the results from tests on 10 different goal-line technology  systems when they meet for their annual meeting in Cardiff next  month.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former test captain  Salman Butt and his two opening bowlers Mohammad Asif and  Mohammad Amir were charged with taking bribes by British  prosecutors yesterday.

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MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Power hitting in the opening 15  overs before the pitches start to deteriorate will hold the key  to success in this month’s World Cup, according to former  Australia opener Matthew Hayden.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to your article in Friday’s edition of Stabroek Business titled, ‘Georgetown Chamber not financially able to advocate for small businesses, secretary says.’

KARACHI, (Reuters) – All-rounder Shahid Afridi was  confirmed as Pakistan’s World Cup captain yesterday following  his team’s one-day series victory in New Zealand.

Dear Editor, I refer to your front page of February 1, where the main one on the left declares for all to see “Law and order at ‘optimal level.’”

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s spin bowling all-rounders  will be a big advantage in the Feb.

Dear Editor, It has been, and continues to be, a refreshing experience of usually urban-based businesses seizing the opportunity to serve communities developing outside traditional geographic perimeters.

Maria Benschop appears to be on to something with her satirical sketches which are now popularly promoted under the tag line, ‘Nothing to Laugh About’.

BERNE, (Reuters) – FIFA has rejected appeals from  Reynald Temarii and Amos Adamu, the suspended executive  committee members who were at the heart of a corruption scandal  which marred the contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Dear Editor, In an article of Feb 2 in SN, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud in response to questions raised by parliamentarian Mervyn Williams on the projected completion date of the Hope Canal Project stated that duration of the project was close to 18 months, with completion in 2012.

Somebody’s ‘O’ will go after the main event of the second Pro-Am card on February 25 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Cyclists will get a chance to put their racing skills to the test on the newly-resurfaced National Park Circuit today when the 18th Annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries Limited Youth Programme pedals off from 9am.

Dear Editor, The AFC has presented its Action Plan. It would be the first manifesto to be unveiled, marking the start of a new phase of the election cycle.

(BBC) The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines appears to be turning up the heat on Trinidad and Tobago, the richest member of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians  marched peacefully in Cairo yesterday to demand an immediate end  to Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule, but there was no sign of the  army or the president’s U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – State multiculturalism has failed  and left young Muslims vulnerable to radicalisation, British  Prime Minister David Cameron will say today, arguing for a  more active policy to heal divisions and promote Western values.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – For 15 million years, an icebound  lake has remained sealed deep beneath Antarctica’s frozen crust,  possibly hiding prehistoric or unknown life.

Dear Editor, I wish to draw attention to a letter headlined ‘The indigenous people are wiser now’ in SN of January 28, penned by  Martin Cheong.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil may intensify  quality inspections of imported products in an effort to stem a  flood of Chinese goods that local industries say are weakening  them, the O Globo newspaper reported yesterday.

About eight months ago, shortly before the general elections in the UK, The Independent, a daily newspaper in England relaunched with a new design and a banner at the top its front page which proclaims: “Free from party political bias / Free from Proprietorial Influence.”

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BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Thai and Cambodian soldiers  exchanged fire in a two-hour border clash yesterday that killed  two Cambodian soldiers and a Thai villager, the latest in an  ancient feud over land surrounding a 900-year-old Hindu  temple.

Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s The Road Home (1999) is this month’s Classic Tuesdays film which will be screened at the National Gallery, Castellani House next Tuesday at 6 pm.

Dear Editor, The decline of education in Guyana since the 1980s has been a major concern for every educated Guyanese citizen.