Daily Archive: Sunday, December 16, 2012

(Reuters) – Cuba celebrated their first Caribbean Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in St.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s political career may go on for a while, at least symbolically, even though he no longer holds the country’s top political positions.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,  (Reuters) – A man armed with an assault-style rifle and suspected of killing three men in a domestic dispute was shot dead by police after a car chase and shootout that left an officer wounded, marking a second incident of deadly gun violence in Alabama in two days, officials said today.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today he believed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would fall soon and that the new opposition coalition had to be supported to prevent extremists taking control.

(Jamaica Observer) A mere four months after pulling the brakes on the partially revived passenger rail service due to the fact that it was swimming in red ink, the Government last week insisted that it would be resurrected during the Administration’s current term in office.

(Jamaica Observer) A dispute is brewing between China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and the two major trade unions — the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), and the National Workers Union (NWU) — which could create industrial relations problems when construction on the North-South link of Highway 2000 starts next year.

The Republic Bank Group has mobilized efforts to ensure compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) which was enacted by the US in 2010 as a means of staunching tax evasion by US persons.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A United States (US) court has ordered the civil forfeiture of more than US$6.9 million to an international money laundering scheme based in Antigua.

(Barbados Nation) There’s no evidence to show there was an attempted “palace coup” against Prime Minister Freundel Stuart by an Eager Eleven.

(Trinidad Express) They have been labelled the “devils” of the deep blue sea, but today local trawlers are willing to leave the business if the State agrees to buy them out.

The Ministry of Public Works in a notice in today’s Guyana Chronicle says that all those who purchased tickets to travel on EZjet Airways and were unable to travel due to the airline’s suspension are asked to submit requests for refunds to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Works, Wight’s Lane, Kingston.

(Trinidad Express) Don’t expect national carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to turn a profit within the next 24 months.

(BBC) England face a nervy last day in the final Test as they seek a first series victory in India for 27 years.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar denied yesterday that the People’s Partnership Government had engaged in “ethnic stocking” of public offices as alleged in an editorial last week in the Jamaica Observer newspaper.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Syrian fighter jets fired at least two rockets at the Palestinian Yarmouk camp in Damascus today, for the first time since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad erupted last year, activists in the capital said.

(Trinidad Express) The Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS), under its company the Hindu Broadcasting Network, has been granted a television licence by the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT).

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surged back to power in an election on Sunday just three years after a devastating defeat, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Jack Warner has not made a declaration about his assets in the Teachers’ Credit Union to the Integrity Commission within recent years.

YOKOHAMA, Japan,  (Reuters) – Paolo Guerrero snatched a 69th-minute winner as South American champions Corinthians stunned Chelsea to win soccer’s Club World Cup today.

Government could tap funds for snap elections from the Contingency Fund based on the ruling of the Chief Justice in the budget cuts case, according to Attorney-General Anil Nandlall.

Residents of the front part of Clonbrook say they enjoy the serenity of the village, and having seen much development over the years they would not migrate from the area.

President Donald Ramotar has called for the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) to be more proactive in seeking out opportunities and not to make excuses of impediments as the country seeks to attract investment in both traditional and new sectors.

By Emmerson Campbell Eon Bancroft copped the best boxer award, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan survived a third round scare and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) lifted the Best Gym trophy in the two-day action packed National Open Boxing Championships which concluded yesterday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud is currently making internal inquiries on the status of Guyana diamond trade with regard to compliance with the Kimberley Protocol which has again placed Guyana’s diamond trading under scrutiny.

She was born to a mentally ill mother, taken into foster care and then sexually abused for a number of years but all this has made Joy Wilson a strong woman who is now on a mission to help heal others who have had bad experiences.

On 19th February, 1992, a surprisingly prescient editorial appeared in Stabroek News.

 FOUR YEARS ago, when the idea that Test cricket should be split into two divisions was gaining currency, there was no doubt which one the West Indies would be in.

Guyana continues to export logs in large quantities mainly to India and China, earning much less than it would have, had the logs been subjected to simple processing methods.

Introduction Twenty years and four days ago, Business Page became a feature of the Sunday Stabroek.

By Iva Wharton The second annual Banks DIH/GFA tournament is expected to  kick off today at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Bourda and officials said everything will be in place for game time at 6pm.

Caricom Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque has said the partnership between the US and the region in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) has produced real results in the form of higher drugs and arms seizures.

