Daily Archive: Monday, May 9, 2011

(Barbados Nation) Kraigg Brathwaite will have to wait a while longer for his Test cricket debut as the West Indies’ selectors have kept faith with Devon Smith.

The Alliance For Change is nervous about campaign spending and some say with good reason.

Seven-year-old Althea Clement died after she and her father were involved in a hit and run on Sunday at Wills Public Road, West Bank Demerara.

A taxi driver died last night after a truck drove over the car he was driving.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf  Raza Gilani rejected today allegations that the killing of  Osama bin Laden by U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Immigration officials have begun hunting down illegal Chinese nationals who have come into T&T to “slave” in thriving casinos, Chinese supermarkets, restaurants and private members’ clubs. But

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica is losing important artefacts to the scrap-metal trade.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board has  demanded one-day captain Shahid Afridi explain comments he made  in the media about differences with team management.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi Daredevils captain  Virender Sehwag will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier  League to undergo a shoulder operation which also makes him  doubtful for India’s tour of West Indies starting next month.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO — “It cannot be maintained that the results are satisfying.

(Barbados Nation) Two men died on Mother’s Day following a motorcycling accident on Deacons Farm Road late Sunday night.

A huge fire on Republic Avenue, Linden yesterday destroyed a building housing two stores and severely damaged the Regional Democratic Council’s (RDC) offices as well as a bar, leaving millions in losses.

A Herstelling labourer was yesterday morning fatally stabbed by his friend who had accused him of shortchanging him $500 in a drug transaction.

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.

Misbah Ul-Haq rattled up his 33rd first-class ton for Pakistan on the first day of the two-day warm-up match against Guyana to leave Pakistan sitting pretty going into the final day at the Guyana Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda.

A 47-year-old man died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last evening after he was struck by an out-of-control vehicle on the Vryheid’s Lust Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).

Devon Smith carved out a polished unbeaten century yesterday against a Rest Team in a practice match at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

Political activist Tacuma Ogunseye says the candidacy of David Granger has energized the African-Guyanese community and could draw significant support for the PNCR, but he also feels Granger’s presidential bid has similarly resurrected the myth that African support alone could lead to victory.

A Corentyne farmer was shot during a mother’s day celebration at No.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao of the  Philippines retained his WBO welterweight title by recording a  unanimous points victory over a lacklustre Shane Mosley at the  MGM Garden Arena on Saturday.

The One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme has moved to a “critical phase” with application forms for the much-vaunted project available from today.

Bee-keeping here is expanding to a “rewarding sweet industry” and the sector is well placed to tap into the world honey market, says a top US apiarist who recently worked with local bee-keepers.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The Dallas Mavericks completed a  4-0 second round sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-86  rout of the two-time defending champions yesterday.

Varying levels of progress have been made in the formulation and implementation of Guyana’s REDD strategies and several areas need attention, according to a report on the impact of Norwegian support here.

Suriname President Desi Bouterse last December named his 38-year-old son, who was convicted in Suriname in 2005 of leading a cocaine and illegal weapons ring, as part of the command of a new Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU) since according to him his son is “the best” in the area.

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden  likely had “some sort” of a support network inside Pakistan,  U.S.

By Treiston Joseph Georgetown dethroned Linden to become champions of the 11th edition of the LinWest Games sponsored by the New Guyana Sports Association of New York Inc (NGSANY) and held by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) at the Eve Leary Sports Club ground yesterday.

The Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) which met on  Wednesday and Thursday at Frigate Bay in  St.

BANGALORE, (Reuters) – Chris Gayle blasted an  astonishing 37 off one seven-ball over to set Royal Challengers  Bangalore on their way to a nine-wicket romp over Kochi Tuskers  Kerala in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad has sent  tanks deep into Syria’s third city Homs, escalating a military  campaign to crush a seven-week-old uprising against his  autocratic rule.

A 49-year-old man was last evening rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) with a severe stab wound after he attempted to part a fight between his partner and another woman.

Children of the Vidyalaya Secondary School reciting

TEHRAN, (Reuters) – A power struggle between Iran’s  top leaders could shake the Islamic Republic to its foundations,  with no sign that its hardline president can regain the trust of  conservative politicians and clerics, analysts say.

Warren `Forty’ Mc Kay rode away with the top prize in the senior category of the Ansa McAl-sponsored Tropical Rhythm 60-mile cycle road race, which took place yesterday on the East Coast of Demerara.

Five armed, masked bandits chopped a No. 11 Village, Corentyne businessman around 12:25 am yesterday after shooting their way into his house.

