Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Articles published on Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Sparrow holding on

(Trinidad Express) The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) is still alive and in fact has been responding to the presence of family members at his bedside although he remains in a coma.

Tuschen flood

Some residents in the Tuschen Housing Scheme remained flooded in up to late yesterday afternoon after rainfall earlier in the day.

UG Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi during yesterday’s press conference

UG carrying $480M debt, weak system conducive to fraud

The just-concluded special audit into the finances of the University of Guyana (UG) has found that the institution has an estimated debt of $480 million, according to Vice Chancellor Jacob Opadeyi, who says the inefficiencies and inadequate controls in the financial management systems have created an atmosphere that is conducive to fraud.

Sherlock Isaacs

APNU blames Clerk over delayed local gov’t bills

APNU yesterday said it believes National Assembly Clerk Sherlock Isaacs has breached his duty and responsibility by sending the four recently passed local government bills to the Attorney General’s (AGs) Chambers before sending them to President Donald Ramotar but Isaacs says his decision is justified.

 Assad Fudadin

Fudadin eyes senior team recall

Guyana’s Assad Fudadin yesterday said that he is hoping for good batting performances on the upcoming West Indies A team tour of India to earn a recall to the West Indies senior team for their tour of India in November.

Stray units impounded 334 animals in August

The Ministry of Home Affairs is appealing to livestock owners to ensure proper supervision of their animals during the grazing period as its stray catching units impounded a total of 334 animals last month from the Georgetown, East Bank Demerara, Berbice and East Coast and West Coast Demerara areas.

 Jonathan Foo

Foo, Motie-Kanhai spur Albion to victory over RHTG&G

Albion Community Centre on the backs of a half century from Jonathan Foo and a five-wicket haul from Gudakesh Motie-Kanhai scored a comprehensive 72-run win over Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets (RHTG&G) when the inaugural Berbice River Bridge Company first division limited overs knock-out competition resumed last Wednesday at the Albion Community Development Centre ground.

Four men found guilty in landmark Indian gang-rape trial

  NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Four men were found guilty yesterday of the fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi, a crime that shook India to its core and forced Indians to confront the issue of rampant sexual violence in a society undergoing wrenching change.

Trinidad’s PP tries to stabilise

Last week, Prime Minister Kamal Persad-Bissessar of the People’s Partnership (PP) government, made another effort to stabilize her team with her third Cabinet reshuffle in the three years since the general elections that saw the ouster of then Prime Minster Patrick Manning and the Peoples National Movement (PNM) from office.