Daily Archive: Saturday, November 5, 2011

Articles published on Saturday, November 5, 2011

Ramotar up for NCN debate, UG forum

The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) yesterday announced that its candidate Donald Ramotar would participate in a presidential debate being organised by the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) and a University of Guyana forum.

CIU monitoring CCTV cameras -Rohee

Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee on Thursday confirmed that the CCTV cameras that have been installed around the city and its environs are functioning and are being monitored by officials at the Central Intelligence Unit (CIU).

Ashlee Savona far left looks on as Kailey Leila blasts one of her two goals past the Anguillan goal keeper.  (Orlando Charles photo)

Lady Jaguars maul Anguilla 5-nil

By Emmerson Campbell The Under-20 Lady Jaguars mauled Anguilla 5 goals to nil, registering another victory in the second game of their Group D qualifying round yesterday at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.

Veerasammy Permaul

Permaul confident of trumping Bangladesh A

St John’s, Antigua – West Indies A Team captain Veerasammy Permaul believes that with the support of the senior players in the team and a total team effort he can lead the regional side to victory over Bangladesh A in the First Digicel ‘Test’ at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds.

Burrowes to oversee City Hall repairs funds

Chairman of the Implementation Committee of the Mayor & City Council, Keith Burrowes, has been asked by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Norman Whittaker, to manage the disbursement of the $20 million, which was given to the council by the government for the rehabilitation of City Hall.

636 complete PYARG programme

A batch of 636 youths was yesterday recognized at the National Cultural Centre under the President’s Youth Award Republic of Guyana (PYARG) programme which was themed ‘Youth Development through Voluntary Self-Involvement’.

Mahendra Singh Dhon

India fret over pitch ahead of Windies opener

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India host West Indies in the  opener of their three-match series tomorrow with doubts over  the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium pitch, which will be hosting a test  for the first time since serving an international ban.

Sri Lanka hands cricket ground maintenance to military

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s military will now  take care of the grounds of three cricket stadiums, a move  putting the armed forces into the operations of the country’s  sporting passion and widening an already big role in civilian  affairs, officials said yesterday.

George  Papandreou

PM wins vote, Greece still faces uncertainty

ATHENS,  (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister George  Papandreou survived a parliamentary confidence vote yesterday,  avoiding snap elections which would have torpedoed Greece’s debt  crisis bailout deal and inflamed the euro zone’s economic  crisis.

Ian Thorpe

Thorpe slumps to seventh in first final back

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Five-times Olympic swimming  champion Ian Thorpe finished a disappointing seventh in the  final of the 100 metres individual medley in a World Cup event  yesterday on a tough first day back in competition after five  years away.

Bolt and Blake on Athlete of the Year shortlist

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan  Blake and Kenyan David Rudisha have been shortlisted for the  men’s World Athlete of the Year award, while Valerie Adams of  New Zealand, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot and Australia’s Sally  Pearson are up for the women’s prize.

Vedic Mantra chanting gets a new voice in India

HARDWAR, India, (Reuters) – For centuries, Indian  women were forbidden from chanting Vedic Mantras, especially in  public, out of fear the power of the religious verses might  cause menstrual problems and difficulties in bearing children.

People know the truth

Dear Editor, Bharrat Jagdeo is fast descending into buffoonery with campaign rhetoric which is inflammatory, vindictive, petty and callous, and which is only surpassed by its downright illogicality and crass foolishness.

Greeks bearing debts

As the political drama in Greece brings the European debt crisis into sharp focus, it is clear that the consequences of a Greek default will extend much further than previously thought.

Caribbean Night of BB Fashion Weekend 2011

Guyana’s Marcie Lindey-Desantos exceeded expectations with her breathtaking pieces that were presented at the Caribbean Night of BB Fashion Weekend 2011 which was hosted on October 29 at the Courtyard Marriott’s catwalk in Hastings, Christ Church, Barbados.

Thirty murders since T&T SoE

(Trinidad Express) An 18-year-old trainee of the Helping Youth Prepare for Employment (HYPE) programme was yesterday stabbed to death outside the compound of Metal Industries Company Ltd (MIC), in Macoya, allegedly by a fellow trainee.

Colombia says FARC rebel leader killed

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian forces killed top FARC  rebel leader Alfonso Cano yesterday in the biggest blow yet to  Latin America’s longest insurgency and a triumph for President  Juan Manuel Santos, the Defense Ministry said.