Dear Editor, The Norway International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) appears to me to be quite an amorphous entity and the report on its implementation regarding this country’s thrust on the Low Carbon Development Strategy as “unsatisfactory” is simply too superficial to be taken seriously.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Apple has overtaken Google as the  world’s most valuable brand, ending a four-year reign by the  Internet search leader, according to a new study by global  brands agency Millward Brown.

Guyana’s rifle shooters failed in their bid to retain the West Indies Full-bore shooting Short-range title, unconfirmed reports out of Antigua states.

Winners’ row: The winners of the Senior, Middle and Junior categories (in that order from left to right) of the 2011 Mother and Daughter Pageant savour their

One hundred students as well as several teachers will evaluate programmes on the recently launched Guyana Learning Channel over two weeks following which they will report their observations to the Feedback Monitoring Unit.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Presi-dent Rafael Correa vowed a  shake-up of Ecuador’s courts after a referendum strengthened  his grip on the South American OPEC member nation while  heightening foes’ fears of autocratic rule.

Four persons sustained minor injuries after the Route 50 minibus they were in, collided with a car at the corner of Camp Street and North Road yesterday morning.

(Barbados Nation) A backlog of about 15 000 unprocessed immigrant applications has returned to haunt Government and the country’s health care system, says Minister of Health Donville Inniss.

ANSA McAl Trading Limited continued its annual tradition of handing out Cheekies hampers to mothers of newborns and this year it extended its reach to New Amsterdam.

Dear Editor, Health Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy’s letter (`All decent Guyanese should take offence at what happened in 1973 on the Corentyne’ SN, May 4), in which he painted himself as both a witness and a victim of the 1973 elections violence, is an attempt to follow his President in dredging up the PNC’s past so that traditional PPP supporters will not repeat what they did in 2006 and stay away in large numbers on Election Day.

TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – Libyan rebels fought a fierce  battle with forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi near the airport at  the western city of Misrata yesterday as NATO planes targeted  government ammunition stores on another front in the war.

Inspiring: Winners in the Senior category of the 2011 Mother and Daughter pageant, Yvonne Gilbert and Nadene, awed the National Cultural Centre crowd with

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Rajon Rondo overcame a dislocated  left elbow to lead the Boston Celtics to a 97-81 win over Miami  on Saturday which cut the Heat’s lead to 2-1 in their Eastern  Conference semi-final.

The Council of Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)  met Wednesday and Thursday at Frigate Bay in St.

Winners in the ‘Junior’ category of the Mother and Daughter pageant, Samantha Joseph and her daughter Destiny, pose with their awards following the

Dear  Editor, The  editorial on the seeming instability in the People’s Partnership Government in  Trinidad (SN May 4) is spot on.

MADRID, (Reuters) – A relentless Novak Djokovic  dethroned clay king Rafa Nadal on the Spaniard’s home soil and  maintained his extraordinary season when he stunned the world  number one 7-5 6-4 to win the Madrid Masters title ysterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of  Mexicans yesterday marched into the capital city to protest the  wave of killing that has claimed 38,000 lives since President  Felipe Calderon launched his war on drug gangs in late 2006.

(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 Partner-ship Government is now close to a decision about ending its commitment.

By Amar Wahab Amar Wahab is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of the West Indies, St.

The 2010 report of the Fire Advisory Board established by the Ministry of Home Affairs was tabled in the National Assembly on April 28.

Victorious smiles: Winners in the Middle category of the 2011 Mother and Daughter pageant, Maxine Pollard and her daughter Alica pose

ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Making juice from their own  fruit crops or polishing gemstones from their mines would help  the world’s least developed countries diversify their economies  and reduce poverty, a senior World Bank official said yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez’s  government said yesterday its neighbour Colombia would deport a  Venezuelan drug lord to his homeland “within hours” in a snub  to a U.S.

Following the fire that gutted its offices on Saturday, TravelSpan airline services yesterday announced that it has relocated to the King’s Plaza Hotel at 45 Main Street and services will resume there today.

Dear Editor, Brother Tacuma Ogunseye recently made two “out of character” and untrue statements on Christopher Ram’s weekly Sunday TV show just over a week ago.

This week on ‘What the People Say’ persons share their views on the West Indies cricket team and about Shivnarine Chanderpaul not being selected to play in the one-day game against Pakistan at the Providence Stadium.

Politikles

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United  produced an electrifying display to beat Chelsea 2-1 yesterday and move to the brink of a record 19th English league title.