Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Articles published on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

T&T central banker says alliances should be built to address controversial US banking law

(Trinidad Guardian) Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran said yesterday that the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) has been described as “a kind of US backward imperialism,” and he called on Caribbean countries to “build alliances with other jurisdictions in the Americas that are equally affected by FATCA” to address the issue that is “of immediate concern to all regulators in the Americas.”

US issues new T&T travel advisory

(Trinidad Express) The United States has issued a warning to its citizens to exercise vigilance when travelling in or visiting Trinidad in the wake of two recent incidents in the Westmoorings and Glencoe areas, including the home invasion of Congress of the People (COP) member Rocky Garcia.

A Cessna 421 similar to the one being investigated

‘Missing’ plane found abandoned, repainted

-Brazilian pilot being sought  Civil Aviation authorities and local law enforcement are trying to find a Brazilian pilot after his aircraft was found abandoned on an illegal airstrip, sprayed in a different colour and with a changed registration number, just over a day after he set out for his homeland.

Justice Sandra Kurtzious taking the oath yesterday

Three new puisne judges sworn in

Justices Naresh Harnan, Sandra Kurtzious and Navindra Singh, Guyana’s newest appointed puisne judges, yesterday took their oaths before President Donald Ramotar to uphold the constitution in their new functions.

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control, Peter Abdool, left and referee Eion Jardine, right raise the hands of Clive Atwell after his victory over Trinidad’s Prince Lee Isidore at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Saturday night. (Orlando Charles photo)

Atwell: negotiations underway for World title fight

By Emmerson Campbell Following his 12th round TKO demolition of Trinidad and Tobago’s Prince Lee Isidore to lift the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) CABOFE junior welterweight title with a world class performance, Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell has his sights set on a World title.

Elton Bollers captures the male under-200 metres comfortably at the AAAC sports Sunday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Becian Stars dethrone Calphays

By Treiston Joseph The Becian Stars federation dethroned Calphays federation by three points to become the new champions of the 2012 Ashton Alleyne Athletics Championships (AAAC) formerly known as Youth Congress Championships Sunday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

GABA completes document for Rio 2016

-says stipend important if boxers are to gain Olympic berthsBy Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) says it has completed a document that entails a four-year plan to help clinch Olympic berths at the next Olympic Games in Brazil for the sport that has won the nation its only Olympic medal.

The winning Guyana Defence Force football team.

GDF wins GFA Super Eight title

The Guyana Defence Force Friday night came from a goal down to defeat Sunburst Camptown 3-1 in the final of the Banks DIH sponsored Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Super Eight competition at the Georgetown Football Club ground.

Ramkarran is mistaken

Dear Editor, With reference to Mr Ramkarran’s comments on the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the Police Force’s apparent refusal to recruit practitioners (or victims) (‘It would enhance the human rights of the region…‘ SN, Oct 28), the question that arises is whether the police could actively invite into their ranks practitioners of behaviour still considered criminal by the law and risible or offensive by the public at large.

New Judges

Justices Naresh Harnan, Sandra Kurtzious and Navindra Singh pose with President Donald Ramotar after they were sworn in yesterday.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) team after winning the Queensway Cup one day tournament on Sunday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in Queenstown. (Orlando Charles photo)

GCC retains Queensway title after bad light ends play

By Neil Barry Jr., The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Sunday successfully defended its Queensway limited overs title in an exciting match at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground prevailing over the home side by 18 runs based on revised calculations after the match ended early due to bad light.

The current situation in Guyana needs a strong response

Dear Editor, Even as one may tend to support Mr Devanand Bhagwan’s response to Mr David Hind’s letter in Stabroek News, of September 17 titled, ‘The dangerous calls by Mr Hinds for extremist civic actions should be of concern to all,’ Mr Bhagwan ought not to be myopic but see the current situation in Guyana as one that demands a strong response to an obtuse, arrogant state machinery.

Autopsy on Canadian man postponed to tomorrow

The highly anticipated post-mortem examination (PME) of Canadian Jean Le Blanc, who died suddenly after being shot during the Ricardo Rodrigues execution on October 15, was yesterday postponed to tomorrow following the intervention of Canadian authorities, sources said.

A man in snorkelling gear wades through a flooded street in Brooklyn.  (Reuters/Gary He)

Floods across New York as Sandy slams into eastern US

NEW YORK/REHOBOTH BEACH, Del (Reuters) – Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain yesterday near the gambling resort of Atlantic City, forcing evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting the presidential campaign.

Misleading statistics?

Every year, the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) goes to the trouble of providing statistics that seek to apprise us of the ebb and flow in the relationship between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the public.

WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

BEIRUT/AMMAN – Syrian jets bombed parts of Damascus yesteday in what residents said were the capital’s fiercest air raids yet, at the end of what was supposed to be a four-day truce.