Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Articles published on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Jamaican evangelicals wanted referendum on buggery laws

(Jamaica Observer) Vice-President of the Jamaica Association of Evangelicals Rev Peter Garth has urged Jamaicans not to leave the repeal of buggery laws to parliamentarians, but instead called for a referendum on this issue, which has again taken centre stage with the recent endorsement of same-sex marriage by United States President Barack Obama.

T&T PM calls for Mexico help in crime battle

(Trinidad Express) The illicit drug trade, trafficking in illegal guns, gang violence, human trafficking and smuggling are all challenges facing the Caribbean, said Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as she addressed the Second Caricom-Mexico Summit in Bridgetown, Barbados, yesterday.

Broader probe underway of GRA duty-free scam

A scam at the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) now under wider investigation entailed the creation of bogus letters from government agencies requesting duty-free concessions on expensive vehicles and the subsequent forging of signatures of top GRA officials.

Cleveland Forde makes his move as the bell rings to signal the final lap in the men’s 5000 meters last Sunday.

Burnett wins water-logged 1500m

‘Mother Nature’ dealt a severe blow to the much anticipated third edition of the President’s/Jefford Track Classic as athletes were forced to compete on the waterlogged track of the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden, last Sunday.

West Indies fined for slow over rate

LONDON, (Reuters) – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has been fined 80 percent of his match fee for his team’s slow over rate during their five-wicket defeat by England in the first test at Lord’s, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds cuts the ribbon to officially commission the Public Utilities Commission office at Port Mourant, Berbice, while PUC  Chairman Prem Persaud and others look on (GINA photo)

PUC opens office at Port Mourant

The Public Utilities Commis-sion (PUC) yesterday officially opened its new office at Port Mourant, Berbice with Prime Minister Samuel Hinds urging consumers to be more responsible in paying their utility bills, as this will help create a competitive environment.

Andrew Strauss

Windies no walkovers

LONDON, England,  CMC – England captain Andrew Strauss yesterday rubbished talk of West Indies being easy walkovers after his side was forced to fight before securing a five-wicket win in the first Test.

Magnificent works of art

Dear Editor, On behalf of the African Welfare Convention and on my own behalf, I wish to express my profound condolences to the bereaved members of the family of the late Brother Philip Moore, who is an outstanding son of Guyana and an icon of this nation.

Grappling with gender bias, Geeta heads to London

PATIALA,  (Reuters) – As Geeta Phogat completes her sprint at a sprawling sports campus in Punjab state, one of her coaches nods approvingly at her stopwatch, another rushes to check her pulse, and a third ushers her toward the gym for a bout of wrestling.

US lets China bypass Wall St for Treasury orders

NEW YORK (Reuters) – China can now bypass Wall Street when buying US government debt and go straight to the US Treasury, in what is the Treasury’s first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters.

Permaul named ‘A’ team skipper

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Fit-again opener Lendl Simmons and out-of-form Test batsman Kraigg Brathwaite have been named in a 13-man West Indies A squad to face touring India A in the opening four-day “Test” starting in Barbados next week.

US Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate

(Reuters) – The University of Notre Dame and dozens of other Catholic institutions sued President Barack Obama’s administration yesterday to block a government regulation that requires employers to provide health insurance coverage for contraceptives to employees.

Ramnaresh Sarwan

Negative comments drained my confidence: Sarwan

LONDON, England,  CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has criticised “certain individuals” in the West Indies set-up for the recent slump in his international career and says he is in no hurry to return to the Caribbean side, despite his prolific form in the English County Championship.

The Minister was out of order

Last Wednesday, at a meeting convened to discuss work permit issues affecting Brazilians mining gold in Guyana, Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission Karen Livan was subjected to a thorough tongue-lashing by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Robert Persaud.