Daily Archive: Monday, February 21, 2011

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – After enough  controversy in the last few months to last a lifetime, Pakistan  players can finally concentrate on pressing matters on the field  when they launch their World Cup campaign on Wednesday.

LONDON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Brent crude oil prices  hit $108 a barrel for the first time since 2008 today on  fears that spiraling violence in Libya could lead to wider  supply disruptions from the OPEC member.

At about 8 last night, cane-harvester Chandrapaul Jaikarran, 37 years, of Strathspey, ECD, was at home with his wife, sister-in-law and a friend when five men entered the home through an open door and robbed them.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Champions Australia  softened up a resolute Zimbabwe with fiery pace and bounce to  kick start their campaign with a resounding 91-run victory today, their 30th World Cup win on the trot.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi  appeared on state television today signalling his defiance  in the face of a mounting revolt against his 41-year rule.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Dozens of people were reported  killed in Tripoli overnight as anti-government protests reached  the Libyan capital for the first time and the building where the  country’s parliament meets was ablaze.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The website selling just 1000  tickets for the Cricket World Cup final in Mumbai’s Wankhede  Stadium on April 2 crashed seconds after they went on sale today sparking furious complaints from fans.

(BBC) The Venezuelan-backed ALBA group has told the Organisation of American States to stay out of Venezuela’s internal affairs.

(BBC) Hundreds of people have marched through Haiti’s capital to protest the ouster of the country’s football squad from a youth tournament in Jamaica on health grounds.

(De Ware Tijd)  – Last weekend’s gold conference at Snesikondre near Langatabiki was nearly overshadowed by discussions about the recognition of the land rights of tribal communities in the hinterland.

(De Ware Tijd) – As of now, the hospitals have not received any funding from the government yet to pay for their most pressing obligations such as the salaries for this month.

In excess of eight inches of rainfall has been recorded in Georgetown and outlying areas within the last 72 hours, government has said, and persons who are unable to occupy their homes are being asked to contact the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

The Ministry of Education will carry out “raids” at schools in an effort to combat gangs in educational institutions.

Improved road links could see the resuscitation of south-western Region Eight as a large producer of “environmentally adaptable crops” such as onions and Irish potatoes but for more perishable crops other constraints will have to be tackled if those are to be produced competitively.

If the Mighty Rebel had defended his calypso crown this year the script would have read that a new rebel has taken over or that he has passed the torch to a younger performer with a firm grip on social issues.

Fiona Singh on Saturday evening retained her chutney crown when she bested 17 other contenders at the Anna Regina Multilateral Ground.

The body of a Corentyne man was yesterday morning found facedown in a Linden drain.

A number of Guyanese artisans had their  work showcased  at the Interior Design Show in Toronto from January 27 to 30 through the launch and exhibition of “New Caribbean Design: Guyana”  home décor and furniture product lines, a release from  the High Commission of Canada at Young and High streets said.

The Caribbean people are well used to hearing about the current economic woes facing their countries: the heavy dependence on tourism in a global recession; the vulnerability of small economies to global impacts like the oil price; the high levels of debt which makes stimulus packages out of range; and the competitive challenges of a global economy. 

Vanessa Francis, the Nabaclis woman who was attacked by her ex-husband last week, says she is in real danger and that the authorities appear to be dragging their feet in the search for the man.

During a drug eradication operation at Waratilla Creek, Demerara River police discovered and destroyed more

The five nominees vying to be the PNCR’s presidential candidate are actively working with the Accreditation Committee to ensure that there is transparency in the process to determine who will lead the party into the next elections.

Since President Bharrat Jagdeo pledged $25M in May last year to upgrade the 12-mile trail leading to St.

“We are by no means closing down the business…,” Narayan Prashad, Director of the NPI Communications Inc.,

The Guyana People’s Partner-ship (GPP) is urging privately-owned TV and/or the State media to broadcast or stream via the internet, Town Hall debates after the PPP and PNC have selected their presidential candidates.

More than a month after    businessman Hareshnarine ‘Chiney’ Sugrim turned himself into police he is still to be charged in relation to the allegation of causing death by dangerous driving against him.

Tyrone Rowe called ‘Cobra’ was for the third time given another date when he made another appearance before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

The ongoing cases against CN Sharma which are presently before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court were on Friday again adjourned this time because of the absence of the magistrate.

A Turkeyen man arraigned on charges of robbery under arms and unlicensed firearm and ammunition possession was on Friday remanded to prison after appearing before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Blake Griffin soared over  an automobile and into a new stratosphere on Saturday with an  awe-inspiring performance to win the NBA’s slam dunk contest.

DELHI, India, CMC – Darren Bravo wants to make a name for himself at the World Cup in the hope of ending comparisons with Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies batting legend Brian Lara.

DELHI, India,  CMC – Chris Gayle hopes his explosive batting can lift West Indies in the World Cup, but he also wants to be crowned the top all-rounder in the tournament.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Windward Islands kept their composure to complete a four-wicket victory over Guyana, after Veerasammy Permaul and Davendra Bishoo threatened to derail them in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

Dear Editor, Not having travelled on the trail to Lethem for quite a while, my trip last week was something of a nightmare.

Jason-Ray Khalil and Ben Mekdeci were the winners of the main category and category A respectively of the Bounty Farm Handicap squash tournament which concluded yesterday afternoon at the Georgetown Club courts.

