Articles published on Sunday, March 20, 2011
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting’s men would have woken up on Sunday nursing their bruised egos, scratching their heads and wondering what went wrong — barring the skipper himself none of them knew what it felt like to lose a World Cup match.
“If someone points a gun at you….you must shoot to kill” President Jagdeo told police officers at the opening of their Annual Conference recently.
(WICB) Chennai, India – “It was the perfect ball at the perfect time.”
The police say they are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 6.45 last evening during which Petam Parasram, 32 years, of Good Hope, ECD, and his wife Jenita Parasram were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – Crowds set fire to the headquarters of the ruling Baath Party in the Syrian city of Deraa today, residents said, as the wave of unrest in the Arab world shook even one of its most authoritarian states.
A 34-year-old bank clerk is recovering from a successful kidney transplant operation at the Balwant Singh Hospital on Friday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – If anyone had told Shahid Afridi a month ago that his troops would snap Australia’s 12-year unbeaten World Cup streak, the Pakistan skipper would have thought April Fools’ Day had come early.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The following is the quarter-final line-up for the Cricket World Cup (times GMT): Pakistan v West Indies, Dhaka, Bangladesh – March 23 (0830) Australia v India, Ahmedabad, India – March 24 (0900) New Zealand v South Africa, Dhaka – March 25 (0830) Sri Lanka v England, Colombo, Sri Lanka – March 26 (0900)
The Ministry of Public Works and Communication says it conducted a successful trial run of the Supenaam stelling yesterday morning and operations will commence shortly.
BENGHAZI-AJDABIYAH ROAD, Libya, (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s wrecked tanks and other army vehicles smouldered on a strategic road in east Libya today after Western powers launched air strikes that galvanised embattled rebels.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh’s all-round performance set up India’s 80-run victory over West Indies in the final World Cup Group B match today.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Kenya wilted under the pressure of chasing a huge total as the Zimbabwe spinners skittled them for just 147 runs to hand them a thumping 161-run loss in their final World Cup Group A match today.
The state of the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) is cause for concern for some knowledgeable engineers, who say the facility remains inadequately managed despite the large investments being made by the government.
TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Western forces pounded Libya’s air defences and patrolled its skies today, but their day-old intervention hit a serious diplomatic setback as the Arab League chief condemned the “bombardment of civilians”.
Parts of Bartica experienced flooding after heavy rain early yesterday morning coupled with an unusually high tide, leaving members of the business community counting significant losses and damage to goods.
Former project manager of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative Jud Lohmeyer says that he had envisioned using the “summer” camps hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to distribute 12,000 laptops to students this year.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Western forces hit targets along the Libyan coast yesterday, using strikes from air and sea to force Muammar Gaddafi’s troops to cease fire and end attacks on civilians.
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Australia’s 34-match unbeaten run in the Cricket World Cup dating back to 1999 was finally broken by Pakistan yesterday when Ricky Ponting’s team were beaten by four wickets.
President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Vernon Burnett reported yesterday that the organisation has not received word from the BK International Western Tigers Football Club ever since the shooting incident between then president Gordon Gilhuys and footballer Dwayne Ali.
University of Guyana (UG) Dean Al Creighton has observed that while the affairs of the institution are matters of public interest, some issues are private, particularly matters which are before the UG Council.
High water levels in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) yesterday forced its management to resume the “controlled discharge out of the Maduni and Lama sluices”, the Ministry of Agriculture announced.
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National boxing coach Wincel Thomas is pleased with the work ethic of Carolann Bess and Theresa London two weeks before their departure for the World Youth and Junior championships in Antalya, Turkey from April 18-29.
Christine Melville, the seven-year-old who was hit by minibus transporting school children, has had a successful operation to graft skin from her upper left leg to cover the wound on her left instep.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has named five senior and six junior players to participate in an invitational triangular tournament next weekend in Suriname.
Today’s column resumes the review of the 2011 budgetary allocations to the principal ministries of government.
Outgoing President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Michael de la Bastide says his biggest disappointment while serving as head of the regional court was that more Caribbean countries have not acceded to its appellate jurisdiction.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s slender hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup they are co-hosting were crushed mercilessly by South Africa yesterday with a 206-run Group B defeat.
Plans for the construction of an airstrip at Leguan, in the Essequibo River have hit a snag as the authorities are still to acquire land for the project.
I grew up in Guyana in a little village on the West Coast, and I remember clearly the first time I saw a waxed greenheart floor.
The Cacique Hotel and Banquet Hall at Providence, East Bank Demerara is up for sale.
Kinkajous (Potos Flavus), also known as Night Monkeys or Honey Bears, and Olingos (genus Bassaricyon) are both members of the Racoon family.
