Daily Archive: Sunday, September 8, 2013

(Trinidad Express) Cricket icon Brian Charles Lara appealed to the parents of the nation to lead the next generation to “greatness” and “a nation we can be proud of in the future”.

(Trinidad Express) There were reports yesterday that legendary calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is at a New York hospital in serious condition.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams repeated as U.S. Open women’s champion by holding off a battling Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1 in a windblown final in Arthur Ashe Stadium today.

Youths performing a traditional dance at the Karasabai Heritage village celebrations on Saturday.

A surprising outcome from last month’s PPP Congress was the failure of Attorney-General Anil Nandlall to secure a seat on the Executive Committee after doing very well at elections for the Central Committee, says former PPP stalwart Ralph Ramkarran who posited that Nandlall lost because a negative campaign was mounted against him.

(Trinidad Newsday) Finance  Minister Larry Howai is tomorrow poised to announce in the Budget presentation that 10,000 acres of land in Guyana will be made available for use by local farmers under the terms of a new facility to be administered by the Ministry of Food Production.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Seventy sixth-form students at Jamaica College (JC) are to know their fate as soon as the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) mulls whether they will receive a grade for physics in the 2013 edition of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) after discrepancies related to that subject were unearthed by an Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC)-led investigation.

At about 0240h. today, police say that, an eleven-year-old boy was attempting to cross the road at Tuschen, EBE, when he was struck down by a motor car, the driver of which failed to stop at the scene.

(Trinidad Express) Attorney General Anand Ramlogan has threatened to take the Express newspaper to court to prevent publication of a story and to sue for defamation should the paper publish “falsities”.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang has ruled that the law against cross-dressing does not discriminate against any gender, while finding that both men and women are free to cross-dress in public as long as the reason for doing so is not improper.

Story and photos by Mandy Thompson Nobody seems to know that away from the hustle and bustle of the Parika Stelling tucked away behind tall trees is the small community of Bendorff.

An armed gang around 8.30 last evening inflicted a severe beating on a Good Success, Wakenaam woman during a robbery at her home and later shot her father in the hand as he arrived to assist after receiving her distressed telephone call.

Four persons, including a one-year-old baby, are now critical after one of the wheels of the car they were travelling in flew off and the vehicle toppled several times in an accident in Moruca, Region One yesterday.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport said yesterday that it was not pleased with the progress of what will be Guyana’s first synthetic track at Leonora.

A 29-year-old La Grange, West Coast Demerara resident yesterday died on the spot after the vehicle he was travelling in slammed into a utility pole at Crane Public Road, West Coast Demerara.

Repsol is set to begin oil exploration again with a fresh round of 3D seismic surveys in the offshore basin close to Suriname with a view to determining the hydrocarbon potential that may lead to a US$200 million drilling campaign after 2015.

The just concluded Biennial Congress of the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) held at the Hotel Tryp in Medellin, Colombia, was deemed a great success for the hemisperic athletics body according to the body’s President Victor Lopez of Puerto Rico (PUR).

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, good friends off the court but fierce rivals on it, will be in full battle mode today for a women’s singles championship rematch at the U.S.

Three years after Cummings Lodge slayings, in which five persons including a three-year-old were fatally shot, police say the trail of the perpetrators has gone cold while Kamla Singh still clings to the hope that they will be brought to justice.

There is need for a technical evaluation to determine the extent of the damage to the Konawaruk River, Major General (rtd) Joseph Singh, who first expressed concern about the state of the river over a decade ago, has said.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly will decide how to move forward on the Public Procurement Commis-sion (PPC) when Parliament reconvenes next month, PAC Chairman Carl Greenidge says.

The large number of youths who make up the country’s prison population is a cause for “serious concern” and this issue should be given top priority, according to Opposition Leader David Granger.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has called up Barbadian Ashley Nurse to the West Indies A team for the upcoming tour of India.

By Tony Cozier   THE West Indies’ sudden summons from India for two Tests and three ODIs there, starting in late October, has more to do with one cricketer, as eminent as he is, and the petulance of sensitive officials rather than cricket itself.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Top seed Novak Djokovic booked the first berth in the men’s final of the U.S.

Introduction At this point of the ongoing discussion of the money-laundering situation in Guyana, readers would have come to realize that they cannot expect to form an intelligent appreciation of this issue, and as a result the several serious challenges which the country presently faces, without, at the very least, a rudimentary appreciation of the basic contextual issues surrounding this phenomenon.

