Daily Archive: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Articles published on Thursday, November 29, 2012

Nainiappan Daniel

Dr Daniel dies

Dr Nainiappan Daniel, a general practitioner who had his office at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital compound, died this morning at the Balwant Singh Hospital after a brief illness.

New ODI rules tough on spinners – Sammy

KHULNA, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – West Indies captain Darren Sammy reckons the new fielding restrictions in one-dayers make life difficult for the spinners but does not think the move targets only the Asian teams who build their attack primarily around slow bowlers.

Opposition making budget proposals

-doubtful about inclusion  While the combined opposition will by tomorrow submit proposals for inclusion into the 2013 budget to government, the leaders of both the AFC and APNU are not confident that their ideas would be seeing the light of day.

Jamaal Shabazz

T&T needs me – Shabazz

-also cites football chaos, govt’s lack of vision By Emmerson Campbell In an hour-long emotional speech that ended in tears, celebrated national football coach Jamaal Shabazz formally resigned from his post, citing commitments to his home country, conflicts within the GFF and government’s lack of vision for the sport in development plans.

Professor Rory Fraser listens to a question posed by an audience member at his presentation titled ‘University of Guyana: Transformed and Transcendent’.

‘Integral leadership’ can transform, move UG forward

-VC candidate says A well-functioning and internationally respected Univer-sity of Guyana can be built along the lines of the American system and modified to suit local conditions, Professor Rory Fraser told an audience that gathered to listen to his public lecture, ‘University of Guyana: Trans-formed and Transcendent’.

Women charged over Regent St fight

Three women, who were reportedly part of a brawl on Regent Street, were charged with unlawful assault causing actual bodily harm when they appeared before by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry in Court 1 of the Georgetown Magistrates Courts, yesterday.

Man granted bail over assault of cop

A man, who allegedly assaulted and used threatening language to a police officer, was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $30,000 when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates Court.

Ban on anchoring putts proposed from 2016

(Reuters) – Golf’s rulemakers proposed a ban on players anchoring long putters to their body yesterday, saying they wanted to outlaw the practice by 2016 in order to preserve the “skill and challenge” of putting.

ON THE GO! Devon Thomas hits out against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy WICB)

Simmons, Thomas helps Windies crush hosts in warm-up

KHULNA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Opener Lendl Simmons and wicketkeeper Devon Thomas hit high-powered half-centuries as West Indies warmed up for tomorrow’s start of the five-match limited overs series with a 118-run victory over the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI here yesterday.

Canadian ‘nuisance’ finally leaves T&T

(Trinidad Express) JACQUES HEROUX, the lovestruck Canadian national who caused an American Airlines flight to divert from its intended route and land at Piarco International Airport because he was being a nuisance aboard the aircraft, finally left Trinidad and Tobago yesterday when an airline agreed to take him to Panama.

Sisters of T&T hunger striker in face-off

(Trinidad Express) AN emotional face-off between the sisters of hunger striker Dr Wayne Kublalsingh added to the already heightened tensions created by the police presence at the makeshift camp site outside the Prime Minister’s office in St Clair yesterday.