Curing fish is not just a means of making a living for the Deodat family, it is a family tradition that has been passed down for several generations.
The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha has extended good wishes and Lord Shiva’s blessings on the beautiful occasion of Phagwah to everyone.
Former president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) Deryck Murray has taken issue with the West Indies selectors for the omission of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was dropped in favour of debutant leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo in Thursday’s World Cup game against England.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Pacer Carlos Brathwaite and off-spinner Ryan Austin snapped up four-wicket hauls to snatch first innings points for Combined Campuses and Colleges over Guyana in their sixth round Regional First Class Championship match yesterday.
CHENNAI (Reuters) – India’s middle order vulnerability apart, the co-hosts should hold the edge over an inconsistent West Indies in the last World Cup Group B round-robin match in Chennai today.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Daren Ganga carved out a responsible, unbeaten half-century to lead a strong Trinidad and Tobago response on the second day of their sixth round Regional First Class Championship clash against Jamaica yesterday.
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Guyana’s top football club Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will spring into action tonight against BV Triumph in the first knockout out round of the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout tournament at the Georgetown Football Club Ground.
In Caribbean literature there has always been a vigorous strain of oral composition existing alongside the written tradition.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Venezuelan-backed President Daniel Ortega has only 36 per cent of the vote in the polls, and is facing growing accusations of abuse of power and corruption.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Jonathan Carter’s 82 put Barbados within sight of first innings points for the first time this season but off-spinner Justin Athanaze kept the Leewards Islands in contention on the second day of their sixth round Regional First Class match here yesterday.
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ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Left-arm spinner Gary Mathurin grabbed a career-best seven-wicket haul here yesterday but England Lions were poised to complete an emphatic victory over Windward Islands.
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Introduction In last Sunday’s column I argued that government activity is operating as a drag on the national economy.
Bandits broke into the dressing rooms at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Friday and made off with cricket items belonging to the Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica cricketers.
Ketley Street, Charlestown Phagwah base: Preparing to have a fun time outside a liquor store.
Bad weather once again daunted the spirits of Guyana’s future footballers when persistent overnight rainfall submerged the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground and caused the commencement of the Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Tournament to be postponed .
How well does the Caribbean relate to the European Union? A region that still sees Europe as the source of development assistance, has not fully erased a belief in special arrangements for commodities and is dubious about the value of the Economic Partnership Agreement, there seems little awareness of the ways in which Europe is changing.
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The recent staging of the Harold Bascom drama Makantali by The Theatre Guild was an extremely important production.
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More money: The Red Thread Organisation yesterday held a protest near Stabroek Market Square demanding “a living income for all mothers and care givers”.
DERAA, Syria (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners called yesterday for “revolution” at the funeral of protesters killed by Syrian security forces, in the boldest challenge to Syria’s rulers since uprisings began sweeping the Arab world.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan saw some success in its race to avert disaster at a tsunami-damaged power plant, though minor radiation leaks underlined perils from the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl 25 years ago.
Many wild creatures are kept as pets. Sometimes, the intentions of the owners of these pets are very noble; they may have rescued an injured, orphaned animal from the wild, or the animal lover may have bought the wild animal off a trader or hunter, because it was being kept under deplorable conditions and was perceived to be suffering.
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Continued 38. (1) The Registrar shall make the appropriate entry or alteration in the Court Roll and publish the appropriate notice in the Gazette whenever the Court orders the name of an attorney-at-law to be removed from the Court Roll or that the attorney-at-law be suspended from practising law; where by the virtue of any law, the name of an attorney-at-law is removed from the Court Roll or an attorney-at-law is suspended from practising law, but where there is an appeal against any order from which the removal or suspension results, the Registrar shall take no action under this section until the order has been confirmed on appeal (2) Where the name of an attorney-at-law
Residents of Helena, Mahaica look on as the high tides yesterday afternoon caused the overtopping of the Mahaica Creek.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped bring peace to Bosnia and negotiated the release of American hostages in Iran, died in California at age 85.
Dear Editor, As is often the case with Mr Charles Sohan, he has yet again distorted the facts regarding the newly commenced EDWC northern relief channel at Hope/Dochfour in his letter titled ‘The Hope Canal will not be a substitute for the Lama and Maduni sluices’ in the Stabroek News dated Friday, March 18.
Earlier this month we reported on Vice-Chancellor Lawrence Carrington’s concerns about UG’s finances.
The South American continent has played a vitally important part in the culinary improvements of peoples throughout the world, not to mention (yet) of the ornamental delights the world enjoys. It
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday that military action in Libya by the West’s “men of war” is aimed at seizing the North African country’s oil reserves.
Dear Editor, My friend of several years is a public transporter of even a longer time.
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