Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Articles published on Tuesday, January 28, 2014

WICB supported new cricket proposal

(Trinidad Express) The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) expressed its support for the key principles proposed by the ICC relating to future structure, governance and financial models, during the first day of the two-day ICC Board meeting in Dubai, yesterday.

Hello

President Donald Ramotar being greeted by President Nicolas Maduro (left) on the sidelines of  the CELAC Summit in Havana, Cuba today. 

Emergency Medical Technicians graduate

Twenty-two persons today graduated as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). GINA said that Zulfikar Bux, Head of the Department for Accident and Emergency, GPHC encouraged the EMTs to be successful in the work for which they have been trained.

Port opening

President Donald Ramotar (centre) in dark glasses greeting Cuban President Raul Castro at the opening of the Mariel Container terminal yesterday.

Trinidad bound!

Guyana’s 17 member squad departed for the twin island republic Trinidad and Tobago this morning, January 28, 2014 in their quest to bring home the NAGICO Super50 trophy.

GFF President Christopher Matthias addressing the gathering at a brief press conference yesterday at the entity’s section K Campbellville office while GFF Vice President Ivan Persaud (extreme left), Technical Director Mark Rodrigues (left) and GFF executive Committee member Keith O’Jeer (right) look on.

No further pronouncements on UDFA matter – Matthias

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Christopher Matthias said yesterday that the GFF congress was legally within its right to suspend the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) and as such, the federation will not be making any further pronouncements on the matter.

Alvin Johnson

Team has what it takes to win NAGICO Super50 title

National coach Esaun Crandon and Manager Alvin Johnson said they believe  that the full-strength Guyana team which is set to participate in the NAGICO Super50 tournament which gets underway in Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday has what it takes to win the Regional limited overs title for the 10th time.

R K Sharma

Government’s posture on spectrum allocation stagnates ICT sector

Government’s failure over several years to accede to successive requests from the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) for “appropriate spectrum allocation” to hasten the creation of third and fourth generation (3G/4G) ICT technology continues to have a significant negative effect on the development of the sector locally, GT&T Chief Executive Officer RK Sharma said.

Moruca Bridge

‘Good work’ done on Moruca Bridge

Hardat Singh, the contractor responsible for building the Moruca Bridge says the work done on the structure is “good work”; that it was built according to contractual specifications, and that dissatisfaction should be aimed at the deficient designs he was handed by the region.

Rear Admiral (rtd) Gary Best and his wife recently donated several much needed items to the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre: one large writing desk, a complete Dell computer system, 2 printers, APC backup UPS and APC network surge arrest. From left: Mr and Mrs Best hand over the donation to   Mrs Saygon, Admin Assistant and Mrs December, Volunteer Coordinator, who received the items on behalf of the Ruimveldt Children’s Aid Centre.

CXC, Macmillan renew publishing contract

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and Macmillan Publishers Limited have renewed a contract that will see the continued publication and distribution of learning materials for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE).

Bans imposed on UDFA executives by the GFF insensitive

 Dear Editor, The eight and five-year bans imposed on the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) executives by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) under the presidency of Christopher Matthias for staging their GT Beer Tournament finals on New Year’s Day alongside the GFA Banks Beer Competition finals, disregarding the GFF decision/directive not to do so is vindictive and insensitive.

Big Three to present redraft to ICC

(Cricinfo) Cricket’s formally-united Big Three – the BCCI, Cricket Australia and the ECB – will present the seven other Full Member nations with a set of re-drafted “resolutions” around their radical “position paper” at an ICC executive meeting in Dubai on Tuesday.

A focus on the facts

Dear Editor, Former Minister Dr H Jeffrey, joining the queue of commentators on the Colwyn Harding episode, (SN, January 22) has located his discourse in a double-barrelled context, outwit the more prevalent pronouncements generally characterized by, or infected with, the affinities of ethnic dissonance.

Wade returns as Heat beat Spurs

(The Sports Xchange) ——- In a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals, guard Dwyane Wade returned from the injured list and the Miami Heat easily defeated the San Antonio Spurs by 113 to 101 points on Sunday.

Cuba opens new port built with Brazilian aid

MARIEL, Cuba (Reuters) – Cuba yesterday inaugurated a $957 million port billed as the most modern in Latin America and crucial to the economic future of the communist-ruled island in a project financed by Brazil and equipped for ships passing through an expanded Panama Canal.

Jeffrey Sachs

Deep decarbonisation

This article was received from Project Syndicate, an international not-for-profit association of newspapers dedicated to hosting a global debate on the key issues shaping our world.

The President and the Colwyn Harding issue

Now that President Ramotar has said that he supports an independent probe into the Colwyn Harding baton rape allegation, will his pronouncement necessarily lead to a swift, fair and transparent enquiry that will put to rest the issue and ensure that justice prevails?