Part I A few readers (I suspect primarily students) have asked me, when presenting my reform proposals, to also undertake two brief tasks, namely: 1) sum up my views as to whether the Sugar Modernization Project (SSMP) ever made sense from its inception; and 2) offer a few observations on a number of the other proposals for reforming the sugar industry that have surfaced during the years of the PPP/C administration.

By Emmerson Campbell Once good weather prevails, the 23rd edition of the annual Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament will kick off tonight at the scheduled Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground and once play is possible two teams will move closer to the four million dollar first prize.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago edged Martinique on penalties in a dramatic semi-final to book their spot in today’s final of the CFU Caribbean Cup.

Among the many admirable qualities in mankind, probably the most galvanizing is the willingness to say, “I was wrong.”

Kevin Layne, who was stabbed and had his throat slit by a mentally unstable man in the vicinity of the Astor Cinema at Church and Waterloo streets, is now recovering at the Georgetown Hospital from his injuries his boss said yesterday.

HOBART,  (Reuters) – Mike Hussey scored an unbeaten 115 to drive Australia towards an aggressive declaration at 450 for five before Sri Lanka were reduced to 87-4 at stumps on the second day of the first test yesterday.

The US Embassy in Guyana recently nominated two students and a teacher from Marian Academy to take part in a two-day conference for regional youth to promote witness participation in the judicial system.

Venezuelans must prepare for “complex and difficult days” ahead, according the country’s Vice President, Nicholas Maduro.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies batsman Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels both failed, but Samuels’s Melbourne Renegades snatched a five-wicket in a low-scoring encounter in the Australia Big Bash here Friday.

NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) – Police released the names yesterday of 26 people shot dead in the massacre at a Connecticut elementary school a day earlier, including 20 children ages 6 and 7, in an incident that stands as one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

One of the grandest and most important indigenous Christmas time performances in the Caribbean and Guyana is the masquerade tradition. 

Dust is gathering on the investigations into the mysterious death of a Canadian man and the brazen executions of Ricardo Rodrigues and one of his bodyguards and according to security sources these matters will more than likely remain unsolved because of the people involved.

NEWTOWN, Conn (Reuters) – Elementary school library clerk Mary Ann Jacob heard gunshots and shouted “Lockdown!”

One of the most interesting things about the latest 174-country ranking of world corruption released recently by the Berlin-based Trans-parency International monitoring group was that Barbados, Chile and Uruguay ranked alongside the United States among the world’s 20 most honest countries.

The Neotropical Otter (Lontra longicaudis) is a small, rare otter. It measures between 90 cm and 150 cm in length and is a sleek, dark, glossy brown colour. 

The Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO) has not only withdrawn from Guyana but also from  Latin America and the Caribbean region as a whole following a ‘Strategic Alliance’ with Cuso International, in an effort to avoid duplicating the services the two organisations offer.

Dear Editor, On introducing me to his friends after our first meeting Jan Carew never spoke as though we had first met only that afternoon.

(BBC) England took four wickets in the last hour of the third day to fight back against India in the final Test.

(1) Incorrect feeding Humans seem to have this fixation with over-stuffing themselves during festive season (perhaps that’s why it’s called a festive season); and we then carry our gourmand self-indulgence over to the pets.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Merissa Aguilleira says she wants to see fearlessness from her charges, as the side gears up for the home series against South Africa and the ICC World Cup in India next month.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who cancelled an overseas trip last weekend because of illness, suffered a concussion after fainting due to dehydration, prompting the postponement of her scheduled congressional testimony on the attack on a US mission in Libya, officials said yesterday.

The Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) hybrids originates from the tropical rainforest of Brazil. 

(Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets took full advantage of a Memphis Grizzlies team lacking in confidence by grinding out a 99-94 home win to get back to .500 for the season on Friday.

It is certainly not unknown for the nerve centre of official communications in this country to disseminate bizarre statements, but the one which filtered into the inboxes of unsuspecting media houses on Tuesday was exceptional even by Gina’s none too balanced standards.

Dear Editor Apparently there is still some confusion regarding the situation of the Ramroop radio licence and a letter from Harry Gill in yesterday’s KN newspaper confirms my suspicion that there are still some misconceptions, despite my recent letter stating that among equals Ramroop is the first in line.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian government defectors and opposition figures formed a body yesterday that would step in to prevent the collapse of state institutions if President Bashar al-Assad is overthrown.