Cyclist Robin Persaud braved the rain to cross  the finish line in first position  when the Forbes Burnham 88th birth anniversary cycle road race ended yesterday morning at Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, Parliament has just signed off on another budget after the customary marathon debate – the 2011 and largest budget ever at $161B.

Delhi, India – West Indies Team Manager Richie Richardson is full of confidence that the team will do very well at the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Dear Editor, In 1992 the “restoration of democracy” was hailed. Later a national programme for the “reduction of poverty” was launched.

Dear Editor, I noticed that Mr Christopher Ram and now Freddie Kissoon are desperately trying to make a mountain out of a molehill on Mr Anthony Jeremiah not being able to meet Minister Anthony. 

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Combined Campuses & Colleges were within sight of a historic, maiden victory over Leeward Islands in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was with astonishment that I read that the Government of Guyana is seriously thinking about recruiting overseas trained teachers (OTT) in an effort to improve science and mathematics education in Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica, leading by two on first innings, reached 114 for two in their second innings at the close on the third day of their third round match in the WICB Regional first-class championship against Barbados yesterday at Kensington Oval.

Dear Editor, Re your editorial ‘The end of multiculturalism?’ (SN, February 19) what some sections of the Brits must realize is that the whole world is rapidly changing from entrenched nationalism and blatant jingoism, etc, to adapt and adopt the inevitable and sensible benign concept that the earth is one country and all mankind its citizens, and also that mankind is like a beautiful garden with flowers of all colours and hues in it.

AHMEDABAD, (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen will be ready  to unleash his destructive brand of cricket from the off when  England face the Netherlands in their opening World Cup Group B  match tomorrow.

Dear Editor, The Inter Religious Organization takes serious umbrage at the impudent statements made by Ms.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago failed to tame the England Lions and conceded first innings points to the invitational side in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

Dear Editor, President Obama, in a speech to the students and faculty of the University of Cairo in the summer of 2009, said: “The ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn’t steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose… These are not just American ideas; they are human ideas.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene  smashed an 80-ball century, the fastest by a Sri Lankan in the  World Cup, to set up a 210-run victory over Canada yesterday in  Group A.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – New Zealand thumped Kenya by 10  wickets in a lop-sided Group A match of the World Cup yesterday  that appears to justify bids to trim the 2015 edition of the  showpiece event by leaving out the whipping boys.

Dear Editor, The end of decades of repressive autocratic rule in Egypt and Tunisia has sent shockwaves in the Middle East region and is encouraging uprisings in other nations which are badly in need of regime change.

DUBLIN, (Reuters) – The archbishop of Dublin washed  the feet of victims of clerical abuse on Sunday in one of the  most visible acts of contrition for the systemic mistreatment of  children that has shattered the Irish Catholic Church.

Carolyn Cooper is Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.

TRIPOLI/MANAMA,  (Reuters) – Violent unrest against  Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi spread to the capital Tripoli yesterday  and his son vowed to fight until the “last man standing” after  scores of protesters were killed in the east of the country.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Three betting syndicates were  broken and eight arrests made in a crackdown on illegal gambling  on the Cricket World Cup, New Delhi police said yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Commonwealth Caribbean countries could gain more from the emigration of their nationals if policies in receiving countries were more accommodating, says former Jamaican prime minister P.J.

On Saturday, the Children’s Mashramani concluded with a short parade and the display of costumes in the National Park.

ASADABAD, Afghanistan,  (Reuters) – More than 60  civilians, including women and children, were killed in four  days of operations by NATO-led troops and Afghan forces in  eastern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said yesterday.

Dear Editor, When Barack Obama ran for President of the United States, the Democratic Party felt energized and even those loyal to the Clintons abandoned ship for the skinny guy with a funny name, although he was a political newcomer.

Through the continuing implementation of the Community Action Component (CAC) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded, Citizens’ Security Programme (CSP) 33 youths from the Annandale/Lusignan area graduated on Friday at the Annandale Secondary School in various disciplines.

Dear Editor, I am not feeling any political vibrations coming from the opposition parties in Guyana.

At his most recent press conference, President Jagdeo sought to disarm critics of his One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative by resorting to the most disingenuous of arguments to wit that they wanted to deprive poor children of the opportunity to learn.

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri  Museveni, one of Africa’s longest serving leaders, won election  to a fourth term in office by a huge margin yesterday but the  opposition rejected the outcome.

LONDON, (Reuters Life!) – Women communicate better  than men and actually talk less, researchers said on Friday.

Scenes from the Children’s Mash Day on Saturday Photos by Jules Gibson

Election campaigns

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh, battered in their  opening World Cup match by India, can bounce back by beating  either England or the West Indies in Group B, according to  former skipper Habibul Bashar.

By Fraser Wheeler The Caribbean people are well used to hearing about the current economic woes facing their countries: the heavy dependence on tourism in a global recession; the vulnerability of small economies to global impacts like the oil price; the high levels of debt which makes stimulus packages out of range; and the competitive challenges of a global economy. 

Region Six is expected to feature even more prominently in Guyana’s development this year with $3.2 billion budgeted for current and capital works and optimism high for an oil find when CGX starts to drill offshore.

Merriment