Daily Archive: Monday, October 22, 2012

Articles published on Monday, October 22, 2012

Washington cold on rum issue

(Barbados Nation) Locked in a row over United States rum subsidies to international producers, Barbados and its Caribbean neighbours are worried about Washington’s seeming indifference to the region’s plight.

The fire truck in the canal between Irving Street and Vlissengen Road yesterday following the collision between it and Frank De Abreu’s car.

De Sinco owner, four firemen hurt in crash

Owner of De Sinco, Frank De Abreu is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) and four firemen sustained injuries following a collision between De Abreu’s car and a fire truck yesterday at the corner of Lamaha and Irving streets.

Randolph Roberts

Reece scores biggest win of cycling career

— bests star-studded field to win Flying Stars 75-mile event Berbician Neil Reece yesterday recorded the biggest victory of his career when he shocked a star-studded field to win the Flying Stars Cycle Club Kader Mohamed 75-mile cycle road race yesterday.

The respective winners and other participants following yesterday’s IAAF 10K road race

Forde wins S/A 10k in dramatic fashion

Defending champion Cleveland Forde completed a successful title defence of the first stage of the 10th annual IAAF CONSUDATLE South American 10km Classic Road with a last gasp sprint to the finish at the Police Sports Club ground Eve Leary yesterday.

Leon Johnson

GCC, DCC bully way to Queensway final

By Neil Barry Jr., The short-lived nature of the two Georgetown Cricket Association’s Queensway semi finals was a reflection of the strength of the two sides the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) who bullied their opposition into submission on their way to setting up a rematch of last year’s final.

Deadly 2011 earthquake linked to groundwater extraction

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – An earthquake that killed nine people in Spain last year may have been triggered by decades of pumping water from a nearby natural underground reservoir, suggesting human activities played a role in moving Earth’s crust, scientists reported yesterday.

Shane Bacchus

Malteenoes grab first innings points in low scoring encounter

-Ramdeen slams ton for Everest By Neil Barry Jr., Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) on Saturday grabbed first innings points against the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) in a low-scoring encounter of the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Noble House Seafoods second division two-day competition at the MYO ground.

Lacklustre performance by Opposition in Parliament

In an interview reported in this newspaper on October 15, 2012, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman stated that despite the sometimes acrimonious debates and what has been described as the infrequency of sittings, the 10th Parliament has achieved significantly in its eight months of operation.

Honing environment reporting skills

Honing environment reporting skills: A dozen journalists from across the Caribbean participated in the United Nations Environ-ment Programme (UNEP)-sponsored training seminar “Caribbean Journalist Workshop: Challenges for the Environment and the Ozone Layer” which was held in Nassau, The Bahamas last week.

Guillen slams half century as B/dos T20 tourney commences

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Trinidad & Tobago and West Indies ‘A’ opening batsman Justin Guillen  hit a brisk half-century for his adopted Barbados club CounterPoint Wanderers, who brought off a thrilling one-run win off the very last ball against LIME in the opening round of the Barbados Cricket Association Sagicor General Twenty20 tournament on Saturday.

Importance of internal audit for government operations

The inadequacy of staffing at the various Ministries/ Departments/Regions, the lack of suitably qualified and trained personnel and the absence of internal audit departments in large ministries continued to militate against an effective system of internal control and have contributed significantly over the years to the deterioration in financial management at both the ministerial and central levels.