Daily Archive: Friday, March 8, 2013

Articles published on Friday, March 8, 2013

Narine wrecks Guyana to put T&T on top

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine wrecked Guyana to give Trinidad and Tobago the upper hand on the second day of their fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

APNU MP Vanessa Kissoon and Region Ten Chairman Sharma Solomon during a press conference held at GPSU headquarters yesterday. (Arian Browne photo)

Solomon rejects blame for Linden clashes

Region 10 Chairman Sharma Solomon yesterday said that he is not to be blamed for the July 18, 2012 confrontation between protestors and police that resulted in the shootings that claimed the lives of three Lindeners and left close to two dozen others injured.

Few women on private sector boards

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) has lamented the lack of female representation on boards of management of leading private sector entities and has pointed to the need for those entities to focus on gender-based violence (GBV).

Small Business Bureau Chief Executive Officer Derrick Cummings

US$10M LCDS alternative livelihoods project for month-end launch

Stabroek Business has learnt that the long-awaited formal launch of the LCDS Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) and Building Alternative Livelihoods for Vulnerable Groups project, which will be administered by the Small Business Bureau situated within the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, will take place before the end of March.

Gayle bad run continues but Jamaica strike back

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada,  CMC – Opener Chris Gayle’s drought continued here yesterday when he fell without scoring as Jamaica’s batting again wilted on the second day of their fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship against Windward Islands.

Leewards battle to stay in charge against CCC

CAVE HILL, Barbados,  CMC – Leeward Islands met resistance from left-handers Anthony Alleyne and Raymond Reifer, after Steve Liburd gathered a resolute half-century to anchor them to a first innings lead over Combined Campuses and Colleges in the Regional Four-Day Championship yesterday. 

Masakadza century helps Zimbabwe flourish

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Top order batsman Hamilton Masakadza stroked an unbeaten century as Zimbabwe enjoyed a good outing ahead of next week’s first Test, against the WICB’s High Performance Centre here yesterday.

Gender-based violence violates human rights – WPO

In its International Women’s day message, the Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) recognised that domestic and gender-based violence are some of the most pervasive forms of violence that violate women’s human rights and are barriers that prevent women from achieving their full potential.

‘State could have made Duprey liable for TT$b’

(Trinidad Express) Had the State suspected CL Financial would have attempted to sell off assets behind its back, then a clause holding chairman Lawrence Duprey personally liable for the billions of tax dollars that were pumped into the failed conglomerate and its subsidiaries may have been an option that could have been pursued.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 501’s trading results showed consideration of $1,756,747 from 22,597 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 500 which showed consideration of $12,493,690 from 195,200 shares traded in 19 transactions.

Celebrating women

Celebrating women: A lunch was yesterday held by the National Assembly at Hotel Tower to celebrate women MPs and members of staff of Parliament Office.

‘Jamaica doesn’t refuse entry to Caricom nationals’

(Jamaica Observer) Ephieum Allen, deputy director of immigration at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency, on Wednesday testified during the final sitting of the Caribbean Court of Justice in Kingston that Caribbean Community (Caricom) nationals are not refused entry into Jamaica unless under dire circumstances.

Five lucky customers win prizes in Harris Paints promotion

The five prize winners from Guyana in the Harris Paints ‘40 Prizes for 40 Years’ promotion were Gordon Bovell, Dawn Sinclair and Oswald Blair, who each won grocery vouchers valued at $90,000, $60,000 and $50,000 respectively; Glendon Parkinson who won a microwave oven and Natasha Kissoon who won a barbeque grill.

For service to the House

For service to the House: In celebrating International Women’s Day, the National Assembly yesterday honoured four women for their yeoman service to the House. 

Nigel’s constitution on this Women’s Day

It’s the Attorney/Politician Nigel Hughes I mean.  And the Constitution in question here is the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (1980, with Amendments to 12th August 2003) which governs the national, even personal, lives of Mr Nigel and all citizens of the forty-three-year old Republic.

Support for SN

Dear Editor, I have had reason in the past to publicly acknowledge and support the bold and objective stand that the editorial staff of the Stabroek News have taken on a variety of human-rights issues and undemocratic practices by the current government in Guyana.

The death of Hugo Chávez

Notwithstanding the fact that the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, was capable of deeply dividing public opinion both at home and abroad, there is no gainsaying the massive outpouring of grief in Venezuela and across Latin America and the Caribbean on his death at the relatively young age of 58.

Narine wrecks Guyana to put T&T on top

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine wrecked Guyana to give Trinidad and Tobago the upper hand on the second day of their fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.