Haroon Lorgat, Cricket South Africa’s Chief Executive Officer, will meet Board of Control for Cricket in India  secretary Sanjay Patel in Dubai in mid-September to “work out the best possible schedule” for India’s upcoming tour, the South African board has said.

Minister of Works Robeson Benn said government will continue work on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project road despite the collapse of the larger hydro project, since discontinuing it mid-step would mean all the investment would go to waste.

Hundreds of spectators will be thrilled today by mind blowing stunts performed by officers of the Guyana Police Force at the annual Gymkhana which is expected to bring the Eve Leary Sports club ground  to life.

The curtain is only just down on the recent Limacol Caribbean Premier League cricket tournament, enjoying sold-out games and strong sponsorship, and here comes the usual wailing in the press about the demise of cricket propelled by the T20. 

The world has changed immensely but in what fundamental way has it progressed?

Ryan Persaud, the teenage boy who was killed after he was hit by a stray bullet near his home at Vive La Force, West Bank Demerara was laid to rest yesterday after scores of people came out to view his body for the final time.

The recent Congress of the PPP concluded just as was predicted by me in a recent article (‘The PPP’s 30th Congress’).

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica will, this weekend, seek to have Venezuela agree to a proposal for the training of Venezuelans in English language as part of a programme to offset oil debts.

Continued   Last week we started sharing some basic information on newborn pups/kittens.

PANAMA CITY, Panama,  CMC – Jamaica fell short of their objective to gain maximum points in their CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying game but grabbed a point after a 0-0 draw with Panama on Friday.

(Reuters) – Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal claimed match figures of 11 for 118 as Zimbabwe collapsed to 120 all out before lunch on the final day of the first test in Harare yesterday to lose by 221 runs.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League Georgetown zone playoffs will commence today at the Tucville Community Centre ground with three fixtures.

One of the strikingly different aspects of today’s Caribbean to that of the late 1970s and early 1980s, is the near invisibility of the private sector as a vocal single entity at a regional level.

A part of the Amerindian heritage that is very well known, highly visible and accessible is the literature. 

Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Basketball Club’s Mackeson-sponsored 12 team inter-ward tourney continues tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Mandela Avenue.

Escovitch fish is a popular Jamaican dish of whole fried fish that is marinated in a fiery-vinegary pickle made of onions and vegetables, overnight, and served as a breakfast dish.

VILNIUS/PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union blamed the Syrian government yesterday for an Aug.

The World Economic Forum’s ranking of competitiveness released this week confirms what many of us feared: Latin America is losing ground in the global economy and is doing very little about it.

The cream of the nation’s daredevil bikers and speed demon drivers will push their start buttons today as their high velocity machines line up for the second National Race-of-Champions at the South Dakota Circuit.

Pioneer About 10 days ago, it was reported that Guyana had granted a licence to a company called Creditinfo Guyana to carry on the services of a credit bureau. 

Are you planting a hedge and don’t know what to choose?

An accident at Philadelphia, East Bank Essequibo yesterday has left one person injured.

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Tunisians took to the streets yesterday to renew their demands that the Islamist-led government step down and end a political deadlock threatening the North African country’s fledgling democracy.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Despite an entertaining half century from Andre Fletcher the Windward Islands lost to Trinidad and Tobago by five runs in the first of two Twenty20 cricket matches at the Windsor Park Stadium here on Friday.

Models in designer fashions depicting water held a motorcade/parade through sections of the city on Friday as part of the climax of World Water Week celebrations.

In the Crosswords and Games page of The New York Times of April 20, 2013 there was a story about former world chess champion Garry Kasparov captioned ‘In Retirement, a Champion Is a Crusader for the Game.’

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Police used teargas to contain street protests yesterday in several Brazilian cities, stopping demonstrators from disrupting Independence Day military parades and an international soccer game between Brazil and Australia.

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s farm leaders agreed yesterday to end a three-week protest that had turned violent, caused food shortages and put pressure on President Juan Manuel Santos just a few months before he must decide whether to seek a second term in office.

BK Western Tigers Football Club will hold its rescheduled biannual general meeting at the West Ruimveldt Community Playfield on September 22nd from 10:00am.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympic Games yesterday, beating Istanbul in a head-to-head vote after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a charismatic plea to the IOC, saying Japan’s crippled nuclear plant was ‘under control’.

Last Saturday, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela arrived here on a one-day state visit, following in the footsteps of President Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1978, and President Hugo Chávez in 2004.

Dear Editor, I should like to comment on an interview ostensibly on the Amaila Hydroelectric Project and related matters with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President, Mr Clinton Urling, carried in the KN of August 26.