Daily Archive: Sunday, March 6, 2011

The group responsible for implementing the programme under the UN-designated International Year for People of African Descent (IYPAD), exotically named the “Central Committee,” along with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, have come up with an interesting programme of activities to mark the occasion.

(Barbados Nation) Airlines flying in and out of Antigua were advised today that no fuel would be available at the V.C.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh produced a  stunning all-round show to become the first player to grab a  five-wicket haul and score a half century in the World Cup as  India pulled off a nervy victory over Ireland today.

RAS LANUF, Libya, (Reuters) – Ground forces loyal to  Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, backed up by warplanes, pushed  rebels away from the coastal town of Bin Jawad today to stop  their advance on Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte.

(De Ware Tijd) Paramaribo — Suriname advocates a simplified procedure to apply for relief of the Common External Tariff (CET) at CARICOM.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – A resilient England pipped  South Africa by six-runs in a low-scoring World Cup Group B  thriller today.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Armoured  personnel carriers (APC) are likely to join police vans to give  extra security for Cricket World Cup players in Chittagong,  officials said today.

A fire yesterday, which reportedly started after gas bottles exploded in a Chinese Restaurant at Grove, East Bank Demerara, flattened four buildings and scorched a fifth, leaving behind millions of dollars in damage and some 29 people homeless.

Guyana-born couple Evadne Orna and her friend, Troy Edwards of Plainfield, New Jersey have been missing since February 20 and police suspect foul play after searching an apartment that Edwards frequented.

A West Demerara woman was found dead in a Houston, East Bank Demerara  trench this morning with marks of violence about the body.

The Guyana Elections Commission time-table points to some time in August for the holding of the 2011 general and regional elections, but a few issues including the procurement of some items could set back the schedule.

Midfielder, Dwayen Ali of the Western Tigers Football club was on Friday night “accidently” shot in the leg by the club’s President, former Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys.

Social activist Mark Benschop said he was attacked outside Kwame McCoy’s Diamond, East Bank Demerara home where he had gone to take pictures yesterday morning, but police have since detained him on a charge of damage to property.

A fruits vendor was stabbed in the chest early yesterday morning at the Stabroek Market by a man he had reportedly attempted to rob.

The Murray/Greenidge Support Group yesterday said that it will remain engaged in the political process both with respect to the PNC and the national situation and that unity of the party will be given the highest priority.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) officially rewarded the recipients of the 2010 national sports awards with their silverware Friday night at the National Cultural Centre.

Government has cleared a $67.8 million contract for the procurement of vehicles for the Guyana Fire Service with provisions to service rural communities.

A 58-year-old security guard, who was attacked by a co-worker with a cutlass early yesterday morning, was in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital up to press time last night.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Indian captain Mahendra Singh  Dhoni will want his men to polish up their sloppy fielding if  they are to stop Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien from turning on his  pyrotechnics today.

Olympia Small-Sonoram received this year’s Mashramani ‘Designer of the Year’ award at the annual prize giving ceremony held yesterday at the Umana Yana, Kingston.

President Bharrat Jagdeo, on Friday evening said sports in Guyana was underfunded, was a victim of other elements of the society and called for a virtual overhaul of the system in the country in an effort to achieve greater success.

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In DELHI As the West Indies flew out of Dhaka yesterday, their transport swept past a small group of fans carrying placards proclaiming “Sorry WI” and “We love you, WI”.

Co-leader of the WPA, Dr Rupert Roopnaraine says the contradictions which have emerged will not derail the broad opposition coalition, but he believes that the focus must remain on the objective of the alliance, which is to take power after the next elections.

From a farming and a fishing community, Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice which has a population of over 10,000 has developed tremendously with residents establishing various types of business.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will  launch its 2011 cricket season with a three-team 20/20 cricket tournament at the No.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday issued a press relase stating that it was satisfied with security arrangements for the team.

Police are yet to find concrete information that could lead to a breakthrough in last month’s murder of an elderly Enmore, East Coast Demerara woman.

An appendix to the budget speech includes some very useful indications about the health of the nation.

Camp Street got its name from the fact that it linked Stabroek and Cummingsburg to the military garrison in Kingston at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

While Guyana’s outlook remains positive for 2011, the International Monetary Fund has warned about lagging sugar productivity, the need for sweeping reforms in the NIS and careful monitoring of the fiscal risks associated with the Amaila Falls Hydro Project.

