Daily Archive: Thursday, July 26, 2012

Articles published on Thursday, July 26, 2012

All eyes on London and spectacular Games opening

LONDON,  (Reuters) – All eyes turn to London on Friday for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, an exuberant journey from Britain’s idyllic pastures through the grime of the Industrial Revolution and ending in a contemporary world dominated by popular culture.

PUC orders Digicel to pull lower rates ads

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) today ordered Digicel Guyana to pull all advertisements featuring the new lowered international calling rates which the company had instituted following a decision by Justice Rishi Persaud in a case against the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T).

UC RUSAL team to visit Jamaica next month

(Jamaica Gleaner) A high-end technical team is to be flown into Jamaica from Russia next month to hammer out wrinkles at the United Company (UC) RUSAL-operated Ewarton Alumina Works in St Catherine, according to Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell.

Linden tariff hike ‘on hold’

The government has put “on hold” the hike in electricity tariffs for Linden from July 1 after coming under swingeing pressure from the community that culminated in a series of protests including one on July 18 in which three men were fatally shot by the police.

Two motorcyclists waiting for passengers yesterday.

Linden shooting probe will settle culpability – Top Cop

Acting Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell yesterday assured that a full-scale investigation is ongoing to determine responsibility for the fatal shooting of three protestors at Linden last Wednesday, even as residents locked off the township to vehicular traffic as they continued to protest against higher electricity tariffs.

Clement Rohee

Debate begins on Rohee no-confidence motion

Government while expressing condolences on the death of three men during the police’s armed response to the Linden protesters on July 18 said that a call for the removal of Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee  will achieve nothing but prejudice the outcome of the commission of inquiry into the incident.

A disappointed Martin Guptil trudges back to the pavilion after falling for 97. (WindiesCricket.com)

Pegged back!

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Sunil Narine fought back for West Indies in the final hour with two late wickets – including Martin Guptill – in the first Test against New Zealand  here yesterday.

 Ashley De Groot

Guyana girls team one win away from seventh title

After taking down Trinidad and Tobago by a 3-2 margin yesterday, Guyana’s girls team is just one team victory away from winning Guyana’s seventh consecutive girls team title at the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Team Championships at the Liguanea Club Jamaica.

Steven Xavier

Bermuda topple Guyana in boys semis

Bermuda’s boys’ team stopped Guyana on their way to back to the final of the boys’ team event on the penultimate night of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Team Championships at the Liguanea Club Jamaica.

Syrian armoured column closes in on Aleppo

AZAZ, Syria, (Reuters) – The Syrian army turned its forces on Aleppo yesterday, ordering an armoured column to advance on the country’s second biggest city and pounding rebels there with artillery and attack helicopters, opposition activists said.

North Korea incident overshadows action

CARDIFF,  (Reuters) – A major diplomatic incident marred the first day of competition at the London Olympics  yesterday when the North Korea women’s soccer team walked off after the South Korea flag was mistakenly displayed before their match against Colombia.

Quick adjustments led to success

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine said  yesterday he was forced to make some quick adjustments which led to his three-wicket haul on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand.

James Eagan Holmes

Accused Colorado gunman sent notebook to psychiatrist-report

AURORA, Colo.  (Reuters) – The man accused in the movie theater massacre at the opening of the new “Batman” film mailed a notebook detailing his plans to a psychiatrist at his university before the attack, Fox News reported yesterday, as the first funeral was held for one of the 12 people killed.

 Natasha Alder

Police HQ nearing championship title

Headquarters were seemingly on their way to yet another title after increasing their lead over their opponents at the annual Track and Field  Athletics Championships at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary yesterday.

S.African gold firm “starves out” illegal miners

TWO KM BENEATH WELKOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – One of South Africa’s biggest gold firms has taken the drastic step of banning all food underground to cut supply lines to gangs of illegal miners used to staying deep in the mines for months on end, threatening lives and official production.

Keron Solomon

CFU World Cup qualifiers…

Guyana’s Junior Jaguars face an uphill task to advance to the next round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-17 World Cup qualification tournament but could secure their first win against minnows British Virgin Islands (BVI) at the Haseley Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago today.

Hopefully next weekend will bring on Olympian-worthy events

Dear Editor, Another Friday evening – this time of two sundowners, followed not long after by coffee brewed deliberately to restore my mind from an overwhelming sense of fragmentation: –     The sight of groups of adults, children (unarmed) disarmingly protesting against powerlessness and darkness, and the tragic intervention of ‘pelleted’ weapons aimed to fragment lives.

The bridge

On Monday when the Demerara Harbour Bridge failed, this newspaper interviewed two vendors trapped on the East Bank Demerara with perishable items which they were taking to the West Demerara and East Bank Essequibo to sell.