Daily Archive: Sunday, July 29, 2012

Articles published on Sunday, July 29, 2012

Lochte upstaged by French speed

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte, the new face of American men’s swimming, was upstaged by an astonishing relay leg from France’s Yannick Agnel today, the day after defeating Michael Phelps at the London Olympics.

Jamaican boy murdered in bed by gunmen

(Jamaica Observer) Santa Cruz, Jamaica — Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 16 year-old boy, said to be a student of Newell High School while he slept at his home in Slipe, SW St Elizabeth in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Windies defeat NZ

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Kemar Roach put the chains in motion before Chris Gayle coolly navigated West Indies to a nine-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Test on Sunday here.

Chopped cop shoots Brazil miner at Arakaka

Police say that at about 1630h yesterday, a woman who was in the company of a man at a liquor bar at Arakaka, NWD, approached a policeman in civilian clothing who was walking along the roadway at the time, and after a conversation went back into the bar.

CHEC to miss Jamaica road deadline

(Jamaica Gleaner) The planned September timeline for the completion of the Palisadoes rehabilitation work is going to be missed, but the National Works Agency (NWA) insists this will not increase the just over US$65 million budgeted for the project.

Ticket scandal overshadows Games opening

LONDON, (Reuters) – Olympic organisers scrambled today to quell a scandal over depressing TV images of half-empty stands at the London Olympics as a government minister said an urgent inquiry had been launched to identify just who had failed to show up, and why.

Planks being bulldozed off the bridge as an army helicopter circled overhead.

President a no-show at Linden

By Cathy Richards and Frances Abraham President Donald Ramotar yesterday postponed an announced visit to Linden, which observers say could have been the catalyst for ending the ongoing protest, on the advice of the Heads of the Joint Services, following their failure to remove barricades blocking access to the town.

Benab Post Office

No 63 Benab

Story and photos by David Pappanah Well known because it is home to Guyana’s premier beach, No 63 is a small village whose official name is No 63 Benab.

Revlon Lake is floored after Clive Atwell landed a vicious right hand to his chin. (Aubrey Crawford)

Atwell takes out Lake in fifth

By Emmerson Campbell A thunderous right hand by Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell brought the crowd at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to its feet Friday last at the staging of the 25th edition of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card.

ASL engineer , Bhisham Persaud, is assisted by Transport Minister , Robeson Benn to cut the ribbon which marked the  commissioning of the airline’s two newest aircraft.

Air Services adds to fleet

With the addition of two Cessna Grand Caravans to its fleet and a helicopter service on the horizon, domestic airline Air Services Limited (ASL) continues to expand its operations and has pledged to create additional employment opportunities for locals.

Narine, Roach spearhead victory push with late wickets

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Sunil Narine and Kemar Roach grabbed crucial wickets in the final hour to keep West Indies on the path to victory over New Zealand in the first Test yesterday here, after resolute batting from Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill appeared to derail them.

Assad Fudadin

Unfulfilled potential and captaincy doubts

As the battle of attrition between the two teams seeking to move out of the lower reaches of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings continues in Antigua, the annual West Indies under 19 tournament began in Barbados yesterday while its under 15 equivalent is in full swing in St.

Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai

Hemraj century, Motie-Kanhai burst put Guyana on top

BAYFIELD, Barbados,  CMC – Guyana’s Chanderpaul Hemraj christened the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship with a splendid century – the first for the tournament – but was forced to share honours with Tristan Hanley who bagged an impressive six-wicket haul here  yesterday.

GCA disassociates itself from U-19 team selection process

The executives of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) are disassociating themselves from involvement in the selection  process of the Guyana U-19 team which is currently participating in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional Under-19 cricket tournament which commenced yesterday in Barbados.

Sponsor of the Red Cherry chess tournament and former player Loris Nathoo, left along with Taffin Khan, Anthony Drayton and Kriskal Persaud following last Thursday’s competition.

Drayton lead Red Cherry chess tourney

Junior chess player Anthony Drayton is in the lead after 12 rounds of the inaugural Red Cherry Ladder chess tournament following the completion of matches on Thursday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.

Jeremy Miller

Miller seeking revenge against Downes in men’s singles final

After teaming up with Jason Andrews to win the men’s doubles title on Friday, Jeremy Miller will, this afternoon, face off against reigning GBTI Open men’s singles champion Anthony Downes in a battle for the men’s singles title from 5.30pm on the courts of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Recreational Centre.

Oswaldo Payá

Romney should heed Payá’s message

It’s very nice of US politicians to express their grief over the death of Cuban dissident leader Oswaldo Payá, but if they really want to honour his memory, they should stop making aggressive statements that play directly into the hands of the Castro brothers’ dictatorship.

The police killed a man during the Albion protest against armed robbery

Dear Editor, I refer to the article on page 19 of the Stabroek News of Thursday, July 26 headlined, ‘APNU leads “Day of Mourning” demonstrations in city,’ where Region 10 Chairman Sharma Soloman was quoted as saying, “I think there is one law that applies to the people of Linden and one that applies to the people of Albion because I have seen persons blocking roads in Albion, which impedes the flow of traffic, and nobody has been killed so far.”

Hikers Cadets score big win

Hikers Cadets continued their adventurous run with their second victory while Flora GCC Tigers ladies enjoyed a good run of form on the second night of the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tournament at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue Friday night.

B/dos puts one hand on U15 title

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Barbados crushed Leeward Islands to record their fourth straight win as Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands also secured victories on the final day of the fourth round of matches in the Regional Under-15 Championship here  yesterday.

UG Council

While the drama of Linden has been commanding national attention, other things have been happening under the radar, so to speak.

Norantea guianensis (Photo by R Thomas)

Norantea

Iwokrama boasts over 1,500 species of flowering plants (and counting). As you travel along the Iwokrama road or walk along the trails in the forest you are likely to come across many spectacular flowers, like the Norantea.

We should encourage competition

Dear Editor, I read your article (SN, July 24) captioned, ‘Digicel announces up to 88 % reduction on international rates –GT&T says appealing judge’s ruling, stay granted’ and thought this was a good opportunity to link this situation with the Olympics, the usefulness of effective oversight by a vibrant Public Utilities Commission, and the benefits consumers enjoy from competition.