Pele Football Club, spearheaded by a double from Travis `Zorro’ Grant whipped Seawall United 5-1 while Riddim Squad edged Den Amstel 3-2 Friday night at the Georgetown Football Club as  the Mayor’s Cup Invitational knockout tournament got underway.

Since I first saw Mashramani in 1968, the festival has had an uneven history.

The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) yesterday issued a press release condemning the throwing of stones on the bus carrying the West Indies team following their comprehensive win against bangladesh on Friday.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Haroon Lorgat has described the stoning of the West Indies team bus by angry Bangladesh fans as “a minor incident” not worthy of serious sanctions.

As work begins on the foundation of the new Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, officials involved in the reconstruction are warning members of the public to be wary of confidence tricksters who have been soliciting funds in the name of the church to put to their own use.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – The NBA-leading San  Antonio Spurs embarrassed the sliding Miami Heat 125-95 on  Friday to extend their franchise record home win streak to 22 games.

Karl Popper, one of the very greatest thinkers of his, or any, age, was modest in expressing his philosophical findings.

A man is in police custody after ranks found an unlicensed gun and matching rounds on Thursday at Pamella Backdam, Potaro.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday held a workshop for umpires and scorers of the game.

Guyana is home to four species of Caiman including the Spectacled Caiman, Black Caiman and two species of Dwarf Caiman; they are classified in the subfamily Alligatoridae and are often mistaken for alligators.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) yesterday admitted a “difference of opinion”  with the Indian board on the controversial Umpire Decision  Review System but denied it has soured their relationship.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Holders Australia’s  long-awaited World Cup rematch with co-hosts Sri Lanka was  washed away by a torrential downpour yesterday, the first in  this year’s tournament to fall victim to bad weather.

Colombian Navy soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint after a rebel attack in Lopez de Micay, in the state of Cauca, Colombia, Monday Feb 28, 2011.

Few people in the English speaking Caribbean will know the name of Felipe Vicini, the Executive President of Grupo Vicini, the Dominican Republic conglomerate that is engaged in everything from energy to agriculture.

SETTLING IN! Guyana’s Davendra Bishoo bowls during practice at the World Cup.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A sloppy England will look to  arrest their slump in form when they meet an in-form South  Africa in a high-profile World Cup Group B clash in Chennai today.

Introduction Last week I demonstrated how huge government activity is in Guyana’s national economy. 

TRIPOLI/BIN JAWAD, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan government forces launched fierce attacks on the western rebel stronghold of Zawiyah yesterday, while in the east, rebels advanced on Muammar Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte.

When you go to a nursery to purchase shrubs in containers you will, of course, have to establish that they are not newly potted before you plant them into the garden.

(Trinidad Guardian) After delivering what many fans consider to be his best performance of the season Machel Montano claimed the two million dollar grand prize in the Power Soca category at the 2011 International Soca Monarch Competition at the Hasley Crawford Stadium on Friday night.

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia warned potential protesters yesterday that a ban on marches would be enforced, signalling the small protests by the Shi’ite minority in the oil-producing east would no longer be tolerated.

(2)  In any matter or hearing before any Court, where the Court considers that an act referred to in subsection (1) has been committed by an attorney- at-law other than the Attorney General or a Law Officer, the Court may make or cause the Registrar to make an application to the Committee in respect of the attorney- at-law under that subsection.

(Trinidad Express) The laptop stolen from the Cascade home of local novelist Earl Lovelace is of more value in his hands than in the hands of the person who took it, the author said on Friday.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s spending on police and domestic surveillance will hit new heights this year, with “public security” outlays unveiled yesterday outstripping the defence budget for the first time as Beijing cracks down on protest calls.

ContinuedSnake bite There was a time whenever I heard ‘snake bite’ as a cause of death, especially among domestic livestock, I used to laugh and deem it an embarrassment diagnosis.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police are warning that they will take action against residents of Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston if they continue to attack cops on patrol in the community.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Alberto Granado, who accompanied fellow Argentine Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara on a trip immortalized in the film The Motorcycle Diaries, died in Cuba yesterday at the age of 88, Cuba’s state-run media reported.

Dear Editor, It would not have gone entirely unnoticed that France recently experienced substantial industrial unrest following the Sarkozy government’s insistence on raising the retirement age – an action critical to that economy, given the extent of public employment in that country.

Children painting a mural yesterday on

This must be the most extraordinary campaign season ever in this country. 

By James G Rose (Trevor Burnard, Hearing Slaves Speak, UK : The Caribbean Press, 2010.