Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Articles published on Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Treatment of wandering girls ‘criminal,’ De Souza says

Human rights activist Karen de Souza yesterday called the holding of three girls who were sentenced to the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) at the Albion Police Station for 24 days “criminal” and declared that the police, the magistracy, the Child Care & Protection Agency (CC&PA) and the Ministry of Human Services all stand indicted over their treatment.

From left are Cleveland Sam, CXC Assistant Registrar, Public Information; CXC Registrar Dr. Didacus Jules; CXC Chairman Professor Nigel Harris; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Delma Nedd; and CXC Pro-Registrar Glenroy Cumberbatch.

CXC to begin e-marking from May/June 2014 exams

Eleven papers in seven subjects would be electronically marked from the May/June 2014 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, according to the latest update on the introduction of electronic-marking (e-marking) by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC).

LaMarcus Aldridge

Highlights of Monday’s NBA games

 (The Sports Xchange) – – – –  Trail Blazers 105, Jazz 94 LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 24 points hours after being named the Western Conference player of the week, lifting the Portland Trail Blazers to a victory over the Utah Jazz.

England’s mantra must be: ‘Thou shalt not hook’

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – England captain Alastair Cook has called on his players to search their souls for hidden resolve and dig themselves out of the deepest of Ashes holes, but mining reserves of character may not be enough to counter Mitchell Johnson on Perth’s WACA pitch.

US President Barack Obama (left) and Cuban President Raul Castro in an historic handshake yesterday at the memorial service for the late South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. (Reuters photo)

Zuma humiliated at Mandela memorial

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama shook hands with Cuba’s Raul Castro at a memorial for Nelson Mandela yesterday, a rare gesture between the leaders of two ideological opponents that reflected the anti-apartheid hero’s spirit of reconciliation.

Marriott landscaping

Marriott landscaping: Heavy-duty equipment working behind the Marriott Hotel construction site in Kingston yesterday as the contractor prepares the beachfront.

Caribbean contingent at Mandela memorial

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, right, with her regional counterparts, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, during yesterday’s memorial service for Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg, South Africa.