Daily Archive: Sunday, February 27, 2011

Caricom leaders are to attend a two-day retreat here to discuss the way forward for the regional integration movement.

The police yesterday found the partially decomposed body of Andy Whyte, 40 years of Port Kaituma, NWD, along a trail in the Eye Lash Backdam, NWD.

The police say they are investigating a report received yesterday that two decomposed bodies were found along the trail at 72 miles, Issano.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – India and England set alight  the World Cup today after a record-breaking run-feast ended  with a dramatic tie off the last ball.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced that an immigration officer will be in Barbados from February 28 to March 5 to take care of the consular needs of Guyanese there.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Struggling to cope with Dwayne  Bravo’s absence, West Indies are planning to promote Kieron  Pollard up the batting order and draft in spinner Nikita Miller  for Monday’s World Cup Group B match against the Netherlands.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka have the chance to  make a swift comeback from their dispiriting defeat by Pakistan  with surely easy pickings against Kenya in a World Cup Group A  match on Tuesday.

(De Ware Tijd) Gold multinational NewMont has found an extra 1.8 million troy ounce in gold in the Cassador-location in the vicinity of the most important mining location Merian in the Nassau Mountains.

Former army chief Brigadier (retired) David Granger was last evening declared the PNCR’s presidential candidate at a Special Congress in a process bereft of the problems which have dogged previous internal party elections.

Sonobia James called Stacey, a mother of two, died early yesterday morning after she was stabbed by her live-in lover during a struggle at the Red Dragon night club on Robb Street.

Caricom leaders who met over the weekend in Grenada have condemned the use of violence against protesters in the Middle East and North Africa and called for an immediate end to it.

A male nurse died last night at the Georgetown Public Hospital following an accident at Camp and Lamaha streets.

Despite around 70% voter turnout at the last general elections, only about 12% of citizens identify with political parties in Guyana, according to a 2009 study.

Drugs pose a serious threat to democracy and the general way of life in the Caribbean region and governments continue to ignore the root causes of crime while treating the symptoms, according to Rear-Admiral Hardley Lewin, former chief of staff of Jamaica Defence Force.

Guyana Frontier Mining Corporation has bought out Infinito Gold Limited’s mining concessions here which include the large-scale alluvial gold mining project at Marudi in Region Nine.

An exhibition tracing the history of the birth of Guyana’s Republican status and artefacts showcasing Mashramani was launched Friday at the National Museum, the Government Information Agency reported.

Police yesterday found a marijuana field at Haimakabra, North West District and destroyed some dried marijuana found in a camp along with 100 plants.

An 18-year-old was yesterday picked out during a police identification parade as a suspect in the murder of Linden businessman Albert Joseph called `Bolo’.

In our story yesterday on page 14, captioned ‘Media urged to set tone for new political discourse,’ it was inaccurately reported that Mr Kissoon and Mr Benschop had interrupted a group discussion on the Racial Hostility Act.

More than the problems with the economy, crime and corruption, the ethnic problem needs to be solved, because it is at the root of everything, presidential candidate of the Alliance For Change Khemraj Ramjattan said.

A survey of citizens found a lack of confidence in the ability of both regional and local government bodies to perform additional responsibilities, including increased fiscal management, resulting in a preference for continuing central government control.

The Ramphal Commission on Migration and Development, which met at the University of the West Indies (UWI) last week, heard that seven of the ten top emigration countries in the world are in the Caribbean, and Guyana tops the list with 89%, providing highly trained people to the developed countries, Africa and Caribbean neighbours.

Armed robbers on Friday night escaped with a motor car, jewellery and cash after striking at Agricola and Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) in separate attacks.

The lifeless body of a 38-year-old man was yesterday morning discovered on the roadway not far from his Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara home and the police are awaiting a post-mortem examination to determine how he died.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Ottis Gibson admitted yesterday that his players can ill afford to slip-up against ICC Associates Netherlands in the World Cup tomorrow.

Barbados’ Miguel ‘Hands of Stone’ Antoine handed Guyanese Mark Austin his first professional defeat and in the process became the first fighter to own the Regional Commonwealth title in the main event of the Pro-Am card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Friday night.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi again inspired his side with the ball for an 11-run victory to stretch a winning record against Sri Lanka in the World Cup and disappoint a partisan home crowd yesterday.

“Instead of making money from track and field, I’ve been putting money into it.

A three-member team of officials from the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) visited Linden on Thursday as part of the association’s countrywide development plan.

Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo ripped through Barbados’ top order in the final session of day two in their four-day regional battle at the Providence National Stadium to put Guyana well in contention for first innings point yesterday.

As the rainy weather descends upon the plains it is doing it’s part to dampen plans of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) in keeping  its scheduled  2011 calendar of events.

IT was eventually derided for its seemingly infinite duration, its overbearing security, its high ticket prices and much more besides but at least the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean packed more shocks and drama into its first week

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez said he supports the government of fellow OPEC member Libya but shied away from defending his friend Muammar Gaddafi, whose troops diplomats and Libyans say have shot protesters.

(Barbados Nation) It may read like a soap opera but a case involving a Bajan who tried to kill her best friend who was carrying her philandering husband’s baby can end up making legal history in the United States.

(Cricinfo) The ICC has decided to set up a public ballot system for ticket sales for the semi-finals and final of the 2011 World Cup.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council yesterday unanimously imposed travel bans and asset freezes on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, members of his family and inner circle.

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Dear Editor, I feel compelled to write this letter as our leaders are once again gathering in Grenada this weekend to discuss regional integration.

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Striker Javier Hernandez’s well-taken double on a rare Premier League start helped leaders Manchester United move four points clear with a 4-0 romp at Wigan Athletic yesterday.

Dear Editor, I thank Dr Steve Surujbally for his kudos of Link Show 27 in a letter in Stabroek News of 24 February, ‘Best Link Show in Years, but…’ which he considers one of the best in years.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s grip on Libya looked ever more tenuous yesterday, as his police abandoned parts of the capital Tripoli to a popular revolt that has swept the country and the United States bluntly told him he must go.

Four more companies have come out in support of the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) in its efforts to send a team

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago were put on their heels, when Andre Fletcher and Tyrone Theophile gave Windward Islands a confident start in their hunt for first innings points in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

Dear Editor, As the Libyan regime crumbles, the news barrier it has constructed is ending.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people protested in Wisconsin yesterday against a state government push to curb the power of public sector unions, sparking solidarity rallies for labour rights around the United States.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Jamaica’s bowlers failed to match the success of their batsmen, and Leeward Islands, led by Shane Jeffers, made a strong start against them in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

DUBLIN (Reuters) – The party that has dominated Ireland since its independence 90 years ago faced political oblivion yesterday as voters inflicted a historic mauling over its role in the country’s economic collapse.

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Dear Editor, There is something arresting about the absurdity with which Muammar Ghaddafi has recently responded to the events in his country.

Dear Editor, I wrote a letter to the editor on February 12 regarding the need for the GSPCA to develop a volunteer network to provide support services that their existing staff are unable to carry out (animal rescue, animal transport, general support to people who need help with their animals, etc).

TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of journalists and technicians from Tunisia’s state-run television broadcaster have gone on strike over what they said was continued government censorship of their dispatches.

Today holds particular significance in the context of the Year of Peoples of African Descent; it is the anniversary of the outbreak of the great uprising of 1763, which also fell on a Sunday.

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Winter swamps Toronto in February with a solid blanket of icy chill.

Cut off from the rest of the country and in “dire need of development” is the farming community of Laluni Creek. 

Introduction The Budget debate is over and the spending is now in full flow.

Some music fans just enjoy the music and let you know, and that’s it.

It was announced last month that Derek Walcott had won the T S Eliot Poetry Prize for 2010.

Come rain or shine, Trevlin Pilgrim can be found on the road with a broom in hand and a bundle on her head.

Last week I described the three categories of government expenditures which feature in measures of these, if we are to make a reasonable determination of the size and likely impact of government activity on the economy. 

There are over 1,100 species of bats worldwide, with at least 121 species found in Guyana and 86 found within the Iwokrama forest.

Continued from last week AN ACT to amend the Legal Practitioners Act.

As this is being written the United Kingdom Government is preparing to launch a national tourism policy.

As the Obama administration and Congress battle on how to reduce the $1.6 trillion US budget deficit, here’s a politically incorrect idea that could save billions of dollars — cut the waste in the government’s spending on immigration enforcement.

His victory over a first class field in the 2010 TS Eliot Poetry Prize last month elevated Derek Walcott yet higher in world literature and placed him yet again under the international spotlight. 

Many people are often confused about cacti and succulents, all types of which have developed the ability to store large quantities of water in their tissue as a guard against drought. What