Daily Archive: Sunday, December 2, 2012

Articles published on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Belle West woman dies in hit-and-run

The police say they are investigating a hit-and-run fatal accident that occurred at about 2010h last night on the La Union Public Road, which resulted in the death of pedestrian Bibi Salima Khan, 44 years, of  Belle West, Canal No.

Many Jamaican fire hydrants not working

(Jamaica Gleaner) A recent mapping survey conducted by the Jamaica Fire Brigade – in tandem with the National Water Commission – has revealed that close to 5,000 (roughly 40 per cent) of Jamaica’s 13,000-strong network of fire hydrants are out of commission.

Gov’t to trace source of gold from Curaçao heist

-was destined for Miami The stash of gold grabbed off a fishing boat in a spectacular early morning heist in Curaçao on Friday was destined for Miami, an island customs official said yesterday as authorities followed new leads while a local probe was announced to determine if the gold was mined here.

Ralph Ramkarran

The PPP and the challenges ahead

By Ralph Ramkarran The election result and its aftermath Four successive election victories of the Peoples Progressive Party (the Party) in 1992, 1997, 2001 and 2006 were followed by the failure to obtain an absolute majority in 2011.

You have to hand it to America

Many of us in the Caribbean have it in for the USA – the interference in the affairs of other countries; the deadly machinations of their agencies such as the CIA and the FBI; their massively corrupt system of lobbying government running in the millions of dollars daily; their opiate problem – the list goes on – but there are times when you simply have to hand it to America.

Guyana politics now

Winston Churchill, exasperated by opposition politicians constantly questioning his policies and his own credentials and frustrated by having to consult and compromise on measures which in his judgement were straightforward and ripe for introduction without hesitation, once exploded: “Democracy is the worst kind of government!”

Marianne Vos

Is Marianne Vos the world’s greatest cyclist?

(BBC) – If there was one moment during the London Olympics which betrayed the lie that female sporting endeavour is necessarily less compelling than that of men, it was Great Britain’s Lizzie Armitstead and Marianne Vos of the Netherlands duelling for gold in the women’s road race: Battle Royale on The Mall.

You have to hand it to America

Many of us in the Caribbean have it in for the USA – the interference in the affairs of other countries; the deadly machinations of their agencies such as the CIA and the FBI; their massively corrupt system of lobbying government running in the millions of dollars daily; their opiate problem – the list goes on – but there are times when you simply have to hand it to America.