Daily Archive: Thursday, January 12, 2012

Articles published on Thursday, January 12, 2012

Gov’t says no consensus with WICB on IMC

The Guyana Government today denied a report in today’s Stabroek News that a consensus has been reached with the West Indies Cricket Board on the role of the Interim Management Committee it has set up for Guyana’s cricket and the Guyana Cricket Board.

Adelphi man found strangled

Police say that investigations are being conducted into the circumstances surrounding the death of Denesh Persaud, 54 years of Adelphi, East Canje, Berbice, whose body was found in his home at about 0720h on January 10, 2012.

Dookeran orders T&T Top Cop to probe officers in leak

(Trinidad Express) Police Commissioner Dwayne Gibbs has been directed to investigate the police officers responsible for leaking a security intelligence report used by Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley to discredit a purported plot to kill Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and three other Government ministers.

Parliament Chamber being readied for today’s sitting. (Anjuli Persaud photo)

Trotman to be Speaker

Alliance For Change Leader (AFC) Raphael Trotman has confirmed that he has been selected by the opposition parties as the consensus candidate for the post of Speaker of the National Assembly following the withdrawal of previous AFC nominee Moses Nagamootoo.

CAL crash blamed on long landing

Preliminary findings  into last July’s crash landing of a Caribbean Airlines ( CAL) Boeing 737 at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri points to  pilot error as the pilot may have undertaken a “long landing” without having sufficient space to bring the aircraft to a safe stop.

 Dr. Julian Hunte

Gov’t, WICB agree on roles for GCB, IMC

Representatives of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Guyana government, yesterday reached a consensus concerning the roles to be played by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in the administration of cricket locally.

Rahul Dravid

No rift in India team, says Dravid

(Reuters) – Senior batsman Rahul Dravid has batted down suggestions of a rift in India’s struggling test team and said he was working hard to correct flaws in his defence which has been repeatedly breached in the series against Australia.

Caroline Wozniacki

Tearful Wozniacki injured in defeat

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki faced a battle to be fit for the Australian Open after being reduced to tears during a dramatic defeat by Agnieszka Radwanska at the Sydney International yesterday.

Bisram’s credibility has been shattered

Dear Editor, The result of the November 28 polls has so shattered the credibility of Vishnu Bisram and exposed his suspect biases towards the incumbent PPP/C government that he has offered shallow explanations to dispute the accusations of deception and the humiliation he invited on himself.

Same old, same old

Before the end of the school term last year, on December 10 to be precise, this newspaper had reported on the situation at the Nismes Primary School.