Daily Archive: Sunday, May 8, 2011

Articles published on Sunday, May 8, 2011

Bartica miner fatally chopped

A 51-year-old Bartica miner was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in the mining community after he was chopped about the body by another man in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni area on Saturday afternoon.

New T&T CLICO proposal an ‘exit strategy’

(Trinidad Express) Almost a year after it inherited an agreement to repay thousands of CLICO policyholders more than TT$1 billion they invested in the failed insurance giant, the People’s Partnership Government is now close to a decision about ending its commitment.

Despite having net sessions with the West Indies team yesterday Shivnarine Chanderpaul, seen here with Darren Bravo, will play for Guyana against the touring Pakistan cricketers today at the GCC, ground, Bourda. (Windiescricket.com)

Chanderpaul to play for Guyana

Corporate Communications Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board Imran Khan said yesterday that West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will play in the two-day match for Guyana against Pakistan at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground as he was originally slated to.

 Ernest HIlaire

Troubled waters

The  most implausible aspect of the latest in the age-old, never-ending, self-defeating conflicts between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its most prominent players is that Shivnarine Chanderpaul is at the forefront.

Lodge Secondary deflates Tutorial High

Lodge Secondary School romped to a scintillating victory against Tutorial High School when the inaugural ScotiaBank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy continued yesterday with two matches at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Ground.

Curtis Moore

Alpha United are Super Four Champs

Alpha United and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) battled to an exhausting finish in the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League – Super Four Knockout Competition with  Alpha emerging victorious.

Tabatinga resident Eric Scipio and his wife Elfreida on their way to work at the commercial zone on the outskirts of Lethem recently.

Tabatinga

As development moves apace at the recently established Tabatinga Housing Scheme in Lethem, residents there are anticipating an increase to the already growing population at the small border community.

Hamilton fourth on grid but eyeing repeat

ISTANBUL, Turkey, CMC – British driver Lewis Hamilton says he is hoping for a repeat of last season after finishing fourth in final qualifying yesterday and claiming a share of the second row for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix.

Gas station workers shot and robbed recount attack

The two gas station workers who were shot and robbed on Friday night while on their way to make a cash deposit at Citizens Bank automated teller machine and safe deposit facility at Thirst Park, Mandela Avenue, yesterday recounted the attack from their hospital beds at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Wound management

Continued from last week Last week, we had reached the point where, after cleans-ing the wound and removing dead tissue (debriding), a decision must be as to whether the wound will be closed, or managed as an open wound.

Organizers say Linden Expo ‘a growing success’

Organizers of the recent Linden Expo have said that it is “a growing success”, while noting that the Linden Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Development (LCICD) is seeking to broaden the economic base of Linden and the establishment of an Economic Trade Zone has been placed on the front burner.

Jamaica judge scolds man who fought woman on flight

(Jamaica Observer) A British man who was involved in a fight with a female passenger onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight on Monday was slapped with J$150,000 (roughly £1,071) in fines after he pleaded guilty to the charges against him in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Taliban launch wave of attacks in Afghan Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents, including at least six suicide bombers, hit government targets in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar yesterday, triggering gun battles that killed two people in what the militants said was part of their “spring offensive”.

ERC and SN

In our edition of April 27 we reported that Stabroek News together with Kaieteur News had been cited by the Ethnic Relations Commission for “unacceptable” statements made in articles and a letter which had been published in the two newspapers last year.