Daily Archive: Sunday, November 11, 2012

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul could be in line for his international debut as West Indies face Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series starting in Mirpur here Tuesday (Monday, 11:30 pm Eastern Caribbean time).

(WICB) DHAKA, Bangladesh – Ravi Rampaul said there was still a role for the fast bowlers in the West Indies team to play, when they face hosts Bangladesh in their two-Test series.

President Donald Ramotar yesterday pledged that his government will “exert all efforts” to strengthen the University of Guyana (UG) and urged a non-partisan discussion of the issues to ensure that the university is transformed into a world class academic institution.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC could be doomed unless it makes radical changes, the head of its governing trust said today, after its director general quit to take the blame for the airing of false child sex abuse allegations against a former politician.

(Reuters) – James Bond can don the tuxedo and break out the Dom Perignon after the super spy returned to theaters in record fashion at the weekend, blowing away box office rivals with $87.8 million in ticket sales for the U.S.

BELFAST,  (Reuters) – Ireland’s prime minister laid a wreath to honour fallen soldiers at a British Remembrance Day service for the first time today, the latest gesture of reconciliation between historic foes.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,(Reuters) – When Paula Broadwell first met David Petraeus in 2006, she was a soldier-turned-graduate student at Harvard University.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The “fiscal cliff,” a metaphor drawn from nature, was actually created by members of the U.S.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli forces fired into Syria today in what the military called a warning, after stray munitions from fighting between Syrian troops and rebels hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

(Trinidad Guardian) Karachi: Former Pakistani off spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who revolutionised the art of off spin and made the doosra a household term, feels that West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been very impressive in the shorter formats and has a bright future ahead of him.

(Trinidad Guardian) After building a billion-dollar insurance empire with tentacles throughout the region, former CL Financial chairman Lawrence Duprey claims he is now flat broke. 

(Jamaica Observer) YOUTH and adults alike from across the Caribbean will soon have the opportunity to complete high school without having to enrol in the traditional school system.

(Barbados Nation) Government says it is keeping a close eye on the upsurge in shootings across Barbados, particularly in some City districts, and will not let it “get out of hand”.

(Trinidad Express) While insurance firm CLICO was caught up in a liquidity crisis in 2008, a top official at CL Financial (CLF) allegedly defrauded the insurance giant of prime assets for personal benefit.

-was asked to backdate receipts for communications equipment The Canadian man who died here 11 days after he was shot was in Guyana for a transaction with Ricardo Rodrigues whom he knew from previous visits, and he was also acquainted with now-imprisoned drug lord, Roger Khan, according to well-placed sources.

Story by Mandy Thompson with photos by Arian Browne Situated along the busy West Bank Demerara road is the quiet community of Bagotville, which is cooled by a steady breeze blowing from across the canal separating the village from its neighbour, La Grange. 

– opposition There is a dearth of information on the use of surveillance cameras the government installed around the capital, which is fuelling concerns among opposition leaders about what is being done with the captured footage and the impact of the initiative in the local crime fight.

There has been no move by the National Assembly’s Committee of Appointments to begin the process of reconstituting the defunct Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) despite being urged to do so by Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman and the PPP.

– airline says it has not shut down Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has agreed to provide short term accommodation for passengers left stranded by the suspension of EZjet Air Services by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), even as the beleaguered airline blames a litany of events for its failure to continue the service.

At age 14 Mahendra Sookraj started farming, and over the years it has been good to him.

Growing up Murphy Franklyn ‘limed’ in a shop that made shoes but it took a literal slap behind his head by the owner to propel him in the direction of learning the trade which later gave him  earning power.

By Iva Wharton Alpha United president Odinga Lumumba said yesterday that he plans to launch a petition as early as next week calling for the intervention of a third party to bring an end to the current impasse between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA).

One man is running a company with the help of three old family retainers, two others who haven’t had a new idea in a couple of generations, and a whole raft of school drop-outs.

Guyana women’s hockey players face host Trinidad and Tobago tough assignment in one of three matches on the opening day of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) World League round one today at the National Hockey Centre at Tacarigua, in the twin island republic starting at 3 p.m.

By Iva Wharton Tucville, Marian Academy, West Ruimveldt and North Georgetown will contest the semi-finals of the Courts-sponsored Primary Schools football competition next Saturday at the Banks DIH Limited ground, Thirst Park.

