Daily Archive: Saturday, March 3, 2012

Articles published on Saturday, March 3, 2012

Suruj reads out Manning’s frequent-flyer list

(Trinidad Express) Foreign Affairs Minister Surujrattan Rambachan said yesterday former prime minister Patrick Manning spent TT$127,000 to lease a private jet to attend a Caricom Youth Summit in January 2010 and TT$124,740 to lease an aircraft for a one-day Caricom meeting.

FIFA’s Valcke infuriates Brazil

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil ruled out any further dealing with FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke on Saturday after he said the country needed a “kick up the backside” to be ready in time to host the 2014 World Cup.

Jamaica cops kill 10 in three parishes

(Jamaica Observer) The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) — the body responsible for probing police shootings — was kept busy yesterday in the aftermath of 10 police killings in the parishes of St Catherine, Clarendon and St James between Thursday night and yesterday morning.

New cricket outfit confident of US success

(Jamaica Gleaner) The newly appointed chief executive officer of Cricket Holdings America Keith Wyness believes the organisation’s foundations will help turn the dream of bringing world-class cricket to the United States of America (USA) into a reality.

 Roysdale Forde

GCB explains decision to form private company

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday said the decision to form a private company was based on the ruling by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang and also in compliance with the directive of its parent company the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Transport Minister Robeson Benn is flanked by maritime officials last evening .At his right is MARAD’s director Claudette Rogers while at his right is Harbour Master, Volton Skeete. Coastguard commander Lieutenant Orin Porter sits second from left.

No sign of missing crew after sinking

By Lakhram Bhagirat and Alva Solomon Four men are still missing after a coastal cargo ship MV Crissan-V sank late Wednesday night in the vicinity of Moruca River mouth, and authorities indicated that a 16-hour delay before they were alerted of the incident affected the response.

Visiting Vice-Minister in China’s Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan signing agreements for the grants at the Guyana International Conference Centre yesterday.

China doles out $1.4B in grant aid

China and Guyana yesterday signed two agreements that would see the former providing more than US$7.2 million ($1.4 billion) in grant aid to further technical and economic cooperation and provide fire fighting equipment.

Stefanie Taylor

WI Women level series

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – A measured half-century from Stafanie Taylor helped West Indies Women to level their three-match One-Day International series against India, with an easy 42-run win here yesterday.

Teen fined over verbal abuse of mother

Eighteen-year-old Ryan Jordan was yesterday fined $25,000 after he pleaded guilty to using abusive language towards his mother, Michelle Clark, when he appeared before Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Alana brings it home!

Still basking in what she terms the surreal experience of winning the Miss India Worldwide pageant, 24-year-old Alana Seebaran is still deciding on future pageantry, while anxiously looking forward to see what Bollywood has in store for her.

National ruggers to hold trial game today

The national men’s Sevens rugby will  hold a trial game today at 10:00 am at the Providence National Stadium prior to announcing the team for the prestigious HSBC Sevens World Series in Hong Kong that will kick off on March 23 to 25 The team is expected to hold its final trial game

Us Girls

By Mariatha Causway Aka Jennifer Thomas      So let’s talk About our exes Their games, their lies; About how We refused to let them Ruin our lives.

Tullow optimistic about oil prospects

Tullow Oil, one of the major shareholders in the drilling of the Jaguar Well in the joint venture offshore concession, is counting on their years of expertise in the exploration endeavour, and is optimistic about the prospects, the Government Information Agency (GINA) has reported.

How is Ramotar’s statement to be reconciled with the matter of police meals on Election Day?

Dear Editor, I really don’t believe everything I read in the newspapers or hear in the electronic media, so if I was not present I would have been hard pressed to reconcile President Ramotar’s remark that where the rule of law is concerned there are no sacred cows, with the recent revelation that some $90M which was allocated for meals during the 2011 elections was not spent on that line item. 

Bio-energy being embraced

Guyana is on a developing path that embraces bio-energy, Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy declared on Monday, saying that emphasis is being placed on developing the resource capacity to advance the country’s bio-energy possibilities.

Stephen Jacobs

Guyanese Jacobs slams 77 but side still loses

Queen’s Park Cricket Club opener Runako Morton slammed an aggressive 126 to lead his team into the final of the Premier Division Sunday League 50-over competition following their easy nine-wicket win over T&TEC Sports in the semi-final of the tournament at Inshan Ali Park, Preysal.Morton

 Ashley Khalil

Wiltshire sets up key clash with Khalil

Garfield Wiltshire, a former three-time Southern Caribbean squash champion was down to play former Under-19 Caribbean girls’ singles champion Ashley Khalil last night at the Georgetown Club in the Guyana Squash Association annual Bounty Farm Limited Handicap squash tournament.

U.S. busts $325 million smuggling ring of bogus goods

NEWARK, N.J., (Reuters) – More than two dozen people from the United States and China were charged yesterday with running a $325 million counterfeit goods ring through a New Jersey port, one of the largest smuggling busts of knock-offs in history, authorities said.

T&T Crime Watch host shot at

(Trinidad Express) TV6’s Crime Watch host, Ian Alleyne, promised that a shooting incident involving his security detail and gunmen along the Beetham Highway on Thursday night will not dampen his spirits in seeking out criminal elements throughout the country.

Repsol blames T&T and war for loss

(Trinidad Express) Spain’s Repsol energy company has said its fourth quarter profits fell 29 per cent largely due to reduced production because of the Libya war and the impact of maintenance work at its Trinidad operations.