Daily Archive: Sunday, October 2, 2011

Articles published on Sunday, October 2, 2011

Date set for Barbados CLICO audit

(Barbados Nation)  International Life Insurance (CIL) will start next Tuesday, October 11, to investigate undocumented assets worth Bds$350 million as well as any other unknown assets of  the embattled company.

Jamaica PM safe after pleasure boat mishap

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Bruce Golding, members of his family and friends were rescued by Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard yesterday afternoon after a boat in which they were travelling back to the mainland ran aground off the south coast.

Government still guessing on Amaila project costs

Former project manager for the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Charles Sohan says that the government needs to be more transparent with the Amaila Falls Hydroelectric project (AFHEP) and should explain how the project’s estimated price could increase by more than US$200M before it has even been finalized.

PPP/C holds roadside campaign meet in Ruimveldt

The PPP/C last evening took their campaign to the residents of South and North Ruimveldt urging them to vote for a party that has worked consistently to improve the lives of Guyanese ever since its assumption of office while Prime Minister Samuel Hinds suggested that the election would be in late November.

Limited tax concessions for importers of garbage disposal trucks

Cabinet has decided to extend limited tax concessions to persons desirous of importing garbage disposal trucks and consequently the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Friday announced that individuals or companies wishing to access the concessions must have an investment agreement with the government, a press release from the GRA said.

Rajendra Chandrika

Century for Chandrika as HPC win again

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Guyanese opener Rajendra Chrandrika hit a compact century and leg-spinners Shamarh Brooks and Kerron Cottoy claimed four wickets apiece, to propel the West Indies’ High Performance Centre to a handsome 86-run win over Afghanistan here yesterday.

My songs

This may surprise you, but it has taken me a long time to realise how deeply my songs have penetrated the Caribbean culture generally, and particularly that of Guyana. 

Chris Barnwell

Barnwell slams half century as Windies crush UAE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Devon Thomas stroked a sparkling half-century but narrowly missed out on a century while captain Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels and Chris Barnwell also flourished with the bat, as West Indies crushed United Arab Emirates by 245 runs in their Carib-Asian one-day match here yesterday.

The bureaucrats are killing the game

Caribbean cricket has been cruelly stripped of all of its pride and its prowess and has been turned into fodder for the contemporary giants of the game who now regard an encounter with the West Indies as a welcome break from tougher challenges.

A nonsensical analysis

Dear Editor, The Guyana Chronicle on Tuesday, September 27, 2011, under a caption ‘Lies Exposed’ carries a statement in full by PPP Executive Committee member Mr Robert Persaud, “debunk[ing] recent statements issued by PNC’s APNU, et al on Guyana’s development.”

Thousands march in Portugal against austerity

LISBON (Reuters) – Tens of thousands marched in Lisbon and Porto yesterday to protest against austerity measures imposed under the terms of an EU/IMF bailout, the first major rallies since a centre-right government took power in Portugal in June.

Continental shelf submission

On September 6 this year, Guyana formally submitted her claim for an extended continental shelf of 150 nautical miles to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, pursuant to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).