-Say Gayle DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Chris Gayle has given a strong endorsement of Darren Sammy’s captaincy, and says he expects him to continue to improve in the leadership role.

Gloriosa rothschildiana is better known in these parts as the Gloriosa lily, or the Glory lily.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling on all sewage disposal companies to apply for environmental authorisation before moving forward with such operations, after allegations of improper dumping were levelled against Cevon’s Waste Management Inc.

Macaws are large, dramatic birds, of the Psittacidae family which also includes parrots.

Daredevils from Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados and the Cayman Islands will transform the South Dakota Circuit into a speedway when the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships is staged today.

I’ve said it before.  Songwriters are people with a musical skill, but the genesis of what they do is observation.

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed MS has team up with Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Diamond Mineral Water brand to pedal off the 13th annual 50-mile cycle road race today on the West Bank of Demerara.

With their categorical victories in all three formats over New Zealand and their rousing triumph in the subsequent World T20 championship, the West Indies might have swept into Bangladesh last week for two Tests, five ODIs and one T20 against the game’s weakest opponents whistling with optimism.

Dr. Johan DaSilva dominated ‘A’ Class shooters at the Guyana NRA ran off  a three stage practical pistol shooting competition last sponsored by North American Resources In.

Despite being only 13.5% complete up to the end of October, the eight-door sluice for the Hope Canal as well as the entire Hope Canal Project is still expected to be completed by June 2013, Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority, Lionel Wordsworth says.

2012 graduating students of the University of Guyana in procession at the beginning of the 46th Convocation yesterday.

President Barack Obama’s re-election was a huge victory for Latino voters, one that will transform US presidential elections for the foreseeable future.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle hopes the regional side can use their World Twenty20 success to inspire their form in the game’s longest form.

Introduction In last week’s column I urged the point of view that, the most important performance indicator for GuySuCo during the period of the Turnaround Plan, which has elapsed so far (2009 to the first crop 2012), is its annual sugar production.

By Iva Wharton The Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) will today decide which of the two end-of-year competitions, the Kashif and Shanghai Football Extravaganza and the Banks Beer Cup it will be participating in.

LONDON (Reuters) – BBC Director General George Entwistle resigned yesterday, just two months into the job, after the state-funded broadcaster put out a programme denounced by the corporation’s chairman as shoddy journalism.

Graduands seated at the University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus yesterday afternoon at the start of the 46th Convocation.

Introduction Proving that true honeymoons are for first timers only, President Barack Obama returned the morning after the night before to his office/home at the White House and was immediately confronted with some of the immediate challenges he would face the second time round.

What is art?  It is an expression, an illusion, a love. 

Nine teams will vie  for $100,000 and a trophy when the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) bowls off its Double Wicket Competition Saturday at the GCC ground Bourda.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI investigation that led to the discovery of CIA Director David Petraeus’ affair with author Paula Broadwell was sparked by “suspicious emails” that initially did not contain any connection to Petraeus, US law enforcement and security officials told Reuters yesterday.

President Donald Ramotar and government officials join University of Guyana Faculty on stage at the beginning of the 46th Convocation yesterday.

A 39-year-old security guard was electrocuted around 6 am yesterday at Ogle Street, Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD), after he came into contact with an illegal electrical wire.

Sunday’s Cartoon

Four schools have advanced to the semifinal round of the GBTI Impromptu Speech Competition set for November 14.

There seems little doubt that in less anomalous jurisdictions convention would have required Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee to resign, but stony soil blights Guyana’s political landscape, and no such convention has ever taken root here.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Australia’s bowlers must make the most of second new ball if they want to get anything out of the rain-disrupted first test against South Africa after disappointing on the opening day, coach Mickey Arthur said  yesterday.

MIAMI (Reuters) – With almost all ballots in Florida counted, US media yesterday projected President Barack Obama the winner in that state four days after he won Tuesday’s national election.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force wishes to respond to an article published in the Stabroek News on Wednesday October 17, 2012, under the caption ‘Granger: Police have killed 288 in 17 years‘ in which leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Brigadier David Granger condemned the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police for the deaths of over 288 persons in the past 17 years. 

There are several causes of infertility (inability to conceive) in the bitch, but most times it is due to an infection in the womb or in other parts of the reproductive tract (cervix, vagina, etc). 

Dangerous! This hole in front of the High Court’s South Road entrance has been left open for about two weeks without any indication to motorists who sometimes get stuck in it.