Daily Archive: Thursday, December 15, 2011

Articles published on Thursday, December 15, 2011

APNU youth get permit for march

The Guyana Police Force is informing the general public that approval has been given for the Youth Coalition for Transformation to hold a march around the streets of Georgetown tomorrow, Friday December 16, 2011, commencing at 1530h.

Shaggy for the Today Show

(Jamaica Observer) International reggae recording artiste Shaggy will be spreading some Christmas cheer when he appears on the NBC’s Today Show, with hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb on Monday, December 19.

JLP surges ahead in poll

(Jamaica Gleaner) The big green machine being ridden by recently crowned champion jockey Andrew Holness has surged into the lead, gaining six percentage points in the past month, as the party most likely to win the December 29 general election.

French ex-president Chirac convicted in graft trial

PARIS, (Reuters) – A judge declared French  former president Jacques Chirac guilty today of misusing  public funds, in a political graft trial that made history by  producing the first conviction of a head of state since Nazi  collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain in 1945.

Henry Greene

Interdict Top Cop -AFC

“Let God be the judge,” Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday said in response to the abuse complaint filed against him by a woman, even as the AFC leadership called for his interdiction pending the outcome of the matter.

Opposition hones Parliament plans

The joint opposition parties – the Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) – have established two sectoral working groups in the areas of governance and the economy and are scheduled to meet with President Donald Ramotar today.

Amir Khan

Khan wants result overturned and a rematch

BOLTON, England,  (Reuters) – The bruises were still visible on Amir Khan’s face  yesterday when he said he was confident of agreeing a rematch with Lamont Peterson after controversially losing his WBA super-lightweight and IBF light-welterweight titles to the American last week.

Practical and pragmatic politics

Dear Editor, I am pleased to read (SN, Dec14) that AFC`s executive member Khemraj Ramjattan is reported as saying that his party is supportive of APNU`s call to have a tripartite budget committee, calling it a wonderful idea which would enhance transparency.

Reuters World News Highlights

CAIRO – Rival Islamist groups sought more gains in the  second round of Egypt’s parliamentary election yesterday,  with liberals also fighting for a voice in an army-led  transition that began with the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.

Time to improve mental health services

Some time during the morning of Monday this week, Rawletta Onika Greaves of Scotsburg Corriverton went to visit her father’s aunt, a regular practice of hers, according to reports, and ostensibly her mentally-ill father as well, since he resided at his aunt’s home.

Feeling responsible

Living in this country could be such a beautiful experience. The natural environment of breezy warmth, the sunny weather bathed in lush tropical rains, the leafy greenery and fertile land – these offer a lifestyle of tranquil beauty, of a quietude of the soul.

American Airlines’ $30 mln London town house

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Buried deep in American  Airlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is a striking asset — a  town house in one of London’s most expensive residential streets  that property experts say could be worth up to $30 million.