Daily Archive: Monday, August 20, 2012

Articles published on Monday, August 20, 2012

Britany van Lange in action during the 100m breaststroke event yesterday, in the background (first from left)is Guyana’s Athena Gaskin (photo by Orlando Charles)

Van Lange snatches three more gold medals

Britany van Lange gathered four more medals yesterday in brilliant performances that culminated with her anchoring the girls’ 15 – 17 relay team to another gold medal this time in the 4x50m relay as the Goodwill Swimming Championships came to a close at the National Aquatic Centre.

Squash players off to good start

The senior Caribbean Squash Championships got off the ground on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago with the men’s and ladies individuals events which saw Guyanese players winning eight of their nine first round matches.

Khemraj Ramjattan

Fip contract takes centre stage in Amaila debate on NCN

Government continues to defend its decision to award the road construction contract for the Amaila hydro project to Fip Motilall in the face of heavy criticism yesterday from Opposition members of a panel during a televised debate on the National Communications Network, the first in a seven-part series addressing the issue of corruption.

Taylor guides J/ca to women’s title

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Stafanie Taylor underlined her supreme talent with another pivotal, all-round performance, guiding Jamaica to a 16-run victory over main rivals Trinidad & Tobago to win the Regional Women’s Twenty20 on Saturday here.

Finn’s three-wicket burst revive England fortunes

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fast bowler Steven Finn produced an inspired three-wicket burst to revive England’s fading hopes of a series-equalling victory as South Africa reached 306 for seven at tea on the fourth day of the third and final test at Lord’s yesterday.

St Lucia loses despite Sammy fireworks

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy warmed up for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup by blasting a typically high tempo half-century but St Lucia suffered another defeat in the Windward Islands Twenty20 Championship on Saturday night.

Brilliant Pooran, Simmons seal victory for T&T

FRIENDSHIP, Barbados,  CMC – A stunning century from Nicholas Pooran and contrasting half-centuries from Stephen Wharwood and Anthony Simmons enabled Trinidad and Tobago to open the one-day phase of their Regional Under-19 campaign with a comfortable 171-run victory over Leeward Islands here yesterday.

Granger pledges support for Linden

Leader of the PNCR David Granger has pledged his party’s continued support for the people of Linden and Region 10 in their quest for social and economic justice and a higher quality of life, while expressing disappointment that one month on there is no justice for the slain three in Linden.

Pietersen woes continue with golden duck

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen’s woes continued yesterday when he was bowled for a first-ball duck playing for county team Surrey having been dropped by England for the third test against South Africa for sending provocative text messages.

Illicit gun found in Sand Reef house

A man was arrested in connection with an unlicensed .38 revolver with matching round that was discovered at a house at Sand Reef, Annandale, East Coast Demerara after police searched the premises around 10:20 hrs on Saturday, the police stated in a press release.

DNA tests tell trees from the wood; curb illegal logging

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Call it CSI: Singapore. Unlike the Crime Scene Investigators from the popular TV series, these detectives are hired to look for evidence of rogue wood from stores increasingly worried about being duped by a global trade in illegal timber now worth billions.

CXC angry at criticism from Jamaica

(Jamaica Observer) The leadership of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is fuming in the wake of calls for an enquiry into whether it is to be blamed for the significant decline in pass rates for English Language and Mathematics among students throughout the Caribbean in May this year.

Syria’s Assad makes rare appearance for Eid prayers

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first appearance in public since a July bombing that killed four top security officials, attending prayers at a Damascus mosque yesterday to mark the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid, state TV showed.

Women and men from Guyanese diaspora and other countries launch an International Committee in Continuing Defence of Linden

On July 18, 2012, the entire community of Linden – including religious and business leaders as well as grassroots people, women, men and children – began a peaceful protest after the government announced an 800% increase in electricity prices, without consultation and with total disregard for its impact on the survival of an already impoverished population suffering from massive unemployment.

Lesson from Linden

There will be a genuine sigh of relief on the expected conclusion today of a deal between the government and a delegation from Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) on a raft of economic issues for Linden.

The London Olympics

Photos and interviews by Frances Abraham and Lakhram Bhagirat This week we asked the man and woman in the street their thoughts on the London Olympics 2012, the highlight for them and their views on how the Guyana team can improve their performance in the future.