Daily Archive: Monday, December 26, 2011

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Bollywood struck gold in 2011, revving up lacklustre box offices in India with help from its leading men who wooed audiences back to cinemas after a dismal 2010.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Debutant Ed Cowan said the  lack of a decision review system cost Australia two wickets and  precious momentum after the hosts ended a controversial opening  day of the first test against India on 277 for six on Monday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Ed Cowan spent hours  patiently seeing off India’s attack as he crafted a half-century  on debut but was quickly on the front foot after stumps, when he  told cricket’s governing body to get its house in order over the  decision review system (DRS).

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Gandhi dynasty that  has ruled India for most of the 64 years since independence has  kept the world’s largest democracy in poverty, leaders of a  protest movement said on Monday as they prepared renewed rallies  to target the government on corruption.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will open up more of the country’s retail services to the private sector next year, allowing Cubans to operate various services such as appliance and watch repair, and locksmith and carpentry shops, official media reported on Monday.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Fear and anger are growing among women with breast implants in Latin America, a key market for the bankrupt French firm that used industrial silicone to make cheap prostheses linked to health risks.

(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan is calling on Chief Justice Ivor Archie and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system to convene a “Dole Chadee-type court” to prosecute businessmen Ishwar Galbarasingh and Steve Ferguson.

(Trinidad Express) Between 8.30 p.m on Saturday and 1 a.m. yesterday (Christmas Day), there were three murders, bringing the year’s murder toll to 346.

(Trinidad Express) House officers at the Port of Spain General Hospital say the chronic shortage of staff and non-payment of overtime at the hospital are becoming untenable.

After the results of the November 28 General Elections were announced, re-instated Prime Minister Samuel Hinds was heard to say that the PPP/C would have much preferred to secure that extra seat that would have given it control of the National Assembly but that it is prepared to work with the two opposition political parties who control that single seat majority to ensure that we are able to run the country without having all hell break loose every time Parliament is convened.

More than a decade after it was established as a community for those in need of a house, the ambitious Diamond Scheme on the East Bank of Demerara continues to grow but as the area expands residents are calling on the authorities to upkeep critical services.

ABUJA  (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main opposition leader accused the government of incompetence today after Islamist militants killed more than two dozen people in Christmas Day attacks on churches and other targets.

A man was shot after bandits invaded his home at Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara on Christmas Eve.

An insurance agent was shot about 20:00 hrs on Christmas Eve after he reportedly foiled a robbery attempt.

A Pigeon Island man was run over and killed in the wee hours of Christmas morning on the Public Road at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) – A man suspected of opening fire on a family Christmas celebration was dressed in a Santa Claus suit when he killed six people and then himself, police said today.

Aspects of the Guyana-Norway deal could come under review when the new Parliament convenes but how this will impact the agreement signed in 2009 remains unclear.

Halt! The market vendor shrieks. A bargain for this customer. Piece of beef and candy too.

The name of this newspaper was suggested by John Simon de Freitas at an informal meeting in the house of founder, David de Caires, and it resonated with all those who were present.

Dear Editor, Arising out of the final results of the November general elections is one significant factor, it appears to me.

While persons in other parts of the country would celebrate Christmas at home with their families, the residents of Orealla and Siparuta, Berbice River, have major outdoor festivities.

Children waiting their turn for ice-cream at a fun day in